N6833525Q0357.pdf

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst (NAWCAD LKE) has a requirement for the procurement, assembly, and installation of furniture in Buildings 5, 150, 678, and Hangar 1 Work Areas in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract. The Period of Performance (PoP) for the resultant award shall be 120 days after the date of contract award.

*A site visit can be offered for this requirement at the request of interested offerors for the cubical areas in Buildings 5 and 678. Attendance is NOT a requirement for award but is highly encouraged should a site visit be held. Any offeror attending a site visit shall do at its own expense. The Government will not compensate or be responsible for any costs associated with a site visit. This notice will be updated to include directions for the guided site visit should one be held. Offerors interested in a site visit shall issue a request to Alexander Buchan at alexander.g.buchan2.civ@us.navy.mil NLT 14 August 2025, 12:00 PM EDT. Late requests may not be considered, and the solicitation period may not be extended to accommodate late requests.

*The SOW references a SOW Diagram that is available to offerors. Interested offerors may request a copy of the Diagram via email no later than 18 August 2025, 4:00 PM EDT. Late requests may not be considered, and the solicitation period may not be extended to accommodate late requests. The Point of Contact is Alexander Buchan at alexander.g.buchan2.civ@us.navy.mil*

(i) This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and constitutes a formal Request for Quotation (RFQ). Quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. All vendors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to be eligible for award.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as an RFQ in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13 as a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation with number N68335-25-Q-0357.

(iii) The RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03.

(iv) This RFQ is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside and is open to Small Business concerns only.

The assigned NAICS is 337214 with a size standard of 1,100 (# of employees).

(v) The items to be procured are outlined in Attachment 001, “Statement of Work,” and Attachment 002, “Price Sheet.” Please see Attachment 002 for a list of the line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure.

(vi) As stated above, this requirement is for the procurement, assembly, and installation of furniture in support of NAWCAD LKE Buildings 5, 150, 678, and Hangar 1 Work Areas, in accordance with the attached SOW.

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal: To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation. The salient characteristics of the requested products can be found within Section 4.0 of the SOW. Offers must clearly identify the item by brand name, if any, and make or model number. The Government will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the Offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Government. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or “gray market” items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty.

(vii) FOB point is Destination to NAWCAD LKE. Any applicable shipping costs shall be factored into the unit price9s) of each item. Do not include a separate line item for shipping charges. As stated above, the PoP for the resultant award shall be 120 days after the date of contract award. Early delivery is acceptable and encouraged at no additional cost to the Government. Inspection and acceptance shall occur at destination by representative of the Government.

(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this requirement.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this requirement.

(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 will be made to the lowest-priced, responsible Offeror that is deemed technically acceptable with acceptable past performance. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following criteria: 1) Price; 2) Technical Description; and 3) Past Performance.

1) Price

The Government will evaluate price per Item No(s) to determine price fairness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-3. In accordance with FAR 13.106-3, the Contracting Officer must determine the proposed price fair and reasonable before making an award. Since this solicitation will be conducted using competitive procedures, adequate price competition is expected as the basis for determining the fair and reasonableness of the selected Offeror’s price. In the event that there is only one satisfactory offer, the Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors and may conduct negotiations with the Offeror in order to ensure a reasonable and realistic price.

NOTE: All Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs) shall be Not Separately Priced. If your quotation contains priced CDRLs, the Government will require a revision in order to remain eligible for award.

2) Technical Description

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s quotation to determine the extent to which the Offeror’s quotation provides a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation and demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to meet the Government’s requirements as outlined in the SOW. Each Offeror will be evaluated for technical acceptability based on a review of its verification of installer’s qualification and warranty coverage (SOW Paragraph 3.1.3), proposed furniture plans (SOW Paragraph 3.1.4), furnishings list (SOW Paragraph 3.1.5), and milestone schedule (SOW Paragraph 3.1.7), by the Government subject matter experts. The Government’s review will focus on whether the Offeror’s submission clearly demonstrates its ability to meet the technical specifications set forth in the SOW, and whether an Offeror’s Milestone Schedule clearly delineates a sequence of events that include all procurement-related activities necessary to accomplish the tasking within the specified PoP.

To determine the technical acceptability, the Government will consider all quotations on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis.

Acceptable: Based on the offeror’s technical description in its submission, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror is capable of meeting the technical specifications set forth in the SOW within the specified PoP.

Unacceptable: Based on the offeror’s technical description in its submission, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror is capable of meeting the technical specifications set forth in the SOW within the specified PoP.

