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M00146-16-T-9006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The set aside percentage 100.00% has been deleted.

The required response date/time has changed from 17-Mar-2016 02:00 PM to 24-Mar-2016 02:00 PM.

The Acquisition Set Aside has changed from Small Business to No Preference / Not Listed.

The following have been modified:

SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR VENDORS

1. Point of Contact:

Christine Pistochini/Contract Specialist Phone: 252-466-2022 E-mail: christine.pistochini@usmc.mil

1. Deleted

1. Quotation due date/time: Quotations submitted in response to this requirement must be received at the location specified in paragraph 2) of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (See Section L) no later than 2:00 p.m. (EST) on 24 March 2016.

1. Address for submission of Vendor’s quote: Quotations submitted in response to this requirement must be submitted to the location specified in paragraph 2) of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (See Section L).

1. Advice to Vendors: Vendors are advised to read this document in its entirety, paying particular attention to the information provided in Section C –Specification, Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Vendors, and Section M- Evaluation Factors for Award.

1. Content of Vendor’s Quote: At a minimum, the vendor’s quote must includeall of the information requested in paragraph 3) of the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 located in Section L. It is recommended, but not required, that the information be presented in the same order as listed in the instructions.

1. Evaluation of Quotes: Quotes received in response to this requirement will be evaluated in accordance with the information provided in Section M- Evaluation Factors for Award.

1. Site Visit: A Site Visit relating to the above requirement is scheduled to be conducted on 09 February 2016 at 9:00 AM at the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. See paragraph 4) of the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 located in Section L.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been added by reference:

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

XX (1) 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).

____ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

____ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (July 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (JAN 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (JAN 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XX (8) 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).

____ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

XX (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

XX (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (OCT 2014) of 52.219-9.

____ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

XX (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

XX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (July 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (July 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (July 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

XX (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2014) (E.O. 3126).

XX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

XX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

XX (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

XX (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (July 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

XX (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

____ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.

____ (37)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

____ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

____ (39)(i) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

XX (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

____ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____(42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L.

103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

____ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

____ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150

____ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

____ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

____ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

XX (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (July 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (July 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (54)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

_____(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495).

_____ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

_____ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

_____ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) 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.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(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 (APR 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (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 $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUL 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 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.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) _____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_____ (B) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 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.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) 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.

(End of clause)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1

1) NOTE REGARDING TERMS: The terms “solicitation” and “offer” are used throughout this document, including in the clauses and provisions incorporated by reference. When encountered, those terms have the same force and effect that the term “quote” incurs. The term “offeror(s)” is also used throughout and shall have the same meaning as the term “vendor.” This document is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and as such, does not create an obligation on the part of the vendor simply by government acceptance. Both parties must sign a final contract document to create a binding contract.

2) ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTES.

a) The vendor is responsible for ensuring that quotes are received in the Contracting Office no later than 2:00 P.M. (EST) on 24 March 2016 as indicated on page one (1) of this solicitation. Failure of vendor’s quote to be received prior to the hour and date specified will result in rejection of the quote.

b) Quotes shall be submitted by FedEx, UPS, etc. and shall be addressed for delivery to the following physical location:

Cherry Point Satellite Contracting Office Attn: Christine Pistochini, 252-466-2022 Cunningham Street Bldg. 159, Door T1 MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533

c) RFQ Number M00146-16-T-9006 must be clearly marked on the outside of your quote.

d) Deliveries via the United States Postal Services (USPS) are not authorized as the Postal Services does not deliver to the physical location of the Contracting Office.

e) Facsimile submission of quotes is not authorized.

f) Electronic submission of quotes is authorized, however submission shall be less than 2Mb. You must receive a confirmation email to ensure receipt of quote.

3) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF QUOTES. THE VENDOR’S QUOTE SHALL INCLUDE Technical Capability Information, Past Performance Information, a Price Quote, completed Representations and Certifications, and a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable) in accordance with the solicitation and the following instructions:

a) Technical Capability. For this procurement, vendors must provide information that demonstrates how the offered product meets the minimum requirements of the Specification (Section C).

(i) The vendor shall include a statement that the vendor “understands and will comply with all requirements set forth in the Specification.

