Synopsis for Solicitation N0018919Q0184 The AIHA PAT Program and Asbestos Bulk ID Proficiency Testing Program

Synopsis for Solicitation N0018919Q0184
The AIHA PAT Program and Asbestos Bulk ID Proficiency Testing Program
The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, intends to solicit and negotiate, a firm-fixed price commercial procurement action for Asbestos Proficiency Lab Testing Services utilizing procedures under FAR Part 12 â€" Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5, Test Programs for Certain Commercial Items. The acquisition department’s small business office concurs with this determination. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541380â€" Testing Laboratories, with a size standard of 15.0 (millions of dollars).
The Government intends to award a sole source contract to AIHA Proficiency Analytical Testing Programs, LLC 3141 Fairview Park Dr. Ste 777 Falls Church, VA 22042.
The proposed contract action is in support of Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC), which requires two types of Asbestos PAT programs for various U.S. Navy Activities. The Industrial Hygiene (IH) Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) program (asbestos fiber counting) and the Bulk Asbestos (BA) PAT program (asbestos bulk identification) provide U.S. Navy field Asbestos Analytical Laboratories with test samples of known concentration and/or known type and percentages needed to acquire, check, and maintain the laboratories’ proficiency in asbestos analyses.
This synopsis notice is NOT a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation within four (4) calendar days of the date of this synopsis, which will be considered by the agency.
A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative written responses advantageous to the Navy are received within four (4) calendar days after publication of this notice, AIHA will be solicited to provide the required service.
A complete Request for Quotation (RFQ) package will be available for downloading at the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website: http://www.neco.navy.mil on or about 10 September 2019. The contractor is required to submit their written quote electronically, directly to the Contract Specialist, Stacey D.
Crump at stacey.dixon@navy.mil by Tuesday, 17 September 2019 at 12:00 PM EST.
NOTE: Only electronic submissions shall be accepted. Hand-carried or faxed quotes will not be accepted. Incomplete or partial quote submissions will not be accepted. DO NOT use the “Submit Bid†button on NECO to submit your quotation for the upcoming solicitation.
Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a quotation, the contractor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency.
Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the quotation. By submission of a quotation, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.
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