Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation_19-Q-1041_End_Caps.doc

SPMYM3-19-Q-1041 End Caps/Pinion Retainers 37805, 37806, 36371, 36372, 37340, 50438, 50439, 50436, 50437, 50421 This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted to FEDBIZOPPS. The RFQ number is SPMYM3-19-Q-1041. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2019-2 and DFARS Change Notice 20190215. 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: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/html/current/252201.htm . The NAICS code is 332722 and the Small Business Standard is 500 Employees. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

Place of Manufacture / Country of Origin Required.

This is to be evaluated as “All or None” Evaluation criteria is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) however, SPRS will be used to determine vendor responsibility.

Potential contractors will be screened for responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104.

Quotes must be faxed to 207-438-1251 or e-mailed to stephen.seiger@navy.mil

A reverse auction may be held.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing:

MATERIAL INFORMATION

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

U/I

QTY

UNIT PRICE

TOTAL PRICE

End Cap

EA

End Cap, detailed as PC 2 per Drawing 5888419 Rev K. Material: Stainless Steel (17-4) per ASTM A564/A564-13, UNS S17400, Type 630 & Condition H1100.

End Cap

EA

End Cap, detailed as PC 3 per Drawing 5888419 Rev K. Material: Stainless Steel (17-4) per ASTM A564/A564-13, UNS S17400, Type 630 & Condition H1100.

End Cap

EA

End Cap, detailed as PC 4 per Drawing 5888419 Rev K. Material: Stainless Steel (17-4) per ASTM A564/A564-13, UNS S17400, Type 630 & Condition H1100.

End Cap

EA

End Cap, detailed as PC 5 per Drawing 5888419 Rev K. Material: Stainless Steel (17-4) per ASTM A564/A564-13, UNS S17400, Type 630 & Condition H1100.

Pinion Retainer

EA

Pinion Retainer, Detailed as PC 6 per Drawing 5858419 Rev K. Material: NAILBRZ per ASTM B150/B150M-12 (Supersedes Mil-B-24059), UNS C63200.

End Cap

EA

End Cap, same as ITEM 0001

End Cap

EA

End Cap, same as ITEM 0002

End Cap

EA

End Cap, same as ITEM 0003

End Cap

EA

End Cap, same as ITEM 0004

Pinion Retainer

EA

Pinion Retainer, same as ITEM 0005

NOTE: Drawing 5858419 Rev K dimension has been modified by ECP 412-07-033. Dimensional Change Sketch provided for Drawing 5858419 Rev K for clarification.

If you need a copy of Drawing 5858419 Rev K, please complete the provided SECURITY AGREEMENT and return it with a copy of your company’s completed and signed DD FORM 2345 (MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT) via Email and the drawing and supporting documents will be sent to you via FedEx.

52.204-7 System for Award Management

52.204-13, SAM Maintenance 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations- Representation 52.211-14, Notice of Priority Rating

52.211-15, Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements

52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors 52.212-3 Alt I Instructions to Offerors Evaluation Offeror Reps and Certs 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items

52.222-22 Previous Contracts & Compliance Reports

52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran – Reps and Certs

52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.242-15 Stop Work Order

52.243-1, Changes Fixed Price

52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements

52.247-34, F.O.B—Destination

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses

52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms

252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003. Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7008 DEV Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7001 Buy American Act & Balance of Payments Program

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations – Representation, 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, 52.219-3 Notice of Total HUBZone Set Aside or sole source Award52.219-6 ALT1 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, 52.221-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Equal Opportunities for Workers w/ Disabilities, 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-11 Ozone Depleting Substances, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Test Messaging While Driving, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer SAM Additional contract terms and conditions applicable to this procurement are:

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials, DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information Deviation 2016 O0001) DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors

DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies By Sea

Local Clauses:

YM3 A1: Additional Information

YM3 C500: Mercury Control (Supplies)

YM3 C528: Specification Changes

YM3 D2: Marking of Shipments

YM3 D4: Preparation for Delivery (Commercially Packaged Items)

YM3 D8: Prohibited Packing Materials YM3 E2: Inspection and Acceptance (Destination)

YM3 F500: Consignment Instructions for Deliveries to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

CONDITIONS FOR EVALUATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS FOR CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS

(a) Definitions.