(ii) The vendor shall provide a detailed response to each paragraph of Sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, and 3.3.8, inclusive of all sub-paragraphs, of the Specification. The information must clearly demonstrate how the proposed solution meets the minimum requirements of the specification. A statement that the vendor “will comply” or “will meet the Government’s requirement,” or restating the requirement, is not sufficient. The vendor must describe and demonstrate how that will be accomplished.

(iii) In accordance with Paragraph 3.6.6 of the Specification, the vendor shall provide a draft POA&M with proposed schedule for completion of all major events/milestones from contract award to completion, within 320 calendar days from date of contrat award (Section F).

(iv) This portion of the quote must be separate from the past performance and price portions of the quote.

b) Past Performance Information Instructions

i) Vendors shall submit past performance information requested below as part of their quotation.

ii) Vendors shall submit at least three (3) relevant past performance references. Relevant past performance is defined as performance of contracts of similar technical complexity to this requirement completed within the past three (3) years. Include the following information for each contract listed:

(a) Agency or company name.

(b) Contract number (if applicable).

(c) Point of Contact name, phone number and fax number.

(e) Brief description of contract and relevance to this requirement.

(f) Total contract value.

(g) Period of performance.

iii) If a vendor has no relevant past performance history, a vendor must affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance history. Vendors will neither be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance in the event that there is no relevant past performance history available.

c) Price Quote Instructions. The price quote shall be submitted separately from all other quotation documents. The vendor shall prepare and submit one (1) copy of the price quote for this requirement. The vendor’s price quotation shall include:

1. The vendor’s proposed firm-fixed price for each line item shown in Section B. Vendor must include unit price and total amount for each line item.

1. The government requires FOB Destination pricing.

1. Indication of the vendor’s acceptance of the proposed contract financing payments (see Section G, Note 4.0) or statement that contract financing will not be required.

1. Indication of the offeror’s understanding that, in order to receive contract financing payments, the successful offeror will be required to provide proof of adequate security in accordance with FAR Subpart 32.202-4. The Contracting Officer may determine the offeror’s financial condition to be adequate security. However, if the Contracting Officer finds the offeror’s financial condition is not adequate security, the Contracting Officer shall require other adequate security, which may be in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit from a federally insured financial institution.

d) Representations and Certifications Instructions. Vendors are to include completed copies of the Representations and Certifications incorporated into Section K of this document by reference and in full-text with their quote. Electronic copies of the full-text version of the provisions incorporated by reference are available at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.HTM. If the vendor has completed the representations and certifications electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov, a completed copy of the provision is not required. However, the vendor must provide documentation that confirms the electronic certification, including a list of the provisions certified.

e) Small Business Subcontracting Plan: If your total quoted price exceeds $7000,000 and your firm is not a small business as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.1, then you must submit a plan for subcontracting in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.704 and FAR 52.219-9 as part of your quote. If there are no planned opportunities for subcontracting in the performance of the contract, you must affirmatively state that no subcontracting possibilities exist and understand that you will be expected to perform 100% of the work involved in the contract if you are the successful awardee. Failure to do so would violate the terms of the contract and potentially put a contractor in breach of contract.

i) In accordance with FAR 52.219-8 (b), “It is the policy of the United States that small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in performing contracts let by any Federal agency, including contracts and subcontracts for subsystems, assemblies, components, and related services for major systems. It is further the policy of the United States that its prime contractors establish procedures to ensure the timely payment of amounts due pursuant to the terms of their subcontracts with small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns.” Therefore, any vendor, other than a small business concern, before being awarded a contract exceeding $700,000, must demonstrate that its subcontracting plan represents a creative and innovative program for involving these types of business concerns as subcontractors in the performance of this contract or that there are no planned opportunities for subcontracting in the performance of the contract.

ii) The following are the DoD’s subcontracting goals which vendor should consider and strive to attain when allocating subcontracting efforts. It should be noted that these are not mandatory and each vendor’s subcontracting goals will vary based upon: (1) approach to satisfying solicitation requirements; and, (2) available subcontracting opportunities allowed for in the offeror’s approach.

