Kit and Cable Assemblies

**THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EFFORT. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A BOA FOR THIS EFFORT, YOU MUST BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH 52.219-14 ) UNDER THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE DEFINED BELOW.**

The purpose of this notice is to issue Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) to provide Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIR-4.5.11 Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work.

A BOA is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor that contains:  (1) terms and clauses applying to future contracts (orders) between the parties during its term, (2) a description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the BOA.  A BOA is not a contract.  Delivery/Task Orders issued under BOAs are the binding contractual actions, and each order issued shall be subject to the contract clauses, provisions, certifications, terms, and conditions of the BOA.  The BOA template to be utilized is attached to this notice.  The Contracting Officer will advertise the BOA through the Federal Business Opportunities website annually (at a minimum), to maximize competition for the duration of the effort.

Contractors issued a BOA may receive requests for price proposals leading to award of orders.  Issuance of BOAs will be based on evaluation of qualifications in accordance with the criteria as set forth in this notice.  Award of specific orders as requirements arise will be based on price and other factors as deemed desirable and set forth for each specific requirement.  Firm-fixed price orders will be competed among the BOA Holders.  Individual orders will not be synopsized unless it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the requirements of FAR Part 5 have not been met by this notice for a specific order, or otherwise determines that synopsis of the requirement is in the best interest of the Government.

BOA's will be issued to provide the Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as, other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work. The NAICS code that will be used for future BOA competitions is as follows:  334290. 

Contractors shall provide a capability statement that demonstrates that they meet the following qualifications for issuance of a BOA for all of the following areas:  metalwork, kitting, fabrication of cable assemblies.    The evaluation criteria is as follows: 

1) Technical: Contractor shall provide (a) a detailed discussion of the approach that will be taken to meet the requirements as described in the SOW; (b) information which demonstrates an experienced machining facility capable of meeting requirements as specified in the SOW within a 60 day timeframe; (c) documentation to verify they utilize commercial best practices for certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber as listed in SOW paragraph 2.0; (d) information regarding how the contractor will maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW, and (e) information which addresses the contractor's ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14 for each indiviudal order awarded against the BOA.  The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective equipment.

2) Experience:  Provide five (5) contracts your firm has performed that contain efforts similar to those efforts required by this solicitation, within the last three years (not to have exceeded 3 years since completion) to include contract numbers, value of contracts, points of contact for reference with phone numbers, email addresses, period of performance and a brief description of the contract. Experience information submitted must have a logical connection to the requirement.  Contractors shall submit the above information as part of their capability statement for both the prime contractor and proposed major subcontractors (if applicable).  Attachment 1, Experience Evaluation Form, shall be used to submit all experience information.

The evaluation criteria identified above will be used to evaluate contractor's capability statement for issuance of a BOA: 

1) Technical. Technical shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of Technical will be determined based on the contractor's responses to each aspect of the technical evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 1 above. The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical capbility statement to determine its ability to meet the requirements of the SOW, its ability to meet commercial best practices for certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber, its ability to maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW and its ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14 for each order awarded against the resulting BOA.

2) Experience.  Experience shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis.  Evaluation of experience will be determined based on contractor's responses to each aspect of the experience evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 2 above.  The Government will consider the relevancy of the experience data.  To be considered relevant, the contractor must demonstrate execution of similar contracts for metalwork, kitting and cable assembly in terms of complexity, magnitude of effort, schedule and scope.  Additionally, the experience must have occurred during the last three (3) years.  The Government reserves the right to contact the listed points of contact for each reference to verify the information submitted. 

The Government reserves the right not to issue a BOA to a contractor who fails to meet the above stated criteria. 

The period of performance of these BOAs will be for a period of five years.  There is no guaranteed minimum dollar amount or volume of work that will be ordered under the BOAs.  Government funds are obligated only to the extent that a duly issued order creates such an obligation.  The BOA can only be changed by modification of the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under the BOA.  Modification of the BOA shall not retroactively affect orders issued prior to the time of the modification.  A BOA may be cancelled by either party by mailing or otherwise transmitting 30 days prior written notice to the other party.  Any such cancellation shall have no effect on any orders issued prior to the effective date of the cancellation, which shall be 30 days from the date of mailing or otherwise transmitting the written notice of cancellation.  Prior to the effective date of cancellation, NAVAIR may continue to place orders under the BOA. 