"Actual manufacturer" means an individual, activity, or organization that performs the physical fabrication processes that produce the deliverable part or other items of supply for the Government. The actual manufacturer must produce the part in-house. The actual manufacturer may or may not be the design control activity.

"Approved source" means a prime Contractor or the actual manufacturer(s) cited in the acquisition identification description (AID). It does not include design control activities with no manufacturing capability.

"Critical safety item" (CSI) means a part, assembly, installation, or production system with one or more critical characteristics that, if not conforming to the design data or quality requirements, would result in an unsafe condition that could cause loss of, or serious damage to, the end item or major components, loss of control, or serious injury or death to personnel.

"Design control activity" means a Contractor or Government activity having responsibility for the design of a given part, and for the preparation and currency of engineering drawings and other technical data for that part. The design control activity may or may not be the actual manufacturer.

"Exact product" and "alternate product" are defined in the provision at Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) clause 52.217-9002, Conditions for Evaluation and Acceptance of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

"Prime Contractor" means a Contractor having responsibility for design control and/or delivery of a system/equipment such as aircraft, engines, ships, tanks, vehicles, guns and missiles, ground communications and electronics systems, and test equipment.

"Rebranding" means remarking, re-labeling, repackaging, or otherwise obscuring the marking of the approved source cited in the AID (i.e., the prime Contractor or actual manufacturer).

(b) The item being acquired is a critical safety item (CSI). Given their vital importance and the catastrophic consequences that can result if they fail, procurement of these items requires the highest standards of oversight and verification.

(c) This clause applies only to offers of "exact product." Offers of "alternate product" will be evaluated in accordance with the clause at DLAD 52.217-9002. Offerors of Government surplus material must comply with the requirements in the clause at DLAD 52.211-9000 in addition to this clause, and surplus offers will be evaluated in accordance with the provision at DLAD 52.211-9003.

(d) If the Offeror is the prospective awardee and is not currently an approved source cited in the acquisition identification description (AID) on the schedule page of this solicitation, the Offeror will be requested by the Contracting Officer to provide documented evidence prior to award sufficient to establish that the item being offered is (or will be) the exact item cited in the AID and is (or will be) manufactured by an approved source cited in the AID, modified (if necessary) to conform to any additional requirements set forth in the AID, and is (or will be) manufactured by or under the direction of an approved source cited in the AID. Additionally, if the Offeror manufactures the offered item for an approved source cited in the AID, evidence of approval and acceptance by the approved source will be required. Evidence must include the following at a minimum, plus whatever additional evidence the Contracting Officer determines necessary to sufficiently establish the identity of the item and its manufacturing source:

(1) If offered item(s) are "not in stock" or "not yet manufactured" --

(i) A copy of Offeror's Request for Quotation to approved source cited in AID; and

(ii) An original, hard copy of quotation received by Offeror from approved source cited in AID; or other verifiable documentation of quotation. (If Offeror is unable to provide this documentation to the Contracting Officer prior to award, it must be provided to the Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) for examination at time of source inspection.)

(iii) For offers of surplus material, a completed 52.211-9000 with supporting documentation.

(2) If offered item(s) are "shipped" or "in stock" --

(i) A copy of invoice on approved source's letterhead. (Invoice must identify exact item cited in AID and a quantity sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement.); or

(ii) A copy of packing slip which accompanied shipment from approved source to Offeror. (Packing slip must identify exact item cited in AID and a quantity sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement; or

(iii) For offers of surplus material, a completed 52.211-9000 with supporting documentation; and

(iv) Inventory control records to establish that items Offeror proposes to furnish under current order are still in Offeror's stock. (This documentation is mandatory and must be provided to Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) for examination at time of source inspection. Documentation may be provided to Contracting Officer prior to award, at Offeror's discretion.)

