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N6817118Q0041

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 25-May-2018 10:00 AM to 11-Jun-2018 11:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO QUOTERS

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

It is emphasized that this is solicitation is issued in accordance with the procedures of FAR Parts 13.5 and 13.106-2(b)(3), which are intended to streamline source selection and be minimally burdensome for both the Navy and the quoters interested in competing for this requirement. Note also that any references in the solicitation to offer/offeror shall be deemed to mean quotation/quoter.

The following provision is tailored in accordance with FAR Part 12.302(d) and replaces the foregoing provision, FAR 52.212-1, in its entirety:

Instructions to Quoters—Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits a quotation in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the Quoter;

(4) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the Quoter shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for holding quotations firm. The Quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quotation firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotations, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of quotations. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple quotations. Quoters are encouraged to submit multiple quotations presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each quotation submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions.

(1) Quoters are responsible for submitting quotations so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that quotations are due.

(2) Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before issuance of a purchase order and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotations cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of quotations by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of quotations will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(g) Issuance of a purchase order. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order based upon initial quotations received. Therefore, the Quoter’s initial quotation should contain the Quoter’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or negotiate final purchase order terms with, one or more Quoters if it is later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. However, the Contracting Officer will not establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, or otherwise utilize the formal source selection procedures described at FAR Part 15. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest; issue a purchase order to other than the Quoter with the lowest price; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotations received.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to— GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all quotations exceeding $3,500, and quotations of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Quoter shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its quotation, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Quoter’s name and address. The Quoter also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Quoter to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Quoter does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Quoter should indicate that it is a Quoter for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of a quotation, the quotation or acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Quoter does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Quoter. Quoters may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Requests for information. The Contracting Officer will not notify unsuccessful Quoters that responded to the solicitation nor will they be provided a debriefing. Quoters may request information on purchase orders resulting from this solicitation from the Contracting Officer. If requested, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1)The number or Quoters solicited.

(2)The number of quotations received.

(3) The name of any Quoters receiving a purchase order and the total price of each order.

(4) The general reason(s) the quotation was not accepted.

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ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

Quote shall be submitted electronically to Sebastiano Paciello and to Lawrence Mark by the date and time indicated on page 1 block 8 of this document, at the following email addresses:

Sebastiano.Paciello.IT@eu.navy.mil Lawrence.Mark@eu.navy.mil

Electronic mail sent to this address shall clearly reference the solicitation number, N6817118Q0041, in the subject line. Questions shall be submitted not later than 1000 am hours (Naples, Italy Local Time) Thursday 3 May 2018. Questions submitted after this date and time may not be answered. Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and will not be acknowledged or addressed.

Quote Delivery: Quoters are advised that delays can be experienced with the Government’s email system. Additionally, the email system capacity for each email is 10 MB. Emails greater than 10 MB will not be delivered and will not be considered. Therefore, quotes exceeding the size limit must be sent via multiple emails. Zip Files will not be accepted.

Quoter must comply with the detailed instructions in this solicitation for the format and content of the quotes; quotes that do not comply may be considered unacceptable and may render the Quoter ineligible for award. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the requirements in the PWS but is not required to do so. The Government is not requesting but will accept alternate quotations.

Important: The Quoter shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of the contract. SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

(1) The quote must be submitted in English and shall be submitted in separated volumes as follows:

Volume I – Technical Acceptability Volume II – Capabilities Volume III – Past Performance & Experience Volume IV – Price

(2) Volume Requirements.

(i) Volume I – Technical Acceptability.

Certifications Quoters shall submit with their proposal a copy of the following quality certificates for design and manufacture of car belts:

· UNI EN ISO 9001:2008

All documents shall be provided with an English translation.

(ii) Volume II: Capabilities

Submit a capabilities statement that shall be concise and focused to the quoters ability to meet the requirements of the contract. In the capability statement provide the Brand Name or the Manufacturer of the belts quoted and also provide technical and quality data.

(iii) Volume III: Past Performance & Experience

Description of Past Performance: The Quoter shall describe its past performance on directly related or similar Federal, State and local government, and private contracts and subcontracts which were ongoing or completed within the last five (5) years from the closing date of this solicitation, which are of same or similar scope, magnitude or complexity to that which is detailed in the RFQ. The information must be clear whether the work by the Quoter was done as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. Quoter who describe similar contracts and subcontracts shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contracts to the requirements of the RFQ. Contracts submitted should also demonstrate experience in packing, containerization, local drayage, delivery, unpacking, storage and related services for personal property shipments. Specifically, quoters shall use the Past Performance Information Sheet (Attachment 1) to provide the following information regarding its past performance on no more than three (3) recommended relevant (“same or similar”) contracts obtained from the Government and/or commercial sources. The Past Performance Information Sheet is a mandatory document that the Quoter must complete and return with their quote.

Attachment 2, Past Performance Survey/Questionnaire is provided for informational purposes only. Offerors are not required to submit this form. Attachment 2 will be completed by the past performance references (who the Offeror performed the work for) cited in Attachment 1, and may be incorporated into the Quoter’s past performance information. The sole reason for providing this attachment is so the Quoters can see the types of questions that their past performance references will be asked.

(iv) Volume IV: Price Quotation

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Pricing: The Quoter is required to submit CLIN 0001 pricing by completing the Exhibits A (Excel Worksheet) “ELINs Pricing & Worksheet”.

Completed Exhibit Line Item Number (Exhibits 1) (ELIN) Pricing: Since CLIN 0001 only establishes the total estimated contract ceiling, the ELINs shall establish the individual unit prices for the services required in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and will be the unit prices specified in the individual task orders and subsequently invoiced for. The quoter is required to submit ELIN pricing for each ELIN by completing Exhibit A, ELINs Pricing & Worksheet. In the Exhibit A, ELINs Pricing & Worksheet also fill in the column “Brand Name or Manufacturer”. The Government provided Estimated Quantities are the government’s forecasted quantities for the duration of the contract, and should not be changed by the Quoters in their quote. Quoters are advised that the Total Estimated Contract Value for all five years stated in CLIN 0001 shall be the Quoter’ s total proposed price in response to the solicitation, and this amount WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTRACT AWARD.

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