Electric Switchgear Maintenance & Testing

Added: Aug 03, 2015 2:43 pm Modified: Aug 17, 2015 5:20 pmTrack Changes Modification/Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to address the attached questions and to extend the response date from August 19, 2015, 10:00 AM EST to August 21, 2015, 1:00 PM EST.  Another modification/Amendment will follow to provide a revised Statement of Work to include the one additional piece of equipment discoverd during the pre-bid site visit.  Switchgear 402A is 13.8K to 120/208V transformer located in Building 3 high voltage electric Vault addressed in question one.



The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, has a requirement for the maintenance and testing of the high voltage electricity which is distributed through two 13.8Kv feeds to a series of switchgear substations which are located in six Volpe buildings.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, 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. Solicitation No. DTRT5715Q80076 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83, effective July 02, 2015. The NAICS Code is 238210; the Small Business size standard is $15.0. This procurement is 100% small business set-aside.

PRICING

The Offeror shall provide a firm fixed price quotation in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and the Instructions to Offerors for the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) listed below:

CLIN 0100 - Electric Switchgear Maintenance & Testing

$ _____________________

The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order on a Firm Fixed Price basis as a result of this solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. An award will be made to the offeror whose offer is considered to be the lowest price. This RFQ is expected to result in a single purchase order award, subject to receipt of an acceptable quotation. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. An Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically using the System for Award Management (SAM) accessible via http://www.Sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. The Offeror is reminded that if it completes its annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM it must update its representations and certifications as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. All Contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.209-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-50, 52.223-15, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.232-40. These references may be viewed at www.acquisition.gov/far.

Wage Determination Number 2005-2255 Revision Number 18 Dated July 8, 2015 attached applies.

The Contractor shall meet Federal Security requirements and applicable Volpe Center Security requirements to access a United States Department of Transportation facility. The Contractor may be required to present picture identification of employment. The Government reserves the right to deny access to U.S. owned facilities to any individual. An unpaid site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2015. All notifications of attendance should be emailed to Darcy Hubbard at darcy.hubbard@dot.gov

The signed offer must be submitted electronically via e-mail to Darcy.Hubbard@dot.gov. The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Darcy Hubbard, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The time for receipt of offers is 1:00 PM Eastern Time on 08/21/2015. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received.

The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises:

ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.

The following FAR provision is incorporated by full text:
52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal
Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02)

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015)

(a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available)
under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(End of provision)

Added: Aug 03, 2015 2:43 pm The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, has a requirement for the maintenance and testing of the high voltage electricity which is distributed through two 13.8Kv feeds to a series of switchgear substations which are located in six Volpe buildings.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, 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. Solicitation No. DTRT5715Q80076 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83, effective July 02, 2015. The NAICS Code is 238210; the Small Business size standard is $15.0. This procurement is 100% small business set-aside.

PRICING

The Offeror shall provide a firm fixed price quotation in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and the Instructions to Offerors for the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) listed below:

CLIN 0100 - Electric Switchgear Maintenance & Testing

$ _____________________

The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order on a Firm Fixed Price basis as a result of this solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. An award will be made to the offeror whose offer is considered to be the lowest price. This RFQ is expected to result in a single purchase order award, subject to receipt of an acceptable quotation. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. An Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically using the System for Award Management (SAM) accessible via http://www.Sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. The Offeror is reminded that if it completes its annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM it must update its representations and certifications as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. All Contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.209-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-50, 52.223-15, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.232-40. These references may be viewed at www.acquisition.gov/far.

Wage Determination Number 2005-2255 Revision Number 18 Dated July 8, 2015 attached applies.

The Contractor shall meet Federal Security requirements and applicable Volpe Center Security requirements to access a United States Department of Transportation facility. The Contractor may be required to present picture identification of employment. The Government reserves the right to deny access to U.S. owned facilities to any individual. An unpaid site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2015. All notifications of attendance should be emailed to Darcy Hubbard at darcy.hubbard@dot.gov

The signed offer must be submitted electronically via e-mail to Darcy.Hubbard@dot.gov. The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Darcy Hubbard, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The time for receipt of offers is 10:00 AM Eastern Time on 08/19/2015. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received.

The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises:

ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.

The following FAR provision is incorporated by full text:
52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal
Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02)

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015)

(a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available)
under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

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