(3) If the offeror is an authorized dealer/distributor, or manufactures the item for an approved source --

(i) An authorized dealer/distributorship agreement, licensee agreement, or other type of agreement. (The agreement must specifically identify the exact item, or otherwise ensure that the Offeror is authorized by the approved source to manufacture or distribute the exact item being acquired. If the agreement covers a general product line or is otherwise not product-specific, the Offeror must also furnish additional documentation to address the exact item being acquired (see above).); or

(ii) Letter from an approved source cited in the AID, specifically identifying Offeror as authorized to distribute or manufacture the exact item cited in the AID for that approved source; or

(iii) Other verifiable information (e.g., listing of authorized dealers on official Web page of an approved source) to establish the Offeror's authority to manufacturer or distribute the exact item cited in the AID for an approved source cited in the AID.

(4) When the AID specifies a revision number --

(i) Documentation establishing that the offered item was (or will be) made in accordance with the revision cited in the AID. (This requirement is considered to have been met when documentation provided by Offeror to satisfy other portions of this clause or solicitation already establishes that offered item was (or will be) made to the revision cited in the AID); or

(ii) Documentation identifying the revision offered and the differences between the revision offered and the revision cited in the AID.

(e) By the submission of this offer, the Offeror represents that --

(1) The item(s) to be provided to the Government --

(i) Is (or will be) in full compliance with all requirements specified in the solicitation; and

(ii) Is not (or will not be) --

(A) A factory second;

(B) Changed, mutilated, or rebranded;

(C) A manufacturer's overrun;

(D) A rejected item; or

(E) Government surplus material (unless Offeror has complied with clause at DLAD 52.211-9000, Government Surplus Material).

(2) In the event of item failure, Offeror will have access to, and will provide to the Government upon request, all information necessary to trace the item back through the manufacturing process.

(3) Any documentation provided by Offeror will correspond to the exact item(s) that will be furnished to the Government; or Offeror will obtain updated documentation and provide it to the Government (if, for example, Offeror sells item(s) to another Buyer before award or before tender for acceptance).

(f) Failure to provide adequate documentation within the timeframe requested by the Contracting Officer may result in rejection of the offer.

(End of Clause)

CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF TRACEABILITY DOCUMENTATION

(a) This clause applies whenever the Contractor is not the manufacturer of the item(s) to be furnished.

(b)(1) The Contractor shall retain evidence to document that items furnished under this contract conform to contract requirements. Evidence will generally include information tracing the items back to the manufacturing source or its authorized distributor. At a minimum, evidence shall be sufficient to establish the identity of the item, its manufacturing source, and conformance to the item description

(2) Examples of traceability documentation include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Purchase order(s)/invoice(s) between manufacturer(s)/distributor(s), identifying part number (and/or technical data package (TDP) with revision level) and quantities;

(ii) Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved/qualified source’s packing slips, identifying part number (and/or TDP with revision level) and quantities;

(iii) OEM or approved/qualified source’s certification, identifying part number (and/or TDP with revision level) and quantities; and/or

(iv) OEM or approved/qualified source’s identifiable standard packaging, with part number (and/or TDP with revision level) cited on the package.

(3) TheContractor shall be responsible for the assurance of type, kind, count, and condition. Preservation, packing, packaging, and marking shall be in accordance with contractual requirements.

(4) The Contractor shall provide documentation of traceability for review—

(i) Upon request by the Contracting Officer at any time prior to or after award;

(ii) At time of Government source inspection, if applicable; and/or

(iii) During random or directed post-award audits.

(5) The Contractor shall retain documentation in accordance with this clause for 5 years after final payment under this contract.

c) The Offeror/Contractor shall provide documentation of traceability for review—

(1) Upon request by the Contracting Officer at any time prior to or after award;

(2) At time of Government source inspection, if applicable; and/or

(3) During random or directed post-award audits.

(d) Traceability documentation shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) If the Offeror/Contractor is an authorized dealer/distributor for an approved source for the specific item being procured by the Government, the following requirements apply:

(i) The Offeror/Contractor shall maintain at least one of the following:

(A) A copy of its current dealer/distributorship agreement;

(B) A letter of authorization from the approved source; or

(C) A link to an official website maintained by the approved source, which shall clearly identify the Offeror as an authorized dealer/distributor.

(ii) By submission of documentation described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause, the Offeror/Contractor represents that:

(A) The dealer/distributor relationship with the approved source applies to the specific item being procured by the Government; and

(B) If the Contractor’s dealer/distributor status with the approved source changes after award, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer. Failure to provide such notification is grounds for cancellation of award or termination for default/cause, as applicable.

