CASE, TRANSIT w/FOAM-DUNNAGE BASE/LID PLAT ID/INVENTORY -

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCAD LKE) has a requirement to procure brand name or equal Transit Cases, Base Dunnage, Lid Dunnage, Identification Plates and Inventory Plates. The brand name specific parts are from NSN Specialty LLC (CAGE: 4Z0R7). The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract. 

 (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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  (ii)  This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 & FAR Part 13 under combined synopsis/solicitation number N68335-24-Q-0119.  (iii)  The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-01.  (iv)  This solicitation is open to Small Business concerns only.  NAICS is 332439 with a size standard of 750 employees. (v) Please see Attachment 001_Price Sheet for a list of the line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure. (vi) The description of the requirements for the items to be acquired are provided in the description above and Attachment 001_Price List attached below. (vii) FOB point is destination to NAWCAD LKE. Any applicable shipping costs shall be factored into the unit price(s) of each item. Do not include a separate line item for shipping charges. (viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition. (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition. 

  

(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 price responsible Offeror that is deemed Eligible for award. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following criteria: 1) Award Eligibility; and, 2) Price.  

1) Award Eligibility: 

i) The Offeror must demonstrate that if they are an authorized distributor of the identified brand name and brand name or equal manufacturers. Acceptable demonstration is as follows: Prime level Offerors shall provide written documentation from the Original Equipment Manufacturer that their company or their subcontractor is authorized to distribute the required equipment. If the prime Offeror’s subcontractor is the authorized distributor, then the prime-level Offeror shall include in the documentation a statement guaranteeing the Government will receive the same benefits when contracting with the prime as if the prime Offeror was the authorized distributor; AND 

  

ii) Offeror provides an exact match of the part numbers listed in Attachment 001 of this combined synopsis/solicitation and provides.  Offers of “equal” products must be in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, including but not limited to: 

a. Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in the solicitation; 

b. Clearly identify the item by: brand name, if any; and make or model number; 

c. Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and 

d. Clearly describe any modifications the Offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. 

If an Offeror does not provide the entire list of equipment, does not provide required documentation in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 for offers of “equal” products, or is not an authorized distributor, the Offeror will be deemed Ineligible for award. If the Offeror provides pricing for all the line items identified in the Attachment 001, is an authorized distributor, and provides substantiation required in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 for offers of “equal” products, the Offeror will be deemed Eligible for award. 

2) Price:  

An Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price will be determined by multiplying the proposed unit prices, by the required quantities identified in each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). For competitive evaluation purposes, the evaluated price for this procurement will be based on a sum of all CLINs. Offerors must provide pricing for all CLINs. All CLINs will be included in the total evaluated price. Each Offeror’s price proposal shall be evaluated to determine if it is complete. 

In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(1), competition establishes price reasonableness. Therefore, when contracting on a firm-fixed-price basis, comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirements to perform a price analysis, and a cost analysis need not be performed. Since this 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, pursuant to FAR Part 15.403-4 in order to ensure a reasonable and realistic price. 

A Competitive Fair and Reasonable Price Determination will be reviewed and approved by the Procuring Contracting Officer. The Competitive Fair and Reasonable Price Determination will establish price reasonableness and determine responsibility (FAR 9.103).  

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer or a statement that its Representations and Certifications was completed in the System for Award management (SAM). (xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (xii)  FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders –Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following provisions apply:  52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020); 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021);  52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023);  52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024);  52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015);  52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020); 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020); 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015);  52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020);  52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022);  52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021);  52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018). (xiii) Additional clauses and provisions and requirements: 

FAR 52.204-7: System for Award Management 

FAR 52.204-13: System for Award Management Maintenance 

FAR 52.204-16: Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 

FAR 52.204-21: Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 

FAR 52.204-24: Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 

FAR 52.204-27: Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal is incorporated. 

FAR 52.219-6: Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 

FAR 52.225-18:  Place of Manufacture 

FAR 52.225-25: Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation 

FAR 52.227-1:  Authorization and Consent 

FAR 52.227-2: Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright Infringement and Certifications. 

FAR 52.229-3: Federal, State And Local Taxes 

FAR 52.232-39: Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 

FAR 52.232-40: Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 

FAR 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated By Reference 

DFARS 252.203-7000: Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 

DFARS 252.203-7002: Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 

DFARS 252.203-7005: Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 

DFARS 252.204-7003: Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 

DFARS 252.204-7007: Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications 

DFARS 252.204-7008: Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 

DFARS 252.204-7009: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information 

DFARS 252.204-7016: Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation 

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

DFARS 252.204-7018: Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 

DFARS 252.211-7003: Item Unique Identification and Valuation 

DFARS 252.211-7008: Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers 

DFARS 252.215-7013: Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 

DFARS 252.217-7026: Identification of Sources of Supply 

DFARS 252.223-7008: Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 

DFARS 252.225-7001: Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program—Basic 

DFARS 252.225-7002: Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors 

DFARS 252.225-7007: Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies 

DFARS 252.225-7012: Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities 

DFARS 252.225-7013: Duty-Free Entry—Basic 

DFARS 252.225-7048: Export-Controlled Items 

DFARS 252.232-7003: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 

DFARS 252.232-7006:  Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 

DFARS 252.232-7010: Levies on Contract Payments 

DFARS 252.243-7001: Pricing Of Contract Modifications 

DFARS 252.244-7000: Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services 

Additional requirements: Responses must be received by 19 March 2024 at 5:00PM EDT via email only.  Questions may be submitted no later than 14 March 2024 at 5:00PM EDT.  The Point of Contact is Jeff Chelston, jeffrey.m.chelston.civ@us.navy.mil.  All quotations shall be in accordance with this solicitation and Attachment 001_Price Sheet.