SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- TRAVELING WAVE TUBES
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016402R8701
- Response Due
- 9/5/2002
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Roberts 812-854-1463
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to point of contact
(roberts_ryan@crane.navy.mil)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00164-02-R-8701 is hereby issued as a request for Proposal (RFP). Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-08 as well as DCN 20020531. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 334411 and the size standard is 750employees. This requirement is for the following: Lot I; CLIN 0001 ? Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT) min 144/max 864 EA Manufactured IAW the following Government specifications, test procedures, test requirements and directions; 848055, CE000302V, C EOCS00174V, CEOSC00330V, ECOSC00570V, PR848055, TP848055 and TR84055. 0001AA First Articles same as CLIN 0001 5 ea. 0001AB Production Units Same as Clin 0001 ? 139/min max/864EA. LOT II ? CLIN 0001 Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT) min 144/ max/864. If quantity discounts apply, please provide pricing and quantity breakdown by year. Delivery is required F.O.B. NSWC CD, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001 within 180 days after award for First Articles. Delivery of production units shall be within 180 days after issuance of delivery order. First Article requirement will be waived for previous Government suppliers of items. Final inspection will be at NSWC Crane, IN. Selection for award will be based on past performance and price. Offers that are non-compliant with any material requirement of this solicitation may be rejected without further consideration for award. This will be a firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract and will be awarded utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of commercial sale warranty provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. FIRST ARTICLE (GOVERNMENT TESTING) (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990) ? (5411) (a) For the purpose of this contract, the "First Article" is synonymous with the terms "preproduction model(s)" and "preproduction equipment". (b) The production equipment shall be manufactured with tools, material and methods which are the same as, or representative of the tools, material and methods which were used to manufacture the First Article. The First Article shall not be delivered for first article approval tests as provided for the clause of this contract entitled "FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--GOVERNMENT T ESTING" (FAR 52.209-4) until after the Contractor has fully tested it, at its expense, to determine compliance with said requirements and it has been preliminarily accepted by the Contract Administration Office. The Contractor shall make a record of all data obtained during such tests in such form as is consonant with good engineering practice and furnish five (5) copies thereof. The cover sheet of each copy of this record shall be marked with this contract number and the item identification. One (1) copy shall be furnished to the Contract Administration Office at the time of inspection for preliminary acceptance, one (1) copy shall accompany the First Article on delivery thereof, and three (3) copies shall be furnished to the Naval Sea Systems Command at the time of First Article delivery. FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL-GOVERNMENT TESTING (SEP 1989) (FAR 52.209-4) (Alternate I) (J AN 1997) (a) The Contractor shall deliver 5 unit(s) of Lot I/Item CLIN 0001within 180 calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at NSWC Crane 47522 Bldg. 3330C for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract. (b) Within 45 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustme nt of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor- (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor's expense. (f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) of this clase, the contracting Officer shall, upon tim ely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government. (i) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where sup plies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver. (j) The Contractor shall produce both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. Clauses/provisions: 52.203-3; 52.211-14 (DO); 52.211-15; 52.212-1; 52.212-3 Alt 1 [FILL-IN] (NOTE: paragraph (b) of 52.212-3 is not applicable); NOTE: This provision MUST be filled out completely and submitted with the offer. 52.212-4; 52-212-5 (incorporating 52.219-4; 52.219-8; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-37; 52.225-13; 52.232-33); 52.215-05 (812.854.3805 fax #); 52.242-15; 252.204-7004; 252.212-7000; 252.212-7001 (incorporating 252.225-7001; 252.225-7012; 252.243-7002; 252.247-7023). 252.223-7001; 52.211-16 paragraph (b) fill-ins ZERO percent . Applies to all items. Quality assurance IAW ISO-9001 or equivalent. 52.216-18 paragraph (a) Orders may be issued from 1 day through 36 months from award date of contract. 52.216-19; paragraph (a) 1 unit; paragraph (b) (1) 864 units for CLIN 0001 either Lot; Paragraph (b)(2) 864; paragraph (b)(3) 1 month. 