Attachment 1 - Combo Synopsis.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, following FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

1. The solicitation number is F3G5BA4330AL02. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). A Firm Fixed Price type contract will be awarded.

2. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2025-01 November 12, 2024

3. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business set-aside, and the associated NAICS code is 483112: Deep Sea Passenger Transportation, and a Small Business Size Standard of 1500 employees.

4. Below is the contract line-item number (CLIN) breakdown:

CLIN 0001 – 2 Charted Vessels with crew, food, and services. IAW Attachment 1 - PWS – Chartered Vessels.

5. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The contractor shall provide 2 vessels. Vessels will have appropriately licensed crews for 11 days of operation, loitering for 5-days approximately 270NM-315NM off the coast of San Diego. Vessels crew will control vessel operations and oversee logistics for Wing-Boat hoisting. Crew members will not require any special security clearances. Vessels must have birthing for 20 members acting in a training capacity. Must be equipped with an A-Frame hoisting system capable of Loading/offloading 2x wing-boats with personnel. Must have commercial Internet available. The vessels shall arrive at the designated points prior to scenario 1 and maintain station throughout scenario executions. Vessels shall (safety permitting), respond to requests from the Special Warfare white cell leads on board to alter course or speed within the vessel's capabilities during the operating window to aid any real-world events stemming from possible exercise mishaps within reasonable travel distance.

PLEASE SEE “Attachment 1 – PWS – Chartered Vessels” FOR MORE INFORMATION.

6. Period of Performance: 07 February 2025 – 21 February 2025

7. Place of Performance: San Diego, CA IAW PWS

8. Inspection and Acceptance: FOB Destination

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep

2023)

REQUIREMENTS. All quotes shall include the following minimum information: Product Specifications, CAGE Code, SAM Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer I.D. No., Payment Terms, Discount Terms, Offerors Reps and Certs, Point of Contact, Phone, Fax, Email and Proposed Delivery Schedule. IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.207-7004 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for contract award. Prospective vendors should visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov.com to register. To ensure your quote along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt of the quote prior to the offer due date and time.

(1) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(8), is changed to read:

(8) Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.

(2) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (c), is changed to read:

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

(3) To be considered for this requirement, the offer must complete the Price Sheet. Fully complete the pricing on each CLIN as required. The contractor shall fill out a unit price, the extended price and a total price for all CLINs. Please ensure that all prices, extended prices and total prices are checked and verified for accuracy. DO NOT go two (2) digits beyond the decimal point.

(4) In accordance with FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications, the Government has a right to retrieve past performance information through the Government’s past performance databases, Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Any active exclusions will deem the contractor non-responsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award.

An offeror determined to have an unsatisfactory performance record will be determined non-responsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

QUESTIONS DUE DATE. Questions are due on Thursday, 09 January 2024 at 10:00AM

PDT.

OFFER DUE DATE. Offers are due on Wednesday, 15 January 2025 at 10:00AM PDT.

Only electronic offers submitted via email will be considered for this requirement. Acceptable proposal formats include Adobe PDF, Excel and Microsoft Word, all other formats cannot be opened and will be considered nonresponsive. Submit questions and offers to Amn Mia Webb at mia.webb@us.af.mil and Rachel Tilley at rachel.tilley.1@us.af.mil. Please include the solicitation number, F3G5BA4330AL02, in the subject line of the email to ensure prompt receipt of your offer.

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DELIVERABLES: At a minimum, Offerors shall provide the following with their proposal:

a. Proposal including pricing IAW Performance Work Statement (PWS)

b. Chartered Vessels Spec Sheet mailto:mia.webb@us.af.mil mailto:rachel.tilley.1@us.af.mil

52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Price

Factor 2 – Technical

Award will be made to the Offeror whose Acceptable Technical Proposal represents the Best Value to the Government. Best Value will be determined by the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer. Offers will be rated by Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and then by technical acceptability. The Government will begin the technical evaluations with the lowest priced offer.

Once a lowest priced, technically acceptable offer is identified, evaluations will cease.

Factor 1 – Price. The Government will evaluate an offer by TEP. The Government will determine the total evaluated price for all offers by first adding the total price for the base and all option years. Then, the price of the six-month extension will be calculated by taking 50% of the final option year’s total price. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

If only one offer is received, the Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair, reasonable, and realistic price. It is expected that the competitive nature of this acquisition will drive price reasonableness and fairness.

Factor 2 – Technical. Technical acceptability will be determined on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis. To be determined technically acceptable the contractor shall provide an offer that clearly meets the requirements of the Solicitation and the Performance Work Statement.

1. Does the contractor proposal meet the specifications outlined in section 1b in the

PWS?

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings:

Rating Description Acceptable

The proposal clearly demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirements IAW the PWS and provides all deliverables as outlined in the solicitation.

Unacceptable The proposal does not demonstrate an understanding of the requirement. The proposal did not include required deliverables.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award one (1) contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer shall result in a binding contract utilizing the offeror’s Acceptable proposal.

FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/

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FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/

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PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023)

FAR 52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representations (Mar 2023)

DFARS 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7006 - Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Jan 2023)

AFFARS 5352.201-9101 - Ombudsman (Oct 2019)

AFFARS 5352.242-9000 - Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Oct 2019) http://www.acquisition.gov/

List of Attachments

Attachment 1 – Combo Synopsis

Attachment 2 – PWS – Chartered Vessels