Combined Synopsis-Solicitation - RDS Ruggedized Transit Cases.docx

Radiological Detection System (RDS) Ruggedized Transit Cases - W911SR-21-Q-0001

Classification

Set aside: Small Business Set-Aside

NAICS Code: 488991

Product Supply Code: 8145- Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers

Instruction to Offerors

The Offeror is required to submit a proposal in accordance with this instructions, providing all required information in the specified format.

Proposals shall be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer, Lenore Y. Paseda, lenore.y.paseda.civ@mail.mil and the Contract Specialist, Gentian Mulla, gentian.mulla.civ@mail.mil, no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 30, 2021. All correspondence shall reference the RFQ number W911SR-21-Q-0001 in the subject line of the email and all enclosed documents.

The Government will honor questions regarding this procurement. Should the Offeror choose to submit questions, they must be submitted by email to the Contracting Officer, Lenore Y. Paseda, lenore.y.paseda.civ@mail.mil and the Contract Specialist, Gentian Mulla, gentian.mulla.civ@mail.mil, no later than 3:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

Any proposal received after the due date and time will not be considered.

Submission Requirements. Proposal shall be submitted in three separate volumes as shown below:

Vol. III

Price Proposal MS-Excel (Attachment 2-Price Schedule)

No page limit

Format. All materials shall be in typeface Times New Roman 12 point (or Arial 12 point), and formatted to print on 8-1/2 x 11” white paper with one-inch margins all around. Tables and illustrations may use reduced font style but not less than 8-point. All material submitted may be single-spaced. Each page must provide identification of the submitting contractor in the header or footer.

Materials Submitted. The Offeror is advised that all submissions and related material become the property of the government and will not be returned. The technical and price proposals, if accepted by the government, will form binding parts of the order that result from this solicitation. Therefore, care must be taken to properly address the requirements set forth in this solicitation.

This solicitation includes the following attachments:

Attachment 1- RDS Navy Transit Case Statement of Work; Attachment 2- Price Schedule; and Attachment 3- DD1423 CDRLs_RDS Navy Transit Cases.

Specific Instructions by Volume. Offerors shall provide each volume as explained below:

Volume I- Preparation of Technical Proposal

The Offeror’s technical proposal shall address each paragraph and subparagraph of Attachment 1-Statement of Work (SOW) of this solicitation and shall meet and comply with all requirements in this solicitation.

The technical proposal shall include a technical capability statement. Offeror should submit a statement summarizing the ability/approach to perform the work outlined in the SOW, the price total and include Cage Code, Tax ID#, and DUNS #. Statement shall be signed by the representative managing the account.

The Offeror shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements. All critical information supplied by the Offeror from appendices shall be identified and summarized in the technical proposal. The Offeror shall also provide labeled transit case picture (or pictures) with rulers to verify dimensions. Cover page, tables and pictures, are NOT included in the page limitation.

Volume II- Past Performance

The Offeror shall describe its past performance directly related to contracts it has held within the three (3) years that are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity as described in this solicitation, and on which the Offeror has performed for a minimum of one (1) year.

Offerors shall provide three (3) relevant examples and shall include reference contact numbers or email addresses for the point of contact. Each example should not exceed to one (1) page in length.

Volume III- Preparation of Price Proposal

Offerors shall use the price template provided as Attachment 2- Price Schedule to prepare their price proposals. The Offeror may add rows, columns, or worksheets to accommodate the required pricing information. While there is no page limit for the Price Proposal, the Offeror must provide the necessary detail and supporting information to address the solicitation requirements and to allow a complete analysis of each line item price

5.0 Contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to be awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract.

Evaluation Factors The government will evaluate the offeror’s proposal to determine if meets the specific requirements under this solicitation, based on the evaluation factors defined in this section.

Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the lowest price technically acceptable. To result in an award, the offeror’s proposal must demonstrate the ability to satisfy all technical requirements as set forth in the Attachment 1-Statement of Work and must conform to all required terms and conditions.

The government will evaluate the offeror’s proposal based upon three factors:

1- Technical 2- Past Performance 3- Price Factor 1- Technical: To be technically acceptable the offeror must provide information as specified in the Attachment 1-Statement of Work and shall meet and comply with all requirements in this solicitation. Each submittal will be evaluated to ensure requirements are met.

The Offeror shall technically describe the transit cases to be delivered and demonstrate the extent which it is capable of meeting the requirements of Table 1 of the SOW. The Offeror shall provide a test report or evidence which verifies that the transit cases withstand the Grade A, Type A, Class 1 shock test of MIL-DTL-901E. The Offeror shall technically describe the extent in which the transit cases meet all the requirements of the SOW.

The Offeror shall provide a description of proposed packaging materials inside of the transit cases and any additional packaging beyond the transit cases that may be provided for shipping purposes.

The Offeror shall describe their standard warranty that will be offered to the Government for the proposed transit cases.

The responsiveness and quality of information delivered by the offeror shall also be considered in evaluating technical acceptability.

The offeror’s Technical Volume I, will be evaluated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis as described in the table below:

Unacceptable

Proposal does not clearly meets the minimum requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding.

Factor 2 – Past Performance: An acceptable rating is required to be considered for award. The Offeror must provide three (3) relevant examples demonstrating that they have already successfully performed as a prime contractor for a minimum of one (1) year.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluation of past performance.

Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), 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.

The offeror’s Past Performance Volume II, will be evaluated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis as described in the table below:

Unacceptable

Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of Contractor 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 Contractor may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Contractor shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “neutral.

Factor 3 – Price: Offerors shall submit the proposed pricing in the Attachment 2- Price Schedule, proposing a price on all proposed items. The unit prices shall include all markups for providing the specified requirements. Markups are defined as all other direct and indirect costs, management, supervision, contractor furnished equipment, material, and supplies, travel, overhead and profit. All prices shall be FOB Destination.

Applicable Solicitation Provisions:

Applicable Contract Clauses:

Clauses Included in FAR 52.212-5 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2018-O0021) (JUL 2021)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clauses of this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b) (1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (OCT 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii)(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (NOV 2020).

(xviii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix)(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor MAY include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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