Battery, Storage

The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center has a requirement and requesting quotations for the following parts:

Item 1)  NSN 6140 01-600-0680, BATTERY, STORAGE

P/N  NSB 190FT BLUE+

ALTERNATE P/N - ODSAGM400FT

HEIGHT WITH TERMINAL - 12.6"

WIDTH - 4.9"

LENGTH WITH RIB - 22.0"

WEIGHT - 128 LBS.

PULSE CRANKING AMPS - 2,150 A

CA/MCA RATING AT 32 DEGREES F - 1700 A

COLD CRANKING AMPS AT 0 DEGREES F - 1,700 A

COLD CRANKING AMPS AT MINUS 20 DEGREES F - 992A

RESERVE CAPACITY - 400 MIN.

CAPACITY - 20 HOUR RATE - 185.8 AH

CAPACITY - 10 HOUR RATE - 176.5 AH

SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT - 6,000 A

***************************PLEASE ENSURE THAT

THIS ITEM IS INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED AND MARKED

Quantity:  300 EA $_______

**ALL ITEMS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGE IAW MIL-STD-2073-1E METHOD 10 AS DESCRIBED BELOW:

CUSHIONING MATERIALS, DUNNAGE, BLOCKING AND BRACING SHALL

BE APPLIED AS REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE ITEMS AND THE ENCLOSED MEDIA AND RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF

THE ITEM WITHIN THE CONTAINER.

MARKINGS: IAW MIL-STD-129R AND BAR CODED IAW

ISO/IEC-16388-2007, CODE 39 SYMBOLOGY.

**ALL ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED AND MARKED MAY BE SHIPPIED IN A BOX MARKED "MULTIPACK"**

Delivery Schedule - Delivery is required by 5/15/2024.  Please provide your proposed delivery________

Used on U. S. Coast Guard Small Boats.  Substitute part numbers are NOT acceptable.   Inspection and acceptance shall take place at Destination after verification of preservation, Individual packaging and marking requirements and confirmation of no damage during transit. Failure to comply with packaging requirements will result in rejection and nonpayment.

Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to USCG Surface Forces Logistics Center, Baltimore MD 21226.

NOTE: NO DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS OR SCHEMATICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS AGENCY.

It is anticipated that a non-competitive sole source purchase order shall be awarded as a result of this synopsis/solicitation.  It is the Government’s belief that only Northstar Battery Company and or their authorized distributors can obtain the required technical and engineering data, and genuine OEM parts, required to successfully provide these items. Concerns having the expertise and required capabilities to provide these same items are invited to submit complete information discussing the same within three (3) calendar days from the day this notice is posted.  The information submitted must include a letter from the OEM verifying the offeror is an authorized distributor, and verifying the OEM will supply only genuine OEM parts.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format outlined in FAR Subpart 12.6, FAC 2024-02 (January 2024) and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  The NAICS code for this solicitation is _335910

  and the Small Business Size Standard is _1250.   The resultant purchase order will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR 13.5.

All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the Agency. Companies must have valid DUNS numbers and be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) and shall provide the company Tax Information Number (TIN) with their offer. The closing date and time for receipt of quote is 3/15/2024_, at _11_ a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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The following FAR Clauses provisions apply to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Sep 2023); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2023) with Alternate I.  Offeror(s) must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with their quote.

The following FAR Clauses apply to this solicitation.  Offerors may obtain full text versions of these clauses electronically at www.acquisition.gov ; FAR 52.204-7, Systems for Award Management (Oct 2018); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (NOV 2023); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (NOV 2023). The following clauses listed within FAR 52.212-5 are applicable FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program representation (Sep 2021)(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003)(E.O. 11755); FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020)(E.O. 13126);  FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016)(E.O. 11246); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)(29 U.S.C. 793);  FAR 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020);  FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreement (Jan 2021)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d);  52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Oct 2018); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013)(31 U.S.C.