SOLICITATION NOTICE
34 -- Mk 3 Mod 0 Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) upgrade parts
- Notice Date
- 5/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- M67854 Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785405R5116
- Response Due
- 5/26/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2005
- Description
- Description: The Marine Corps Systems Command has a requirement for Mk 3 Mod 0 Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) upgrade parts, RFP M67854-05-R-5116. This procurement is a full and open competition for a commercial item in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 2.1. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334511. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 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. The subject Request for Proposal (RFP) incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. Scope: This purchase description establishes the performance requirements for the USMC RONS CIP upgrade parts. Intended use of RONS CIP upgrade parts: The RONS CIP upgrade parts will be used to augment and enhance the existing capabilities of the Mk 3 Mod 0 RONS. Required Quantity and Characteristics: Quantity of 34 Remote Entry Tools- The Remote Entry Tool consists of an electric power saw, solenoid actuator and control system, metal cutting blade, housing, and power supply. The Remote Entry Tool replaces the gripper portion of the Wrist Pitch Gripper and interfaces with the RONS via a weapons control connector. The Remote Entry Tool is capable of cutting metal with an appropriate blade. All required parts herein are to be fully compatible with the Mk 3 Mod 0 RONS currently in the USMC inventory. Operational Effectiveness: Unless otherwise specified, the commercial product, material composition, and manufacturing processes associated with the RONS CIP upgrade parts are the prerogative of the offeror. Any resulting product submitted to the government shall fully comply with performance parameters, functional interface requirements, and characteristics specified herein. All parameters specified as objectives are subject to the offeror's discretion for performance consideration, or tradeoff. Characteristics shall facilitate intended employment of the RONS CIP upgrade parts. All physical characteristics of the RONS CIP upgrade parts shall be compliant with best commercial practices. Verification: The offeror shall provide evidence of, and warrant conformance and compliance with, applicable standards and practices. The government reserves the right to validate conformance through independent analyses, inspections, and/or testing should such action be deemed necessary. Packaging: Best commercial practices. Commercial Warranty: The upgrade parts shall be warranted to comply with the performance criteria established as a result of this specification as incorporated into the offeror's conforming product. Any additional warranty provisions or exclusions shall be clearly stated in the offerors' proposal submission. The Government anticipates issuing a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) commercial contract to the successful offeror. Period of Performance: All items are to be delivered on or before 120 days after contract award. The RONS CIP upgrade parts will be sent F.O.B. destination throughout the United States, including Hawaii. Federal Acquisition Regulation-52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (January 2005): Multiple Offers are discouraged. Offerors shall submit a combined technical/business proposal as elements of their offer. An original and three (3) written copies of the proposal are required. Offerors may use product literature in their technical proposals; however, any ambiguities noted in the technical capability of the product may have an adverse impact on your evaluation. The proposal shall be specific, detailed, and comprehensive enough to enable technical personnel to make a thorough evaluation of its content. Proposals shall be prepared using "Arial" or "Times New Roman" 11-point font style on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font style, not less than 8 points. Foldouts are not allowed. All material submitted may be single-spaced. Offerors should ensure that each page provides identification of the submitting Offeror in! the header or footer. Page count for the combined technical/business proposal shall not exceed 35 total pages, inclusive of product literature. Sealed offers for the items to be provided shall be hand-carried or express mailed via UPS or Federal Express to the following location: COMMANDER, Attn: Ms. Peggy L. Hake, CTQPLH, MARCORSYSCOM, 2200 Lester St., Quantico, VA 22134-5010. NOTE: Offerors are advised that proposals sent by conventional US Mail service are not routed directly to the above address. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999). Evaluation Factors: Operational Effectiveness - Describe your ability to currently meet the performance requirements stated in this purchase description and to deliver the appropriate quantities required herein 120 days after contract award. Ensure that your stated response addresses overall product compatibility, as well as any additional features not specifically cited in the purchase description. Address any speci! fic commercial, or extended warranty provisions for the resulting product. Provide evidence of product quality, any certifications for use, safety, and reliability in your proposal. Past Performance - Provide specific examples of favorable recent past performance that illustrates evidence of your ability to produce, deliver, and warrant your product. Ensure the past performance information includes names of technical and contracting officials, telephone numbers, addresses, e-mail, name of the product purchased, quantities, dates of the resulting contract, contract value, contract number and a description of the items procured. Relative Order of Importance: (i) Operational Effectiveness - Most important. (ii) Past Performance - Less important. Price - Evaluated, but not rated. Award shall be made to the offeror whose proposal presents the best value to the government. In making its "Best Value" determination, the Government will consider operational effectiveness and! past performance merit to be of significantly greater importance than evaluated price. However, the importance of price as a factor in the final determination will increase with the degree of equality in the overall merits of the proposals. 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. FAR Clauses: 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, (Beginning January 1, 2005, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the use of the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitations as a part of the proposal submission process. ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the col! lection, storage, and viewing of many of the FAR required representations and certifications previously found in solicitations. With ORCA, you now have the ability to enter and maintain your representation and certification information, at your convenience, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. In addition, rather than receiving and reviewing paper submissions, government contracting officials can access ORCA and review your information online as a part of the proposal evaluation process. You will no longer have to submit representations and certifications completed in ORCA with each offer. Instead, a solicitation will contain a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete, and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes. To prepare for this requirement and to register in ORCA, you will need to have two items: an active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) ! record and a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) identified in that CCR record. Your DUNS number and MPIN act as your company?s ID and password into ORCA. (Visit www.ccr.gov for more information on creating and entering your MPIN). The basic information provided in your CCR record is used to pre-populate a number of fields in ORCA. Vendors are reminded to protect their MPIN from unauthorized use. Once in ORCA you will be asked to review pertinent information pre-populated from CCR, provide a point of contact, and answer a questionnaire that contains up to 26 questions. The questionnaire is to help you gather information you need for the clauses. The questionnaire is not the official version. Be sure to read the provisions carefully. The answers you provide are then automatically entered into the actual FAR provisions. You are required to review your information, as inserted, in context of the full-text provisions for accuracy; acknowledge three additiona! l read only provisions; and click a time/date stamp before final submission. You will need to review and/or update your ORCA record when necessary, but at least annually in order to maintain its active status. Detailed information regarding ORCA, how to submit your record, and whom to call for assistance can be found on ORCAs homepage at http://orca.bpn.gov under Help). 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders within this clause, the following clauses apply; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Vietnam Era, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, 52.225-13 Restricti! on on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer --Central Contractor Registration, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, 52.247-34 F.o.B. Destination. DFARS clauses: 252.211-7003, 252.204-7004, 252.212-7001, and 252.225-7000. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS: Any award resulting from the solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.237-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payments (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at NO COST to the contractor and training will be provided. Information available at no cost is located at http://www.wawftraining.com.
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