Attachment 1 - RFQ N6660425Q0390.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 -Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. his synopsis/solicitation will be open for less than 15 days, in accordance with FAR 5.203(a)(2). Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC), 2025-04, effective June 11, 2025.

RFQ Number is N6660425Q0390

This procurement is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside as concurred with by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Office of Small Business Programs. The North American Industry classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334419 and the small business size standard is 800 employees.

NUWCDIVNPT intends to award a five (5) year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) purchase order for the following Low Radar Cross Section Mast (LRCSM) units in accordance with the specifications, drawings and Exhibit A Contract Data Requirements List provided as attachments to this notice.

NOTE: If the offeror has manufactured this exact part within (5) years from the solicitation posting date, then a request for a waiver from producing the First Article shall be submitted to the Government within the offeror's proposal, which shall include the purchase order number(s) or contract(s) which the parts were previously manufactured. The request for waiver does not guarantee that the offeror will be granted a waiver. See C-209-H003 WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018) in full text below.

Offer A – Requesting First Article Waiver

CLIN Description Max Quantity 0001 LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005 30 0002 Data applicable to CLIN 0001 in accordance with

Exhibit A CDRLs 1 Lot Not Separately Priced

Issuance of First Delivery Order:

The contract minimum guarantee referred to in paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.216-22 ‘Indefinite Quantity’ will be issued concurrently with the award of the basic contract.

Five (5) Ordering Years are anticipated. Orders will be placed via issuance of delivery orders against the base contract.

Pricing of the CLIN 0001 delivery orders will be determined by pricing established in the base contract for the ordering year in which the order is placed.

The Minimum Guarantee under this IDIQ is provided in the following table under CLIN 0001:

CLIN Description Quantity 0001 LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number

05054005

0002 Data applicable to CLIN 0001 in accordance with Exhibit A CDRLs

1 Lot Not Separately Priced

Stepladder Pricing Table:

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with Firm Fixed Price Provisions. The Offeror shall deliver items according to the delivery orders issued hereunder, using the prices in the individual Contract Line Items (CLINs). The offeror shall completely fill out and return the Pricing Table as part of its price submission as follows.

CLIN 0001 - LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005 Quantity Ranges 1-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Offer B – Including First Article Delivery and Testing

CLIN Description Max Quantity

0001 First Article LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005

0002 LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005 27

0003 Data applicable to CLIN 0001 in accordance with Exhibit A CDRLs

1 Lot Not Separately Priced

Issuance of First Delivery Order:

The contract minimum guarantee referred to in paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.216-22 ‘Indefinite Quantity’ will be issued concurrently with the award of the basic order.

Five (5) Ordering Years are anticipated. Orders will be placed via issuance of delivery orders against the base contract.

Pricing of the CLIN 0001 delivery orders will be determined by pricing established in the base contract for the ordering year and stepladder quantity in which the order is placed.

The Minimum Guarantee under this IDIQ is provided in the following table under CLIN 0001:

CLIN Description Quantity

0001 First Article LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005

0003 Data applicable to CLINs 0001 & 0002 in accordance with Exhibit A CDRLs

1 Lot Not Separately Priced

Stepladder Pricing Table:

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with Firm Fixed Price Provisions. The Offeror shall deliver items according to the orders issued hereunder, using the prices in the individual Contract Line Items (CLINs). The offeror shall completely fill out and return the Pricing Table as part of its price submission as follows.

CLIN 0001 - LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005 Quantity Ranges 1-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Year 5

Delivery: FOB Destination Newport, RI 02841

***This requirement contains drawings and parts lists that are designated as Distribution Statement D/Export Controlled. Distribution is authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and United States DoD contractors with a valid Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification. Only offerors with an active registration in JCP will be provided access to the technical specification drawings. In order to obtain access to the drawings, the offeror’s JCP Custodian shall email michelle.e.weigert.civ@us.navy.mil and attach a copy of the company’s DD2345.

The request must be sent by the JCP Custodian; the drawings will not be provided to any other points of contact.

Once JCP certification and JCP custodian are confirmed, the Drawings will be released.

The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror meeting all requirements of the solicitation. In order to be considered technically acceptable, the Offeror must address the below factors.

(1) Technical Approach:

1. Offerors shall describe their proposed technical approach to demonstrate it meets the specifications, IAW attachments to this notice. Offerors shall include as much detail as possible. Offerors shall include, if available, pictures, data sheets, drawings, diagrams, calculations, schematics, etc. Offerors shall describe the steps in their manufacturing process. Response is limited to a total of six (6) pages maximum.

