Overhaul of S/V reconnaissance

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation, W912BU-23-R-0033, for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 and the format in 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 will not be issued. A Scope of Work (SOW) is included with additional information for line item. This office will not accept any telephonic, written, or faxed requests for a copy of the solicitation.

Amendment 0001 has been attached along with an updated SOW, electrical systems drawing, and general arrangement drawing.  Please review the attached amendment for more information.  

Request for quotation (RFQ) for:  (PLEASE ALSO REVIEW ATTACHMENT _ QUOTE FORM: PRICE SCHEDULE SHEET)

It is the intent of the Philadelphia District, USACE to issue a Notice to Proceed to enter the Shipyard between 21 June 2023 and 27 June 2023.  Delivery of the Vessel after Notice to Proceed will initiate the Period of Performance, which is 30 calendar days after delivery.  All work must be completed by 31 July 2023.

0001         REPAIRS TO S/V RECONNAISSANCE

0001A       H-101  Drydocking

0001B       H-102  Utilities and Services

0001C       H-200  Surface Preparation, Inspection & Audio gaging

0001D       H-201  Hull Anode Replacement

0001E       H-202  Hull Painting

0001EC    C. (Behind Rub Rails)(If-Directed)

0001F       H-203  Installation of Non-Skid Main Cabin Roof

0001G      H-301  Electrical Charging System Monitoring Install

0001H      H-601  Installation & Integration of AIS Equipment

0001I        H-911  Steering System Tie Bar Alignment

0001J       H-921  Miscellaneous Deck Department Items

0001JA    Window Latches

0001JB    Radar Foundation Vibration

0001JC    Weld Cracked Engine Protection

0001JD    Modify Windshield Wiper Pressure

0001JE    Relocate Mid-Ship Cleats

0001KA    M-901 Misc Maintenance (If Directed) A. LABOR

0001KB    M-901 Misc Maintenance (If Directed) B. MATERIALS

0001KC    M-901 Misc Maintenance (INSERT % RATE) C. BURDEN CHARGES

0001         TOTAL FOR ITEM 0001

The Government may reject an offer as non-responsive if it is materially unbalanced as to prices for the basic requirement and the option quantities.  An offer is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly overstated for other work.

Refer to Contract Section M for Evaluation and Award criteria.

DESCRIPTION

OVERHAUL OF S/V RECONNAISSANCE

FOB: Destination

Inspection and Acceptance: where work will be performed. See SOW.

It is the intent of the Philadelphia District, USACE to issue a Notice to Proceed to enter the Shipyard between 21 June 2023 and 27 June 2023.  Delivery of the Vessel after Notice to Proceed will initiate the Period of Performance, which is 30 calendar days after delivery.  All work must be completed by 31 July 2023.

Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02/February 14, 2023. Clauses and Provisions are available online at

https://www.acquisition.gov.

This solicitation is being competed as a 100% total small business set-aside under the NAICS Code of 336611- Ship Building and Repairing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 2019), applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in the FAR 52-212-5(b)(4),(6),(8),(14)(i),(22),(25),(27),(28)(i),(33)(i),(42),(43), and (55) are applicable to the acquisition.

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FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

DFARS 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General AUG 2019

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems JUN 2016

FAR 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting OCT 2016

DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support MAY 2016

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUNE 2013

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

DFARS 252-244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

DFARS 252-246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts AUG 2016

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

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This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov .

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2019

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011

FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports FEB 1999

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FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2018-O0018)-

ADDENDUM Part (b) Submission of offers is replaced by language below.

Quote shall include the following (Quote Form):

1. Solicitation No.: W912BU-23-R-0033

2.Date/Name/POC:

3.Address/Telephone No:

4.Cage Code, DUNS:

5. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically). For vendors with a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), complete paragraph (b) of the provision and submit with the response to the RFQ.

6. In compliance with U.S.C. 7309 and 7310 and DFAR 225.7013, Restrictions on Construction or Repair of Vessels in Foreign Shipyards, the work performed under this contract shall not be performed in a foreign shipyard. The contractor shall provide the place of contract performance, and Master Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels Contract Number in the Quote Form.

7. Additional requirements set forth in solicitation.

8. Price: Enter pricing in the Quote Form- Price Schedule Sheet.

Part (c) Period for acceptance of offer is 90 calendar days. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

 All other parts of this provision remain unchanged.

QUOTE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

**All requests for information (RFI’s) must be submitted by May 08, 2023, NLT 4:30 PM EST to Baisy.Lanzo@usace.army.mil. Questions will be answered within 24 hours through an amendment. **

 **Completed Quote Form with other required documentation shall be submitted electronically via email Baisy.Lanzo@usace.army.mil by May 15, 2023, before 4:30 PM EST**

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FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a)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:

Award will be made to lowest price offer that meets specifications including terms and conditions, and past performance.

FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors

Provision Addenda:  All quotes shall include the following minimum information:  Cage Code, Duns Number, Taxpayer I.D. No., Payment Terms, and/or Discount Terms, Offerors Reps and Certs, Point of Contact, Phone, Fax, Email and Proposed Delivery Schedule.  IAW FAR 52.204-7, prospective vendors must be registered in the SAM database prior to contract award.  Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for contract award. Prospective vendors should visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov.