Each quotation will be reviewed independently and must be found to be acceptable in all the areas to be considered “Technically Acceptable” and eligible for award. If an Offeror does not provide a technical description in its offer of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation and demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to meet the Government’s requirements, the offer may not be considered for award.

3) Past Performance

Each Offeror will be evaluated on its past performance based on recent and relevant contracts or subcontracts currently ongoing or completed within the last three years for similar efforts, as required by SOW Paragraph 3.1.2. The Government will focus on information that demonstrates quality of performance relative to size and complexity of the procurement under consideration and relevance of the performance to the requirements of the SOW of the solicitation. Sources other than those identified by the Offeror may be contacted by the Government. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation:

Recency of the past performance, which will only consider work performed within three years of the solicitation release date in relation to the functional area being proposed to;

Relevancy of the past performance, which will consider similarity of scope in terms of requirements within the SOW in relation to the functional area being proposed to; and Quality of the recent, relevant, past performance, which will focus on requirements, schedule, and managing effort being proposed to.

A separate quality rating will not be assigned. However, a past performance assessment rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable will be based on the Offeror’s overall record of past performance taking into account the recency, relevancy, and quality of performance. Sources of past performance evaluation information include information provided by the Offeror in response to the solicitation, information obtained from questionnaires, and any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems, Electronic Subcontract Reporting System, or other databases; the Defense Contract Management Agency;

and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

DFARS provision 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (NOV 2020) paragraph (b) requires contractors to maintain a current assessment for each covered contractor information system that is relevant to the contract, task order, or delivery order. DFARS 252.204-7019(c) identifies the procedure by which the contractor shall make the assessment score available to the Government (i.e., posting in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)). Confirmation that the Offeror has a current assessment in SPRS is required, unless the requirement is determined to be COTS. If no current assessment exists, it is required that the Offeror provide a description of its internal process for protecting and maintaining Government information as well as a certified letter of intent that the Offeror will be registered in SPRS prior to award.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings:

Relevant: Present/past performance effort involved similar scope of effort this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant: Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope of effort this solicitation requires.

Past Performance Acceptability Ratings:

Acceptable: Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required efforts, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable: Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

NOTE: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or Neutral) past performance. In the context of Acceptability/Unacceptability, a Neutral rating shall be considered “acceptable.”

Quotes MUST be valid for 60 calendar days after close of buy.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror’s Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, with its offer, or shall provide a statement that its Representations and Certifications were completed in SAM.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this requirement.

(xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this requirement. The following apply:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontract Sales to the Government, with Alternate I;

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards;

52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment;

52.204-27, Prohibition on a Bytedance Covered Application;

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor’s Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment;

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside;

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation;

52.222-3, Convict Labor;

52.222-19, Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans;

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities;

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans;

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons;

52.225-1, Buy American – Supplies;

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management

(xiii) The following additional clauses apply to this requirement:

52.204-7, System for Award Management;

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance;

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance;

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems;

52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information;

52.225-18, Place of Manufacture;

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran – Representation;

52.227-1, Authorization and Consent;

52.227-2, Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright Infringement and Certifications;

52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes;

52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations;

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors;

52.236-17, Layout of Work;

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference;

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;

252.204-7002, Payment for Contract Line or Subline Items Note Separately Priced;

252.204-7003, Control Of Government Personnel Work Product;

252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications;

252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation;

252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation;

252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services;

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation;

252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers;

252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors;

252.217-7026, Identification of Sources of Supply;

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium;

252.225-7001, Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program – Basic;

252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors;

252.225-7007, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies;

252.225-7012, Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities;

252.225-7013, Duty-Free Entry – Basic;

252.225-7036, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program--Basic 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items;

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports;

252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions;

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments;

252.243-7001, Pricing Of Contract Modifications;

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services; and 252.246-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts

(xiv) This requirement has not been assigned a Defense Priorities and Allocations rating.

(xv) Response must be received by 4:00 PM EDT via email. Questions and requests for the SOW Diagram may be submitted no later than 18 August 2025, 4:00 PM EDT. Late requests may not be considered, and the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation period may not be extended to accommodate late requests.

(xvi) The Point of Contact is Alexander Buchan; email: alexander.g.buchan2.civ@us.navy.mil

All quotations shall be in accordance with this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation and Attachment 002, “Price Sheet.”

**This request neither implies nor requests the commencement of any effort. Furthermore, the Government shall incur no obligation whatsoever as a result of this proposal request if a contract is not executed.**