Combined Synopsis Solicitation for N6833520Q0358_JK GB 7-13_Rev3.docx

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 12 & 13.5 under solicitation number N6833520Q0358. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-04. This will be a 100% Small Business Set Aside (SBSA). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 335921 and the size standard is 1000 employees.

I. Description of Requirement The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has a requirement to procure a minimum quantity of one (1) each and a maximum of Thirty-Nine (39) each of Part Number: 4178AS0106-1, Fiber Optic Inspection System .The required specifications are included in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

Drawing Requests: Interested parties shall submit a request for drawings to george.ball1@navy.mil no later than Friday, 17 July 2020, 5PM Eastern. Late requests may not be considered; submission deadline may not be extended for late requests. Drawings shall be delivered via SAFE to the vendor's secure data custodian listed on the vendor's DD Form 2345 the next working day after the closing date of drawing requests. Drawing package shall not be supplied to requestors who do not submit a Joint Certification Program verified DD Form 2345.

The resultant contract will be a fixed-price indefinite quantity indefinite delivery (IDIQ) type contract.

Below is a breakout of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS). Quotes shall include CLIN 0002 pricing for each of the five ordering years of the IDIQ in order to be considered valid.

Ordering Year One Unit Price: $ Ordering Year Two Unit Price: $ Ordering Year Three Unit Price:$ Ordering Year Four Unit Price: $ Ordering Year Five Unit Price: $

Delivery of orders placed against CLIN 0001 shall occur no later than 6 weeks after date of order.

Delivery of orders placed against CLIN 0002 shall occur no later than 6 weeks after date of order.

Ordering Year Schedule:

Ordering Year One (1) is from the date of contract award through 365 days after contract award.

Ordering Year Two (2) is from 366 days after contract award through 731 days after contract award.

Ordering Year Three (3) is from 732 days after contract award through 1,097 days after contract award.

Ordering Year Four (4) is from 1,098 days after contract award through 1,463 days after contract award.

Ordering Year Five (5) is from 1,464 days after contract award through 1,829 days after contract award.

The FOB point is Destination, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey 08733. The Government will not consider quotes that are a FOB point other than Destination. Any applicable shipping costs shall be factored into the unit price(s) of each item. Do not include a separate line item for shipping charges.

II. Solicitation Instructions

1. In all instances throughout this solicitation, to include the applicable provisions and clauses, any use of the word "proposal" shall be understood to mean "quote". All instances of the word "offeror" shall be understood to mean "quoter".

2. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, as well as the addendum to said clause that is incorporated below.

1. ADDENDUM: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items shall be revised as follows:

a. Modification of 52.212-1(b) Submission of offers:

i. Remove: “Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—”

ii. Replace with: “Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation., Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. Submit signed and dated quotes via e-mail to: George Ball E-mail: George.ball1@navy.mil and CC Jillian Kohler Email: Jillian.Kohler@navy.mil. As a minimum, offers must show—”

b. Addition of 52.212-1(b)(4)(i)&(ii) Submission of Offers:

i. Add: “(i) The quoter shall include demonstration that the quoter is providing an exact part number match.

Additional requirements: Warranty: The Offeror’s commercial warranty of at least one year shall apply and should be stated in the offer. The information should be a brief statement that a warranty exists, the substance of the warranty, the duration, and claim procedures.”

c. Addition of 52.212-1(b)(6)(i) Submission of Offers:

i. Add: “(i) The quoter shall submit the price quote in accordance with the line item structure listed in this solicitation. Price quotes shall be firm-fixed-price. Price quotes shall include unit prices per each ordering year. The quoter shall include delivery terms, any discounts, and payment terms (e.g., Net 30) with the price quote.”

d. Addition of 52.212-1(b)(8)(i)&(ii)

i. Add: “(i) Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Alt I (Oct 2014) with its quote or a statement that its Representation and Certification was completed in the System of Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov). A full text of this provision can be provided upon request.

