Dietary_Food_Items_-_100__Total_Small_Business_Set-Aside_11-28-2016.doc

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: N6809417RC45503 Purchase Description: DIETARY FOOD ITEMS The Navy Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP), Material Management Department, Contracting Division is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation, reference solicitation number N6809417RC45503, with the intension to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to the contractor who can provide special dietary food items, to the Cafeteria at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Item, & FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is, “311919”, with a small business standard of “500” This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web-site as a “100% Total Small Business Set-Aside”.

The food items shall be compliant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements to market and deliver medical products for use in the United

States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. The claims made for the product shall comply with the regulations of the FDA, with respect to products for marketing and delivery of a food product for use in the United States of America.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price One-Year Commercial Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). All orders will be individually placed with the awardee and funded through the year on an “as needed” basis. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective January 13, 2017 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DPN20161222 effective December 22, 2016.

Responses/quotes MUST be received no later than May 17, 2017 10:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time). Forward responses by e-mail to denise.d.bond.civ@mail.mil. Due to technical issues, please allow additional time if you’re using electronic means.

Offerors must ensure that their company is registered with System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. For information refer to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES:

(1) FAR 52.212-2: Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014): Award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9 and whose offer represents the “lowest priced technically acceptable ” as defined as “the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement using the following evaluation factors:

(a) Technical Capability: Contractor offer/product(s) meet all the Government requirements & specifications provided in the solicitation. Contractors must provide adequate information (i.e. manufacturer name, model/parts numbers, specification data if applicable) for the contracting office to determine lowest priced technically acceptable whether the products meet the Government requirement.

Contracting officer shall ensure selection of a higher priced “lowest price” offer is adequately justified commensurate to the disparity in price of lower priced offer(s).

(b) Price: No additional information from the offeror will be required if the price is based on adequate price competition. In the event adequate price competition does not exist, the contracting officer will obtain information from the offeror to the extent required to determine the reasonableness of the offered prices.

***The lowest priced offer will be determined by the aggregate contractor price for a quantity of one (1) for each product listed on the attached product list. ***

(c) Past Performance: Will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable based on past performance information obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

(3) 52.203-18 Prohibition On Contracting With Entities That require Certain Internal Confidential

Agreements Or Statements—Representation (JAN 2017)

(4) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(5) 52.204-7 (All): System for Award Management (OCT 2016)

(6) 52.209-11 Representation By Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability Or A

Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Feb 2016)

(7) FAR 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items) (Jan 2017)

(8) FAR 52.212-5: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items

(DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (Jan 2017)

(9) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARa.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARa.htm (End of Provision)

(10) FAR 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(s):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARa.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARa.htm (End of clause)

(11) 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (Oct 2014), Alt I (Sept 2015)

(12) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (Nov 2011) (End of clause)

OTHER CLAUSES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS:

252.204-7004 (All): Alternate A, System for Award Management (FEB 2014)

252.204-7008 (All): Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016)

252.204-7012: Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Adequate security means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information.

Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred.

Contractor attributional/proprietary information means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping of information that can be traced back to the contractor(s) (e.g., program description, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company.

Contractor information system means an information system belonging to, or operated by or for, the Contractor.

Controlled technical information means technical information with military or space application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions.

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information.

Covered defense information means unclassified information that--

(i) Is--

(A) Provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in connection with the performance of the contract; or

(B) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract; and

(ii) Falls in any of the following categories:

(A) Controlled technical information.

(B) Critical information (operations security). Specific facts identified through the Operations Security process about friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities vitally needed by adversaries for them to plan and act effectively so as to guarantee failure or unacceptable consequences for friendly mission accomplishment (part of Operations Security process).

(C) Export control. Unclassified information concerning certain items, commodities, technology, software, or other information whose export could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the United States national security and nonproliferation objectives. To include dual use items; items identified in export administration regulations, international traffic in arms regulations and munitions list; license applications; and sensitive nuclear technology information.

(D) Any other information, marked or otherwise identified in the contract, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Government-wide policies (e.g., privacy, proprietary business information).

Cyber incident means actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein.

Forensic analysis means the practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.

Malicious software means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. This definition includes a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host, as well as spyware and some forms of adware.

Media means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but is not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, large-scale integration memory chips, and printouts onto which information is recorded, stored, or printed within an information system.

Operationally critical support means supplies or services designated by the Government as critical for airlift, sealift, intermodal transportation services, or logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation.

Rapid(ly) report(ing) means within 72 hours of discovery of any cyber incident.

Technical information means technical data or computer software, as those terms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data-Non Commercial Items, regardless of whether or not the clause is incorporated in this solicitation or contract. Examples of technical information include research and engineering data, engineering drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, technical orders, catalog-item identifications, data sets, studies and analyses and related information, and computer software executable code and source code.

(b) Adequate security. The Contractor shall provide adequate security for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of work under this contract. To provide adequate security, the Contractor shall--

(1) Implement information systems security protections on all covered contractor information systems including, at a minimum--

(i) For covered contractor information systems that are part of an Information Technology (IT) service or system operated on behalf of the Government--

(A) Cloud computing services shall be subject to the security requirements specified in the clause 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services, of this contract; and

(B) Any other such IT service or system (i.e., other than cloud computing) shall be subject to the security requirements specified elsewhere in this contract; or

(ii) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an IT service of system operated on behalf of the Government and therefore are not subject to the security requirement specified at paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this clause--

(A) The security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, ``Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171 that is in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer; or

(B) Alternative but equally effective security measures used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection approved in writing by an authorized representative of the DoD CIO prior to contract award; and

(2) Apply other security measures when the Contractor reasonably determines that such measures, in addition to those identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, may be required to provide adequate security in a dynamic environment based on an assessed risk or vulnerability.