Firms must review the BOA template and indicate their ability and agreement to comply with all of the terms and conditions as stated.  Contractors must have representations and certifications registered on the ORCA website located at https://orca.bpn.gov/, and also be registered on the website System for Award Management located at https:// www.sam.gov.    

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement, not to exceed 12 pages, in response to this announcement to be evaluated for issuance of a BOA. The Cover Page, Table of Contents, and the Attachment 001, Experience Evaluation Form does not count toward page count limitation.  Responses should reference solicitation number N68335-13-R-0041.  Capability statements must be submitted electronically to Christine Yezzo at christine.yezzo@navy.mil.

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the capability statement evaluation process, all submissions must comply with the following instructions for capability statement format and content.  The electronic capability statement shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the capability statement it meets the following format requirements:  8.5 x 11 inch paper; single-spaced typed lines; newspaper column formatting is not permitted; 1 inch margins on all sides; not smaller than a 10 point font without condensing hyperlinks are not permitted; files shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible; no ZIP files, no fold-out pages; PDF files are permitted; all file names shall include title of the evaluation criteria.  The Cover Letter must at a minimum contain the following information:  solicitation number; enclosures being transmitted; CAGE code; a statement regarding Representations and Certifications being incorporated or attached to submission and any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the BOA template attached to this announcement. 

All questions and submissions in reference to this notice will be sent to the Point of Contact for this requirement,  Christine Yezzo, Phone: (732) 323-2739, E-mail: christine.yezzo@navy.mil.   

The purpose of Amendment 02 is to extend the response date for requested Capability Statements from 4PM EST 31 January 2013 to 4PM EST 07 February 2013.

Responses to Industry questions received will be provided via separate amendment to the Solicitation as soon as available.


The purpose of Amendment 003 is to provide responses to industry questions and to provide a sample cable assembly and metalwork drawing that is representative of the scope of work that may be requested under this BOA. As a result of the questions received the above sysnopsis posting was revised. Reference Attachment 004 to see the changes reflected in the synopsis posting.

The purpose of Amendment 004 to this synopsis posting is to inform industry that the initial submission date for Capability Statements has passed. It is to be noted that only current Kit and Cable Assembly BOA holders will be able to compete for requirements as they arise. All responsible sources, who have not currently submitted a Capability Statment for a Kit and Cable Assembly BOA or who do not hold a Kit and Cable Assembly BOA, are encouraged to submit a Capability Statement in response to announcement N68335-13-R-0041 if they would like to compete for frture Kit and Cable Assembly requirements.

**THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EFFORT. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A BOA FOR THIS EFFORT, YOU MUST BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH 52.219-14 ) UNDER THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE DEFINED BELOW.**
The purpose of this notice is to issue Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) to provide Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIR-4.5.11 Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work.
A BOA is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor that contains: (1) terms and clauses applying to future contracts (orders) between the parties during its term, (2) a description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the BOA. A BOA is not a contract. Delivery/Task Orders issued under BOAs are the binding contractual actions, and each order issued shall be subject to the contract clauses, provisions, certifications, terms, and conditions of the BOA. The BOA template to be utilized is attached to this notice. The Contracting Officer will advertise the BOA through the Federal Business Opportunities website annually (at a minimum), to maximize competition for the duration of the effort.
Contractors issued a BOA may receive requests for price proposals leading to award of orders. Issuance of BOAs will be based on evaluation of qualifications in accordance with the criteria as set forth in this notice. Award of specific orders as requirements arise will be based on price and other factors as deemed desirable and set forth for each specific requirement. Firm-fixed price orders will be competed among the BOA Holders. Individual orders will not be synopsized unless it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the requirements of FAR Part 5 have not been met by this notice for a specific order, or otherwise determines that synopsis of the requirement is in the best interest of the Government.
BOA's will be issued to provide the Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as, other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work. The NAICS code that will be used for future BOA competitions is as follows: 334290.
Contractors shall provide a capability statement that demonstrates that they meet the following qualifications for issuance of a BOA for all of the following areas: metalwork, kitting, fabrication of cable assemblies. The evaluation criteria is as follows:
1) Technical: Contractor shall provide (a) a detailed discussion of the approach that will be taken to meet the requirements as described in the SOW; (b) information which demonstrates an experienced machining facility capable of meeting requirements as specified in the SOW within a 60 day timeframe; (c) documentation to verify they utilize commercial best practices for certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber as listed in SOW paragraph 2.0; (d) information regarding how the contractor will maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW, and (e) information which addresses the contractor's ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14for each indiviudal order awarded against the BOA. The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective equipment.
2) Experience: Provide five (5) contracts your firm has performed that contain efforts similar to those efforts required by this solicitation, within the last three years (not to have exceeded 3 years since completion) to include contract numbers, value of contracts, points of contact for reference with phone numbers, email addresses, period of performance and a brief description of the contract. Experience information submitted must have a logical connection to the requirement. Contractors shall submit the above information as part of their capability statement for both the prime contractor and proposed major subcontractors (if applicable). Attachment 1, Experience Evaluation Form, shall be used to submit all experience information.
The evaluation criteria identified above will be used to evaluate contractor's capability statement for issuance of a BOA:
1) Technical. Technical shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of Technical will be determined based on the contractor's responses to each aspect of the technical evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 1 above. The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical capbility statement to determine its ability to meet the requirements of the SOW, its ability to meet commercial best practicesfor certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber, its ability to maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW and its ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14for each order awarded against the resulting BOA.
2) Experience. Experience shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of experience will be determined based on contractor's responses to each aspect of the experience evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 2 above. The Government will consider the relevancy of the experience data. To be considered relevant, the contractor must demonstrate execution of similar contracts for metalwork, kitting and cable assembly in terms of complexity, magnitude of effort, schedule and scope. Additionally, the experience must have occurred during the last three (3) years. The Government reserves the right to contact the listed points of contact for each reference to verify the information submitted.
The Government reserves the right not to issue a BOA to a contractor who fails to meet the above stated criteria.
The period of performance of these BOAs will be for a period of five years. There is no guaranteed minimum dollar amount or volume of work that will be ordered under the BOAs. Government funds are obligated only to the extent that a duly issued order creates such an obligation. The BOA can only be changed by modification of the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under the BOA. Modification of the BOA shall not retroactively affect orders issued prior to the time of the modification. A BOA may be cancelled by either party by mailing or otherwise transmitting 30 days prior written notice to the other party. Any such cancellation shall have no effect on any orders issued prior to the effective date of the cancellation, which shall be 30 days from the date of mailing or otherwise transmitting the written notice of cancellation. Prior to the effective date of cancellation, NAVAIR may continue to place orders under the BOA.
Firms must review the BOA template and indicate their ability and agreement to comply with all of the terms and conditions as stated. Contractors must have representations and certifications registered on the ORCA website located at https://orca.bpn.gov/, and also be registered on the website System for Award Management located at https:// www.sam.gov.
All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement,not to exceed 12 pages, in response to this announcement to be evaluated for issuance of a BOA. The Cover Page and the Attachment 001, Experience Evaluation Form does not count toward page count limitation. Responses should reference solicitation number N68335-13-R-0041. Capability statements must be submitted electronically to Christine Yezzo at christine.yezzo@navy.mil no later than 07 February 2013.
In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the capability statement evaluation process, all submissions must comply with the following instructions for capability statement format and content. The electronic capability statement shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the capability statement it meets the following format requirements: 8.5 x 11 inch paper; single-spaced typed lines; newspaper column formatting is not permitted; 1 inch margins on all sides; not smaller than a 10 point font without condensing hyperlinks are not permitted; files shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible; no ZIP files, no fold-out pages; PDF files are permitted; all file names shall include title of the evaluation criteria. Capability statements page limit for the entire submission is 12 pages. The Cover Page and the Attachment 001, Experience Evaluation Form does not count toward page count limitation. The Cover Letter must at a minimum contain the following information: solicitation number; enclosures being transmitted; CAGE code; a statement regarding Representations and Certifications being incorporated or attached to submission and any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the BOA template attached to this announcement.
All questions and submissions in reference to this notice will be sent to the Point of Contact for this requirement, Christine Yezzo, Phone: (732) 323-2739, E-mail: christine.yezzo@navy.mil.