Small Business (which includes all of the following) 36.0%

Small Disadvantaged Business 5.0%

Women-Owned Small Business 5.0%

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 3.0%

HubZone Small Business 3.0%

Note: For requirements containing provisions for option periods, the offeror’s subcontracting plan must contain separate goals for each option period.

iii) The Government will review each plan to assure it is consistent with the provisions of the 52.219-9. Subcontracting plans are subject to negotiations along with the terms and conditions of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Vendors are hereby informed that failure to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan or confirm that there are no planned opportunities for subcontracting in the performance of the contract shall make the vendor ineligible for contract award.

iv) The following requirement will be included in any order resulting from this solicitation that is awarded to other than a small business and for which it is determined that there are opportunities for subcontracting in the performance of the contract :

Subcontracting Plan Reporting. In accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR Clause 52.219-9 “Small Business Subcontracting Plan” (OCT 2014), the contractor shall submit an Individual Subcontract Report (ISR) and a Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) via the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) located at http://www.esrs.gov .

4) QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE SOLICITATION

Vendors may submit questions concerning, or request clarification of, any aspect of this solicitation. All questions must be submitted electronically via e-mail to christine.pistochini@usmc.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. EST. on the 17 February 2016. No questions will be accepted after this cutoff date/time. Comments and questions must reference solicitation number M00146-16-T-9006.

5) SITE VISIT

1. Interested vendors are invited to inspect the site of where the new equipement will be installed, which is located at the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East, Building 137, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, NC.

(a) The Site Visit is scheduled to be conducted on 09 February 2016 at 9:00 AM EST. Contractors are to assemble in the main lobby of Building 137 at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the site-visit, where a Government representative will be available to escort participants to the appropriate location(s).

(b) Contractors planning to attend the site visit must submit requests for access to both the MCAS Cherry Point and FRC East as follows:

(i) Access to MCAS Cherry Point and FRC East: For security purposes, contractors wishing to visit the FRC East facility are required to provide a letter requesting access. The letter should be on official company/activity letterhead and must be signed by an official of the requesting organization (other than the visitor). FRC East visit requests must include the following information:

1. Name of Visitor (Last, First, MI)

1. Date and Place of Birth

1. Proof of Citizenship (requests from non-U.S. citizens must be accompanied by legible copies (front and back) of work card showing expiration date.

1. FRC East point of contact and telephone number (Shane Dalpiaz, 252-464-6827)

1. Date and duration of visit (9 February 2016, One (1) day)

1. Company telephone and FAX numbers and contract number and dates

1. RFQ number M00146-16-T-9006

(c) Visit request must be submitted via e-mail to shane.dalpiaz@navy.mil with copies to christine.pistochini@usmc.mil by 12:00 PM EST on Thursday, 2 February 2016.

(d) Although a security clearance is not required for the site visit, all contractor representatives must be U.S. citizens and will be required to furnish a valid driver’s license or other generally acceptable form of picture identification for issuance of a visitors badge allowing for entrance into the facility. Substitution of personnel is not allowed. Technology/Electronic (Flash Media) devices, Photography (including cellular telephones with camera capability), and/or the use of recording devices within the facility are strictly prohibited

(e) Additional information regarding access to the Air Station and FRC East is available by phone at 252.464.7397 or by accessing the FRC East web-site at https://www.navair.navy.mil/frce/visinfo.html. Failure to submit the proper visit request information may result in denial of access to the facility. Additional site visits will not be scheduled as a result of such failure.

2. The MCAS Cherry Point main gate is located off NC State Highway 101, Havelock, NC. Visitors without proper vehicle identification are required to check-in at the visitor’s center adjacent to the main gate. Once through the Main Gate, proceed to Building 137. Directions from the main gate to Building 137 are available upon request at the visitor’s center. Participants should allow at least one hour for check-in at the main gate and travel to the FRC East location. Participants will depart from the main lobby of Building 137 promptly at 9:00 AM EST. Participants arriving late will NOT be included in the Site Visit.

