RFQ N6227120Q1109.docx

N6227120Q1109 Concealable Body Armor Plates

This is a Request for Quote for commercially available services, and is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, this is a sole source to Hardwire, LLC.

The RFQ number is N6227120Q1109. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-87-1 and DFARS Publication Notice 20160325. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

The NAICS code is 39999.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoter must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB destination, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Submission Deadline:

This announcement will close at 1:00 PM PST on 15 June 2020. Questions can be submitted to Robert B Gallagher, who can be reached at (831) 656-7853 or email rbgallag@nps.edu. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

Sole Source Statement:

The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Volume 1 – Technical & Past Performance The Technical Quote shall consist of the sections as detailed below. The contractor must use the same numbering scheme for the sections as the ones used below. The technical quote shall be divided into the sections for each of the below factors.

Factor 1 – Technical Approach

Factor 2 – Management Approach

Factor 3 – Minimum Technical Requirements as referenced in Section 5.0 of the Performance Based SOW (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)/Experience.

Factor 4 – Past Performance Provide up to 3 references for past performance, including contract numbers and amounts. See section 4.0 of the statement of work for relevant past performance requirements. Past performance form included at the end of the solicitation.

The Government intends to make award based on the initial quote received.

Contractor must submit a signed statement of compliance and certification of the below statement:

I certify that I had no hand in the creation or refinement of this requirement and that I was not privy to any non-public information about the requirement before or after the point of solicitation.

Signature: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Volume 2 - Price:

Price quotation shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided below.

Must be delivered within one (1) month of receipt of government furnished property

Must be delivered within two (2) months of the government confirmation of acceptability of deliverable 4.1 and receipt of government furnished property.

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, the offeror they are to indicated in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for a this solicitation.

SUPTXT243-9400 (1-92) AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992)

a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

c. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

TBD

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