Added: Jan 29, 2013 3:27 pm Modified: Jan 31, 2013 3:07 pmTrack Changes The purpose of Amendment 02 is to extend the response date for requested Capability Statements from 4PM EST 31 January 2013 to 4PM EST 07 February 2013.

Responses to Industry questions received will be provided via separate amendment to the Solicitation as soon as available.
The purpose of Amendment 003 is to provide responses to industry questions and to provide a sample cable assembly and metalwork drawing that is representative of the scope of work that may be requested under this BOA. As a result of the questions received the above sysnopsis posting was revised. Reference Attachment 004 to see the changes reflected in the synopsis posting.

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**THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EFFORT. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A BOA FOR THIS EFFORT, YOU MUST BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH 52.219-14 ) UNDER THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE DEFINED BELOW.**

The purpose of this notice is to issue Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) to provide Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIR-4.5.11 Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work.

A BOA is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor that contains:  (1) terms and clauses applying to future contracts (orders) between the parties during its term, (2) a description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the BOA.  A BOA is not a contract.  Delivery/Task Orders issued under BOAs are the binding contractual actions, and each order issued shall be subject to the contract clauses, provisions, certifications, terms, and conditions of the BOA.  The BOA template to be utilized is attached to this notice.  The Contracting Officer will advertise the BOA through the Federal Business Opportunities website annually (at a minimum), to maximize competition for the duration of the effort.

Contractors issued a BOA may receive requests for price proposals leading to award of orders.  Issuance of BOAs will be based on evaluation of qualifications in accordance with the criteria as set forth in this notice.  Award of specific orders as requirements arise will be based on price and other factors as deemed desirable and set forth for each specific requirement.  Firm-fixed price orders will be competed among the BOA Holders.  Individual orders will not be synopsized unless it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the requirements of FAR Part 5 have not been met by this notice for a specific order, or otherwise determines that synopsis of the requirement is in the best interest of the Government.

BOA's will be issued to provide the Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as, other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work. The NAICS code that will be used for future BOA competitions is as follows:  334290. 

Contractors shall provide a capability statement that demonstrates that they meet the following qualifications for issuance of a BOA for all of the following areas:  metalwork, kitting, fabrication of cable assemblies.    The evaluation criteria is as follows: 

1) Technical: Contractor shall provide (a) a detailed discussion of the approach that will be taken to meet the requirements as described in the SOW; (b) information which demonstrates an experienced machining facility capable of meeting requirements as specified in the SOW within a 60 day timeframe; (c) documentation to verify they utilize commercial best practices for certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber as listed in SOW paragraph 2.0; (d) information regarding how the contractor will maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW, and (e) information which addresses the contractor's ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14for each indiviudal order awarded against the BOA.  The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective equipment.

2) Experience:  Provide five (5) contracts your firm has performed that contain efforts similar to those efforts required by this solicitation, within the last three years (not to have exceeded 3 years since completion) to include contract numbers, value of contracts, points of contact for reference with phone numbers, email addresses, period of performance and a brief description of the contract. Experience information submitted must have a logical connection to the requirement.  Contractors shall submit the above information as part of their capability statement for both the prime contractor and proposed major subcontractors (if applicable).  Attachment 1, Experience Evaluation Form, shall be used to submit all experience information.

The evaluation criteria identified above will be used to evaluate contractor's capability statement for issuance of a BOA: 

1) Technical. Technical shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of Technical will be determined based on the contractor's responses to each aspect of the technical evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 1 above. The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical capbility statement to determine its ability to meet the requirements of the SOW, its ability to meet commercial best practicesfor certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber, its ability to maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW and its ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14for each order awarded against the resulting BOA.

