Revised_Tensil_Tower_combined_synopsis.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The synopsis is being issued as a Firm

Fixed Price, Total Small Business Setaside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, but a written solicitation will not be issued .

This solicitation, N00174-17-T-0113, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89 and the Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice 20160630.

The North American Classification System Code is 541380 and size standard is $15

Million.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology

Division, (NSWC IHEODTD) Picatinny Detachment (Code G1) requires the upgrade of an existing hydraulic 50,000 pound capacity Tensile Test Tower to a new capacity of 80,000 pounds (80K). A separate contract option will be added to upgrade the tower to a capacity of 100,000 pounds (100K). Acceptance is at NSWC IHEODTD, Indian Head, MD 20640, FOB Destination.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Each Tensile Test Tower Upgrade to 80K

Tensile Test Tower Upgrade In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

90 dys. ADC

NET AMT

OPTION

1 Each

Tensile Test Tower Upgrade to 100K

Tensile Test Tower Upgrade In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

0003 1 Each Test Pendants

Test Pendants In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

0004 1 Each Tensile Test Tower Upgrade

Test Fixtures In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

0005 1 Each Tensile Test Tower Upgrade

Rigging Gear In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

0006 10 Each Training

Training for 10 people In accordance with SOW, CDRL's and Drawings

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items is incorporated. The

Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation will be the lowest price technically acceptable offer. All technical factors must be met to be considered acceptable. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Technical Capability of the items and services offered to meet the minimum needs of the Government based on examination of either product literature or te chnical approach narrative, (2) Past Performance and (3) Price.

Volume I: Factor 1: Technical Capability

Volume II: Factor 2: Past Performance

Volume III: Factor 3: Price

Offerors shall submit the following information with their offer. Failure to do so will render an offer ineligible for award. Electronic copies will be accepted.

1. Four (4) copies of the Technical Volume.

2. Four (4) copies of Past Performance Volume, including Past Performance Matrix, and Past

Performance Questionnaires

3. Four (4) copies of the Price Volume, with all representation certifications executed, and with prices provided for all quantities within each line item.

NON-PRICE EVALUATION FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY (Not to Exceed 20 pages)

The Offeror shall describe, in detail, how it will meet the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Tensile Test Tower Upgrade. General statements, that the Offeror can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, that well known techniques will be used, or that paraphrases the solicitation’s requirements in whole or in part, will not constitute compliance with the foregoing requirements concerning the content of the Technical proposal.

The Offeror shall identify any problem areas or risks performing the tower upgrade, The Offeror shall also identify any problem areas or risk manufacturing the test pendants, test fixtures and rigging gear in the proposal and include the strategy to mitigate these risks.

Any exception to contract terms and conditions or to a requirement under the SOW must be specifically identified and shall include an accompanying rationale for the exception. Listed exceptions shall not be counted against the page limitation for this factor.

DO NOT PROVIDE PRICING INFORMATION IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.

NON-PRICE EVALUATION FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror shall provide up to three references listed on the past performance matrix (Attachment to

Section J) for federal government contracts for supplies performed in the last five years from the date of issuance of the solicitation that are the same or similar to those required under this procurement. If the

Offeror does not have any Federal Government contracts, then list state, local, or commercial contracts, in that order. Failure to submit any Contractor Past Performance Questionnaires shall be considered certification that the contractor has no record of relevant and meaningful past performance for the

Government to evaluate. In that case, the Offeror shall affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance and explain why it has no relevant past performance or cannot provide any

Questionnaires. Failure to provide the required information or to provide an explanation may result in the removal of the Offeror from consideration for award.

Relevant past performance is defined as experience that is of the same or similar scope (i.e., for the same or similar items), of the same or similar magnitude, and of the same or similar complexity to that which is described in the solicitation.

The Past Performance Questionnaire includes questions on (1) customer satisfaction; (2) timeliness; (3) technical success; (4) program management; and (5) quality. The Government will not assign a rank to the Past Performance factor, but will determine the acceptable or unacceptable nature of the past performance for each Offeror based on the information provided and review of other sources of past performance information available to the Government.

FACTOR 3: PRICE

This volume is the only volume that shall contain price information. There is no limitation on the number of pages or print size for the price proposal. All attachments to the Price Volume shall be clearly identified. The Price Volume shall include the completed RFP document, with Section B, pricing filled

in. Proposed prices shall be provided for all quantities for all contract line items (CLINs), to include any warranty and delivery charges to destination in accordance with the solicitation term “FOB –

Destination.”

