RFQ_M67854-18-Q-7606-0002_Q&A.docx

M6785418Q7606

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 18-Mar-2018 10:00 AM to 26-Mar-2018 10:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items - Addendum:

I. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134 intends to procure Integrated Marking Carts in accordance with the CLINs described in the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY QUOTATION THAT DOES NOT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH THESE QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS.

Vendors shall comply with the following instructions:

VENDOR SHALL QUOTE ALL CLINs. PARTIAL QUOTES WILL BE REJECTED.

NOTE TO VENDORS – MATERIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

In order to minimize the risk of the government purchasing counterfeit products or unauthorized secondary market equipment, which would not be supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and to ensure that the Government purchases only equipment that is genuine (not counterfeit), authorized (e.g., not gray market, includes appropriate licenses, etc.), and supported (e.g., warranty and support services) by the OEM, and Vendor shall, for:

Hardware: Certify that it is a Manufacturer Authorized Partner/Reseller as of the date of the submission of its quote and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Vendor shall warrant that all products are new, in their original box. By submitting a response to this Request for Quote (RFQ) the Vendor confirms to have sourced all Manufacturer products submitted in this quote from Manufacturer or through Manufacturer Authorized Partners only, in accordance with Manufacturer's applicable policies in effect at the time of purchase.

Software: Unless otherwise specified, Vendor shall warrant that all products are new, in their original box or, in the case of downloadable software, that all software is sourced from the OEM or Authorized Reseller. By submitting a response to this Request for Quote (RFQ) the Vendor confirms to have sourced all Manufacturer products submitted in this quote from Manufacturer or through Manufacturer Authorized Partners only, in accordance with Manufacturer's applicable policies in effect at the time of purchase. Vendor shall certify that it has notified the software Licensor that the United States Marine Corps (Buyer) will be the Licensee. Note that 52.212-4, including paragraph (u), applies to any Government Purchase Order resulting from this RFQ.

Maintenance: If, during performance of the maintenance the Vendor provides replacement hardware or software, then as applicable the above requirements, including all required certification and compliance requirements, apply.

Hardware, Software, and/or Maintenance: If Vendor is not a Manufacturer Authorized Partner as of the date of the submission of its quote, then Vendor shall submit with its offer a document, from the Manufacturer, that identifies the Vendor by name and states the following:

(1) that the products offered in response to the government's requirement (including hardware, software, and/or support services) are genuine (i.e., not counterfeit and not unauthorized secondary market/gray market products) (note: all items, including part numbers where applicable, shall be listed in the document);

(2) that Vendor has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer certification/specialization requirements;

(3) that Vendor will be able to receive from Manufacturer, and that Manufacturer will not deny, the support services required to support the product(s);

(4) that Vendor has the authority to transfer to the government all appropriate software licenses associated with the product(s); and

(5) that Manufacturer will not deny required warranty support for the product(s).

VENDOR SHALL:

1. To be responsive to the RFQ vendor shall complete and submit the following:

1a. Complete and submit the Marine Corps RFQ SF 1449. Block 17a of the SF1449 must be completed with company name, address, POC and email, CAGE Code, DUNS number, and phone number. Vendor shall complete the “Unit Price” and “Amount” for each line item in the Schedule of Supplies and Services (reference RFQ pages 5-9).

1b. The vendor shall complete, as appropriate, and submit the representations and certifications in FAR 52.212-3 (Jan 2017) and any other representations as required by this solicitation.

1c. The vendor shall complete and submit Exhibit B, Performance Specification Matrix, by identifying the vendor’s quoted products’ performance specifications, in the column titled “Vendor Quoted Performance Specification,” for all Government performance specifications listed in the column titled “Government Performance Specifications.” Failure to adequately address any Government performance specification listed will allow the Government to deem the vendors quoted performance specifications non-compliant with the Government’s performance specification.

1d. The vendor shall provide a (three year) commercial warranty for the entire marking cart which complies with the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW).

2. Vendor shall submit the completed items 1a – 1d outlined above to the Contract Specialist’s name under block 7a of the SF 1449. SUBMIT YOUR RFQ RESPONSES NO LATER THAN 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) 26 MAR 2018. SUBMIT YOUR QUOTES VIA EMAIL TO: trashaner.johnson@usmc.mil . Vendors SHALL NOT include any .zip files. MCSC cannot accept .zip files due to USMC network limitations. Further, any email over 6MB must be split into two separate emails due to file size limitations of Government electronic mailboxes.

3. Questions will not be accepted by phone. Please submit questions immediately but NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time, 12 MAR 2018. Questions shall be emailed to trashaner.johnson@usmc.mil. Place in subject line of email: [RFQ #: M67854-18-Q-7606/Integrated Marking Carts]. Questions may be addressed by the Government, however, the Government is not required to provide answers.

4. The Government may reject any quotation that fails to meet all RFQ requirements.

ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A – RESERVED -- Exhibit B – Performance Specification Matrix Exhibit C – RESERVED -- Exhibit D – Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRL) D001 – Logistics Product Data , Provisioning and Other Pre-procurement Screening Data (POPS), dated 20 Dec 2017 D002 – Logistics Product Data, Provisioning Parts List (PPL), dated 20 Dec 2017 D003 – Logistics Product Data, Long Lead Time Items List (LLTIL), dated 20 Dec 2017 D004 – Logistics Product Data, Tools and Test Equipment List (TTEL), dated 20 Dec 2017 D005 – Engineering Data For Provisioning , Engineering Data for Provisioning (EDFP), dated 20 Dec 2017 D006 – Logistics Product Data Summaries, Basic Issue Items (BII), dated 20 Dec 2017 D007 – Logistics Product Data Summaries, Power Sources List (PSL), dated 20 Dec 2017 D008 – Logistics Management Information (LMI) Data Product, Spares Acquisition Integrated with Production (SAIP), dated 20 Dec 2017 D009 – Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals, dated 20 Dec 2017

Attachment 1 – Statement of Work, dated 13 Mar 2018, Version 2 Attachment 2 – Warranty Tracking Information, dated 28 Oct 2013, PDF Version 2.2 Attachment 3 – Source of Repair Instructions, dated 28 Oct 2013, PDF Version 1.7 Attachment 4 – Questions and Anwers (#1 - #6), dated 12 Mar 2018

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