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Synopsis/Solicitation

The U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, Small Boat Product Line (SBPL) has a requirement to procure the items noted below. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format outlined in FAR Subpart 12.6, FAC 2005-82, and 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. Quotes may be submitted by email to: Patricia.R.Johnson@uscg.mil. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 326299, and the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The resultant purchase will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12 and Subpart 13.5.

This solicitation is unrestricted. All responsible, qualified sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the Agency. Companies must have a valid DUNS number and be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and shall provide the company Tax Information Number (TIN) with their offer. The closing date and time for receipt of quotes is July 24, 2015 Eastern Standard Time.

It is anticipated that a fixed price, contract shall be awarded as result of this synopsis/solicitation. Due to limited salient characteristics, interested sources must be able to demonstrate their technical capability via drawings, specifications, descriptive literature, pictures, or demonstration that the alternative item has been successfully used on a Coast Guard Small Boat in the past. Data submitted must be sufficient to show that alternative parts are equivalent to Zodiac parts in form, fit, and function. No additional information is available from the Government in making this evaluation.

PRICING:

Item no. 1--

NSN: 2040-01-569-5407

Description/Salients:

Inflatable Collar, Sponson, Inflatable Collar for the Zodiac Hurricane H58 DJ Rigid Hull, Inflatable Boat (RHIB) on the 87’CPB Vessels Durarib II Foam/Air combination collar with 40 oz, orange polyurethane fabric shell; 5 rows black rubstrake, 12 grab handles, 2 pair step treads.

Mfg.. Name: Zodiac of North America, Inc., Part no. T-J-558-A-010-0.

The Orange Sponsons and is for the Fiberglass Hull

Qty. 10 each Unit Price $________ Total Price $_________

Brand Name________________________________________________ or Equal :___________________ Make or Model #_______________________

Item 2 –

NSN: 4720-01-499-3160

Description/Salients:

Tubing Assembly, Non Metallic, Mfg. Zodiac of North America, Inc. Part No. T-J-733 Inflatable Collar: T-A-733HD050U-G.

Material Neoprene/Hypalon/Nylon: Color Gray. Number of air chambers: Five;

Intercommunicating Fill Valve: Z-H-590IC; Pressure Relieve Valves: Z-H-5906891;

Paddle Patches: One pair (Paddles not Included). Full length life line on D ring patches.

Lacing Cuff upgrade: Z-H-733LC; Tube repair kit: P/N: R-K-2002-ST-O.

One pair 6 inch black lettering “US Coast Guard”: Z-H-440859-2.

Heavy duty Upgrade Z-H-773HDU includes the following:

-Two additional rows of rub strakes, five in total, Z-H7382890 -Two pair of grab handles: Z-H-4406091 -Two pair rubstrake type entry step treads: Z-H-4402790 -One pair Mooring D-Rings: Z-H-7337991 The bow skirt P/N T-P-7333001 should be added to this tube set.

Qty. 6 each Unit Price $__________ Total Price_$__________

Brand Name:_____________________________ or Equal:______________________ Make or Model # _____________________

REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination to U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Receiving Room, Bldg. 88, Baltimore, Maryland 21226, no later than 90 calendar days after receipt of order.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors (Apr 2014) applies to this solicitation and is incorporated by reference. The following addenda apply:

In order to be determined technically acceptable, offerors must provide either an offer for Zodiac brand name parts, or complete technical data demonstrating that the offered parts are equal to the Zodiac brand name parts in form, fit, and function. The technical data for Zodiac parts is proprietary, and the Government does not own the rights to this data; therefore, offerors must obtain and submit sufficient technical data to demonstrate equivalency and adherence to all salients provided above.

Offerors must provide one (1) past performance reference with their offer, including contact information, scope of work/supply provided, and contract/order number.

Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their offer in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information (in addition to the above requirements for technical capabililty and past performance):

1) company's complete mailing and remittance addresses

2) discounts for prompt payment if applicable

3) cage code

4) Dun & Bradstreet number

5) Taxpayer ID number

6) Price and delivery information

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014) –

(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 Capability to provide Zodiac brand name parts, or to demonstrate equivalent form, fit, and function of an alternative brand name through the submission of sufficient technical data, including drawings, specifications, pictures, or demonstration that the items have been successfully tested/used on a USCG Small Boat in the past. Data submitted must be sufficient to show equivalency to Zodiac part numbers in form, fit, and function.

ii. Past Performance

iii. Price Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

(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.

The Government intends to award a firm, fixed price contract without discussions with offerors.

The Government reserves the right to utilize Government and commercial databases in the evaluation of past performance. Evaluation may be based on one or more of the following:

(A) The contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply being acquired;

(B) Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies;

(C) The Governmentwide Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) at www.ppirs.gov; or

(D) Any other reasonable basis.

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Mar 2015) The Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquiistion.gov.

If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision submitted with their offers.

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2015) applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The following addenda apply:

WARRANTY: If the item(s) required in the contract resulting from this solicitation are customarily warranted in the trade by a standard commercial warranty, such warranty shall be incorporated into this contract and thereby provided to the Government at no additional cost. Any standard commercial warranty provided shall be identical to the standard commercial warranty normally offered by the Contractor to the Contractor's most favored customer. Offerors are requested to state the terms and conditions of their standard commercial warranty or to attach a copy of the warranty terms with their quotation.

INVOICES: Address for submission of invoices is U.S. Coast Guard YARD, P.O. Box 4122, Chesapeake, VA 23327-4122. A courtesy copy must be submitted to Patricia.R.Johnson@uscg.mil. Invoices must meet all requirements of FAR 52.212-4.

INDIVIDUAL PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, AND MARKING: All items must be individually packaged, marked, and bar-coded in accordance with Coast Guard specification SP-PP&M-001 REV'D and commercial packaging standards at ASTM D3951, available here: http://www.astm.org.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE: Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 - Inspection and acceptance shall take place at destination after verification of proper preservation, individual packaging and marking, and confirmation of no damage during transit. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in rejection, possible return of the material at the contractor’s expense, and delay in payment.

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014)

(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and FAR 3.908.

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.

FAR 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL:

To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must—

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by—

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification.

(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

HSAR 3052.212-70 Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to DHS Acquisition of Commercial Items. (Sep 2012) The following items are incorporated as addenda to this solicitation: (USCG) (DEC 2003), HSAR clause can be viewed and obtained electronically at http://www.dhs.gov.

Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulations are hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if incorporated in full text.

3052-242-70 -- Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative 3052.247-72 -- F.o.B Destination Only 3052.205-70 -- Advertisement, Publicizing Awards, and Releases 3052.209-70 Prohibitions on contracts with corporation expatriates 3052.242-71 Dissemination of Contract Information

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (May 2015). The following clauses listed in 52.212-5 are incorporated within this Synopsis/Solicitation by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

To review the following clauses in full text please go to http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to The Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C 2402).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (July 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31)U.S.C.6101 note).

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41. U.S.C2313) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3).

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.632 (a) (2)).

52.222-3 Convict labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755)

52.222.19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (EO 11755) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (EO. 13513) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O's, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.225-1 Buy American Act - Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS

United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time-consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the Contracting Officer or Ombudsman.

Informal Forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the applicable Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy their concerns, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, Contracting Officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable).

Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the Contracting Officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester’s concerns are unresolved, an Independent Review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the Contracting Officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program.

Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency’s goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.103(d) (2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. To be timely protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted electronically to OPAP@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer or by hand delivery to the Contracting Officer.

Election of Forum. After an interested party protests a Coast Guard procurement to the Contracting Officer or the Ombudsman, and while the protest is pending, the protester agrees not to file a protest with the GAO or other external forum. If the protest is filed with an external forum, the agency protest will be dismissed.

The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is 202.372.3695.