(c) Cyber incident reporting requirement.

(1) When the Contractor discovers a cyber incident that affects a covered contractor information system or the covered defense information residing therein, or that affects the contractor's ability to perform the requirements of the contract that are designated as operationally critical support, the Contractor shall--

(i) Conduct a review for evidence of compromise of covered defense information, including, but not limited to, identifying compromised computers, servers, specific data, and user accounts. This review shall also include analyzing covered contractor information system(s) that were part of the cyber incident, as well as other information systems on the Contractor's network(s), that may have been accessed as a result of the incident in order to identify compromised covered defense information, or that affect the Contractor's ability to provide operationally critical support; and

(ii) Rapidly report cyber incidents to DoD at http://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) Cyber incident report. The cyber incident report shall be treated as information created by or for DoD and shall include, at a minimum, the required elements at http://dibnet.dod.mil.

(3) Medium assurance certificate requirement. In order to report cyber incidents in accordance with this clause, the Contractor or subcontractor shall have or acquire a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate to report cyber incidents. For information on obtaining a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate, see http://iase.disa.mil/pki/eca/certificate.html.

(d) Malicious software. The Contractor or subcontractors that discover and isolate malicious software in connection with a reported cyber incident shall submit the malicious software in accordance with instructions provided by the Contracting Officer.

(e) Media preservation and protection. When a Contractor discovers a cyber incident has occurred, the Contractor shall preserve and protect images of all known affected information systems identified in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause and all relevant monitoring/packet capture data for at least 90 days from the submission of the cyber incident report to allow DoD to request the media or decline interest.

(f) Access to additional information or equipment necessary for forensic analysis. Upon request by DoD, the Contractor shall provide DoD with access to additional information or equipment that is necessary to conduct a forensic analysis.

(g) Cyber incident damage assessment activities. If DoD elects to conduct a damage assessment, the Contracting Officer will request that the Contractor provide all of the damage assessment information gathered in accordance with paragraph (e) of this clause.

(h) DoD safeguarding and use of contractor attributional/proprietary information. The Government shall protect against the unauthorized use or release of information obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that includes contractor attributional/proprietary information, including such information submitted in accordance with paragraph (c). To the maximum extent practicable, the Contractor shall identify and mark attributional/proprietary information. In making an authorized release of such information, the Government will implement appropriate procedures to minimize the contractor attributional/proprietary information that is included in such authorized release, seeking to include only that information that is necessary for the authorized purpose(s) for which the information is being released.

(i) Use and release of contractor attributional/proprietary information not created by or for DoD. Information that is obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that is not created by or for DoD is authorized to be released outside of DoD--

(1) To entities with missions that may be affected by such information;

(2) To entities that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;

(3) To Government entities that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement investigations;

(4) For national security purposes, including cyber situational awareness and defense purposes (including with Defense Industrial Base (DIB) participants in the program at 32CFR 236); or

(5) To a support services contractor (``recipient'') that is directly supporting Government activities under a contract that includes the clause at (j) Use and release of contractor attributional/proprietary information created by or for DoD. Information that is obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that is created by or for DoD (including the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this clause) is authorized to be used and released outside of DoD for purposes and activities authorized by paragraph (i) of this clause, and for any other lawful Government purpose or activity, subject to all applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy based restrictions on the Government's use and release of such information.

(k) The Contractor shall conduct activities under this clause in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on the interception, monitoring, access, use, and disclosure of electronic communications and data.

(l) Other safeguarding or reporting requirements. The safeguarding and cyber incident reporting required by this clause in no way abrogates the Contractor's responsibility for other safeguarding or cyber incident reporting pertaining to its unclassified information systems as required by other applicable clauses of this contract, or as a result of other applicable U.S. Government statutory or regulatory requirements.

(m) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall--

(1) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (m), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial items; and

(2) Require subcontractors to rapidly report cyber incidents directly to DoD at http://dibnet.dod.mil and the prime Contractor. This includes providing the incident report number, automatically assigned by DoD, to the prime Contractor (or next higher-tier subcontractor) as soon as practicable.

(End of clause)

INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS:

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT COMBO (deliverables) AND/OR 2-1 (services)

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

DESTINATION / DESTINATION

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

WAWF Acceptor/COR Email Address: xxxx.x.xxxx.civ@mail.mil

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

xxxx.x.xxxx.civ@mail.mil

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause) Delivery Tickets/Packing Slip: All shipments must be accompanied with a delivery ticket/packing slip. Delivery ticket/packing slip will be prepared in duplicate by the contractor and must contain the following information:

(a) Name of supplier,

(b) Purchase Order (SF 1449) or Delivery Order Number (Federal Supply Schedule/DD 1155)

(c) Date of Purchase Order or Delivery Order Number

(d) Itemized list of supplies furnished

(f) Quantity, unit price and extended prices of each item less applicable discounts (unit prices and extended prices need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information); and

(g) Date of delivery or shipment. The receiving activity designated Purchase Order or Delivery Order Number must sign two copies of the delivery ticket/packing slip. The signature of the designated receiving activity constitutes acceptance by the Government. One ticket should be retained by the receiving activity and one copy returned to the contractor or their agent. The vendor or their agent should be notified that signed delivery ticket/packing slip may be required, upon Government request, to support their Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) invoice.