NOTE: The offerors technical approach must clearly demonstrate that it meets the specification documents (attached). Simply stating something to the effect that, “This proposal complies with or meets or exceeds the specification in the required documents” is not sufficient. An Offeror that simply states something to this effect and does not provide the level of system details in its technical approach as required above will be considered technically unacceptable.

(2) Capability Statement:

1. Offeror shall provide a capability statement describing company facilities, equipment and technical expertise.

(3) Required Certifications

1. Offeror must provide proof of ISO 9001:2015 certification.

2. Offeror must provide proof of National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) certification.

(4) Past Performance*:

1. Provide three (3) examples of prior or current projects, if available, similar to this solicitation requirement that have been performed and delivered within the last three (3) years.

a. Provide a description of the project//work performed and level of effort provided.

b. Explain how the project and this solicitation requirement are similar and relate to each other.

c. If available, include a picture, figure, and/or schematics of the prior project.

d. Must include the following for each project:

1. Contract number or other equivalent number 2, Organization supported

3. Indication as a Prime or Subcontractor

4, Value

5. Project Point of Contact with current telephone number and/or email address.

e. Limit one (1) page maximum per example (any pictures, figures, and/or schematics are excluded from this one (1) page limit).

(5) Fill out 52.211-8 TIME OF DELIVERY

(6) Total Evaluated Price

*Note on Past Performance evaluation: The past performance evaluation assesses the Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance. The Government may consider past performance information contained in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). The Government may use other information such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or other data available from Government sources to evaluate an Offeror’s past performance. The Government may also contact all or some of each Offeror’s customers to obtain past performance information. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and contact references other than those provided by the Offeror. In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability “unknown” shall be considered neutral.

TOTAL EVALUATED PRICE

The Government will calculate the total evaluated price as follows:

The Government will multiply the unit price by the maximum quantity for each range to derive the extended price for each range.

Next, the Government will add the extended prices for all ranges of each Option CLIN and divide by the sum of the maximum quantity of all ranges of that CLIN to find the average unit price.

The Government will multiply the average unit price by the maximum number of units of the highest range of the Option year to arrive at a total evaluated price for the Option year.

The following is an example:

Option Year 1

CLIN Description From Quantity

To Quantity

Unit Price Extended Price

0001 LRCSM 1 5 $100 $500

5 10 $90 $900 10 20 $80 $1,600 20 30 $70 $2,100 Total 65 $5,100

The total line item amount for CLIN 0001 is $5,100.

Average unit price = $300,000/65 = $78.46

The Government will multiply the average unit price by the maximum quantity of 30 units to arrive at the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for the contract to determine lowest price.

**NOTE: The above step ladder ranges and prices are EXAMPLES ONLY. This example does not obligate the Government to purchase these quantities; it is simply to demonstrate the method the Government will use to calculate the total evaluated price.

Additional terms and conditions:

1. Contractor MUST have an active registration in SAM at the time of quote submission.

2. Offeror shall build the cost of shipping into unit prices. There will not be a separate CLIN for shipping costs.

3. In accordance with DFARS Clause 252.211-7003, the contractor shall provide a unique item identifier (UID) for all delivered items for which the Government’s unit acquisition cost is $5,000.00 or more.

4. The Government’s preferred method of payment is Government Purchase Card (Mastercard) but if there is a credit card surcharge, the per unit price is more than $5,000, or the offeror does not accept Mastercard then the method of payment will be electronic payment via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).

5. Quotes and any attachments shall be readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat. Offeror shall include item prices, delivery terms, and the following additional information with the submissions: point of contact (including phone number and email address), Contractor CAGE Code, and Contractor SAM Unique Entity ID. Quotes shall include a validity date of no less than 60 days from due date for receipt of offers.

Full text of incorporated FAR/DFARS clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at https:// acquisition.gov/

The following provisions and clauses apply reference to this RFQ:

Clauses incorporated by Full Text:

52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY.

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after Seventy Two (72) months from date of award or later if mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and Government.

