B01 - Combined Synopsis and Solicitation.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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. This solicitation will be issued as a request for quotes (RFQ).

***Please read these instructions carefully. ***

Solicitation number W912EQ23Q0054 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside in accordance with FAR Part 19.5 with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 331110, and an applicable size standard is 750 employees.

Delivery/Specification:

The vender will be responsible for the delivery of all items to the Ensley Engineer Yard at 2915 Riverport Road, Memphis, TN 38109. The vendor is to ensure all materials are securely delivered to address indicated. Any damage sustained during transport to 2915 Riverport Road will be the vendor’s responsibility to replace with new ones.

Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired:

The Ensley Engineer Yard (EEY) is purchasing A36 steel plating for work on the MV Jadwin and Revetment Division mooring barge mitigations. All material will be sandblasted and primed with a Sherwin Williams weldable primer on both sides. Below are the items needed to fulfill the purchase:

A36 Steel Plating:

(12) – 3/8”x96”x240”

(4) – 5/16”x96”x240”

(3) – 1/2”x96”x240”

(3) – 3/4”x96”x240”

(1) – 5/8”x96”x240”

(2) – 1/4”x96”x240”

(2) – 1”x96”x240”

A. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial) applies to this acquisition. See the addenda below titled, "Instructions to Offerors".

B. The provision at FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation -- Commercial Items) applies to this procurement.

(a) The Government shall 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 Price.

All quotes submitted will be evaluated for (1) Technical Acceptability, (2) Satisfactory Past Performance & (3) Price. The government will issue award to the offeror whose proposal is the Lowest Price of those determined to meet at least the minimum requirements to be determined Technically Acceptable & Demonstrates Satisfactory Past Performance.

Technical Acceptability: is defined as the capability to PROVIDE THE ITEMS as specified in this Solicitation and the attached Statement of Work (SOW), and the ability to meet or exceed the specified delivery schedule.

To be determined Technically Acceptable Offerors shall submit the following with their quote package:

Evidence of the Capability to provide the items specified, such as a product description, technical specification sheets, product drawings and/or any other documentation necessary for the government to make a determination of technical acceptability of the item quoted.

Offerors shall submit, with their quote a project delivery schedule/date and certify with their quote that they can complete this requirement on or before November 1st, 2023.

Satisfactory Past Performance: A review of past performance will be conducted on this requirement. The quality and delivery classifications identified for a supplier in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) application (http://www.ppirs.gov/) will be used by the contracting officer to evaluate a supplier's past performance. In the case of a supplier without a record of relevant past performance history in PPIRS-SR for the FSC or PSC of the supplies being purchased, the supplier may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for its past performance history.

The Government's approach to evaluating past performance is to check data obtained from other sources available i.e., government database, past contract files, etc.

It is incumbent upon the offeror to submit sufficient documentation and information for the Government to determine technical acceptability, satisfactory past performance, and proposed price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical acceptability, past performance or price may be cause for rejection of your quote.

C. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 (Offerors Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items) the contractor shall ensure that the contractor has completed the annual representations and certifications on SAM.gov or shall submit a copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 with its offer.

D. FAR 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items) applies to this procurement.

E. FAR 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items) applies to this procurement.

Quotes are due on July 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM CST. Email submission of quotations are preferred in pdf form. Required Documents to Submit:

1. Request for Quotation cover page (signed)

2. Completed (filled in) Provisions, as applicable

3. Quote Schedule with unit prices and total prices.

4. Signed Amendments, if applicable

When submitting your quote, please make sure the solicitation number, W912EQ23Q0054, is written in the subject line.

If you have any questions regarding this solicitation, please contact: Kennetta Smith;

Work number - 901-544-3343 / Kennetta.F.Smith@usace.army.mil

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. REQUEST FOR QUOTE – Copies of the Solicitation are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY on the Contract Opportunities website at: https://sam.gov/ Prospective Offerors should submit technical questions concerning this Request for Quote via email to the Contract Specialist: PLEASE RETURN QUOTE TO: Kennetta Smith - kennetta.f.smith@usace.army.mil.

B. PLEASE RETURN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUR QUOTE:

1. SF 1449, Solicitation, Offer and Award (bock 17a) and your signature; name, title; and date (30a-c).

2. Section B - Schedule of bids/prices.

3. The requirements of the below MUST be returned with your offer to be considered for award:

Submittals listed below in Section F: Evaluation and Basis of Award.

4. All amendments must be acknowledged.

5. Faxed proposals will not be accepted.

C. OFFEROR’S ADDRESS - Prospective offerors should indicate in the offer, the address to which payment and/or correspondence should be mailed if such address is different from that shown for the offeror on Standard Form 1449.

D. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO SOLICITATION CLOSING - The right is reserved as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications prior to the date set for proposals. Such revisions and amendments, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this Request for Quote. If the revisions and amendments are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices bid or both, the date set for opening quotes may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable offerors to revise their proposal. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for proposal response time.

E. REQUIRED SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION – By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a bidder ineligible for award. Bidders and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at: http://www.sam.gov/.

F. EVALUATION AND BASIS OF AWARD – In accordance with the procedures in FAR

13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation. 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 based on overall assessment of technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government’s need, price, and past performance. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. All quotes submitted will be evaluated for (1) Technical Acceptability, (2) Satisfactory Past Performance &

(3) Price.

1). Technical Acceptability- is defined as the capability to provide the service as specified in this solicitation and the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), and the ability to meet or exceed the specified delivery schedule. To be determined Technically Acceptable Offerors Shall Submit the following with their quote package: A one-page narrative documenting their capability to provide the service specified in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The offeror shall include a description of means of accomplishment demonstrating the Offeror has a clear and complete understanding of the solicitation requirements, or any other documentation necessary for the government to make a determination of technical acceptability of the service quoted. Failure to submit a one-page narrative does not render an offeror ineligible for award. Also, Offerors Shall Submit, with their quote a project delivery schedule/date and certify with their quote that they are capable of completing delivery on or before XXXXXX (Date to be provided by offeror).

2). Satisfactory Past Performance- A review of past performance will be conducted on this requirement. To demonstrate past performance the offeror shall provide documentation of satisfactory performance on past or current contracts of a similar type, size, scope and complexity, as well as provide references, including names and contact information of references who can verify their past performance. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) using all CAGE/Unique Entity Identifier numbers identified in the offeror’s proposal, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

3). Price – Price Reasonableness will be determined by competitive quotes or offers. The Government may reject any proposal that is determined to be Not Fair and Reasonable, unrealistically high or low in price when compared to Government estimates, or are unbalanced, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the requirements.

G. PAYMENT USING A GPC (Government Purchase Card) Warranted contracting officers may specify the use of a GPC as the method of payment on a contract. The contract resulting from this solicitation shall include FAR 52.232-36, (Reference (b)) Payment by Third Party and utilize the GPC as the payment method.

Purchase Card Holder: JAMES D. BREWER

CONTRACT PAYMENT CARD

167 N. MAIN ST ROOM B-202

MEMPHIS, TN 38103-1885

OFFICE: 901.579.7472

H. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS- All questions shall be submitted via email to Kennetta.f.smith@usace.army.mil no later than four (4) days prior to solicitation closing date.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION COVER PAGE

US Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District Contracting Division

167 N Main St. Room 665 Memphis, TN 38103

W912EQ23Q0054

Steel Plate

Submitted by:

Offeror Name:

Offeror Address:

Street

City/State

Offeror Email Address:

Cage Code:

Unique Entity ID (UEI):

TIN:

Telephone Number:

Signature:

Date:

Additional FAR clauses which are cited in FAR 52.212-5 are listed here:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality (Jan 2017).

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun

2020).

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018).

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020).

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020).

52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec

2014).

52.204-22, Alternative Line-Item Proposal (Jan 2017).

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021).

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications (Nov 2021).

and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021).

52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022).

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015);

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov

2021).

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021).

52.212-5 (Dev), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation 2018-O0021) (May 2022).

52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020);

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Sep 2021);

52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003).

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016);

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020);

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018).

52.222-50, Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021).

52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan

2022).

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022).

52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011).

52.223-17, Affirmative Procurement of EPA-Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (Aug 2018).

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messages While Driving (Jun 2020).

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021);

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

(Oct 2018).

The following additional FAR clauses apply to this procurement:

52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013);

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

(Nov 2021).

52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004);

52.247-34, FOB Destination (Nov 1991).

The following DFARS clauses apply to this procurement:

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011).

252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; (Sep 2013);

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

(Nov 2011).

252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

(Oct 2016).

252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting (Dec 2019).

252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

(May 2016).

252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government

(Jun 2010).

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Mar 2022).

252.225-7000, Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate-Basic

(Nov 2014).

252.225-7001, Buy America and Balance of Payments Program-Basic (Jun 2022).

252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Mar 2022);

252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013).

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

(Dec 2018)

252.232.7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006).

252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (Jun

2013).

252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991);

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jan 2021).

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

Submit quotes by email (preferred) to Kennetta.F.Smith@usace.army.mil no later than the date and time detailed in this solicitation. Attention should be noted too FAR 52.212-1(f), concerning late submissions. The offeror bears the risk of non-receipt of any email transmissions and should ensure that all pages of the quote have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated.

Offerors shall provide the applicable CAGE code and UEI number with their submission. Quotes shall include the company name, main point of contact, phone number, and email address with their quote.