Intent to Sole Source - Army Research Laboratory (ARL) requires the procurement of zinc sulfide (ZnS) test pieces

NOTICE: INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to is Coherent Corp. (375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA 16056-9430. CAGE Code: 57128). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective 22 May 2024.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334413. The small business size standard is 1,250 Employees.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001: Quantity 50, ZnS MS Blank (25mmDIA x 1.7mmTK scratch/dig: 80/50) Part Number (PN): TBD-1

CLIN 0002: Quantity 50, ZnS (Regular Grade) (25mmDIA x 1.7mmTK scratch/dig: 80/50) PN: TBD-2

CLIN 0003: Quantity 30, ZnS MS Blank (50mm x 3mm x 4mmTK AG/AG) PN: TBD-3

CLIN 0004: Quantity 30, ZnS (Regular Grade Blank 50mm x 3mm x 4mmTK AG/AG) PN: TBD-4

CLIN 0005: Quantity 20, ZnS MS Blank (20mm x 20mm x 1mmTK AG/AG, surface roughness: <25A, Scratch/Dig: 80/20) PN: TBD-5

CLIN 0006: Quantity 20, ZnS (Regular Grade Blank, 20mm x 20mm x 1mmTK AG/AG, Surface Roughness: Best Effort, Scratch/Dig: 80/20) PN: TBD-6

CLIN 0007: Shipping FOB Destination to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005

Specifications/Requirement: Not Applicable

Delivery: Delivery is required by eight (8) weeks after contract award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to Logistics Warehouse, Building 321, 6375 Johnson Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. Acceptance shall be performed at Logistics Warehouse, Building 321, 6375 Johnson Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. The FOB point is Destination.

Clauses:

1. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition.  The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

1. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows: 

As stated in Section 6(i) of this document, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation. If additional proposals are received, the proposals will be evaluated by the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria (FAR 15.101-2).

1. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer: Not Applicable

1. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: none.

1. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.  The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR:

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

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

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

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

*52.222-22, Previous and Compliance Reports

*52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

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

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

DFARS:

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

252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

*252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

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

*252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

*252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

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

*252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

*252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate—Basic

252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic

*252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

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

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic

*Denotes a prescription

1. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR:

*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 Offeror

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

*52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror

52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

DFARS:

252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product

*Denotes a prescription

Adelphi Local Clauses:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

RECEIVING ROOM – APG

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

AWARD OF CONTRACT

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

PAYMENT TERMS

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

ARMY CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM (ACWS) TRANSITION INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS

FAR/DFARS FILL-IN/FULL TEXT CLAUSES:

*52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-25, Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

*52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

*52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation

252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

*Denotes a prescription

1. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as: Not Applicable

1. The following notes apply to this announcement: 

The Government is contemplating a Commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract type for this requirement under the FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot be provided for this acquisition.

Offers are due five (5) business days after posting by 11:59 AM EST, to Contract Specialist, Zachary Dowling, at zachary.a.dowling2.civ@army.mil.