Norfolk naval shipyard (nnsy) earn store

OFFEROR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTION 1:  The Alpha Dorado Buck Knife has been discontinued.  Have you identified an alternative as these type of items are very specific? 

ANSWER 1: Please refer to the solicitation (attached PDF document), Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999). If the Alpha Dorado Buck Knife is not available, offerors may propose a like or similar item that generally meets the salient characteristics described in the solicitation.

QUESTION 2:  May only a straight line be engraved on the buck knife?  The provided logo will not be very contusive to the small imprint area.

ANSWER 2: Handle remains as specified. Logo specification requirement is changed:

          FROM: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Logo affixed to the item.

          TO:     Option of:

                    (1) Affixing Norfolk Naval Shipyard Logo to the item,

        (2) Affixing small plate with inscribed text “Norfolk Naval Shipyard” to the item, or

                     (3) Inscribing the text “Norfolk Naval Shipyard” directly onto the item.

If offeror deviates from the original specification, offeror shall state as such in their quote.

QUESTION 3:  EAR BUDS – Do you want the logo in full color on this item or just 1 color? Full color is a bit more expensive.

ANSWER 3:  The COLOR for the LOGO may be ONE COLOR.

OFFER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

Question 1: Could you please provide incumbent contract numbers; if not, is this a new requirement?

Answer 1: The solicitation is for various EARN Store items that do not correlate to any one contract. To research past DLA Contracts servicing the EARN Store, please refer to FEDBIZOPPS and search for previous year solicitations/awards under DLA Code SPMYM1.

SOLICITATION

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Maritime Norfolk, Contracting Division, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price contract to procure the items listed below. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing). Items are to be delivered to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, VA. There will be four (4) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), as described below.

CLIN 0001: SMALL BUCK KNIFE, QUANTITY = 200 EACH

CLIN 0002: BALL CAPS, QUANTITY = 600 EACH

CLIN 0003: DUFFEL BAG, QUANTITY = 250 EACH

CLIN 0004: EAR BUDS, QUANTITY = 1,000 EACH

The procurement will be processed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation number is SPMYM118Q0062 and is expected to be posted on or around 24 APRIL 2018.

QUOTES will be due by 7 MAY 2018, 12:30 PM EST, and shall be emailed to the attention of Theodore Nigro at theodore.nigro@dla.mil.

QUESTIONS shall be emailed no later than 30 APRIL 2018 to the attention of Theodore Nigro at theodore.nigro@dla.mil.

PRODUCT SAMPLES will be due by 9 MAY 2018, and will be physically mailed to the address specified in the solicitation.

Please ensure that the solicitation number is included on the shipping package for the samples and in the subject line of all email correspondence. Emails without subject lines will not be read because of security issues. Vendors must be responsive to all evaluation factors for their bids to be considered viable.

Per 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items (OCT 2014), the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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:

(i)     Technical capability of the item offered meets the Government requirement

(ii)    Price

(iii)   Past Performance: Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) and Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPPIS) will be reviewed to determine vendor responsibility

The relative order of importance of the evaluation factors are in descending order of importance.

Vendors are hereby notified that the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at https://www.fbo.gov (Federal Business Opportunities). By submitting a quote, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither it nor its principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal agency.

ATTACHED: SOLICITATION SPMYM118Q0062 & ATTACHMENT 1 – LOGO.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Maritime Norfolk, Contracting Division, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price contract to procure the items listed below. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing). Items are to be delivered to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, VA. There will be four (4) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), as described below.

CLIN 0001: SMALL BUCK KNIFE, QUANTITY = 200 EACH

CLIN 0002: BALL CAPS, QUANTITY = 600 EACH

CLIN 0003: DUFFEL BAG, QUANTITY = 250 EACH

CLIN 0004: EAR BUDS, QUANTITY = 1,000 EACH

The procurement will be processed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation number is SPMYM118Q0062 and is expected to be posted on or around 24 APRIL 2018.

QUOTES will be due by 7 MAY 2018, 12:30 PM EST, and shall be emailed to the attention of Theodore Nigro at theodore.nigro@dla.mil.

QUESTIONS shall be emailed no later than 30 APRIL 2018 to the attention of Theodore Nigro at theodore.nigro@dla.mil.

PRODUCT SAMPLES will be due by 9 MAY 2018, and will be physically mailed to the address specified in the solicitation.

Please ensure that the solicitation number is included on the shipping package for the samples and in the subject line of all email correspondence. Emails without subject lines will not be read because of security issues. Vendors must be responsive to all evaluation factors for their bids to be considered viable.

Per 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items (OCT 2014), the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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: 

(i)     Technical capability of the item offered meets the Government requirement

(ii)    Price

(iii)   Past Performance: Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) and Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPPIS) will be reviewed to determine vendor responsibility

The relative order of importance of the evaluation factors are in descending order of importance.

Vendors are hereby notified that the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at https://www.fbo.gov (Federal Business Opportunities). By submitting a quote, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither it nor its principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal agency.