2) Experience.  Experience shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis.  Evaluation of experience will be determined based on contractor's responses to each aspect of the experience evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 2 above.  The Government will consider the relevancy of the experience data.  To be considered relevant, the contractor must demonstrate execution of similar contracts for metalwork, kitting and cable assembly in terms of complexity, magnitude of effort, schedule and scope.  Additionally, the experience must have occurred during the last three (3) years.  The Government reserves the right to contact the listed points of contact for each reference to verify the information submitted. 

The Government reserves the right not to issue a BOA to a contractor who fails to meet the above stated criteria. 

The period of performance of these BOAs will be for a period of five years.  There is no guaranteed minimum dollar amount or volume of work that will be ordered under the BOAs.  Government funds are obligated only to the extent that a duly issued order creates such an obligation.  The BOA can only be changed by modification of the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under the BOA.  Modification of the BOA shall not retroactively affect orders issued prior to the time of the modification.  A BOA may be cancelled by either party by mailing or otherwise transmitting 30 days prior written notice to the other party.  Any such cancellation shall have no effect on any orders issued prior to the effective date of the cancellation, which shall be 30 days from the date of mailing or otherwise transmitting the written notice of cancellation.  Prior to the effective date of cancellation, NAVAIR may continue to place orders under the BOA. 

Firms must review the BOA template and indicate their ability and agreement to comply with all of the terms and conditions as stated.  Contractors must have representations and certifications registered on the ORCA website located at https://orca.bpn.gov/, and also be registered on the website System for Award Management located at https:// www.sam.gov.    

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement,not to exceed 12 pages, in response to this announcement to be evaluated for issuance of a BOA. The Cover Page and the Attachment 001, Experience Evaluation Form does not count toward page count limitation.  Responses should reference solicitation number N68335-13-R-0041.  Capability statements must be submitted electronically to Christine Yezzo at christine.yezzo@navy.mil no later than 07 February 2013.

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the capability statement evaluation process, all submissions must comply with the following instructions for capability statement format and content.  The electronic capability statement shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the capability statement it meets the following format requirements:  8.5 x 11 inch paper; single-spaced typed lines; newspaper column formatting is not permitted; 1 inch margins on all sides; not smaller than a 10 point font without condensing hyperlinks are not permitted; files shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible; no ZIP files, no fold-out pages; PDF files are permitted; all file names shall include title of the evaluation criteria.  Capability statements page limit for the entire submission is 12 pages.  The Cover Page and the Attachment 001, Experience Evaluation Form does not count toward page count limitation. The Cover Letter must at a minimum contain the following information:  solicitation number; enclosures being transmitted; CAGE code; a statement regarding Representations and Certifications being incorporated or attached to submission and any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the BOA template attached to this announcement. 

All questions and submissions in reference to this notice will be sent to the Point of Contact for this requirement,  Christine Yezzo, Phone: (732) 323-2739, E-mail: christine.yezzo@navy.mil.   

The purpose of Amendment 02 is to extend the response date for requested Capability Statements from 4PM EST 31 January 2013 to 4PM EST 07 February 2013.

Responses to Industry questions received will be provided via separate amendment to the Solicitation as soon as available.


The purpose of Amendment 003 is to provide responses to industry questions and to provide a sample cable assembly and metalwork drawing that is representative of the scope of work that may be requested under this BOA. As a result of the questions received the above sysnopsis posting was revised. Reference Attachment 004 to see the changes reflected in the synopsis posting.

The purpose of Amendment 02 is to extend the response date for requested Capability Statements from 4PM EST 31 January 2013 to 4PM EST 07 February 2013.

Responses to Industry questions received will be provided via separate amendment to the Solicitation as soon as available.

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The purpose of Amendment 02 is to extend the response date for requested Capability Statements from 4PM EST 31 January 2013 to 4PM EST 07 February 2013.

Responses to Industry questions received will be provided via separate amendment to the Solicitation as soon as available.

