Combined_Synopsis_and_Solicitation_16-T-1028.docx

The Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Recruit Command, Parris Island, SC, intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price contract to provide for the procurement of 96 HP SmartMemory Sticks for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Quantico. This solicitation is full and open competition. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334112 and the business size standard is 1250 employees.

All applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses are contained in the SF 1449 attached to this synopsis. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their proposals in accordance with FAR Part 12 and 13, and additional instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors provided in the solicitation.

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. The following is the basis for award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures. All offerors shall provide three (3) current and relevant references. The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), in addition to references, will be used to evaluate past performance. If no data can be found in PPIRS, a past performance rating of unknown will be assigned. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “Unknown” shall be considered acceptable.

A current reference is an order within the past 36 months. A relevant reference is an order of approximately the same size and complexity. If an Offeror does not submit any, or less than three (3), references, the Government will assume the contractor does not have any references and will rely on the Past Performance Information Retrieval System Report Cards in determining acceptability of past performance. Technical Acceptability is defined as meeting all requirements and salient characteristics listed in the solicitation. You must address each requirement. Offerors shall be ranked in order of lowest price to highest price. The lowest-priced offer shall be evaluated first. If the lowest-priced offer is technically acceptable, no other offers will be evaluated.

OFFEROR SHALL PROVIDE A COMPLETED COPY OF FAR 52.212-3 OR ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) RECORD WITH THEIR PROPOSAL. Offerors are also required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) database. SAM replaces CCR.FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. If you have been using those systems or wish to register, please visit the SAM website at http://SAM.gov. The provisions and clauses can be found at FAR website http://arnet.gov/far/ and DFARS website http://acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm.

The Offeror is required to provide their DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code with their proposal. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address provided by the Vendor. For WAWF registration, please visit their website at http://wawf.eb.mil or for WAWF assistance, please contact 1-866-618-5988. Offerors must be registered in all systems prior to receiving an award for this solicitation, or for any future awards. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotations in accordance with FAR 52.212-1.

All responsible business sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. It is the intent of the Government to issue one award; however, the Government reserves the right to issue multiple awards.

Any/all questions on this RFP shall be received by this office by 22 August 2016 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OFFERS ARE DUE: The offeror is responsible for ensuring that quotes are received in the Contracting Office no later than 1:00 p.m. (EST) on 29 August 2016. Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

Proposals submitted via the U.S. Postal Service shall be mailed to the following address:

Marine Corps Recruit Depot – Parris Island Regional Contracting Office Attn: Denise M. Hill Bldg. 159, MCRD/ERR P. O. Box 5069 Parris Island, SC 29905

Proposals submitted by courier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) shall be addressed for delivery to the following physical location:

Marine Corps Recruit Depot – Parris Island Regional Contracting Officer Attn: Denise M. Hill Bldg. 159, MCRD/ERR Parris Island, SC 29905

Electronic submission of the written proposal is authorized. Please send email to the primary point of contact and copy the secondary point of contact listed below. The written submission must arrive by the stated deadline in order for a proposal to be considered complete and to be evaluated. Failure of any portion of the proposal to arrive by the stated deadline will result in rejection of the entire proposal.

Solicitation Number M00263-16-T-1028 should be clearly marked on the outside of your quote.

Government Point of Contact:

(Primary) Denise M. Hill Denise.hill@usmc.mil 843-228-4239

(Secondary) Kacy M. Mohead Kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil 843-228-2188

Contracting Office Address:

P. O. Box 5069 Parris Island, SC 29905-5089 United States