Section L .docx

Quote Instructions

1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The intent of this Solicitation is to award one (1) service contract for the firefighting systems onboard the Dredge McFarland in accordance with the performance work statement.

2. TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price service contract.

3. BASIS FOR SELECTION OF AWARD: Award shall be made to the offeror who is determined to be responsible and provides a quote that is determined to be fair and reasonable. Quote must meet or exceed the performance work statement and delivery schedule to be considered for award.

4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Please refer to the Performance Work Statement.

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 23 June 2025 through 14 July 2025.

6. POC FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Any communication regarding this procurement before award must be made in writing to the Contracting Branch, Attn: Matthew Rhoads at email: matthew.t.rhoads@usace.army.mil. Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor's company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code.

QUESTIONS: Questions must be submitted to Matthew Rhoads via email at matthew.t.rhoads@usace.army.mil Phone calls or requests to arrange meetings at the Philadelphia District during the Solicitation period to discuss project requirements or company's capabilities are highly discouraged and will not be allowed.

7. QUOTE SUBMISSION:

a.) Quotes are to be emailed to Contract Specialist, Matthew Rhoads at matthew.t.rhoads@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer, Domenic Sestito at Domenic.L.Sestito@usace.army.mil b.) The quote shall include the following elements to be considered for award:

(1) SF 1449: Filled out by the vendor for: Block 17a, Block 17b (if applicable), Block 30a, Block 30b, and Block 30c.

(2) Acknowledge all SF 30s, Amendment of Solicitation (if applicable).

(3) CLINs: To include the Total price for Contract Line Item Number 0001

(4) In accordance with far 52.204-7, System for Award Management, registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at www.sam.gov. More specifically, "An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and though final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation." (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)).

c.)

For SAM Customer Service, contact:

Federal Service Desk URL: www.sam.gov Hours: 8 AM - 8 PM (Eastern Time) US Calls: 866-606-8220 International Calls: 334-206-7828

DSN: 866-606-8220

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective June 29, 2018 vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM.

Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (previously known as DUNS) The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.

To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov)

(5) Provide business Unique Entity Identifier Number (previously known as DUNS):

(6) Provide business CAGE Code: _________________________________________

(7) Tax Identification Number: ________________________________________________

8. APPARENT SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR: The following may be requested from the apparent successful offeror prior to actual award of the contract:

a.) A minimum of one (1) banking reference for their firm and a minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracted work.

(1) The banking reference should include the financial institution's legal name, complete physical address, a point-of-contact (POC) at the financial institution, the POC's telephone number, and email address.

(2) The past performance references should include firm's name, the contract number, the contract period of performance and/or contract completion date, the contracts aggregate value, a brief description of the project, a POC, the POC's telephone number and email address.