SCANTS_-_Cover_Letter_(17_JAN_2018).pdf

To: All Small Businesses Under the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code 333318, “Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing”

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 70Z02318RP0400100 Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) replacement of the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS). It is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items.” This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued.

In accordance with FAR Part 19.502-2, “Total Small Business Set-Asides”, this requirement is set-aside for small businesses under NAICS Code 333318.

The USCG invites interested small businesses to submit a proposal in accordance with Attachment A, the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This contract is not intended to remodel or to completely re-work the existing facility design, layout, or construction. Modifications to the facility are limited and are not intended to be structurally significant.

As a result of this RFP, the USCG intends to issue a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one (1) year base period and four (4) one-year option periods.

Offerors are required to submit their firm-fixed price (FFP) proposal on the Pricing Spreadsheet (Attachment B). The FFP price proposal shall include all direct expenses related to the performance of the services solicited, but shall not include travel.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your proposal to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Ms. Danit Johnson, via e-mail at Danit.P.Johnson@uscg.mil and Ms. Dorothy Pelis at Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil on or before 1400 Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, February 14th, 2018. Further instructions are in the attached solicitation.

Attachments:

Attachment A: PWS Attachment B: Pricing Spreadsheet Exhibit 1: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Exhibit 2: Past Performance Questionnaire

Respectfully, Dorothy J. Pelis, Contracting Officer (CG-9121)

United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Se Washington, DC 20593-7828 Staff Symbol: CG-9121 Phone: 202-475-3250 Email:Danit.P.Johnson@uscg.mil

January 17, 2018 mailto:Danit.P.Johnson@uscg.mil mailto:Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil