Combined_synopsis_solicitation_18-Q-2057.pdf

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The requirement is solicited competitively and will be awarded using the policies and procedures of FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The requirement is anticipated to be solicited as 100% small business set-aside and awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order.

Solicitation H92240-18-Q-2057 issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The requirement is in support of Naval Special Warfare Command for Brand Name or Equal training suppressors. Delivery is for Virginia Beach, VA.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99, Effective: 16 July 2018; DFARS Publication Notice (DPN) 20180629 Effective: 29 Jun 2018; and SOFARS: Current to SCN 201801 Participating vendors must be registered at www.sam.gov or self-certify in their quote to the applicable NAICS code size standard listed below.

NAICS code 332994 Small business size standard 1000 employees

No facsimile quotes will be accepted. All quotes must be clearly marked with the RFQ Number H92240-18-Q-2057.

Contractors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quotes to this office before offer due date and time. Due date is 15 August 2018, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Email is the only method of submission. Quotes, together with the signed amendment(s), if applicable, must be submitted electronically to NSWK2@socom.mil.

PROMPT PAYMENT TERMS:

CAGE Code:

PRICING SCHEDULE

Schedule: Description (Insert prices and other required information below.)

Unit of Issue

Qty. Unit Price AMOUNT

CLIN 0001 Training suppressors

FFP

The Contractor shall provide training suppressors IAW Attachment I, Product Description.

EA 609

DELIVERY SCHEDULE

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 30 days after award 609 NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND V48120

1300 HELICOPTER ROAD, BLDG 3854

VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23459

FOB: Destination

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 Product Description http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:NSWK2@socom.mil.

The following (FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

Provision 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Clause 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Clause 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Provision 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2018-O0013) Provision 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Items Clause 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Clause 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

In addition to FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items” and any other instructions contained elsewhere in the solicitation, the following information is provided.

(1) All questions and quotes shall be directed to the Contracting Office by email NLT 10 Aug 2018, 12:00 p.m.

Eastern Time, citing at a minimum “H92240-18-Q-2057” in the subject line at the following address:

NSWK2@socom.mil.

(2) Quotes shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions herein, and non-conformance with the specified required content may be cause for rejection of the quote. The quote shall be valid for no less than 90 days from the date of RFQ closing, a statement affirming this fact shall be placed on the cover page of the quote.

(3) Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

(4) TO BE CONSIDERED TIMELY. E-mail quote must be received in its entirety in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for final quote submission. An E-mail quote that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for quote submission will be considered late in accordance with FAR 15.208(b). Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to ensure that its entire quote is received by the Agency by the designated due date.

(n) Quote Format and Content. The quote shall consist of three (3) volumes: (I) Introduction, (II) Technical, (III) Price.

Electronic quotes shall contain separate files for each volume. Individual emails shall not exceed 10 MB. The quote page format will be 8 1/2” x 11” except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information. Type shall not be less than 12 pitch.

Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required.

(1) INTRODUCTION: Complete business address of the Offeror, the corporate name to be used on any resultant contract, and the remittance address if different from that above. If this name does not identify a "parent company" or sponsoring "corporation" name, also provide such identity, as appropriate.

(DUNs) Number.

E-mail address of person(s) to be contacted for clarification or questions to the quote.

Fill-In Clauses: Provide all fill-ins or certifications required by the solicitation for inclusion in any resulting contract.

Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award; Quotes received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 ALT I or completed SAM representation may be considered non-compliant. Quotes must also provide all fill-ins for:

o 252.225-7000 Buy American Act – Balance of Payment (2014)

Terms and Conditions: The Offeror must include a statement that it either (a) agrees to the terms and conditions of this solicitation (which consists of the entire RFQ, including all documents, exhibits, and other attachments that are incorporated therein by reference and made a part thereof) and any solicitation amendments; or (b) takes exceptions to any terms or conditions of the solicitation, and clearly identifies those exceptions. Exceptions to any of the terms and conditions of this RFQ may be considered by the Government to be unacceptable.

mailto:NSWK2@socom.mil.

