Large Vertical Turning Center

AMENDMENT 01

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING REPOSTED AS A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION SINCE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET FAR 52.219-14 "LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING"

ALL LARGE BUSINESSES ARE REQURIED TO SUBMIT A SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN.

This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 is attached.  The provisions and clauses listed in the attached Solicitation document are supplemented with those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-04.

This procurement is being solicited as a 100% total small-business set-aside.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ (NAWCADLKE) intends to competitively solicit and award a contract for the procurement of one (1) each Large Vertical Turning Center for the machine shop in the Prototype and Manufacturing Division on Joint Base MDL-Lakehurst, NJ in accordance with the Statement of Work contained within the attached Solicitation. 

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items.  All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

DELIVERY / SHIP-TO LOCATION: see attached Solicitation for delivery instructions / ship-to location(s).  Shipping Instructions - Shipping must be free on board (FOB) Destination - CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the Vendor must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the Government, and the Vendor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.  The Solicitation states the required delivery schedule for the quantities listed.  Vendors are to provide their delivery schedule on the quantities listed if different than the date(s) listed on the Solicitation.  Earlier deliveries are acceptable at no additional cost(s) to the Government.

Vendors should read this announcement, and all attachment(s), carefully and submit the requested information as stated.  Vendors are to submit their proposal on the full requirement identified.  Partial proposals will not be considered.  Failure to submit a proposal for each line item will result in the entire proposal being deemed non-responsive.  Only one proposal per Vendor will be considered.  Proposal must state the time period that proposed prices are valid (i.e. 30 days, or a date certain).  An incomplete and / or late proposal will not be considered for evaluation and / or award.  The Government reserves the right to cancel this Solicitation, either before or after the response date.  The Contracting Officer reserves the right to make no award under this procedure.

NOTE: The final proposed price(s), both total and individual, MUST include all applicable taxes, fees, gratuities, commissions, service charges, etc... The Federal Government is tax exempt.

Vendors are put on notice that the Government will not be held liable for any requirement that is to be paid for by participants or any amounts associated with those items, including any guaranteed minimum purchases that the Vendor may require.  A written notice of award or acceptance of a proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the proposal, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.  Before the specified expiration date and time of a proposal, the Government may accept the proposal whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REQUIREMENT:  This Solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines.  Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration in SAM must be listed as "ACTIVE" at time of award.  In addition, the small business size for all Vendors that submit a proposal in response to this Solicitation will be validated via SAM.

BASIS OF AWARD:  An award resulting from this announcement will be made to the responsible Vendor whose proposal is technically acceptable, is in full compliance to all other requirements set forth in the Solicitation, and the lowest price.  Interested Vendors are cautioned that their initial proposal should contain the Vendors best terms from a technical and price standpoint.  However, the Government reserves the right to obtain clarifications and / or conduct discussions and request proposal revisions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.  A Vendors past performance will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 9 - "Contractor Qualifications" and will be included in the Government's responsibility determination.  To assist the Government in making a responsibility determination, Vendors are allowed to provide what the Vendor considers to be relevant past performance information with their proposal submission.  In addition, past performance information will be obtained from established systems such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, Supplier Performance Risk System, Electronic Subcontract Reporting System, and / or other databases; and may be obtained from other sources available to the Government, such as the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Small Business Administration.  All proposals will be evaluated for compliance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in this Solicitation.

Payments terms are upon Government acceptance of the full requirements on the resultant Contract.  Vendors are allowed to propose alternative payment terms for the Government's consideration.

Interested Vendors are to email their signed proposal to William Waterhouse, Contract Specialist, via the email specified in this announcement.  Questions concerning this Solicitation should be addressed to William Waterhouse, Contract Specialist, via the email specified.  Any question(s) received telephonically will not be answered and you are directed to submit your question(s) in writing to the Contract Specialist via the email specified in this announcement.  All questions and answers specific to this Solicitation will be posted to this website.

The deadline for question submittal is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, 20 February 2020.  Interested Vendors are requested to submit questions at the earliest possibledate to enable the Government to provide a comprehensive and timely response.  Any amendment(s) to this Solicitation will be posted to this website.  No telephone requests for the Solicitation will be accepted, no written requests will be accepted and no hard copies of the Solicitation package will be mailed.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/