Tungsten Blades

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is W911QY17Blad1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95, effective 19 Jan 2017.

The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) has a requirement to provide custom blades in support of NSRDECs research and development.

This requirement is solicited as a total small business set aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 under NAICS code 332216, Saw Blade and Hand Tool Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 750 Employees. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. The issuance of this solicitation does not commit the Government to make an award.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

1. The Contractor shall provide all facilities, labor, travel, parts/materials, and supplies to complete the work as described in Attachment 1 - Specifications.

Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) below are anticipated to be included in the resultant contract. The Offeror shall provide prices for CLINs 0001 and 0002 below.

CLIN 0001 QTY: 4,000 EA: Blade, Solid Carbide, Tungsten that meet the specifications in Attachment 1.

CLIN 0002 QTY: 4 EA: Shipping for 1,000 blades per delivery; FOB Destination

2. The intention of the Government is to award a single firm fixed price contract.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

The Government will evaluate all submitted responses in accordance with the submission and evaluation criteria described herein. Failure to include any of the items below may render the Offeror non-responsive. Responses to this announcement shall include:

1. A Firm Fixed Price quote, inclusive of all charges and with FOB Destination shipping terms, for each contract line item number (CLIN) above the requirement as described by the Specifications (Attachment 1). The quotation shall not include taxes (tax exempt certificate may be provided to the awardee upon request). The response to this solicitation shall include company name and address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, Point of Contact name and e-mail address, and acknowledgement of amendments to this solicitation (if any).

2. Completed and signed representations and certifications. As prescribed in DFARS 252.204-7004, interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) under the NAICS 332216. Representations and certifications must also be on record. These registrations can be done through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the Government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor time to register in SAM.

3. Completed and signed Buy American Certification. As prescribed in DFARS 252.225-7035, interested parties must identify the country of origin for all materials as defined in the clause. Note: This solicitation is subject to DFARS 252.225-7008 Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals.

The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked to indicate its contents, the solicitation number, and the identity of the firm submitting. Quotes may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Award will be made to the responsible (See also DFARS 252.213-7000), responsive Offeror whose offer represents Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offer based upon the description of the requirement, to include Attachment 1 and 2. It is the Government's intent to evaluate only the lowest priced offeror(s), and that the Government does not anticipate that all offers received will be evaluated for technical acceptability.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS:

The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference:

Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and Addenda to this clause are contained in the section entitled "SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS" above.

Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies and specific evaluation criteria to be used are contained in the section "ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION CRITERIA" above.

Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alt 1, applies and specific requirements for providing Offeror Representations and Certifications with its offer are included in SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS paragraph 3 above.

Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; and the Product Description/Statement of Work (SOW) and additional terms and conditions below shall be included as addenda to this clause. IAW FAR 52.212-4(v) the awardees representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2013-O0019), applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
52.204-7 System for Award Management
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted domestic Corporations
52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters
52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
52.222-3 Convict Labor
52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports
52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (>$10K)
52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-11 Extras
52.232-23 Assignment of Claims
52.232-23 Alt I Assignment of Claims- Alternate I
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.233-3 Protest After Award
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination
52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-0001 Line Item Specific: Single Funding
252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management
252.204-7006 Billing Instructions
252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information
252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to litigation Support contractors
252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation
252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
252.225-7008 Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals
252.225-7035 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Certificate
252.225-7036 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments
252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items
252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts
252.247-7023 Transportation by Sea
252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/
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52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

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SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:

Quotes shall be submitted electronically to Andrea Albanese, andrea.l.albanese.civ@mail.mil with a courtesy copy to Jean Greenwood, jean.t.greenwood.civ@mail.mil at the Natick Contracting Division. All quotes shall be submitted by 4:00 PM EDT on 15 July 2017.

The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked in the subject line with the solicitation number, requirement, and the identity of the submitting firm. Quotes may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your quote.

Offerors will not be reimbursed for any costs resulting from quotation preparation or costs associated with inquiring about or responding to this solicitation.

QUESTIONS:

Questions regarding this acquisition may contact Andrea Albanese and Jean Greenwood at the above listed email address no later than 3 business days prior to the due date for proposals.