(2) TECHNICAL: The proposed requirement will be awarded in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 “Brand Name or Equal”. If items called for by this RFQ have been identified in the solicitation by a “brand name or equal” description, such identification is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. Quotes offering “equal” products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by the brand name) will be considered if such product(s) is (are) clearly identified in the quote and is (are) determined by the requiring activity to meet fully the salient characteristics requirements stated in the RFQ and Attachment I. Unless the vendor clearly indicates in their quote that they are offering an “equal” product, the quote shall be considered as offering a brand name product referenced in the RFQ. If the offeror proposes to furnish an “equal” product, the brand name of the product to be furnished shall be provided in the quote.

(3) PRICE: The Quoter shall enter their prices in the Schedule of Supplies and Services, to reflect all costs (including delivery) for items under this contract. The Government may require additional “other than cost and pricing data” prior to award. There is no page limit to this volume.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

Factor I: Technical (Acceptable/Unacceptable) Factor II: Price

Factor I – Technical: Each Quoter shall demonstrate in their quote that their proposed product meet the minimum specifications identified in Attachment I of the RFQ. Any deviations to the technical specifications listed in Attachment 1 must be stated in the offeror’s technical quote. The product listed in the quote shall be BRAND NAME or EQUAL to the items listed in Attachment I.

The technical quotes will be rated acceptable or unacceptable using the ratings and descriptions outlined in the table below. In order to be considered Acceptable, Quoters must receive an acceptable rating for the technical factor in its entirety. Quotes that fail to meet the requirements in Attachment 1 will be considered Unacceptable.

Rating Description Acceptable The quote meets the requirements in Attachment 1, Product Description.

Unacceptable The quote does not meet the requirements in Attachment 1, Product Description.

Factor II – Price: Price quotes will be evaluated on the basis of price reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-

3. Be advised that, prior to award, the government may request additional information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.212-5 Applicable Clauses: The following clauses are applied to this requirement.

52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation

52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 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

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer.

WCM-CONTRACTS@socom.mil

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the

GAO.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar DFARS and PGI - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current

(End of provision)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar DFARS and PGI - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current

(End of clause)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions

As prescribed in 52.107(e), insert the following provision in solicitations that include any FAR or supplemental provision with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental provision is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the provision when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental provision, except that the contracting officer shall insert “(Deviation)” after the date of the provision.

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P91_14024

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

52.252-6 -- Authorized Deviations in Clauses.

As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR or supplemental clause with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental clause is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the clause when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental clause, except that the contracting officer shall insert “(Deviation)” after the date of the clause.

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Clause)

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, they are to indicate in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for this solicitation.

Clause 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Clause 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Provision 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

Clause 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information

Clause 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

Provision 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

Clause 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

Clause 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors Clause 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Clause 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program Clause 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors Clause 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities

Clause 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items Clause 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission Of Payment Requests And Receiving Reports Clause 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Clause 252.243-7002 Request for Equitable Adjustment Clause 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items Clause 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

Provision

252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE—BASIC (NOV

2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “foreign end product,” “qualifying country,” “qualifying country end product,” and “United States,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government— http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P91_14024 https://www.acquisition.gov/

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that—

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country.

(2) The offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “domestic end product”:

Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known)

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow

(WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

Combo

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

Government

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

To be determined at time of award

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC ____ Issue By DoDAAC ____ Admin DoDAAC ____ Inspect By DoDAAC ____ Ship To Code ____ Ship From Code ____ Mark For Code ____ Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____ Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) ____ Accept at Other DoDAAC ____ LPO DoDAAC ____ DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____ Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

To be determined at time of award

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

To be determined at time of award

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause)

The following SOFARS provision and clauses apply to this acquisition:

5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests (2013) Section I (Revised August 2011) (Revised September 2013-reorganization)

As prescribed in 5633.106, insert the following clause, All protests shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer. A request for an independent review of the protest decision shall be made through the Contracting Officer to the HCD/FCO. If the HCD/FCO is the Contracting Officer, submit the request in accordance with FAR 33.103(d)(4) to: Chief, SOF AT&L-KM or SOF AT&L-KX as appropriate, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621, Fax (813) 826-7504.

https://sof.atl.socom.mil/sites/K/SOFARS_DCG/SOFARS/5633.docx#BM106 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/33.htm#P38_6919