Fairlead Beam Upgrade

Requirement Title: Fairlead Beam Upgrade

Solicitation Number:     W901UZ23Q4312

Solicitation Issue Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Response Deadline:  Wednesday, 28 June 2023, no later than 11:00am CDT

Point(s) of Contact: Lisa Peckham / lisa.peckham@us.af.mil / (701) 857-4305

Contracting Officer:  Heidi Sigl / heidi.l.sigl.civ@army.mil/ (701) 333-2226

General Information

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request for Quotation (RFQ).
3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular  2023-03 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice   20230427

Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular   20230508

      4. This acquisition is set-aside for 100% Small Business Concern.

    The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 333992.

    The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1,250 employees.

Requirement Information

•  Fifteen(15) ea. Fairlead Beam Upgrades
•  Fairlead Beam Shipping

Perform modifications to the Fairlead Beam in accordance with drawings, procedures, and material specifications. Reference PDF file titles “Fairlead beam Upgrade Fabrication Drawings” Only certified welders may perform welding on the Beams. Certificates must be provided with quotes. Follow American Welding Society D1.1, table 3.1 for welding requirements on ASTM A36 steel. Minimum yield strength 36Ksi, minimum tensile strength 58Ksi.

Use ONLY Sherwin Williams Zinc Clad IV. For Zinc Clad IV primed surfaces, Paint standard for steels will be one coat of Zinc clad IV (3.0-5.0 mils dry film thickness) followed by two coats of Sherwin Williams Acrolon 218 HS polyurethane topcoat (3.0-6.0 mils dry film thickness). The topcoat color will duplicate the original dark green color. The vendor shall follow the· manufacturer's recommendations for surface preparation and coating application. Note: For painting purposes the Fairlead Beams are approximately 15ft x 3ft x 1ft.

 Assuring the quality of work being performed on the FLB (first article inspection) is acceptable, when the first FLB is assembled, prior to painting, CETSC should be contacted and scheduled for an inspection to assure contract compliance. If accepted, modification on the remaining FLB's can continue. If  vendor desires, CETSC will consider a second inspection to observe a finished painted product to acknowledge acceptable quality workmanship.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

160 Days ADC,  F.O.B. Destination; ANG/ NGB/A40C, 3430 2nd St NE, Minot ND, 58703

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 20 June 2023. Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.
2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.
3.  Quotes must be valid through: 1 Aug 2023. 
4.  All price quotations must be submitted on "Attachment 9, Quote Sheet" and it must be filled in entirely; all technical submissions must be submitted on a separate document.
5. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name:                                                                                  Point of Contact:

Address:                                                                                                 Telephone Number:

Discount Terms                                                                                    SAM Registered: Yes/No

Small Business: Yes/No                                                                      Unique Entity ID #

CAGE #:                                                                                                 Veteran-Owned: Yes/No

Woman-Owned: Yes/No                       

Estimated Period of Performance/Delivery: Signature/Date:

Printed Name:

Evaluation Criteria

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerer 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:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - An offeror’s quotation will be considered technically acceptable if it meets the specifications in the Description section of this requirement. Quotations that do not meet these requirements will be considered unacceptable and therefore under the evaluation process will not be considered for award.

PRICE - price will be evaluated on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate.

Clauses and Provisions

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition; the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.203-6,   Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I

52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6,   Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for                          Debarment

52.219-6,   Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-8,   Utilization of Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

52.222-3,   Convict Labor

52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

        52.203-3, Gratuities

        52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

        52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

        52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

        52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper

        52.204-7, System for Award Management

        52.204-13, System For Award Management Maintenance

        52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

        52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offerer

        52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

        52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certificates

        52.204-20, Predecessor of Offerer

        52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

        52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Service Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and                                   Other Covered Entities

        52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

        52.209-5,   Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

        52.209-10,  Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

        52.209-11, Representation by Corporations regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

        52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal

        52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rereprentation

        52.223-6,   Drug-Free Workplace

        52.225-25, Prohibition on contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran --                                              Representation and Certification

        52.232-1,   Payments

        52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

        52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

        52.233-3,   Protest After Award

        52.233-4,   Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

        52.243-1,   Changes—Fixed Price

        52.247-34, F.O.B Destination

        52.252-2,   Clauses Incorporated by Reference

        52.252-6,   Authorized Deviations in Clauses

        252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

        252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

        252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General

        252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

        252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product

        252.204-7006, Billing Instructions

        252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor reported Cyber Incident Information

        252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

        252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information For Litigation Support

        252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services

        252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation

        252.211-7008, Use of Government Assigned Serial Numbers

        252.223-7008, Prohibition on Hexavalent Chromium

       252.225-7001, Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program –Basic

       252.225-7015, Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools

       252.225-7016, Restriction on Acquisition of Ball or Roller Bearings

       252.225-7046, Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation.

      252.225-7047, Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.

     252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items

     252.227-7015, Technical Data - Commercial Items

     252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

     252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

     252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

      252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

      252.243-7001, Pricing Of Contract Modification

       252.243-7002, Request for Equitable Adjustment

       252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercials

       252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

       5352.201-9101, Ombudsman

       5352.201-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances

Attachments

Attachment 1-7, Drawings

Attachment 8, Fairlead Beam Upgrade SOW

Attachment 9, Quote Sheet