(2) If the Offeror/Contractor is not an authorized dealer/distributor for an approved source for the specific item being procured by the Government, the following requirements apply:

(i) If the Offeror/Contractor identified the offered item as “not in stock/not currently owned by the Offeror" or "not yet manufactured," the Offeror/Contractor shall—

(A) Maintain a verifiable quotation from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(B) Include the following information in its quotation:

(1) The item part number or designation, which shall be provided in sufficient detail to document that the item being quoted is the same as the item being procured by the Government;

(2) The quantity, which shall be sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement;

(3) The unit price quoted by the approved source, or by the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(4) The date of the quotation; and

(5) The name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(C) The quotation shall be on the letterhead of the approved source, or of an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; or an electronic quotation, which shall be clearly identifiable as coming to the Offeror/Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(D) If the offered items are obtained from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, the Offeror/Contractor shall maintain the information described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause to document the authorized dealer/distributor arrangement; and the terms in subparagraph (d)(1)(ii) of this clause shall apply.

(ii) If the Offeror/Contractor identified the offered item as “shipped” or “in stock/currently owned by the Offeror,” the following requirements apply:

(A) The Offeror/Contractor shall maintain one of the following documents:

(1) The invoice received by the Offeror/Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; or

(2) The packing slip that accompanied the shipment to the Offeror/ Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source. The packing slip shall include a packing slip number. (If no packing slip number was provided, the Offeror/Contractor shall obtain and maintain written documentation from the approved source, or from the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, verifying the packing slip number. Such documentation shall include the name and address of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; the date of the correspondence; and the name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, who provided the information.)

(B) The documentation furnished in accordance with subparagraph (c)(2)(ii)(A) of this clause shall include the following:

(1) Date;

(2) the name and address of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(3) the name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(4) the item part number or designation, which shall be provided in sufficient detail to document that the item provided to the Contractor is the same as the item being procured by the Government;

(5) the quantity, which shall be sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement;

(6) the unit price charged by the approved source, or by the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; and

(7) the Offeror’s/Contractor’s name and address.

(C) If the offered items are obtained directly from an authorized dealer or distributor, the Offeror/Contractor shall maintain the information described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause to document the authorized dealer/distributor arrangement; and the terms in subparagraph (d)(1)(ii) of this clause shall apply.

(3) If the offered items are not obtained directly from an approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor of an approved source, the Offeror/Contractor shall maintain documentation, as described in subparagraph (d)(2) of this clause, sufficient to establish the complete line of ownership or distribution from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, to the Offeror/Contractor.

(e) The Contracting Officer determines the acceptability and sufficiency of documentation or other evidence, at his or her sole discretion. If the Contracting Officer finds the evidence to be unacceptable, or if the Contractor fails to retain or provide the requested evidence, the award may be cancelled or contract may be terminated for cause/default, as applicable.

(f) At the Contracting Officer’s discretion, documentation of traceability provided by the Contractor, in accordance with provisions in the solicitation and/or clauses included in this contract, may be used to determine the acceptability of documentation retained in accordance with this clause.

(g) Notwithstanding any documentation provided by the Offeror prior to purchase order issuance/contract award, the Government reserves the right to require additional documentation attesting to the authenticity of the material at any time before or after contract delivery.

(h) If the solicitation states inspection and acceptance shall take place at destination, the Government reserves the right to change the place of inspection and acceptance to origin and to invoke 52.246-9004, Product Verification Testing, at time of award, with no increase in the awarded unit price.

(i) The Contractor shall be responsible for the assurance of type, kind, count, and condition. Preservation, packing, packaging, and marking shall be in accordance with contractual requirements.

(j) The Contractor shall retain documentation in accordance with this clause for 5 years after final payment under this contract.

(End of Clause)

TIME OF DELIVERY – ACCELERATED

Unless otherwise authorized in the award, accelerated delivery is acceptable only if there is no additional cost or obligation to the Government for accelerated delivery.

(End of Clause)

REVERSE AUCTION

The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line reverse auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. If the Contracting Officer does not conduct a reverse auction, award may be made on the basis of initial offers or following discussions not using reverse auctioning as a pricing technique. If the Contracting Officer decides to use on-line reverse auctioning to conduct price negotiations, the Contracting Officer will notify offerors of this decision and the following provisions will apply.