Amendment 01: This amendment is being issued to extend the submission date for Capability Statements from 4PM EST 07 January 2013 to 4PM EST 31 Janaury 2013.
Responses to Industry questions will be issued via seaprate amendment as soon as possible..

Amendment 01: This amendment is being issued to extend the submission date for Capability Statements from 4PM EST 07 January 2013 to 4PM EST 31 Janaury 2013.

Responses to Industry questions will be issued via seaprate amendment as soon as possible.

**THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EFFORT. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A BOA FOR THIS EFFORT, YOU MUST BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS (CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A MINIMUM OF 51% OF EACH ORDER ) UNDER THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE DEFINED BELOW.**

The purpose of this notice is to issue Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) to provide Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIR-4.5.11 Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work.

A BOA is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor that contains: (1) terms and clauses applying to future contracts (orders) between the parties during its term, (2) a description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the BOA. A BOA is not a contract. Delivery/Task Orders issued under BOAs are the binding contractual actions, and each order issued shall be subject to the contract clauses, provisions, certifications, terms, and conditions of the BOA. The BOA template to be utilized is attached to this notice. The Contracting Officer will advertise the BOA through the Federal Business Opportunities website annually (at a minimum), to maximize competition for the duration of the effort.

Contractors issued a BOA may receive requests for price proposals leading to award of orders. Issuance of BOAs will be based on evaluation of qualifications in accordance with the criteria as set forth in this notice. Award of specific orders as requirements arise will be based on price and other factors as deemed desirable and set forth for each specific requirement. Firm-fixed price orders will be competed among the BOA Holders. Individual orders will not be synopsized unless it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the requirements of FAR Part 5 have not been met by this notice for a specific order, or otherwise determines that synopsis of the requirement is in the best interest of the Government.

BOA's will be issued to provide the Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as, other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work. The NAICS code that will be used for future BOA competitions is as follows: 334290.

Contractors shall provide a capability statement that demonstrates that they meet the following qualifications for issuance of a BOA for all of the following areas: metalwork, kitting, fabrication of cable assemblies. The evaluation criteria is as follows:

1) Technical: Contractor shall provide (a) a detailed discussion of the approach that will be taken to meet the requirements as described in the SOW; (b) information which demonstrates an experienced machining facility capable of meeting requirements as specified in the SOW within a 60 day timeframe; (c) documentation to verify they meet commercial certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber as listed in SOW paragraph 2.0; (d) information regarding how the contractor will maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW, and (e) information which addresses the contractor's ability to perform a minimum of 51% of each indiviudal order awarded against the BOA. The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective equipment.

2) Experience: Provide five (5) contracts your firm has performed that contain efforts similar to those efforts required by this solicitation, within the last three years (not to have exceeded 3 years since completion) to include contract numbers, value of contracts, points of contact for reference with phone numbers, email addresses, period of performance and a brief description of the contract. Experience information submitted must have a logical connection to the requirement. Contractors shall submit the above information as part of their capability statement for both the prime contractor and proposed major subcontractors (if applicable). Attachment 1, Experience Evaluation Form, shall be used to submit all experience information.

The evaluation criteria identified above will be used to evaluate contractor's capability statement for issuance of a BOA:

1) Technical. Technical shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of Technical will be determined based on the contractor's responses to each aspect of the technical evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 1 above. The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical capbility statement to determine its ability to meet the requirements of the SOW, its ability to meet commercial certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber, its ability to maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW and its ability to perform a minimum of 51% of each order awarded against the resulting BOA.

2) Experience. Experience shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of experience will be determined based on contractor's responses to each aspect of the experience evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 2 above. The Government will consider the relevancy of the experience data. To be considered relevant, the contractor must demonstrate execution of similar contracts for metalwork, kitting and cable assembly in terms of complexity, magnitude of effort, schedule and scope. Additionally, the experience must have occurred during the last three (3) years. The Government reserves the right to contact the listed points of contact for each reference to verify the information submitted.