This solicitation is issued as a request for quote using FAR Parts 12 Commercial Items and 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Firms interested in this opportunity should submit a quote with the following information: Delivery Date, unit prices for each CLIN, and total price. Contractors are instructed to price each CLIN individually.

All quotes received will be evaluated for conformity with the solicitation. A quote is acceptable if it conforms to all material requirements of the RFQ; otherwise, it will be considered non-responsive. Only acceptable quotes will be evaluated. Suppliers should annotate within their quote specifications relating to the items quoted. Insufficient information may lead to a quote being considered non-responsive.

FAR 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items: All quotes received will be evaluated for conformity with the solicitation. A quote is acceptable if it conforms to all material requirements of the RFQ; otherwise, it's considered non-responsive. Only acceptable quotes will be evaluated.

The following are the evaluation criteria:

1. PRICE

a. Quoted total cost for repairs to s/v Reconnaissance (CLIN 0001).  Please include the cost for every line item including the total cost.  The Contract Specialist shall review the quote. Price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.

2. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

a. For Technical Capability Evaluations, contractors shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements presented in this specification.

**Failure to provide this information will result in your quote being deemed “Non-Responsive” **

The Government will evaluate the Technical Quotation using the following adjectival rating.

Adjectival Description

Acceptable:

Meets all the minimum requirements of the criteria; has an average probability of success; no significant weaknesses and any deficiencies can be readily corrected.

Unacceptable:

Fails to meet any of the minimum requirements of the criteria; quotation needs major revisions; very low probability of success.

3. PAST PERFORMANCE:

Price and Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with in DFARS 213.106-

2(b)(i)(B) &(C). Past Performance history shall be evaluated for each supplier’s past performance history in SPRS for the FSC and PSC of the supplies being purchased.

Award will be made to the supplier whose quote represents the best values to the Government quoting the lowest price and that has anything other than an “Unsatisfactory” rating in CPARS.

FAR 52.212-3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items:  An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov.  If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision and must submit these paragraphs with their quote.

FAR 52.212-4 – Terms and Condition – Commercial applies to this acquisition

FAR 52.212-5 (DEV Nov 2017) – Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items

FAR 52.252-1 – Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference - This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address:

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

The following additional provisions or clauses are specific to this particular requirement:

FAR 52.204-7 – System for Award Management

FAR 52.247-34 – FOB Destination

FAR 52.252-5 – Authorized Deviations in Provisions

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

Technical: Scope of Work (SOW) including Master Ship Agreement.

1. Master Ship Agreement

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Master Ship Agreement

Potential bidders shall have an existing 'Master Ship Agreement' with the US Army Corps of Engineers or shall be capable of entering into such agreement in accordance with DFARS SUBPART 217.71--MASTER AGREEMENT FOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION OF VESSELS. DFARS SUBPART 217.71 clauses are hereby incorporated in full force and effect.

Mileage Surcharge Evaluation Factor

The S/V RECONNAISSANCE’s current FY23 operating schedule has her operating in Southern New Jersey at multiple areas between Atlantic City and the Delaware Bay, prior to entry into and upon departure from the shipyard.

1.           Purpose: To aide in the evaluation of whether the total cost/price of award is in the best interest of the Government a surcharge will be assessed to reflect the cost of delivering the vessel to the contractor, and returning the vessel to Atlantic City, NJ upon completion of the work listed herein.

2.           Application: All Offerors will have their proposal surcharged (calculated after receipt of all proposals at $60 per nautical mile.  The mileage will be based on U.S. Department of Commerce Publication “Distance between United States Ports”, with an appropriate adjustment for the actual operating location.  Based on the S/V RECONNAISSANCE’s normally traveled waterway route (as determined by the Master of the vessel, facilities North and South of Atlantic City, NJ, shall have their bid surcharged on the round-trip distance between the contractor’s facility and Atlantic City, NJ.  Any shipyard facility submitting a bid which deviates from the normally traveled waterway route shall have their bid surcharged accordingly.

3.           Bids will only be accepted from facilities along the Atlantic Coast of the United States of America from New York, NY to Baltimore, MD.

List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments:

Attachment 1: Statement of work (SOW)

Attachment 2: Quote Form- Price Schedule Sheet

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*All quotes shall be submitted electronically via email Baisy.Lanzo@usace.army.mil by May 15, 2023, NLT 4:30 PM EST. **

** All requests for information (RFI’s) must be submitted by May 08, 2023, before 4:30 PM EST to Baisy.Lanzo@usace.army.mil. Questions will be answered within 24 hours through an amendment. ***

*Completed Quote Form with other require documentation shall be submitted electronically via email Baisy.Lanzo@usace.army.mil by May 15, 2023, before 4:30 PM EST *

Important Note: The official media for distribution of this RFQ is Beta.SAM. It is the responsibility of the interested vendor(s) to register in Beta.SAM and monitor the notice for any amendments. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, take into account amendments, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.