Combined synopsis solicitation EOD Gear.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE:

Requirement Title: OST EOD Gear

Solicitation Number: RFQ – NAPAS315Apr2024

Solicitation Issue Date: 18 April 2024

Response Deadline: 30 April 2024 no later than 1400 hours (MST)

Points of Contacts: Brenda Hamilton / brenda.hamilton1@nnsa.doe.gov / teleworking at this time please email for any questions

Alternate POC: Maria Chavez / maria.chavez@nnsa.doe.gov / teleworking at this time please email for any questions

Contracting Officer: Brenda Hamilton / brenda.hamilton1@nnsa.doe.gov / teleworking at this time please email for any questions

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for commercial product/services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n): Request for Quotation (RFQ), for a “Brand Name or Equal To”, EOD Gear equipment in accordance with Attachment 1 EOD Gear Specification.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-03, dated 23 February 2024.

4. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for Small Business Competition.

5. North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 332999 – All other manufacturing Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

6. Product Service Code (PSC) – 3419 – Miscellaneous Machine Tools

7. Size standard: 750 Employees. All qualified small businesses under this industry are encouraged to submit quotes.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

Description:

OST is seeking to procure a “Brand Name or Equal To” EOD Gear Equipment. If providing an “or equal”, these item(s) must meet the minimum requirement IAW Attachment 1 EOD Gear Specifications. Please provide the salient characteristics of the “or equal” item(s).

This will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

See Attachment 1 EOD Gear Specifications

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Destination US Department of Energy/NNSA Office of Training & Resources Attn: Richard Rudder 11408 Roberts Blvd.

Building 470 Fort Smith, AR 72916

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 29 April 2024.

Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 1 – EOD Gear Specifications, and it must be filled in entirely; all technical submissions must be submitted on a separate document.

4. Complete the below contractor identification information and return this document along with Attachment 1.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

Discount Terms SAM Registered: Yes/No

Small Business: Yes/No DUNS #

CAGE #:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(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:

i – Technical Acceptability, technical evaluation team will evaluate by assigning a rating of “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. The Government will evaluate a minimum of three (3) lowest priced offers for technical acceptability in accordance with the solicitation. If none of the lowest three (3) are technically acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next three (3) lowest priced proposals until one proposal is technically acceptable, or until all offers have been evaluated. Only those proposals considered technically acceptable will receive further consideration for award. Once a proposal is deemed acceptable, all technical proposals are considered equal.

A. Must meet the minimum requirement listed in Attachment 1 EOD Gear Specifications. **NOTE** if providing an “or equal” provide full specifications of each “or equal”.

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

B. Provide optimal delivery date.

ii – Price – Price will be evaluated on total cost.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at https://www.acquisition.gov.

Provisions The following provisions are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.204-7, System or Award Management 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with Alternate I (full text)

Clauses:

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -

- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text

Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on

Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 EOD Gear Specifications