3. Participants will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of hearing protection, eye protection, and safety shoes. PPE will not be provided by the facility. Contractor representatives without the appropriate PPE will not be allowed access to the facility and additional site visits will not be scheduled as a result of such failure.

4. The purpose of the site visit is to allow contractors the opportunity to inspect the site of where the new equipment will be installed in order to be better able to relate to the specification requirements. The site visit, in conjunction with the work requirements identified in the specification, should provide contractors a detailed understanding of the requirement.

5. The site visit is not intended to be and will NOT be an open forum for questions. Contractors must submit questions concerning, or request clarification via e-mail to christine.pistochini@usmc.mil no later than 2:00 PM EST on Wednesday, 17 February 2016. Comments and questions must reference Request for Quotation M00146-16-T-9006.

6. Failure of a contractor to submit questions regarding this requirement or to attend the Site Visit will be construed to mean that the contractor fully understands all requirements of the final specification and Request for Quotation. In no event will failure of a contractor to submit questions or inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Interested contractors should continue to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities web site for additional information and documents relating to this requirement.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest-priced technically acceptable vendor who demonstrates satisfactory past performance. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) Price. Evaluation of price will be done on a comparative basis without examining the specific cost elements of the vendor’s quote. However, if necessary, the Contracting Officer may use alternate price analysis techniques to make a determination that quoted prices are fair and reasonable.

(ii) Technical Capability. This factor will evaluate the vendor’s ability to:

(1) Provide a techncially acceptable product. Technical acceptability for this factor will be based on the demonstrated ability of the vendor to provide a product that meets the Government’s minimum technical requirements as stated in the Purchase Description/Specification (Section C).

(2) Complete performance within the required schedule (Section F);

(iii) Past Performance. Past performance on other contracts, both private and government may be evaluated based on information provided by the vendor in accordance with the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 and any other information available to the Government, to include evaluation of the vendor’s past performance history in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System –Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) system. If the contracting officer has knowledge of the vendor’s past performance based upon on-going or previous contracts with the vendor, the government may choose not to obtain and evaluate the past performance information from a vendor’s references. Instead, the Contracting Officer may evaluate the vendor’s Past Performance using any of the methods set forth at FAR 13.106-2(b). If a vendor has no relevant past performance, the vendor must affirmatively state so. A vendor who has no relevant past performance will receive a neutral rating on past performance, which is neither positive nor negative. Vendors that fail to provide relevant past performance information, or that fail to provide the required statement confirming that they possess no relevant past performance history, will receive a past performance rating of unsatisfactory.

(b) All quotes will be evaluated for conformance with the solicitation requirements. QUOTES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF QUOTES (SECTION L) MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM EVALUATION. In addition, the Contracting Officer may reject quotes that do not meet all the material terms and conditions set forth in the request for quotes. Further, unreasonably high prices may be rejected and unrealistically low prices may be considered as evidence of the vendor’s lack of understanding of the requirement.

(c) All quotes will be then be evaluated by price. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest price quote is determined to be technically unacceptable, then the evaluation team will evaluate the next lowest priced quote for technical acceptability and so forth. Once a technically acceptable quote is identified, that vendor’s past performance will be evaluated. If the vendor’s past performance is determined to be satisfactory, and the price is determined fair and reasonable, award will be made to that vendor without further evaluations.

(d) The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without conversations with vendors. Vendors should not expect requests for clarification or additional information from the government. Therefore, the vendor’s initial quote should contain the vendor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct conversations with vendors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest, and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotes received.

(e) Small Business Subcontracting Plan:

i) If you are required to submit a subcontracting plan, your proposed plan must conform to the requirements of FAR Clause 52.219-9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan,” DFARS 252.219-7003, “Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan,” and meet or exceed the DoD subcontracting goals.

ii) Should the vendor fail to submit and acceptable plan, or confirm that there are no planned opportunities for subcontracting in the performance of the contract the vendor will be ineligible for award. (See FAR 19.702 Statutory Requirements (a)(1) regarding failure of the apparent successful offeror to negotiate and submit a plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer.) The successful Vendor’s subcontracting plan will be incorporated as an attachment to the resultant contract.

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