Manufacture Weld Qual Membranes for PNS

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N3904024Q0043. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2023-06 and DFARS Change notice 20230929. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:

• https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
• https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

The NAICS code is 332710 and the Small Business Standard is 500 employees.

This requirement is a Small Business Set Aside solicitation.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from sources capable of providing the following (see attachments for details):

CLIN 0001           Weld Membrane PC 21 (100 EA, RF-3077 LIN 0005) in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), and Attachments 1 and 3.

CLIN 0002           Weld Membrane PC 22 (100 EA, RF-3077 LIN 0006) in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), and Attachments 2 and 3.

CLIN 0003           Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) for Line Item 0001, in accordance with Exhibit A (Seq A001-A005).

CLIN 0004           Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) for Line Item 0002, in accordance with Exhibit B (Seq A001-A005).

See attached Request for Quotation (RFQ) sheet for details.           

• Place of Delivery is: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.    
• Please Provide Soonest Delivery. Award may be made based on fastest delivery.
• See Below , and Attached, for Detailed Statement of Work and Applicable Clauses.
• For evaluation purposes, please provide any applicable procedures and technical information. If no information is provided, your quotation may be determined to be unresponsive.
• PPIRS/CPARS information will be utilized to evaluate Past Performance.
• Award may be made on the basis of adherence to the schedule and/or soonest mobilization.
• Please provide breakdown of total prices, if applicable, for Price Justification purposes.

       Material to be provided in accordance with Attachments 1, 2, and 3, as well as Exhibits A and B.

Responsibility and Inspection: unless otherwise specified in the order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement:

52.204-7        System for Award Management

52.204-10      Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

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

52.204-19      Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

52.204-20      Predecessor of Offeror

52.204-21      Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

52.204-22      Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.209-6        Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred

52.209-10      Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.209-11      Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction

52.211-14      Notice Of Priority Rating For National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use

52.211-15      Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements

52.211-17      Delivery of Excess Quantities

52.212-1        Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items

52.212-2        Evaluation - Commercial Item

52.212-3       Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items

52.212-4        Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items

52.212-5        Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statuses or Execute Orders

52.219-1       Alt  Small Business Program Representations

52.219-6       Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-8       Utilization of Small Business Concerns

52.219-28     Post-Award Small Business Program Representation

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

52.222-50     Combating Trafficking in Persons

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

52.225-13     Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.225-25      Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions

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

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

52.242-15      Stop-Work Order

52.242-17      Government Delay of Work

52.245-9        Use And Charges

52.246-1        Contractor Inspection Requirements

52.247-34      F.O.B. Destination

52.252-2        Clauses Incorporated By Reference

52.252-6        Authorized Deviations in Clauses

C-204-H001 use of navy support contractors for official contract files (Oct. 2018)

C-211-H018 approval by the government (navsea) (Jan. 2019)

C-223-H003 exclusion of mercury (navsea) (Mar. 2019)

C-223-N002 restrictions on use of yellow material (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

C-227-H006 Data Requirements (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018)

C-247-H001 permits and responsibilities (navsea) (Dec. 2018)

D-211-H002 Marking of Reports (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

D-247-H004 Marking of Packing List(s)—basic (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

D-247-W001 Prohibited Packing Materials (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

E-246-H013 inspection and acceptance of data (Oct. 2018)

E-246-H022 inspection and test records (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

E-246-W002 certificate of compliance (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

F-242-H001 contractor notice regarding late delivery

F-247-H001 delivery of data (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

F-247-N002 instructions for deliveries to the Portsmouth naval shipyard (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

G-242-H001 government contract administration points-of-contact and responsibilities (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

G-232-H002 payment instructions and contract type summary for payment office (navsea) (Jun. 2018)

G-232-H005 supplemental instructions regarding invoicing (navsea) (Jan. 2019)

G-242-H002 hours of operation and holiday schedule (navsea) (Oct. 2018)

Quoters shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3 and it’s ALT I with quotes.  All clauses shall be incorporated by reference in the order.  Additional DFARS contract terms and conditions applicable to this procurement are:

252.203-7000     Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002     Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003     Control Of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7006     Billing Instructions

252.204-7008     Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

252.204-7009     Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident

252.204-7012     Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

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

252.211-7007    Reporting of Government Furnished Property

252.211-7003    Item Unique Identification and Valuation

252.215-7013     Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

252.223-7008     Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7001     Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7002     Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors

252.225-7048     Export-Controlled Items

252.231-7000    Supplemental Cost Principles

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

252.237-7010     Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

252.243-7001     Pricing of Contract Modifications.

252.244-7000     Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.245-7001     Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property

252.245-7002     Reporting Loss of Government Property

252.245-7003     Contractor Property Management System Administration

252.245-7004     Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal

252.247-7023     Transportation of Supplies by Sea

52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this procurement.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The contract will be awarded to the vendor with the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Quotes will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

- Technical Acceptability (Must meet specifications and document capabilities)

- Price (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, after adherence to other factors)

Vendors will be required to submit a quote that will be evaluated in accordance with the specifications provided in the solicitation, FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors. Failure to include pricing for all line items shall be cause for rejection of the quote for all line items.

Technical:

Please provide documentation demonstrating your capabilities in fulfilling the SOW.

Technical Evaluation Ratings

Rating                                     Description

Acceptability                           Submission clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable                         Submission does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

If the technical submittal is determined “Unacceptable”, it renders the entire quote technically unacceptable. Technical submissions that do not meet the minimum requirements will be rated as “Unacceptable” and will no longer be considered for further competition or award.

Price:

The Price will be evaluated as Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, however, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award based on ability to meet the required schedule.

This announcement will close at 04:00 PM ET local time on 28 December 2023. Contact Chuck Chase who can be reached by email charles.e.chase23.civ@us.navy.mil.

METHOD OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:  Offers shall be emailed.  All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

System for Award Management (SAM): Vendors must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

All quotes shall include price(s), a point of contact, name, email address, phone/FAX number, CAGE Code, technical specifications of units offered (including brand), business size under the NAICS Code, and payment terms. At a minimum, quotes shall contain the completed RFQ form (attached). Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the vendor to meet all specifications and requirements.

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