M0002_Q A.pdf

August 15, 2016

Questions & Answers

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Question #1:

The drawing is identified has ITAR controlled. Does the government have a sanitize version of the drawing?

Answer #1:

USCG Drawing No. 87 WPB 245-003 Rev. A, dated 5/5/2006 is the only version of drawing available. The information contained on the drawing is sufficient to manufacture the item.

Question #2A:

Solicitation page 4 Plant Inspection. This asks for the manufacturing plant location. There is no mechanism to transmit this information to the government.

Question #2B:

Also see page 25, paragraph (j). Suggest this be part of the information provided in

Factor 1.

Answer #2A:

Plant Inspection (page 4), for the purpose of quality assurance inspections, could be performed at the company’s primary location or at an alternate facility if propellers are manufactured, tested, and inspected at a different location. This information can be submitted in Volume I, line item 2 under Company Address.

Example: Volume 1, line 2

Company Name

Company Address

Place Inspection Location for Quality Assurance Inspection Purposes

Address

This page can also be filled in (by hand or electronically) and submitted with Volume 1 as an additional attachment. This information is vital for the performance of the quality assurance inspection that will be preformed, especially if they are not at the Company’s primary location/address.

Answer #2B:

Page 25, Paragraph (j) is part of the FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and

Certifications-Commercial Items (July 2016). This clause is listed in Volume I and is to be completed and submitted with the quote.

Question #3:

Solicitation page 12 first sentence. This requests the offeror to furnish a complete copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3. This conflicts the first paragraph at the top of page 13 which request only paragraph b if our information on the SAM web site is current and complete. Please clarify.

Answer #3:

Page 12, first sentence, is yet again another reminder that FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, is a requirement for submission.

This clause is to be submitted under Volume I. Additionally, FAR 52.212-3, paragraph

(b)(2) may contain EXCEPTIONS to the SAMs representation and certification for the purpose of this solicitation only. It is recommended that paragraphs (c) through (r) are reviewed and updated as necessary for this purpose of this solicitation only and submitted with Volume I.

Question #4:

Solicitation page 43 This includes FAR clauses incorporated by reference. One of these is

FAR 52.232-40 Accelerated payment to small business. Will accelerated payment to small business prime contractors be allowed? Please include the FAR clauses to allow accelerated progress payments to small business prime contractors.

Answer #4:

Accelerated payments to small business prime contract are not authorized nor are accelerated progress payments authorized on this contract. In accordance with FAR

52.212-4 (h)(2) Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (on page 30 of the solicitation) this clause includes the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) which requires the Government to pay contractors within 30 days of proper invoice submission.

This will be a Firm Fixed-Priced contract.

Question #5:

There are numerous section of the RFQ that require boxes to be check or information entered. but theses section are to identified as part of the information to be provided as part of the quote. See page 33 bottom as an example.

Answer #5:

Please include all required “boxes to be checked or information entered” in quote submission location in Volume I Administrative/Price Submission

Revised Volume I Administrative/Price Submission

At a minimum, quotations must include:

1) Completed Schedule of Supplies and Prices

2) The Company Name, Company Address

3) Point of Contact Name, Telephone Number and E-mail Address

4) DUNS Number

5) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments

6) Certifications 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial

Items

7) HSAR 3052.209-70 Prohibition On Contracts With Corporate Expatriates (JUN

2006)

8) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013)

9) Any additional information as a result of the solicitation that is not included in

Volume II.

Question #6:

The propeller specification P -245-0489 rev B for this procurement is not the same as P-

245-0489 that was used in the last contract although the number and revision B is the same. However the revision B date for the prior specification is 2/24/2015. The revision

B date for this contract is 02/01/2016. This needs clarification as there are numerous sections where the requirements are different between the documents.

Answer #6:

The FBO post dated 08/02/2016, and amendment posted on 08/03/2016 contained the correct revision and date for this specification;

USCG WPB-87 Specification for Propeller Manufacture P-245-0489 REVISION: B, DATE: 02/01/2016.

FBO Post and location of correct Manufacture Specification:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ac7da8ee7c12d67493a7291

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