(a) The award decision will be made in accordance with the evaluation factors as set forth in the solicitation. The reverse on-line auction will be used as a pricing technique during discussions to establish the final offered prices from each offeror. These prices will be used in conjunction with the evaluation factors stated elsewhere in the solicitation in order to make the award decision in accordance with the basis for award stated in the solicitation.

(b) Following the decision to conduct discussions using on-line reverse auctioning as a pricing technique, the Contracting Officer or his/her representative will provide offerors determined to be in the competitive range with information concerning the on-line auction process. The Government intends to use a commercial web-based product to conduct the reverse auction.

(c) Prior to or simultaneously with conducting the on-line reverse auction, the Contracting Officer may hold discussions with the offerors concerning matters appropriate for discussion, such as issues involving technical proposals or unbalanced pricing.

(d) The lowest offeror’s price(s) for each round of the reverse auction will be disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having authorized access to the on-line auction. This disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror’s identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government; only a generic identifier will be used for each offeror’s proposed pricing, such as “Offeror A” or “lowest-priced offeror”). By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the reverse auction and that their prices may be disclosed, including to other offerors, during the reverse auction.

(e) An offeror’s final auction price at the close of the reverse auction will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the reverse auction, unless the Contracting Officer decides that further discussions are needed and final proposal revisions are again requested in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.307.

(f) The following information is provided regarding the procedures to be followed if a reverse auction is conducted.

(1) Each offeror identified by the Contracting Officer as a participant in the reverse auction will be contacted by Defense Logistic Agency’s commercial reverse auction service provider to advise the offeror of the event and to provide an explanation of the process.

(2) In order for an Offeror to participate in the reverse auction, such offeror must agree with terms and conditions of the entire solicitation, including this provision, and agree to the commercial reverse auction service provider’s terms and conditions for using its service. Information concerning the reverse auction process and the commercial service provider’s terms and conditions is embedded within the email notification sent by the on-line reverse auction pricing tool system administrator.

(3) Offerors shall secure the passwords and other confidential materials provided by the commercial reverse auction service provider or the Government and ensure they are used only for purposes of participation in the reverse auction. Offerors shall keep their own and other offerors’ pricing in confidence until after contract award.

(4) Any offeror unable to enter pricing through the commercial reverse auction service provider’s system during a reverse auction must notify the Contracting Officer or designated representative immediately. The Contracting Officer may, at his/her sole discretion, extend or re-open the reverse auction if the reason for the offeror’s inability to enter pricing is determined to be without fault on the part of the offeror and outside the offeror’s control.

(5) The reverse auction will be conducted using the commercial reverse auction service provider’s website as embedded in the email notification. Offerors shall be responsible for providing their own computer and internet connection.

(6) Training:

(i) The commercial reverse auction service provider and/or a Government representative will provide familiarization training to offerors’ employees; this training may be provided through written material, the commercial reverse auction service provider’s website, and/or other means.

(ii) An employee of an offeror who successfully completes the training shall be designated as a 'trained offeror.' Only trained offerors may participate in a reverse auction. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to request that offerors provide an alternate offeror employee to become a 'trained offeror.' The Contracting Officer also reserves the right to take away the 'trained offeror' designation from any trained offeror who fails to abide by the solicitation’s or commercial reverse auction service provider’s terms and conditions.

(End of Provision)

ADDITION / DELETION OF ITEMS

(a) The Government reserves the right to unilaterally delete items that were available from only one manufacturer at the time of award if an alternate source of supply becomes available or the Government’s requirements are modified to provide for full and open competition. The Government will provide a 30 day advance notice to the Contractor prior to deleting any item from the contract.

(b) New items may be added to the contract through bilateral modification with negotiated prices. All new requirements are subject to synopsis prior to addition to the contract.

(c) Discontinued items:

(1) The Contractor agrees to provide the Government with immediate, written notification when an item is to be discontinued by the manufacturer, including a recommendation for any potential substitute or replacement items. If the Government elects to include a substitute or replacement item in the contract, the contract will be modified accordingly.

