Polyvinyl Alcohol

Added: Mar 09, 2018 2:38 pm

Attachment 0003 has been revised.  Starting on about page 15 under Additional Information there is a section titled "Instructions Regarding Submission of Pre-Production Samples."  This section has been removed.  There is no requirement for a Pre-Production Sample or a First Article Test.  Also the last section of this attachment titled "Technical Data Package Information, and Distribution and Destruction of Restricted Technical Data" has also been removed.  There was no Technical Data Package just the MIL-P-265revC.  A Revised Attachment 0003 is attached.

If you have any questions please send me an email at cindy.s.witherspoon.civ@mail.mil or call me on (309) 782-6760.

The response date will remain April 2, 2018, 2:00PM CT.

Added: Mar 01, 2018 4:38 pm

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis/solicitation is issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Items.

The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island hereby issues a combined synopsis/solicitation Request for Quote (RFQ) W52P1J-18-T-3004 for the procurement of the following:

CLIN 0001: Polyvinyl Alcohol IAW MIL-P-265C, dated 1 May 1981, Grade B, Class 2 (Attachment 0001). Pre-mixed in water to 6% solids solution. Packaged in 55 gallon non­ returnable drums, drums shall be palletized.

Each lot shall be accompanied by Technical Report and Certificate of Analysis in accordance with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) A00l (Exhibit A).

This requirement is issued as a Full and Open Competition. The applicable NAICS code is 325199. Inspection and Acceptance is Destination. FOB Destination is Pine Bluff Arsenal , Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

The result of this synopsis/solicitation will be a 5-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an approximate maximum quantity of 375,000 pounds of CLIN 0001. The guaranteed minimum quantit y is 56,000 pounds of CLIN 0001 to be awarded concurrently against a subsequent delivery order.

The Government is under no obligation to place subsequent orders after the award of the guaranteed minimum quantity. With the exception of the guaranteed minimum contract quantity to be awarded against a subsequent delivery order, the Government's projected order quantities are estimates only and based on the best available information to date.

Ordering Periods (OP) are as follows:
OP 1: Date of Award - 31 December 2018
OP 2: 01 January 2019 - 31 December 2019
OP 3: 01 January 2020- 31 December 2020
OP 4: 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
OP 5: 01 January 2022 - 31 December 2022

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM MINIMUM QUANTITY AMOUNT 56,000

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM QUANTITY AMOUNT 375,000

DELIVERY /TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM MINIMUM QUANTITY AMOUNT 1,000

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM QUANTITY AMOUNT 75,000

CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

CLIN 0001

MINIMUM MINIMUM  QUANTITY AMOUNT  1,000

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM QUANTITY AMOUNT 75,000

Offerors shall provide a completed Price Matrix (Attachment 0002). Firm unit prices shall be provided for all quantities, and quantity ranges. Proposed unit prices shall be limited to two (2) decimal places. The following instructions are for completion of the Price Matrix.

a) The Offeror shall fill in all information highlighted in blue.

b) The Offeror shall enter its full name and Cage Code in the spaces provided.

c) Offerors are required to propose binding, firm-fixed unit prices, as applicable. Failure to do so may result in the offer being rejected.

d) Offerors shall not make any changes or add any other information to the Price Matrix.

e) If an Offeror fails to propose prices for all quantity ranges and years the Government may reject that offer as unacceptable.

f) The Offeror shall fill in the date.

DELIVERY: See Attachment 0003 - Commercial Clause Addendum, FAR 52.211-8 TIME OF DELIVERY for Delivery Schedule

Delivery shall be sent FOB Destination to following addresses:

Pine Bluff Arsenal
Central Shipping and Receiving Point (CSRP)
Bldg. 53-990, 504th Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71602-9500

This contract is a rated order under Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700) with an assigned rating of DO-A6.

For Delivery orders issued against the contract resulting from this combined
synopsis/solicitation, the payment will be made by DFAS, via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).

List of Attachments:

Attachment 0001 - MIL-P-265C, Dated 1 May 1981
Attachment 0002 - Price Matrix
Attachment 0003 - Commercial Clause Addendum List of

Exhibits:

Exhibit A - Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) A00l -Technical Report, Certificate of Analysis

Evaluation Factors for Award:

a) Prices will be evaluated for the entire period of performance, inclusive of all five ordering periods.

b) The Government will calculate a weighted evaluation price by multiplying the proposed unit prices for each range, by their respective maximum quantity and weight and summing their totals. The weight associated with each range represents the likelihood that an order, if placed, would be placed within that range.

c) The Total Price is the sum of the weighted evaluation prices for all ordering periods.

d) The Total Evaluated Price for each Offeror is the sum of Total Price.

The solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96, dated 6 Nov 2017. The following FAR provisions apply to this procurement:

FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, with Attachment 0003 - Commercial Clause Addendum to the provision.

FAR Clause 52.212-3 with its Alternate I paragraphs (c) through (o), Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer.

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, with Attachment 0003 - Commercial Clause Addendum to the provision.

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Within this clause, the following additional FAR clauses as cited are applicable to this acquisition:

FAR Clause 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
FAR Clause 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Aug 2012) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
FAR Clause 52.209-6 , Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
FAR Clause 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).
FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). FAR Clause 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
FAR Clause 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).
FAR Clause 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (July 2013) (15
U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
FAR Clause 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
FAR Clause 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2012) (E.O. 3126).
FAR Clause 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). FAR Clause 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
FAR Clause 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212).
FAR Clause 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).
FAR Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). FAR Clause 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).
FAR Clause 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter
78 and E.O. 13627).
FAR Clause 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O.13513).
FAR Clause 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).
FAR Clause 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
FAR Clause 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
FAR Clause 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 124l(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

Offeror price quotation will remain valid for sixty (60) days from date of submission.

Quotations are due no later than 2:00pm Central Time, 2 April 2018. Quotations should include a completed copy of this combined synopsis /solicitation, to include the Price Matrix, and Commercial Clause Addendum , and shall be provided ONLY by email to Ms. Cindy Witherspoon at cindy.s.witherspoon.civ @mail.mil. Clearly identify the Solicitation Number and company point of contact (email and phone number) on your submittal. Government POC is Ms. Cindy Witherspoon , CCRC-AE, 309-782-6760 or Ms. Marianne Whitmer, CCRC-AE, 309-782- 6605.