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Request for Quote (RFQ) Naval Oceanographic Office

4. INVOICES/PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: invoice(s) must be submitted electronically, via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) in accordance with DFARS clause DFARS 252.232-7003 with payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

5. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION/CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: All Contractors are required to be registered in SAM Website: www.sam.gov. Copy of SAM Registration must be provided with the proposal and maintained current throughout the performance of the contract.

6. CONTRACTOR UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER: Shall be provided at award

· 52.212-4 ADDENDUM: The following shall apply to this contract in addition to those terms and conditions in FAR 52.212-4. The specific paragraph of FAR 52.212-4 is tailored as below:

Paragraph (c) Changes: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exceptions of administrative changes such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, typographical errors, etc. which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. In the case of a Government shutdown, the Government may unilaterally stop work performance in support of this contract.

· 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities.

· 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.216-19 Order Limitations - Fill-ins are (a) one item: (b) 5 items; 5 items; seven (7) days: (d) seven (7) days

· 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity- Fill-in is September 31, 2026

· 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

· 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services – Fill-in is any time prior to BPA expiration.

· 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract – Fill-ins are a) any time prior to BPA expiration; 60 days: c) 60 months

· 52.245-1 Government Property

· 52.245-9 Use and Charges

7.2 DFARS PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

· 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

· 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

· 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

· 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

· 252.204-7013 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Offerors

· 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors

· 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

· 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit

· 252.215-7008 Only One Offer

· 252.216-7006 Ordering – Fill-in is September 27, 2019 through July 26, 2024.

· 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

· 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions – Fill-in is provided at award

· 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

· 252.239-7009 Representation of Use of Cloud Computing

· 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services

· 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk

· 252.239-7018 Supply Chain risk

· 252.245-7000 Government-Furnished Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Property

· 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property

· 252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property

· 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration

· 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal

7.3 NMCARS CLAUSES:

· SUPTXT 203.1106-1 (3-18) Navy Use of AbilityOne Support Contractor - Release of Offeror Information

· SUPTXT243-9400 (1-92) Authorized Changes Only by the Contracting Officer – Fill-in is NAME: DULY APPOINTED CONTRACTING OFFICER ADDRESS: Naval Oceanographic Office 1002 Balch Blvd., Stennis Space Center, MS 39522

10. QUESTIONS: Questions shall be submitted via electronic mail (e-mail) toVictoria.l.brayman.civ@us.navy.mil and erica.m.collins4.civ@us.navy.mil. Questions will be accepted up to 2 days prior to proposal due date and time. All questions and answers will be published via amendment to the solicitation. Questions received after the above date will not be considered.

11. ALL OR NONE: The Government reserves the right to make a single award on "all or none" basis to the quoter whose quote is considered in the best interest of the Government. Therefore, quoters proposing less than the entire effort specified herein may be determined to be unacceptable.

12. EVALUATION OF QUOTES: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to whose quote will be most advantageous to the Government, price and technical capability considered and to whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, provides the best value for the services meeting or exceeding the standards set forth in the PWS. Price must include any applicable discounts.

14. TECHNICAL APPROACH

14.1 Evaluation Criterion: The offeror shall provide a narrative, of a maximum of 15 pages, showing a clear understanding of the requirement and tasks in accordance with the PWS. Offeror shall present a sound and rational solution to the technical requirements as described in the PWS. As a minimum, the narrative should address/discuss the following:

· Offeror has on staff, or can readily obtain, required qualified technical personnel to perform the services required. Offeror demonstrates ability to provide consistent resources to fulfill the requirements.

· Offeror is capable of receiving old drums, removing any remaining cable and disposing of it, refurbishing the drum to NAVO paint specifications, and winding new communication cable onto the drum per NAVO specifications.

14.2 Evaluation Method: This factor will be evaluated as a pass/fail on the offeror’s ability to provide a thorough and reasonable technical approach suitable for the scope and complexity of this project.

· Duration of the agreement. Define the duration of the partnering agreement, identify any options, and describe how each option will work.

· Team Leader. Provide detailed outline of Team Leader responsibilities and specify the contractor who will perform as the Team Leader. If the Team Leader will change throughout the order performance period, the document should describe the reasons for such changes and how the Team Leader will be designated during order performance.

· Team Members. Specify the responsibilities of each Team Member and any limitations on those responsibilities.

· Communications. CTAs should outline points of contact for each Team Member (contractor). Since the government has privity with all Team Members, NAVOCEANO contracting department may communicate directly with CTA Team Members.

· Invoicing and Payments. Designate team responsibilities for invoicing and payment. The CTA document should clearly indicate that all Team Members agree to the method of payment. The CTA Agreement should acknowledge that the Team Members, without any payment between the Team Leader and the Team Members.

· Legal Relationship. The CTA document must not create a joint venture or separate subsidiary. Each Team Member is operating as a “prime” for the portion of work they are performing.

· Delivery responsibility. State whether the Team Leader or each member is responsible for a particular part of the project, so that delivery responsibility is clearly established.

· Confidential information. Identify any proprietary information and specify how such proprietary information and related rights will be managed.

· Identification of parties. The CTA Agreement must be documented in writing and signed by each participating GSA Schedule contractor.

· Identify each member of the CTA by name, address, GSA Schedule contract number, and Point of Contact (POC).

· State the name and address of the ordering activity.

· State that the agreement is solely between the team members

· Conflicting Terms. The CTA Agreement shall not conflict with the terms and conditions of each team member’s FSS contract. In the event of a conflict, the FSS contract shall take precedence.

· Specific team activities. State the various types of activities that will be incorporated into the team arrangement and identify who is primarily responsible for each identified activity.

· Independent contractors. The CTA Agreement should state that all Team Members remain independent contractors, responsible for their own employees.

· Replacement of team members. Address the circumstances and procedures for replacement of Team Members, including the Team Leader, and should state that the team must obtain the approval of the ordering activity prior to replacing any team member after receipt of an order.

· Performance evaluation. Clarify under whose name the government should evaluate performance in CPARS. FAR 8.406-7 requires ordering activities to enter evaluations in CPARS for all orders exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

· Reporting of sales and Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) payment responsibility. Specify that each team member is responsible for tracking and reporting its own sales IAW the terms and conditions of the FSS contract and for paying the related IFF.

· Pricing. Specify unit prices and how pricing is calculated; list the services and pricing, including any team lead task management pricing, if applicable; note that all prices charged to the government must be at or below the applicable contractor’s FSS contract prices; and explain how any order incentives or fees will be divided within the team if applicable.

· Liabilities. Document each Team Member’s responsibilities and performance requirements, so that liability is clearly established.

· Ordering procedures. Document how the team will handle processing orders from the government.

17.4 CTA not providing required documentation will be deemed unacceptable, therefore, quote will be deemed unacceptable.