(2) If an item is discontinued without replacement, the notice should include a recommendation concerning the availability of items that are comparable in form, fit, and function. The Contractor shall not incur any costs related to alternate sources of supply without the express written approval of the Contracting Officer. The Government has the option to make a last time order, or series of orders, within 30 days after receiving written notification of the discontinued item after which the item will be deleted from the contract. The Contractor shall honor any last time order unless it is returned to the ordering office within 10 days after issuance, with written notice stating the full quantity is not available for shipment. The terms of such order(s) will be negotiated by the parties, including changes to the delivery schedule and maximum quantity available for shipment.

(End of Clause)

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS

(a) In order to facilitate the use of electronic commerce/electronic data interchange while fulfilling the requirements of the small business program, certain socioeconomic information must be provided in a coded, rather than a fill-in format. Because electronic commerce/electronic data interchange (EC/EDI) transactions are often reformatted in transmission, the use of these codes will prevent misinterpretation within the system. The recording of unique codes instead of the traditional “x-in-the-box” form of information entry may also preclude potential mistakes in socioeconomic program reporting.

(b) In order to record the representations and certifications contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, and in accordance with the definitions found therein, the offeror represents and certifies as a part of its offer that it is a ____________business type. (The offeror shall select the one code from the following listing which represents the offeror’s business type.) The offeror’s recording of its business type herein by means of an alpha code replaces the marking of the appropriate boxes in FAR 52.219-1, paragraph (b). The penalties for misrepresentation of business status still apply; see FAR 52.219-1, paragraph (d)(2).

Code B=Small Business. Enter code B if your firm is a small business concern, as defined in FAR 52.219-1, paragraph (c).

Code M=Small Disadvantaged Business. Enter code M if your firm is a small disadvantaged business concern, as defined in FAR 52.219-23, paragraph (a).

Code U=Woman-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business. Enter code U if your firm is a woman-owned business, as defined in FAR 52.219-1, paragraph (c), and a small disadvantaged business, as defined in FAR 52.219-23, paragraph (a).

Code W=Woman-Owned Small Business. Enter Code W if your firm is a woman-owned small business, as defined in FAR 52.219-1, paragraph (c).

Code A=Large business. Enter code A if your firm is not included in any of the above categories.

DISPUTES - AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute.

(b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the Contractor (see Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal. Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate.

(c) The offeror should check here to opt out of this clause:

[ ] Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer.

REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES

(a) The Contractor shall remove or obliterate from a rejected end item and its packing and packaging, any marking, symbol, or other representation that the end item or any part of it has been produced or manufactured for the United States Government. Removal or obliteration shall be accomplished prior to any donation, sale, or disposal in commercial channels. The Contractor, in making disposition in commercial channels of rejected supplies, is responsible for compliance with requirements of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 United States Code (U.S.C.) 45 et seq.) and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as well as other Federal or State laws and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(b) Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor is responsible for removal or obliteration of government identifications within 72 hours of rejection of nonconforming supplies including supplies manufactured for the Government but not offered or supplies transferred from the Government's account to the cold storage Contractor's account at origin or destination. (For product rejected at destination and returned to the Contractor's plant, the 72 hour period starts with the time of Contractor receipt of returned product). After removal or obliteration is accomplished and prior to disposition, the Contractor must notify the Government inspector.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM)

(a) This clause only applies when wood packaging material (WPM) will be used to make shipments under this contract. and/or when WPM is being acquired under this contract.”

(b) Definition.

Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. The definition excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD).

(c) All wood packaging material (WPM) used to make shipments under Department of Defense (DOD) contracts and/or acquired by DOD must meet requirements of international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPM) 15, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade.” DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo.

(1) All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) wood packaging material program and WPM enforcement regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/).

(2) All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC standard. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved dunnage stamp.

(d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government."

This announcement will close at 10:00 AM EST on July 22nd, 2019. The Point of Contact for this solicitation is Steve Seiger who can be reached at 207-438-1320 or email Stephen.seiger@navy.mil. [A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.] All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this procurement. While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final contract award will be based on a combination of factors - a combination of price, technically acceptable low bids and past performance.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed online at http://www.sam.gov/.

If not the actual manufacturer – Manufacturer’s Name Location and Business Size must be provided.

All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.