Offerors responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quotes form, etc.) but must include the following information:

1.) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1%

10 days), ability to meet delivery requirement and unit cost of product.

2.) The company's CAGE code, Dun & Bradstreet Number, and Taxpayer ID number.

3.) For a quote on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

The entire completed and signed solicitation shall be returned as part of the offer. Be sure to complete all representations and certifications in the solicitation. If using the System for Award Management (SAM), complete any representations and certifications for provisions in the solicitation that are not included in

SAM.

The Government intends to make awards based on initial offers. If considered necessary by the

Contracting Officer, discussions will be conducted only with those Offerors determined to have a reasonable chance for award.

Failure to address any of the instructions within this solicitation may result in a proposal being excluded from consideration for award.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP will be the lowest price technically acceptable offer. The offer must have an acceptable rating for each nonprice evaluation factor before being considered further.

NON-PRICE EVALUATION FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

The Government will evaluate this factor on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. In order for the technical proposal to be considered acceptable the Offeror must meet all the requirements of the SOW, provide all the information requested for technical capability, and meet all other terms and conditions in the solicitation. A proposal will be considered unacceptable if it does not clearly meet all the requirements of the SOW, if it does not provide all of the information requested for technical capability, or if it does not meet all other terms and conditions of the solicitation. Identified exceptions to the SOW and solicitation terms and conditions will also be evaluated for acceptability or unacceptability.

NON-PRICE EVALUATION FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

Evaluation of past performance will primarily be based upon the information submitted by the Offeror through its Past Performance Questionnaires. There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation:

(1) First, the Government will evaluate whether the Offeror’s past performance is relevant or not relevant to the solicitation requirement; (2) Second, for those efforts considered relevant, the Government will then determine how well the Offeror performed on each effort. If the Offeror does not have a record of relevant past performance, information on past performance is not available, or no assessment of how well the Offeror performed can be done, then the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. Unknown past performance will be considered “Acceptable.”

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s relevant past performance information only during the last five years. Information will be gathered in the following areas: (1) customer satisfaction, (2) timeliness,

(3) technical success, (4) program management, and (5) quality. The reference information must be current to facilitate the evaluation process. If the Offeror has no relevant past performance within the last three years or cannot provide a list of relevant contracts, then the Offeror must provide an explanation.

The Government also reserves the right to consider past performance information available from other sources, including, but not limited to, information in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS), the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) (http://www.ppirs.gov/), and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).

The following definition is provided for the past performance rating:

Acceptable: Based on the Offeror’s recent and relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable: Based on the Offeror’s recent and relevant performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

FACTOR 3: PRICE

For offers that meet both non-price evaluation factors, award will be made to the Offeror with the lowest evaluated price.

OTHER:

Responsibility: Offerors must meet the standard for FAR 9.104. A determination of nonresponsibility for a small business concern shall be referred by the contracting officer to the Small Business Administration, which will decide whether to issue a Certificate of Competency. An Offeror that will be unable to comply with the limitations on subcontracting under FAR 52.219-14 may be considered nonresponsible.

At the conclusion of evaluations, the Government will reach a consensus rank for an

Offeror’s Technical information, Past Performance, and Price. In accordance with FAR

15.101-2, Offerors will then be evaluated by comparing quotes having acceptable

Technical and Past Performance ratings with lowest evaluated price. Offerors are advised that the Government seeks quotes that demonstrate acceptable technical compl iance at the lowest price. Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposed quote represents the lowest price offer with acceptable technical and past performance proposals. A neutral past performance rating will not disqualify an Offeror.

Offeror shall complete the following electronic annual representations and certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov/ in conjunction with required registration database: FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications—

Commercial Items.

The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-5, http://www.ppirs.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The additional clauses cited within clause 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-

26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37,52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-44, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.222-62, cx 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33. The following clauses are hereby incorporated as addenda to clause 52.212-4: 52.204-19, 52.209-10, 52.209-11, 52.217-8, 52, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.233-3, 52.233-4, 252.203-7000, 252.203-7002, 252.204-7003, 252.204-7006, 252.204-

7008, 252.204-7009, 252.204-7012, 252.204-7015, 252.225-7048, 252.232-7010, 252.247-7023, 252.232-7006, HQ G-2-0009, and IHEOTD 76 (See Attachment 1).