SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- TWT BURN-IN POWER SUPPLY "Synopsis/Solicitation"
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 47522-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N0016405R8277
- Response Due
- 7/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2005
- Point of Contact
- CHRISTOPHER BOLEN 812-854-1423 Bolen, Christopher, Code 0563WD, Tel 812-854-1423, Fax 812-854-3805 or e-mail christopher.bolen@navy.mil
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by NSWC Crane. 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 N00164-05-R-8277 is hereby issued as a request for Proposal (RFP). Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-27 as well as DCN 20050222. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 335999 and the size standard is 500 employees. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division intends to enter into a firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract with an ordering period of three (3) years following award. This requirement is for the following: CLIN 0001 – 1 Each Power Supply, Burn-In, for ALQ-99 Band 4 and Band 5/6 Traveling Wave Tube IAW attached Specification. CLIN 0001 is the guaranteed minimum contract quantity, which will be obligated at time of award. CLIN 0002 – Data, Not Separately Priced (NSP) in accordance with (IAW) attached Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) A001-A005. Offerors shall complete the attached pricing matrix. The matrix pricing is for the potential acquisition of up to two additional units that the government may require, and which will be awarded but not obligated at the time of contract award. Additional quantities may be obligated by issuing Delivery Orders over a three-year period commencing with the date of contract award. OPTION: CLIN 0003 – Spare parts required to support CLIN 0001. Contractor shall propose by part number, nomenclature, individual unit, and price, a reasonable selection and range of spare parts to support CLIN 0001 for a period of twelve (12) months. Contractor shall also propose a recommended quantity of each spare required to support CLIN 0001 for a period of twelve (12) months. Government requires all spare items to be priced and available for order separately. Delivery for CLINs 0001, 0002 and 0003 is required F.O.B. Destination, L-3 Corp., Electron Devices, 960 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070-4194 within 365 days after contract award and Delivery Order (DO) placement. Delivery for any future orders is not later than 365 days after placement of a DO. NOTE: Accelerated delivery of any or all units is acceptable and desirable to the Government, if there is no additional charge. Future IDIQ order quantities will be designated in the individual DO. Final inspection will be by a representative of the Government at L-3 Corp., Electron Devices, San Carlos, CA. The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined most advantageous to the Government, considering past performance and price with past performance being significantly more important than price. Offerors shall complete the attached past performance sub-factor narrative. In the event that differences exist among offeror’s past performance, the Government has reserved the right to displace lower-priced proposals in favor of an offeror with higher rated past performance. Offerors shall also complete the attached Contractor Performance data sheet. Past performance submissions should include at least three references of customers who have purchased the same or similar items from the offeror. Each reference should include company name, point of contact, mailing address, phone number and email address. If possible, the reference should be for the same or similar items that have b! een delivered within the past three years. 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 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. Clauses/provisions: 52.211-14 (DO A70); 52.211-15; 52.212-1; 52.212-2; 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; 52.219-9; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-37; 52.225-13; 52.232-33); 52.215-05 (fax # 812-854-3805); 52.217-05; 52.242-15; 52.243-1; 52.247-34; 52.247-48; 252.204-7004 Alt A; 252.212-7000; 252.212-7001 (incorporating 52.203-3; 252.225-7001; 252.225-7012; 252.243-7002; 252.247-7023); 252.219-7003; 252.246-7000. Any large business submitting a proposal is required to submit a small business subcontracting plan per FAR 19.704. The required plan will be reviewed and evaluated in accordance with FAR 19.705-4 and DFARS 219.705-4. ORDERING (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216 18) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from date of contract award through three years after date of contract award. . (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216 19) (a) Minimum Order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount less than 1 , the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum Order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 2 (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 2 ; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 60 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraphs (1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirement contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216 21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b) above. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 14 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or service from another source. INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216 22) (a) This is an indefinite quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum". The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after a period of three years following contract award. 52.217-4 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS EXERCISED AT TIME OF CONTRACT AWARD. (JUNE 1988) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate the total price for the basic requirement together with any option(s) exercised at the time of award. ADDITIONAL: The offeror shall provide its Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and Tax Identification Number (TINs). 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) the Name, title, and phone number of person to be notified in event of defective invoice. Invoices will b! e 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 00M, Bldg 3173, NSWC CRANE, 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 register 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 S! ervices-Blk 15. The following is hereby added by addendum to 52.212-4: FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest; 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 container 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-NSWC Crane 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. All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to Crane web site, FedBizOpps and NECO. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor the Crane web site, FedBizOpps and/or NECO for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal 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 Chris Bolen, FAX 812-854-3805 or e-mailed to christopher.bolen@navy.mil. All required information must be received on or before 22 July 2005, 5PM EST. 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. There is a new Federal Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) initiative called the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of many of the representations and certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and previously found in solicitations. According to the language included in FAR Case 2001-026, vendors are required to use ORCA beginning 1 January 2005. Detailed information can be found in the FAR Case, as well as by visiting the Help section of the website at http://orca.bpn.gov. The help section includes ORCA background information, frequently asked questions (FAQ), the ORCA Handbook, and whom to call for assistance. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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