The Government reserves the right not to issue a BOA to a contractor who fails to meet the above stated criteria.
The period of performance of these BOAs will be for a period of five years. There is no guaranteed minimum dollar amount or volume of work that will be ordered under the BOAs. Government funds are obligated only to the extent that a duly issued order creates such an obligation. The BOA can only be changed by modification of the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under the BOA. Modification of the BOA shall not retroactively affect orders issued prior to the time of the modification. A BOA may be cancelled by either party by mailing or otherwise transmitting 30 days prior written notice to the other party. Any such cancellation shall have no effect on any orders issued prior to the effective date of the cancellation, which shall be 30 days from the date of mailing or otherwise transmitting the written notice of cancellation. Prior to the effective date of cancellation, NAVAIR may continue to place orders under the BOA.

Firms must review the BOA template and indicate their ability and agreement to comply with all of the terms and conditions as stated. Contractors must have representations and certifications registered on the ORCA website located at https://orca.bpn.gov/, and also be registered on the website System for Award Management located at https:// www.sam.gov.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement (not to exceed 12 pages) in response to this announcement to be evaluated for issuance of a BOA. Responses should reference solicitation number N68335-13-R-0041. Capability statements must be submitted electronically to Christine Yezzo at christine.yezzo@navy.mil no later than 07 January 2012.

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the capability statement evaluation process, all submissions must comply with the following instructions for capability statement format and content. The electronic capability statement shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the capability statement it meets the following format requirements: 8.5 x 11 inch paper; single-spaced typed lines; newspaper column formatting is not permitted; 1 inch margins on all sides; not smaller than a 10 point font without condensing; photographs, pictures or hyperlinks are not permitted; files shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible; no ZIP files, no fold-out pages; PDF files are permitted; all file names shall include title of the evaluation criteria. Capability statements page limit for the entire submission is 12 pages. The Cover Letter must at a minimum contain the following information: solicitation number; enclosures being transmitted; CAGE code; a statement regarding Representations and Certifications being incorporated or attached to submission and any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the BOA template attached to this announcement.

All questions and submissions in reference to this notice will be sent to the Point of Contact for this requirement, Christine Yezzo, Phone: (732) 323-2739, E-mail: christine.yezzo@navy.mil.

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**THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE EFFORT. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A BOA FOR THIS EFFORT, YOU MUST BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS (CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A MINIMUM OF 51% OF EACH ORDER ) UNDER THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE DEFINED BELOW.**

The purpose of this notice is to issue Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) to provide Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIR-4.5.11 Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work.

A BOA is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor that contains: (1) terms and clauses applying to future contracts (orders) between the parties during its term, (2) a description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the BOA. A BOA is not a contract. Delivery/Task Orders issued under BOAs are the binding contractual actions, and each order issued shall be subject to the contract clauses, provisions, certifications, terms, and conditions of the BOA. The BOA template to be utilized is attached to this notice. The Contracting Officer will advertise the BOA through the Federal Business Opportunities website annually (at a minimum), to maximize competition for the duration of the effort.

Contractors issued a BOA may receive requests for price proposals leading to award of orders. Issuance of BOAs will be based on evaluation of qualifications in accordance with the criteria as set forth in this notice. Award of specific orders as requirements arise will be based on price and other factors as deemed desirable and set forth for each specific requirement. Firm-fixed price orders will be competed among the BOA Holders. Individual orders will not be synopsized unless it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the requirements of FAR Part 5 have not been met by this notice for a specific order, or otherwise determines that synopsis of the requirement is in the best interest of the Government.

BOA's will be issued to provide the Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division with kitting, material equipment list (MEL) items, material parts list (MPL) items, metalwork, and fabrication of cable assemblies in support of the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) program, as well as, other programs that have requirements that fall within this scope of work. The NAICS code that will be used for future BOA competitions is as follows: 334290.

Contractors shall provide a capability statement that demonstrates that they meet the following qualifications for issuance of a BOA for all of the following areas: metalwork, kitting, fabrication of cable assemblies. The evaluation criteria is as follows:

1) Technical: Contractor shall provide (a) a detailed discussion of the approach that will be taken to meet the requirements as described in the SOW; (b) information which demonstrates an experienced machining facility capable of meeting requirements as specified in the SOW within a 60 day timeframe; (c) documentation to verify they meet commercial certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber as listed in SOW paragraph 2.0; (d) information regarding how the contractor will maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW, and (e) information which addresses the contractor's ability to perform a minimum of 51% of each indiviudal order awarded against the BOA. The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective equipment.

