N0010418RFG61_Sections_L_&_M.pdf

N00104-18-R-FG61 Sections L & M

SECTION L

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS FOR LOWEST PRICED, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE OFFERS

Proposals shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time identified on the Request for Proposal. Proposals shall be submitted to Tammy Little via email at tammy.little@navy.mil and Royce.Hoffman@navy.mil.

The point of contract responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contracting Officer, Royce Hoffman. All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via email to royce.hoffman@navy.mil.

Proposal Preparation Instructions

1. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of two volumes, General Information/Price and Technical.

2. Proposal Format

a. Offerors shall submit electronically one copy of the proposal.

b. Exceptions. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors and subfactors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If the offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the offeror shall clearly identify the applicable Volume and exceptions with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken, what benefit accrues to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. Offerors are cautioned that taking an exception may render the offer ineligible for award.

c. The proposal shall be organized into two volumes.

3. Proposal Content.

a. Volume 1 – General – Offerors are required to submit a completed SF 33 (Solicitation, Offer and Award)

(including acknowledgment of Amendments), Section B, and Section K. All final monetary extensions shall be in whole dollars only. Failure to follow the below Contract Proposal preparation instructions may cause your proposal to be deemed unacceptable by the Government. The General Volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

TAB A, Exceptions/Assumptions (if required) - Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations.

Additionally, any assumptions used in the proposal preparation must be identified.

TAB B, Solicitation, Offer and Award - The SF 33 shall be submitted fully completed. The offeror is cautioned that the SF 33 must contain an original signature in block 17 of the form. The contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the SF 33 and with Section L, FAR 52.215-1(b), Instruction to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition. The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the

Government.

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TAB C, Section B (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs) - Section B shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the offeror’s prices for the established Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINS).

TAB D, Section K (Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors) – The offeror shall ensure that Section K is submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely.

b. Volume II – Technical Volume. Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical factors defined in

Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award

TAB A – Qualification Letters. Offerors shall provide evidence of a completed NAVSEA qualification each of the five areas listed below. The Offeror can provide their own qualification letter or if the Offeror intends to use a subcontractor for one of the below areas then the subcontractor’s qualification letter must be submitted along with documentation to show the commitment to use that subcontractor in the execution of this requirement. This evidence shall be in the form of a letter from NAVSEA or a NAVSEA approved test report. The letter or test procedure must be approved for the location where work is to be performed, in the following areas:

1. FORGING PRODUCTION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

2. WELD CLADDING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

3. MACHINING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

4. COATINGS APPLICATION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TRADE SKILLS

5. SLEEVE CASTING RESOURCE

TAB B: ISO 9001 Certification – Evidence of certification within the last three years from the date of solicitation by an accreditation body recognized by the International Accreditation Forum, or a DCMA letter within the last three years from the date of solicitation indicating ISO 9001 compliance. This evidence shall also be provided from all qualified subcontractors in Tab A.

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The completion and submission of the above items will constitute the offeror's initial proposal and will indicate the offeror's unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this RFP and any attachments hereto.

Alternate proposals are not authorized.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions if the contracting officer later determines them to be necessary. Since offers that take exception or object to terms of this solicitation may be rendered technically unacceptable, offerors are cautioned to address solicitation exceptions, objections, or questions to the contracting officer prior to the time set for receipt of initial proposals.

The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.

SECTION M

EVALUATION FOR AWARD (LOWEST PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE

Basis for Contract Award- This is a best value negotiated acquisition conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS). Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR), whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, represents the Lowest Priced

Technically Acceptable offer. Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation criteria consist of factors and sub factors as follows:

FACTOR 1: Technical

Sub factor 1- Use of Qualified Vendor for the following areas:

a. FORGING PRODUCTION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

b. WELD CLADDING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

c. MACHINING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRADE SKILLS

d. COATINGS APPLICATION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TRADE SKILLS

e. SLEEVE CASTING RESOURCE

Sub factor 2 – Quality- A technically acceptable proposal shall consist of a ISO 9001 certificate dated within three years of the date of solicitation, or a DCMA letter certifying ISO compliance within three years of the date of solicitation. A certificate or letter shall be presented for all qualified prime and subcontractors performing the work in sub factor 1.

FACTOR 2: Price.

Factor 1 - Technical Factor. The Technical Factor evaluation provides an assessment of the offeror’s capability to satisfy the Government’s minimum requirements.

The Technical Factor will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below. The sub factor ratings will be used to determine an overall rating for the factor.

Table A-1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2– Price. Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1(b). Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete and balanced.

Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Definitions.

Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

An award will only be made to an offeror that satisfies the general responsibility standards of FAR 9.104-1.

The contracting officer may either make a responsibility determination without requesting any Information from an offeror or require the offeror provide information to substantiate that it satisfies the general responsibility standards of FAR

9.104-1. The particular information requested from an offeror will be specific to that offeror. For example, an offeror that the contracting officer is less familiar with may be required to provide information not required `from another offeror. The contracting officer may consider an offeror’s inability to promptly respond to a request for information as an indication the offeror is non-responsible since FAR 9.103(c) obligates prospective contractors to affirmatively demonstrate their responsibility.

When the contracting officer requests responsibility information, the contracting officer’s request, the offeror’s response, and all related communications between the Government and offeror are solely for the purpose of determining whether the offeror is responsible. These communications will not constitute discussions within the meaning of FAR 15.306 since the offeror will not be given an opportunity to revise its proposal.

While the contracting officer MAY require the offeror to provide any information related to the standards at FAR 9.104-1, the following are examples of information that may be required:

I. A demonstration, through information such as bank references and financial information (e.g., most current annual balance sheet), that the offeror has adequate financial resources to perform the contract.

II. Past performance information on recent contracts for items similar to this requirement, including a point of contact for the

Government activity or commercial entity customer.

III. A demonstration the offeror can comply with the required performance schedule.

IV. A demonstration the offeror has, or can obtain, the organizational, management and technical skills to successfully perform.

This demonstration may involve the particular personnel and approaches available to the offeror.

V. The offeror’s quality assurance procedures.

VI. The equipment and facilities the contractor will use.

VII. Information demonstrating a proposed subcontractor satisfies the FAR 9.104-1 general standards of responsibility.

VIII. Completion of the Section K Certifications and Representations contained in this solicitation.

IX. A demonstration the offeror isn’t an inverted domestic corporation.

X. Certificate of registration of the company.

XI. A demonstration the offeror has all registrations, permits and licenses required to perform the contract in the locations for which the offeror is proposing.

XII. In the event the offeror is a joint venture, a Memorandum of Association which indicates who has the authority to bind the company.

Nothing in this provision limits the contracting officer’s discretion to rely on information available from other sources (e.g., past performance data bases, discussions with other entities familiar with the offeror) or to use any other technique described

FAR 9.1 when determining whether the offeror satisfies the FAR 9.104-1 general responsibility standards.