(ii) All potential businesses shall obtain a DUNS number, a CAGE code, and register in the SAM located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in order to transact business with the government. Failure to obtain a DUNS number, a CAGE code and register in the SAM may result in the delay of award of a contract or possible award to the next otherwise successful quoter.”

e. Addition of 52.212-1(b)(12) Delivery Schedule/Plan of Action and Milestone:

Add: “The quoter shall complete all contract requirements within six (6) weeks after receipt of award.

i. Modification of 52.212-1(c) Period for acceptance of offers:

ii. Remove: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.”

iii. Replace with: “Quotes shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days after close of the solicitation.”

f. Modification of 52.212-1(f)(1) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

i. Remove: “(1)Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, 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 offers or revisions are due.”

ii. Replace with: “(1)Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Quotes shall be submitted by the time and date specified in this post.”

g. Addition of 52.212-1(k) Quotation Preparation Instructions:

i. Add: “Quotation preparation instructions: Quotes should be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat and logically assembled. The vendor shall prepare and submit an electronic copy of its quotation to the POC listed above in paragraph (b). The quotation shall be compatible with Microsoft Office Suite 2016.

*The following site may be used for electronic file transmissions if there are concerns for security or file size transmissions via electronic mail: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Welcome.aspx”

h. Addition of 52.212-1(m) Formal Communications:

i. Add: “Formal Communications. Interested offerors must submit any questions and requests for clarification and information concerning the solicitation no later than 9 July 2020 to enable the buyer to respond. Answers will be compiled and posted electronically to the Beta Sam.Gov website: beta.sam.gov. Questions may be emailed to the points of contact (POC) listed above in paragraph (b). All correspondence shall reference the solicitation number.”

3. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014) listed below applies to this acquisition. The evaluation factors to be included in paragraph (a) of this provision are Technical Approach, Schedule and Price.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a)The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation is deemed technically acceptable and is lowest price. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Approach; 2) Schedule; and, 3) Price.

1. Technical Approach: Evaluation of the quoters technical approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. The Government will evaluate whether the quoter has demonstrated that they are providing an exact part number match and they are providing the requested one (1) year warranty on all materials and parts for each Fiber Optic Inspection System. Quotations that do not demonstrate the quoters’s proposed solution meets all requirements as listed above, will not be considered further for award. If a quoter does not indicate whether its proposed solution meets a certain minimum requirement, the Government will determine that it does not.

2. Schedule: Evaluation of schedule shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. The Government will evaluate whether the quoter has demonstrated that it will deliver the Fiber Optic Inspection System (P/N:4178AS0106-1) within six (6) weeks after contract award. Quotations that do not demonstrate that the quoters schedule meets or betters the six (6) weeks after contract award will not be considered further for award.

3. Price: The Government will evaluate the quote for the lowest price. The Offeror’s price will be evaluated using the expected ordering year quantities multiplied by the proposed ordering year unit price for each Fixed Price CLIN. The sum of the extended amounts will calculate the total evaluated price. See table below for the expected ordering year quantities that will be utilized. The evaluation will not bind the Government to purchase any of the items beyond the specified minimum quantity. The Government will also evaluate price for reasonableness .

Ordering Year One

Ordering Year Two

Ordering Year Three

4178AS0106-1 Fiber Optic Inspection System

Ordering Year Four

Ordering Year Five

III. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The contracting officer has determined the following terms and conditions to be necessary for this acquisition. The full text of each clause and provision can be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations.

1. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Award FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR 52.211-15 Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements

The following FAR Provisions are applicable and the following Clauses are incorporated by full text:

FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing FAR 52.211-8, Time Of Delivery FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition- Addendum included herein FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items- Addenda included herein

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, all clauses in paragraph (a); and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 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, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Deviation 2018-O0021) FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Representations.

FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.233-1 Disputes FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies Fixed Price FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

2. The following DFARS Provisions and Clauses are applicable:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System – Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001 Buy American - Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program--Basic 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial items 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

3. The following DFARS Clauses care incorporated by full text:

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.216-7006 Ordering 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

3. The following NAVAIR clauses are applicable:

5252.216-9506 Minimum and Maximum Quantities

Attachments/Exhibits Attachment 1: Statement of Work