Panasas Component Expansion

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for brand name Panasas expansion components and associated support services for existing mass storage systems using authorized resellers of Panasas products in accordance with attached synopsis/solicitation.
This solicitation is a Small Business Set-aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. Quotes are being requested under Request for Proposal (RFP) no. N0016718Q0070. The NAICS code is 541519 and the business size standard is 150 (# of employees). This requirement is being solicited as a Small Business Set-aside.

The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-99 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20180601. SEE ATTACHED SOLICITATION FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotes, conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible offerors on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Evaluation Factors (in order of importance)

•1. Technical - Offerors' quotes must reflect the required specifications included in the RFQ.

•2. Price - Offerors' quote must include all applicable costs.

See 52.212-2- EVALUATION OF QUOTES, incorporated into this solicitation at pages 30 - 31, for additional information regarding the evaluation process for this award.

Questions/clarification regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to alexander.lambis@navy.mil no later than 10 August 2018, 10:00 AM EST. All questions will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation.

Quote packages are due by 17 August 2018 by 10:00 AM EST. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages shall be sent to alexander.lambis@navy.mil & gary.whitney@navy.mil contain a cover sheet that provides the following information:

•a) Official Company Name;

•b) Point of contact including name and phone number; and

•c) DUNS number.

•d) Cage Code

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