52.216-22. Add to 52.212-1 Paragraph (b)(10) ?Past Performance? as follows: (a) PAST PERFORMANCE: During the source selection process, the Government will assess the offeror?s past performance in the evaluation for contract award. Accordingly, each offeror is required to submit a list of up to five of its most recent contracts within the past three years, either completed or on-going, for the same/similar products or services. It is preferred that these contracts be with U.S. government customers, but contracts with other commercial concerns are also acceptable. Of ferors are authorized to provide information relative to any problems encountered on the identified contracts and any corrective actions taken by the offeror. The Source Selection Authority (SSA)/Contracting Officer will evaluate the offeror's past performance based upon the information furnished by the offeror and/or other information obtained by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or securing any information not furnished with the offer. The SSA/Contracting Officer may, however, utilize all available information, including information not provided by the offeror, in the past performance evaluation. The Government reserves the right to review less than all information submitted, and to only analyze sufficient information to make a reasonable determination of each offeror?s past performance rating. If insufficient information reg arding the offeror?s corporate history is available, the offeror is encouraged to submit for evaluation evidence of relevant past performance on the part of the offeror?s key/principal employees, as either a prime- or sub-contractor. Past performance is assessed by the SSA/Contracting Officer and is assigned a narrative rating in the evaluation. Each offeror will be given an adjectival rating on past performance: highly favorable, favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, unfavorable, highly unfavorable, or no same or similar history. Offerors who do not have same or similar past performance information reasonably available to the Contracting Officer will not be rated either favorable or unfavorable. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offer as set forth elsewhere in the solicitation. In addition, the Government may accept other t han the lowest priced offer if doing so would result in greater value to the Government in terms of technical performance, quality, or lower overall program risk. As a part of the past performance evaluation, the Government will assess the offeror's previous compliance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8 and 52.219-9 as applicable. Offerors to provide responses to the following questions: PAST PERFORMANCE a. Subfactor- Quality 1. Describe your ability to meet the performance specification requirements, for similar systems provided under other contracts. 2. Describe how you maintain quality control and your quality assurance system. b. Subfactor - Customer Satisfaction 1. For each similar and/or identical system provide no more than five previous contracts (US Government contracts preferred), two points of contact, and phone numbers of customers that have purchased the system(s) in quantities of at least 50 during the past 12 months. 2. For each similar and/or identical system provide no more than five previous contracts (US Government contracts preferred), points of contact, and phone numbers of customers that you have delivered similar TWTs. Provide information on the similar/identical system production quantities manufactured during the past 12 months. The Government may use past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror and that information may be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision. The information may be used to evaluate the Offeror's past performance in meeting costs/price, technical, delivery objectives and customer satisfaction. The results may be used in the overall comparative evaluation of the offer in accordance with 52.212-2 and addendum. 52.212-2 Addendum: Evaluation: Paragraph (a) Factor: Past Performance and Price. Delete paragraph (b). Add paragraph (d): The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total proposed price for LOT I : 5 ea CLIN 0001AA, 139 each CLIN 0001AB year 1, 144 units year 2; 144 units year 3. Sum of line items. LOT II 144 ea CLIN 0001 years 1,2,and 3. Sum of line items. Only one Lot will be awarded. Evaluation of the maximum quantity shall not obligate the Government to procure more than the minimum quantity. Past performance is significantly more important than price. Price will not be rated, but will be considered in determining the "best value" to the Government. The price becomes more important as the degree of equality between offerors' proposals increase, or when the price is so significantly high as to diminish the value of the technic al superiority to the Government. 