52.211-8 TIME OF DELIVERY

(a) The Government requires delivery to be made according to the following schedule:

Offer A – Requesting First Article Waiver

CLIN 0001- LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005: 365 calendar days after receipt of order

Offer B – Including First Article Delivery and Testing CLIN 0001- First Article LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005: 300 calendar days after receipt of order CLIN 0002- Production LRCSM NUWC Drawing Number 05054005: 365 calendar days after receipt of order

The Government will evaluate equally, as regards time of delivery, offers that propose delivery of each quantity within the applicable delivery period specified above. Offers that propose delivery that will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above, will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. The Government reserves the right to award under either the required delivery schedule or the proposed delivery schedule, when an offeror offers an earlier delivery schedule than required above. If the offeror proposes no other delivery schedule, the required delivery schedule above will apply.

OFFERORS PROPOSED DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

Option A – Requesting First Article Waiver

CLIN 0001-

Option B – Including First Article Delivery and Testing

CLIN 0001-

CLIN 0002-

(b) Attention is directed to the Contract Award provision of the solicitation that provides that a written award or acceptance of offer mailed, or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror, results in a binding contract. The Government will mail or otherwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day award is dated. Therefore, the offeror should compute the time available for performance beginning with the actual date of award, rather than the date the written notice of award is received from the Contracting Officer through the ordinary mails. However, the Government will evaluate an offer that proposes delivery based on the Contractor’s date of receipt of the contract or notice of award by adding (1) five calendar days for delivery of the award through the ordinary mails, or (2) one working day if the solicitation states that the contract or notice of award will be transmitted electronically. (The term "working day" excludes weekends and U.S. Federal holidays.) If, as so computed, the offered delivery date is later than the required delivery date, the offer will be considered nonresponsive and rejected.

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval-Government Testing

(a)The Contractor shall deliver 1 unit(s) of Lot/Item 0001 within 300 calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at NUWCDIVNPT Newport, RI for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract.

(b)Within 21 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval.

(c)If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests.

(d)If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract.

(e)Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor-

(1)May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2)Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor’s expense.

(f)If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay.

(g)The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test.

(h)Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government.

(i)The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or Felony under any Federal Law FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Item FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items

The additional following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition:

52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities.

FAR 52.216-18, Ordering (Aug 2020) (a)Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from Date of Contract through five (5) years After Date of Contract.

(b)All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c)A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

(1)If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2)If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or (3)If sent electronically, the Government either—

(i)Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or (ii)Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.

(d)Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations (Oct 1995) (a)Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than one (1) unit, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b)Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-

(1)Any order for a single item in excess of 30 units;

(2)Any order for a combination of items in excess of thirty (30) units.

(3)A series of orders from the same ordering office within 120 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c)If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d)Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within five (5) business days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995) (a)This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b)Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c)Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d)Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after six (6) years ADC.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.233-1 Disputes FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award FAR 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply & Service)

The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses also apply to this solicitation:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third- Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information 252.204-7012 Alt 1 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System 252.211-7003 Item unique Identification and Valuation 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

The following NAVSEA Local clauses and provisions also apply to this solicitation:

C-209-H002 FIRST ARTICLE (GOVERNMENT TESTING) (NAVSEA) (APR 2024)

(a) The First Article shall conform in every respect to the requirements of this contract. The First Article shall be manufactured with tools, materials, and methods which are the same as the tools, material and methods which will be used to manufacture the production units. All items delivered under the contract shall be manufactured under the same conditions and quality established by the First Article. Any changes to tools, material, or methods after the first article approval shall be documented by the contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer before they are used. The First Article shall not be delivered for first article approval tests as provided for in the clause of this contract entitled "First Article Approval--Government Testing" (FAR 52.209-4) until after the Contractor has fully tested it, at its expense, to determine compliance with said requirements.

(b) The Contractor shall make a record of all data obtained during such tests in a form similar to the guidance provided in MIL-HDBK-831A dated 25 June 2013.

(c) Pursuant to paragraph (e) of the clause entitled "First Article Approval--Government Testing", the First Article shall not be delivered as part of the production quantity.

(End of Text)

C-209-H003 WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018)

If the First Article is waived by the Government, the Contractor shall deliver supplies that are identical or substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Government under the following contract(s):

(Offeror to fill in contract number(s), as applicable) (End of Text)

Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to Michelle Weigert at michelle.e.weigert.civ@us.navy.mil.

Quotes received after the closing date of this solicitation are late and may not be considered for award. For questions regarding this acquisition, please contact Michelle Weigert at michelle.e.weigert.civ@us.navy.mil.

Attachments:

1- SPEC-0703 Rev- Critical Item Product Fabrication Specification for the Low Radar Cross Section Mast 2- NUWCDIVNPT Drawing No 05054005 Rev C 3- Exhibit A – Contract Data Requirements List