Combined Synopsis Solicitation_N3220525Q2183.pdf

Military Sealift Command Combined Synopsis and Solicitation Notice Information

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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.

2. Solicitation number is N3220525Q2183 and is being issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

3. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

a. Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-02, effective 03 January 2025, located on https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

b. DFARS Publication Notice 20241218, effective 17 January 2025 located at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/

4. The associated NAICS code is 333618, and the associated PSC/FSC code is 2010 for this procurement:

NOTE: A Class Waiver is not applicable to a procurement unless the NAICS code, PSC/FSC, and NAICS Code Descriptor currently in effect, match the item(s) being procured.

is not being set-aside for small businesses.

is being set-aside for. The small business size standard is.

5. The table below lists the Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLIN(s)) and items, quantities and units of measure, inclusive of any applicable options:

SUPPLIES

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT OF

MEASURE

0001 Propeller Blade Bolts, P/N R518926B 64 EA

SERVICES

See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for additional information

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT OF

MEASURE

0002 T-AO-206 Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) Refurbishment 1 JOB

6. The Government intends on awarding a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to either Rolls Royce Marine North America, Inc. (RRMNA) or Kongsberg Maritime, Inc. (KMI) without providing for full and open competition for the aforementioned parts and services. A properly approved Other Than Full and Open Competition Justification and Approval is included as Attachment III.

7. The required Period of Performance will commence upon award and conclude on 31 March 2025. The performance location will be the contractor’s facility before returning the blades to the USNS HARVEY MILK at the Alabama Shipyard.

8. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition and is fully incorporated by reference. The provision is amended as follows:

52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERICAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS OR QUOTES:

The Government intends to solicit and award Order to either Rolls Royce Marine North America, Inc.

(RRMNA) or Kongsberg Maritime, Inc. (KMI) without providing for full and open competition in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR 6.302-1; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The vendor’s initial quote shall contain the vendor's best terms from a price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

All Quoters shall be an OEM, OEM authorized dealer, OEM authorized distributor and/or MSC DCA qualified non-OEM quoter/vendor for the quoted supplies. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement. Capability statements will only be reviewed if the responsible source has also provided an OEM verification letter, OEM authorization letter, and/or non-OEM quoter/vendor verification.

1) Responses to the solicitation are due 24 FEB 2025 no later than 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

(EST) Norfolk, Virginia. Only electronic submissions shall be accepted. Quotes shall be e-mailed to Jenna Donley at jenna.n.donley.civ@us.navy.mil. To be considered timely, an E-mail quote must be received in its entirety in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for quote submission.

Quotes received after that time will be considered late and at the Government’s sole discretion. Price quotes must be held firm for a minimum of sixty (60) days.

2) Questions will be accepted no later than 12:00 PM EST, 3 calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date. All questions shall be emailed to Jenna Donley at jenna.n.donley.civ@us.navy.mil.All answers to questions will be addressed in a synopsis/solicitation amendment and will NOT be responded to individually. No verbal questions will be accepted.

3) Submission of quote will be considered affirmation that the quoter agrees to all terms and conditions as stated in the synopsis/solicitation.

4) Submission of Quotation in addition to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Quoters - Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the following information is provided. Quotes must include the completed solicitation documents as follows:

Price quote shall identify for each Line Item listed in Table 1 above:

a. Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), unit price inclusive of shipping (if any), extended price, and estimated lead time for delivery. For services, a cost breakdown is required that displays the labor rate, hours, and total cost. For travel cost, a cost breakdown is required that displays all applicable per diem cost including lodging, meals and incidentals and any other rates or cost.

b. Authorized Distributor/Service Provider Letter certified by OEM (if other than OEMs: ROLLS-

ROYCE MARINE NORTH AMERICA INC.)

5. Price Reasonableness

The Quoter’s quoted price will be evaluated on the basis of price reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-

3. Contract award will not be made unless the quoted pricing can be determined fair and reasonable. The evaluation may include, but is not limited to, a comparison with independent Government estimates.

The below information shall be provided at the Contracting Officer’s request to determine a quoter’s price/rates to be fair and reasonable:

All supplemental information/other than certified pricing data to support quoted price, to include but not limited to copies of previously paid invoices, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and / or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts that provide proof that you have sold the quoted parts or have charged the quoted service rates to non-government customers.