52.212-3 and 252.212-7000 (Offeror shall complete and return with Offer). The offeror shall provide its Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Contractor Establishment Code and Tax Identification Number. Addendum to 52.212-4(g): The Contractor shall include, as a minimum, the following information on each invoice: (1) Name and address of the Contractor; (2) Invoice number and date and shall be marked ?Original Invoice?; (3) Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered or services performed and an invoice total; (5) Shipping number and date of shipment including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading; (6) Terms of any prompt payment discount offered; (7) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent; and (8) Name, title, and phone number of person to be notified in event of defective invoice. Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-125, Prompt Payment. Contractors are encouraged to assign an identification number to each invoice. MAIL INVOICES TO: Vendor Pay, Code 0562, Bldg 2701, NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 300 Highway 361, Crane IN 47522-5002. PAYMENT STATUS INQUIRIES-Status of invoice payments can be obtained from the following web site: www.dfas.mil/money/vendor If the payment is being made by DFAS-Columbus use the MOCAS Vendor Pay Inquiry System (VPIS) site listed on the above web site. It is recommended that the vendor download the ?MOCAS VPIS Help Guide? and ?Reason and Remark Code Document?. You must then reg ister by clicking on ?User Registration? under the subheading ?MOCAS Vendor Pay Inquiry System? before payment inquiries can be made. If payment is being made by other than DFAS-Columbus, status of invoice payment can be obtained through the Non-MOCAS System by cage code, contract number or DUNS number at the above listed web site. To determine which system to use see the following blocks of your contract document for payment offices designation: SF 26 Award/Contract-Blk 12; SF 33 Award/Contract-Blk 25; SF 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items-Blk 18a; DD1155 Order for Supplies or Services-Blk 15. Addendum to 52.212-4: ADDITIONAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS-In addition to any other marking instructions in this order, it is essential that all packages be accompanied by packing slips (preferably a DD 250) and all packing slips be located on the outside of the box or c ontainer and that all packages, shipping papers, and invoices be marked with the following information to permit effective receipt processing and timely payment: 1) Order Number; 2) Contract Line Item Numbers. The foregoing requirements must be passed on to any organization entity originating a shipment as a deliverable under this order. Caution: Any packages received which are not marked in accordance with the above requirements may be refused and returned to the contractor at the contractor's expense. BUSINESS HOURS-Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, allows flexible working hours for its employees. The normal eight-hour shift may be worked between the hours of 6:30 AM and 5:30 PM EST. Many of our employees work 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM as a regular practice. The core time, when all employees are scheduled to work, is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. EXPEDITIN G CONTRACT CLOSEOUT (NAVSEA) (DEC 1995)(a) As part of the negotiated fixed price or total estimated amount of this contract, both the Government and the Contractor have agreed to waive any entitlement that otherwise might accrue to either party in any residual dollar amount of $500 or less at the time of final contract closeout. The term "residual dollar amount" shall include all money that would otherwise be owed to either party at the end of the contract except that, amounts connected in any way with taxation, allegations of fraud and/or antitrust violations shall be excluded. For purposes of determining residual dollar amounts, offsets of money owed by one party against money that would otherwise be paid by that party may be considered to the extent permitted by law. (b) This agreement to waive entitlement to residual dollar amounts has been considered by both parties. I t is agreed that the administrative costs for either party associated with collected such small dollar amounts could exceed the amount to be recovered. To be eligible for award you must be properly registered in the Government's Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Offerors may obtain information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the internet @ www.ccr.gov. If a change occurs in this requirement, only those offerors that respond to this announcement within the required time frame will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by the agency. Offers may be faxed to Ryan Roberts, FAX 812-854-3805 or e-mailed to roberts_ryan@crane.navy.mil. All required information must be received on or before 05 Sept 200 2 Eastern Standard Time. See Numbered Note 26. Our mission is to provide quality and responsive acquisition services for this Command. In an effort to continue to improve our services, we are conducting a survey of our vendors. This survey may be found on the World Wide Web at the following address:http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/VendorSurvey.htm. Your comments will help us determine if we are accomplishing this and show us ways to improve our processes. Please consider taking the time to complete the survey.
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