Weather Observation and Forecasting Services

Added: Sep 26, 2011 5:31 pm

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on both FEDBIZOPPS and NECO (http://www.neco.navy.mil/).

The RFQ number is WEATHEREXTENSION. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-53 and DFARS Change Notice 20110920.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. The NAICS code is 541990 and the Small Business Standard is $7.0M.

The proposed contract action is for commercial services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii).



Services to be Acquired: Weather Observation and Forecasting



Performance Work Statement is attached. The period of performance is 10/01/2011 to 10/31/2011 for the base period and contains three (3) one-month options.

Sole Source provider is Control Systems Research (CSR), 368 Adams Avenue, Valparaiso, FL 32580-1282. Requirement is sole source to CSR due to CSR being the only vendor that can immediately step in to provide the required services because they have personnel in place that are trained and certified and have current Common Access Cards. Without this required service, air traffic at the twenty-two Naval Air Stations will be suspended. Suspension of flight operations would seriously impact the Navy’s mission and the military war fighters because operating without the weather observers and forecasters could result in serious injury, death or destruction of government property.



The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement:

52.204-7 CCR;

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters;

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items;

52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items;

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items;

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including:

52.203-6 with Alt I, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6 Protecting the Government Interest when Subcontracting with Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation

52.222-3 Convict Labor

52.222-19 Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act

52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving

52.225-13 Restriction on Foreign Purchase

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – CCR

52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act – Price Adjustment



52.217-5 Evaluation of Options

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification

52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation

52.245-1 Government Property\

52.247-34 F.O.B.

Destination

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference





The following DFAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement:



252.201-7000 Contracting Officer’s Representative

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7004 Alt A CCR Alt A

252-209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership

252-209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms

252.211-7003 Item Identification & Valuation

252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items;

252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items including:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

252.205-7000 Provisions of Information

252.225-7001 Buy American Act & Balance of Payments

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Commodities

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.243-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea



252.225-7000 Buy American Act & Balance of Payments Program Certificate

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

5252.204-9400 Contractor Access to Federally Controlled Facilities and/or Unclassified Sensitive Information or Unclassified IT Systems

5252.232-9402 Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)



PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY (1 AUG 2001) (FISC NORFOLK)

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.1, the Contracting Officer shall award contracts only to responsible offerors.

No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility.

To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them. The contracting officer shall require acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor's current sound financial status, as well as the ability to obtain required resources if the need arises. In regard to resources, the contractor must be prepared to present acceptable evidence of subcontracts, commitments or explicit arrangement that will be in existence at the time of contract award, to rent, purchase, or otherwise acquire the needed facilities, equipment, services, materials, other resources, or personnel.

Consideration of a prime contractor's compliance with limitations on subcontracting shall be taken into account for the time period covered by the contract base period or quantities, plus option periods or quantities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award.

Pursuant to FAR 9.104-4, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request adequate evidence of responsibility on the part of any prospective subcontractor(s).

In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contractor is responsible, the contracting officer shall make a determination of non-responsibility.

As a minimum requirement, all offerors must submit, as part of the original proposal, the following:

(1) Company's Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and

(2) Point of Contact from their Bank or any financial institution with which they transact business.

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ATTACHMENTS

Attachment (1) - Performance Work Statement w/21 Annexes

Attachment (2) - QASP and QASP Matrix

Attachment (3) - Contract Administration Plan

Attachment (4) - About Your Trip to GTMO Guide

Attachment (5) - Wage Determination & CBA

Attachment (6) - Guantanamo Bay Housing





This announcement will close at 11:00 AM on 27 September 2011.

Contact Candace Reid who can be reached at (757) 443-1347 or email candace.reid@navy.mil. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.] [Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Quoters must be registered in the CCR database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/ . All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms.

Quotes over 10 pages in total will not be accepted by facsimile. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.