If a catalog or price list is provided, the list must be supported with sales data showing that you sold the quoted parts or charged the same service rates to non-government customers. If the quoter is not manufacturing the parts themselves, and is getting the part from another manufacturer or parent company as a non-manufacturer, the quoter must provide data on what the part is being sold for on the commercial market by the manufacturer or provide sales data as evidence of the price that they have sold to non- government customers for, the quoter shall provide their markup rate that will be applied to the price. If the quoter is unable to provide the sales data information requested, the quoter must provide a justification and substantiate why the price it wishes the Government to pay is fair and reasonable. Depending on the data provided, the Contracting Officer will make a determination if the price is fair and reasonable.

6. Unless completed in SAM, RFQ Section, Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Vendors, shall be completed by the quoter in accordance with FAR 52.204-8 and DFARS 252.204-7007 Alt. A.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. Quoters shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation. Quoters are cautioned not to alter the solicitation requirements, terms and conditions and/or provisions and clauses. Doing so may render the quote unacceptable and may be determined ineligible for award.

2. Quotes shall not contain any classified information. Any portion of an quoter, which the quoter considers business sensitive, should be clearly marked as such.

3. Quoters shall comply with the instructions for the format and content of the quotes contained herein;

quotes that do not comply may be considered unacceptable and may be determined ineligible for award.

4. In accordance with COMSCINST 4490.1C, Qualification Requirements for Items Critical to Safety on Vessels Assigned to Military Sealift Command, for ship critical safety items, MSC shall enter into contracts only with sources qualified to produce and/or service such items.

Requests for qualification or quoters received from an unapproved source are referred to visit https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Business-Opportunities/Contracts/Qualification-for-Items-Critical-to-Shipboard- Safety-on-MSC-Vessels/ where the quoter or vendor can submit a request for qualification to the Design Control Activity (DCA). If an quoter or vendor is unable to obtain qualification standards before the date specified for award of the contract, then the quoter or vendor will not have met a term and condition under this contract. It is a term and condition under this solicitation and resultant contract that quoters and future contractors are either an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), OEM authorized vendor, or MSC DCA qualified non-OEM quoter/vendor.

9 . The provision at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition. The provision is amended as follows:

52.212-2 (ADDENDUM) EVALUATION- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES

Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-2 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quoters:

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL ACCEPTANCE:

The Government will evaluate Factor I on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis using Table 2 - Ratings below.

Technical Acceptance shall include an evaluation to ensure each Quoter’s Line Items:

1. meet the requirements specified in the material list, i.e., correct Part Description/Part Number, etc.;

and

2. can provide the total number of units required.

a. Quoters may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified in Table 1 above.

Table 2 – Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Quoter clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation Unacceptable Quoter does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 2 – PRICE:

Due to the limited source nature of this procurement, the Quoter’s quoted price will be evaluated on the basis of price reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-3. Contract award will not be made unless the quoted pricing can be determined fair and reasonable. The evaluation may include, but is not limited to, a comparison with independent Government estimates.

(a) The Government may evaluate any and all information submitted by the quoter to support the reasonableness of prices quoted. The method of evaluation used by the Contracting Officer is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Additionally, the government may request quoters to submit additional information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items or uncertified cost and pricing data. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

(b) The Government may accept any item or group of items of a quoter. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless the quoter specifies otherwise in the quote. Before the quoter’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an quote (or part of a quote), unless a written notice of withdrawal is received by the Contracting Officer before award.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of an quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

10. Unless completed in SAM, all Quoter’s must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Quoter Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services with its quote. FAR 52.212-3 Alt I applies also.

11. Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

12. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jun 2023), applies to this acquisition along with the following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses cited in Attachment II – Provisions and Clauses.

13. Additional terms and conditions if applicable to this acquisition can be found cited in Attachment II – Provisions and Clauses.

14. This solicitation does not have a Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) rating.

15 The following attachments are included with this solicitation:

Attachment I – Performance Work Statement Attachment II – Provisions and Clauses Attachment III – Other than Full and Open Competition Justification and Approval – Redacted Attachment IV – Wage Determination

16. For additional information regarding this solicitation contact Jenna Donley at jenna.n.donley.civ@us.navy.mil.