RFQ_N6227119Q1070.docx

N6227119Q1070 Reactive Material Testing and Materials Recovery This is a Request for Quote for commercially available services, and is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, this is a sole source to Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory (RMSL).

The RFQ number is N6227119Q1070. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-87-1 and DFARS Publication Notice 20160325. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

The NAICS code is 541380.

Submission Deadline:

This announcement will close at 5:00 PM PST on 27 March 2019. Questions can be submitted to Robert B Gallagher, who can be reached at (831) 656-7853 or email rbgallag@nps.edu. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

Evaluation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final contract award will be based on a combination of factors: price, technical, and past performance. Award will be made to the lowest-price technically acceptable offeror, proposing a solution that meets all of the minimum technical requirements specified.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Volume 1 – Technical & Past Performance The Technical Quote shall consist of the sections as detailed below. The contractor must use the same numbering scheme for the sections as the ones used below. The technical quote shall be divided into the sections for each of the below factors.

Factor 1 – Technical Approach

Factor 2 – Management Approach

Factor 3 – Minimum Technical Requirements as referenced in Section 5.0 of the Performance Based SOW (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)/Experience.

Factor 4 – Past Performance Provide up to 3 references for past performance, including contract numbers and amounts. See section 4.0 of the statement of work for relevant past performance requirements. Past performance form included at the end of the solicitation.

The Government intends to make award based on initial quotes received. The award will be made to the contractor submitting the quote determined to best meet the needs of the Government after consideration of all the evaluation factors, including price. The evaluation criteria will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

Volume 2 - Price:

Price quotations shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided below. NPS requests responses from offerors for the following:

Period of Performance: From date of award through 31 March 2020

Pressure transducer and imaging data for the explosive-filled RM case shots (Task 3.2 of the SOW)

Period of Performance: From date of exercise of option through 30 September 2020

Particle size data for the snow collection of fragments shots (Task 3.3 of the SOW)

Period of Performance: From date of exercise of option through 30 September 2020

Pressure transducer and imaging data for the gun-launched projectile shots (Task 3.4 of the SOW)

Period of Performance: From date of exercise of option through 30 September 2020

Pressure transducer and imaging data for the explosive-filled RM case shots (Task 3.5 of the SOW)

Period of Performance: From date of exercise of option through 30 September 2020

Particle size data for the snow collection of fragments shots (Task 3.6 of the SOW)

Pressure transducer and imaging data for the gun-launched projectile shots (Task 3.7 of the SOW)

Pressure transducer and imaging data for the explosive-filled RM case shots (Task 3.8 of the SOW)

Particle size data for the snow collection of fragments shots (Task 3.9 of the SOW)

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, the offeror they are to indicated in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for a this solicitation.

52.227-17 -- RIGHTS IN DATA -- SPECIAL WORKS. (DEC 2007)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- “Data” means recorded information, regardless of form or the medium on which it may be recorded. The term includes technical data and computer software. The term does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.

“Unlimited rights” means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit others to do so.

(b) Allocation of Rights.

(1) The Government shall have—

(i) Unlimited rights in all data delivered under this contract, and in all data first produced in the performance of this contract, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause for copyright.

(ii) The right to limit assertion of copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract, and to obtain assignment of copyright in that data, in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(iii) The right to limit the release and use of certain data in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause.

(2) The Contractor shall have, to the extent permission is granted in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, the right to assert claim to copyright subsisting in data first produced in the performance of this contract.

(c) Copyright—

(1) Data first produced in the performance of this contract.

(i) The Contractor shall not assert or authorize others to assert any claim to copyright subsisting in any data first produced in the performance of this contract without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer. When copyright is asserted, the Contractor shall affix the appropriate copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402 and acknowledgment of Government sponsorship (including contract number) to the data when delivered to the Government, as well as when the data are published or deposited for registration as a published work in the U.S. Copyright Office. The Contractor grants to the Government, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license for all delivered data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government.

(ii) If the Government desires to obtain copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract and permission has not been granted as set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall direct the Contractor to assign (with or without registration), or obtain the assignment of, the copyright to the Government or its designated assignee.

(2) Data not first produced in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall not, without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer, incorporate in data delivered under this contract any data not first produced in the performance of this contract and which contain the copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402, unless the Contractor identifies such data and grants to the Government, or acquires on its behalf, a license of the same scope as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(d) Release and use restrictions. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this contract, the Contractor shall not use, release, reproduce, distribute, or publish any data first produced in the performance of this contract, nor authorize others to do so, without written permission of the Contracting Officer.

(e) Indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, agents, and employees acting for the Government against any liability, including costs and expenses, incurred as the result of the violation of trade secrets, copyrights, or right of privacy or publicity, arising out of the creation, delivery, publication, or use of any data furnished under this contract; or any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such data. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply unless the Government provides notice to the Contractor as soon as practicable of any claim or suit, affords the Contractor an opportunity under applicable laws, rules, or regulations to participate in the defense of the claim or suit, and obtains the Contractor’s consent to the settlement of any claim or suit other than as required by final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and these provisions do not apply to material furnished to the Contractor by the Government and incorporated in data to which this clause applies.

(End of Clause) SUPTXT243-9400 (1-92) AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992)

a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

c. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

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