2) Experience: Provide five (5) contracts your firm has performed that contain efforts similar to those efforts required by this solicitation, within the last three years (not to have exceeded 3 years since completion) to include contract numbers, value of contracts, points of contact for reference with phone numbers, email addresses, period of performance and a brief description of the contract. Experience information submitted must have a logical connection to the requirement. Contractors shall submit the above information as part of their capability statement for both the prime contractor and proposed major subcontractors (if applicable). Attachment 1, Experience Evaluation Form, shall be used to submit all experience information.

The evaluation criteria identified above will be used to evaluate contractor's capability statement for issuance of a BOA:

1) Technical. Technical shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of Technical will be determined based on the contractor's responses to each aspect of the technical evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 1 above. The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical capbility statement to determine its ability to meet the requirements of the SOW, its ability to meet commercial certification requirements for routing, solder, and fiber, its ability to maintain an effective quality assurance program to ensure performance is in accordance with the SOW and its ability to perform a minimum of 51% of each order awarded against the resulting BOA.

2) Experience. Experience shall be evaluated for acceptability only on a pass/fail basis. Evaluation of experience will be determined based on contractor's responses to each aspect of the experience evaluation criteria requested in paragraph 2 above. The Government will consider the relevancy of the experience data. To be considered relevant, the contractor must demonstrate execution of similar contracts for metalwork, kitting and cable assembly in terms of complexity, magnitude of effort, schedule and scope. Additionally, the experience must have occurred during the last three (3) years. The Government reserves the right to contact the listed points of contact for each reference to verify the information submitted.

The Government reserves the right not to issue a BOA to a contractor who fails to meet the above stated criteria.

The period of performance of these BOAs will be for a period of five years. There is no guaranteed minimum dollar amount or volume of work that will be ordered under the BOAs. Government funds are obligated only to the extent that a duly issued order creates such an obligation. The BOA can only be changed by modification of the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under the BOA. Modification of the BOA shall not retroactively affect orders issued prior to the time of the modification. A BOA may be cancelled by either party by mailing or otherwise transmitting 30 days prior written notice to the other party. Any such cancellation shall have no effect on any orders issued prior to the effective date of the cancellation, which shall be 30 days from the date of mailing or otherwise transmitting the written notice of cancellation. Prior to the effective date of cancellation, NAVAIR may continue to place orders under the BOA.

Firms must review the BOA template and indicate their ability and agreement to comply with all of the terms and conditions as stated. Contractors must have representations and certifications registered on the ORCA website located at https://orca.bpn.gov/, and also be registered on the website System for Award Management located at https:// www.sam.gov.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement (not to exceed 12 pages) in response to this announcement to be evaluated for issuance of a BOA. Responses should reference solicitation number N68335-13-R-0041. Capability statements must be submitted electronically to Christine Yezzo at christine.yezzo@navy.mil no later than 07 January 2012.

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the capability statement evaluation process, all submissions must comply with the following instructions for capability statement format and content. The electronic capability statement shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the capability statement it meets the following format requirements: 8.5 x 11 inch paper; single-spaced typed lines; newspaper column formatting is not permitted; 1 inch margins on all sides; not smaller than a 10 point font without condensing; photographs, pictures or hyperlinks are not permitted; files shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible; no ZIP files, no fold-out pages; PDF files are permitted; all file names shall include title of the evaluation criteria. Capability statements page limit for the entire submission is 12 pages. The Cover Letter must at a minimum contain the following information: solicitation number; enclosures being transmitted; CAGE code; a statement regarding Representations and Certifications being incorporated or attached to submission and any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the BOA template attached to this announcement.

All questions and submissions in reference to this notice will be sent to the Point of Contact for this requirement, Christine Yezzo, Phone: (732) 323-2739, E-mail: christine.yezzo@navy.mil.