SOLICITATION NOTICE
Z -- PLUMB AND ADJUST GUY WIRE TENSION ON TOWERS
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD, 20670
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-03-R-0132
- Response Due
- 8/15/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Mary Roland, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 757-9709, Fax (301) 757-0200, - Thomas Stann, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 757-9714, Fax 301-757-9760,
- E-Mail Address
-
RolandMC@navair.navy.mil, stannte@navair.navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation announcement issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; RFQ proposals are being requested. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 14 (as of 23 June 2003). The requirement is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 238990, size standard $12.0 million. Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on 15 August 2003 to NAVAIR/AD Contracts (AIR 2.5.1), Building 588, Suite 2, Code 251711 (Mary Roland), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 47253 Whalen Road, Unit 588, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670-1463. Quotes shall reference solicitation N00421-03-R-0132. REQUIREMENT: The Test and Training Programs Division of the Atlantic Ranges and Facilities Department, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland (Competency 5.1.3), has a requirement to plumb guyed towers and adjust guy wire initial tensions per the original tower designs and stress analyses, as follows: CLIN (Contract Line Item Number) 0001 – Columbia Tower – 430 foot tower located on SR 1209 about five (5) miles northeast of Columbia, North Carolina; CLIN 0002 – Swanquarter Tower – 520 foot tower located along North Carolina Highway 264, one-quarter (1/4) mile west of Rose Bay, North Carolina; CLIN 0003 – Bodie Island Tower – 490 foot tower located five (5) miles south of Nags Head, North Carolina, along Highway 12. Drawings and tables for each tower detail the guy wire layout, diameter, and initial tensions. These drawings are available by accessing the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) Home Page for solicitations at http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/. Click on solicitation N00421-03-R-0132, then scroll down and click on “Drawings”. Or, you may contact Ms. Roland at (301) 757-9709. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE PROPOSALS: Quotes shall address all CLINs; all partial quotes will be rejected as non-responsive. Award shall be “ALL OR NONE.” The requirement is proposed as a FIRM FIXED PRICE Commercial Item contract. All quotes shall contain – as a minimum – the following information: (1) Name, telephone number, address, point of contact and email address, and contract number (if any, or other identifying information) of at least three current references (within the past two years) that can be contacted for past performance information to verify/confirm the offeror’s ability/willingness to meet performance/schedule requirements and industry reputation; (2) information to verify the price offered (e.g., a copy of a current catalog or established price list; three invoices for the same or similar services, etc.); and (3) the completed Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.212-3 and DFARS 252.212-7000. These representations and certifications are provided on the NAVAIRSYCOM Home Page for solicitations shown herein. Any changes to this RFQ will be sent electronically to the FEDBIZOPS as amendments and incorporated on the NAVAIRSYSCOM Home Page for solicitations. DELIVERY: CLINs 0001 and 0002 (Columbia and Swanquarter, respectively) shall be completed within 21 days of contract award. CLIN 0003 (Bodie Island) was constructed in May 2003 and will require re-tensioning in November 2003, no later than 30 November 2003. Delivery location shall be the tower sites for each CLIN. The point of contact for arranging performance shall be identified in the resulting contract award. Inspection and acceptance shall be at destination (tower site) by a Government representative to be designated in the contract award document. APPLICABLE CLAUSES: This RFQ may incorporate one or more clauses or provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were provided in full text. The full text of referenced provisions and/or clauses may be accessed electronically at the following cites, among others: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ OR http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. The following provisions and/or clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this RFQ: FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (OCT 2000)” is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation – Commercial Items (JAN 1999)” is incorporated in full text as follows: 52.212-2 - Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price/Cost Past Performance [Contracting Officer shall insert the significant evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); (iv) small disadvantaged business participation; and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.] Past performance, is of equal importance to price/cost. [Contracting Officer state, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.] b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) FAR 52.212-3, “Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (JUN 2003)” is incorporated by reference. The full text of this clause is posted on the NAVAIRSYSCOM Home Page for solicitations, as shown above. Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 with their proposal. FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (FEB 2002),” is incorporated by reference. The following clauses are incorporated by reference as an addendum to FAR 52.212-4: DFARS 252.204-7004 – “Required Central Contractor Registration (NOV 2001)” FAR 52.247-34 – “F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991)” FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (JUN 2003)” is incorporated in full text, as follows: 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (June 2003) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause, which is incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items [Contracting Officer check as appropriate]: NOTE: To conserve space, paragraph (b) of this clause has been altered to identify only those clauses that apply to this requirement: (5)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). (9) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). (13) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). (14) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Sep 2002) (E.O. 13126). (15) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). (16) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (17) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (18) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (19) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (29) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] NOTE: To conserve space, paragraph (b) of this clause has been altered to identify only those clauses that apply to this requirement: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (May 1989) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (i) through (vi) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2000) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (ii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (iii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (iv) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (v) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (May 1989), flow down required for all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (vi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Apr 2003) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of clause) DFARS 252.212-7000, “Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (NOV 1995),” is incorporated by reference. The full text of this clause is posted on the NAVAIRSYSCOM Home Page for solicitations, as shown above. Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the representations and certifications at DFARS 252.212-7000 with their proposal. DFARS 252.212-7001, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (NOV 2001),” is incorporated by reference. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this commercial RFQ may be emailed to Ms. Mary Roland, Contract Specialist, at RolandMC@navair.navy.mil no later than 08 August 2003. NO QUESTONS SUBMITTED BY TELEPHONE OR FACSIMILE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR RESPONDED TO. All responses will be posted to the NAVAIRSYSCOM Home Page for open solicitation under N00421-03-R-0132. CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR): To be eligible for contract award or payment by any DOD activity, offerors must be registered in the CCR database. Information on registering and annual certification requirements may be obtained by accessing the CCR database at https://www.ccr.dlis.dla.mil/ccr/scripts/index.html. RESPONSE DEADLINE: Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on 15 August 2003 to NAVAIR/AD Contracts (AIR 2.5.1), Building 588, Suite 2, Code 251711 (Mary Roland), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 47253 Whalen Road, Unit 588, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670-1463. Quotes shall reference solicitation N00421-03-R-0132.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NORTH CAROLINA - 3 SITES
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
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