Shop Towel Requirement for Seven (7) Locations on NAS Patuxent River, MD.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center- Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure a firm fixed price contract to procure weekly shop towel delivery. Under the authority of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

This announcement is a Request for Quote (RFQ).

ELIGIBILITY

This requirement is being synopsized as an unrestricted acquisition under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 812332, Size Standard of $47M, PSC code S209. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. Specifically, the Government is evaluating the possibility of establishing this requirement as a Small Business/Other Socio-economic Set-Aside.

****NOTE: The required fill-in provisions 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 attached to this post must be filled in and returned with your quote to be considered for award. ****

ANTICIPATED PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE

Please see attached Solicitation N0042125R0078 for all POP dates and specific requirements.

***Please note this is a requirement for new shop towels for every hanger.***

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

This is a firm-fixed price (FFP) procurement; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should represent the vendor's best quote in terms of price and acceptability.

REQUIREMENTS

Please see attached Solicitation N0042125R0078 for specifications.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent for the offeror to provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc. for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. The Government will award on a lowest priced - technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.

Your quote will only be evaluated on the information you provide with your quote. This is firm-fixed price procurement; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The following addresses and points of contact are provided:

Name: Shannon Canada, Email address: shannon.m.canada.civ@us.navy.mil.

Contracting Office Address: 47060 Liljencrantz Road, Building 433 Patuxent River, MD 20670.

Technically acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent that the offeror provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (DEVIATION 2008-O0018) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award in accordance with FAR Part 12 on a lowest priced, technically acceptable basis. The offeror shall provide backup information verifying the price offered, e.g., a copy of current catalog, invoices for the same equipment, etc.

Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Aug 2018) with its quote. FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition.

52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)--

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use-

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

(b) Prohibition. Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, and its implementing guidance under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-23-13, dated February 27, 2023, "No TikTok on Government Devices" Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on executive agency information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. The Contractor is prohibited from having or using a covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor's employees; however, this prohibition does not apply if the Contracting Officer provides written notification to the Contractor that an exception has been granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-23-13.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of clause).

Please provide the following information with your quote:

1. CAGE Code:

2. UEI #:

3. Payment Terms of NET 30.

4. Pricing - are these items on a commercial published, online, or internal Price list.

5. If available on a price list, please provide a copy. All price listings will be kept confidential.

6. If not available on a price list please provide information on how pricing is determined (example: item cost+ %, labor rate and materials, etc.)

7. Invoicing and payment will be made thru Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), TERMS: NET 30. As of October 1, 2007, it became mandatory to be registered in order to process any government procurement. If you are not registered, please take a moment to do so at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center- Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure a firm fixed price contract to procure weekly shop towel delivery. Under the authority of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

This announcement is a Request for Quote (RFQ).

ELIGIBILITY

This requirement is being synopsized as an unrestricted acquisition under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 812332, Size Standard of $47M, PSC code S209. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. Specifically, the Government is evaluating the possibility of establishing this requirement as a Small Business/Other Socio-economic Set-Aside.

****NOTE: The required fill-in provisions 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 attached to this post must be filled in and returned with your quote to be considered for award. ****

ANTICIPATED PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE

Please see attached Solicitation N0042125R0078 for all POP dates and specific requirements.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

This is a firm-fixed price (FFP) procurement; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should represent the vendor's best quote in terms of price and acceptability.

REQUIREMENTS

Please see attached Solicitation N0042125R0078 for specifications.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent for the offeror to provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc. for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. The Government will award on a lowest priced - technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.

Your quote will only be evaluated on the information you provide with your quote. This is firm-fixed price procurement; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The following addresses and points of contact are provided:

Name: Shannon Canada, Email address: shannon.m.canada.civ@us.navy.mil.

Contracting Office Address: 47060 Liljencrantz Road, Building 433 Patuxent River, MD 20670.

Technically acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent that the offeror provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (DEVIATION 2008-O0018) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award in accordance with FAR Part 12 on a lowest priced, technically acceptable basis. The offeror shall provide backup information verifying the price offered, e.g., a copy of current catalog, invoices for the same equipment, etc.

Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Aug 2018) with its quote. FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition.

52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)--

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use-

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

(b) Prohibition. Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, and its implementing guidance under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-23-13, dated February 27, 2023, "No TikTok on Government Devices" Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on executive agency information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. The Contractor is prohibited from having or using a covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor's employees; however, this prohibition does not apply if the Contracting Officer provides written notification to the Contractor that an exception has been granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-23-13.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of clause).

Please provide the following information with your quote:

1. CAGE Code:

2. UEI #:

3. Payment Terms of NET 30.

4. Pricing - are these items on a commercial published, online, or internal Price list.

5. If available on a price list, please provide a copy. All price listings will be kept confidential.

6. If not available on a price list please provide information on how pricing is determined (example: item cost+ %, labor rate and materials, etc.)

7. Invoicing and payment will be made thru Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), TERMS: NET 30. As of October 1, 2007, it became mandatory to be registered in order to process any government procurement. If you are not registered, please take a moment to do so at https://wawf.eb.mil/.