Pickwick Auxiliary Lock, Valve Seals

1.    DESCRIPTION OF WORK: This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for all materials, labor, supervision, and quality control necessary to fabricate, and deliver eight (8) rubber side and four (4) rubber top seals in accordance with the contract drawing and specifications.

2.    TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price supply contract.

3.    BASIS FOR SELECTION OF AWARD: Award shall be made to the lowest priced offeror who is determined to be responsible. Quote must meet or exceed the technical specifications and delivery schedule to be considered for award.

4.    PLACE OF DELIVERY: Pickwick Landing Lock 850 Carolina Lane Counce, TN 38326, Attention: Randall King, Lockmaster

5.    PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The completion date for this contract is 120 calendar days from the contract award.

6.    QUESTIONS: Questions must be submitted to Robert Todd Allman via email at robert.t.allman@usace.army.mil by 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. After that time no further questions will be answered.

7.    NON-MANUFACTURER RULE: In accordance with FAR 19.502-(2), “For small business set-asides other than for construction or services, any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the non-manufacturer (see 19.101(f)).” The NAICS code for this requirement is 339991, in which the SBA has not granted either a waiver or an exception to the non-manufacturer rule; therefore the non-manufacturer rule applies to this procurement.

8.    POC FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Any communications regarding this procurement before award must be made via email to the Contracting Branch to Robert Todd Allman at email robert.t.allman@usace.army.mil. Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor’s company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code.

Phone calls or requests to arrange meetings at the Nashville District during the solicitation period to discuss project requirements or company’s capabilities are highly discouraged and will not be allowed.

9.    QUOTE SUBMISSION:

a.    Quotes shall be emailed to Robert Todd Allman at robert.t.allman@usace.army.mil

b.    The quote shall include the following elements to be considered for award:

(1)    SF 1449: Filled out by the vendor for: Block 17a, Block 17b (if applicable), Block 30a, Block 30b, and Block 30c

(2)    Acknowledge all SF 30s, Amendment of Solicitation (if applicable).

(3)    CLINS: Complete CLINS 0001 and 0002. Include the Total Price for Line Items 0001 and 0002 on page 1 of the solicitation in Block 24.

(4)    In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at www.sam.gov. More specifically, “An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.” (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)).

For SAM Customer Service, contact:

Federal Service Desk URL: www.fsd.gov
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International Calls: 334-206-7828
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective June 29, 2018 vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM.

Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (known as DUNS).

The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards.
Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.

To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).

(5)    Provide business Unique Entity Identifier Number (previously known as DUNS):
        (phone 800-333-0505 for DUNS).

(6)    Provide business CAGE code:      

(7)    Tax Identification Number:      

10.    APPARENT SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR: The following may be requested from the apparent successful offeror prior to actual award of the contract:

a.    A minimum of one (1) banking reference for their firm and a minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracted work.

(1)    The banking reference should include the financial institution’s legal name, complete physical address, a point-of-contact (POC) at the financial institution, the POC’s telephone number, and email address.

(2)    The past performance references should include firm’s name, the contract number, the contract period of performance and/or contract completion date, the contract’s aggregate value, a brief description of the project, a POC, the POC’s telephone number, and email address.

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