MODIFICATION
83 -- U.S. COAST GUARD MENS WINTER DRESS BLUE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 315999
— Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Supervisor, USCG Uniform Distribution Center, 414 Madison Ave., Woodbine, NJ, 08270
- ZIP Code
- 08270
- Solicitation Number
- HSCGG9-06-Q-PUD642
- Response Due
- 3/20/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2006
- Point of Contact
- Noelle Irish, SK2 Purchasing Agent, Phone 609-861-7903, Fax 609-861-5632, - Noelle Irish, SK2 Purchasing Agent, Phone 609-861-7903, Fax 609-861-5632,
- E-Mail Address
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Noelle.E.Irish@uscg.mil, Noelle.E.Irish@uscg.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number: HSCGG9-06-Q-PUD642 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect thru Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-08. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315999, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Order/Contract utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). IMPORTANT NOTICE: FAR 52-232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration, May 1999) is a mandatory requirement for contractors to be registered in the CCR database. CONTRACTORS MAY REGISTER ON-LINE AT HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV/. IT IS MANDATORY TO OBTAIN A DUNS NUMBER PRIOR TO REGISTERING. CONTRACTORS SHALL CALL DUN & BRADSTREET (1-800-333-0505) TO OBTAIN. AWARD CANNOT BE MADE UNLESS REGISTERED. The U.S. Coast Guard Uniform Distribution Center (UDC) has a requirement for a total quantity of 1,728 Mens Winter Dress Blue, Long Sleeve Shirt. The following sizes and quantities are: 5 each of size 13 1/2x27, 5 each of size 13 1/2x28, 5 each of size 13 1/2x29, 5 each of size 13 1/2x30, 5 each of size 13 1/2x31, 5 each of size 13 1/2x32, 5 each of size 13 1/2x33, 5 each of size 13 1/2x34, 5 each of size 13 1/2x35, 5 each of size 13 1/2x39, 5 each of size 13x27, 5 each of size 13x28, 5 each of size 13x29, 5 each of size 13x30, 5 each of size 13x31, 5 each of size 13x32, 5 each of size 13x33, 9 each of size 14 1/2x29, 21 each of size 14 1/2x30, 13 each of size 14 1/2x31, 27 each of size 14 1/2x32, 7 each of size 14 1/2x33, 11 each of size 14 1/2x34, 5 each of size 14 1/2x35, 5 each of size 14 1/2x36, 5 each of size 14 1/2x37, 5 each of size 14 1/2x38, 9 each of size 14x29, 6 each of size 14x30, 14 each of size 14x31, 16 each of size 14x32, 5 each of size 14x33, 5 each of size 14x34, 5 each of size 14x35, 5 each of size 15 1/2x29, 10 each of size 15 1/2x30, 8 each of size 15 1/2x31, 21 each of size 15 1/2x32, 44 each of size 15 1/2x33, 43 each of size 15 1/2x34, 16 each of size 15 1/2x35, 10 each of size 15 1/2x36, 5 each of size 15 1/2x37, 5 each of size 15x28, 5 each of size 15x29, 8 each of size 15x30, 8 each of size 15x31, 37 each of size 15x32, 21 each of size 15x33, 27 each of size 15x34, 8 each of size 15x35, 5 each of size 15x36, 9 each of size 16 1/2x30, 5 each of size 16 v1/2x31, 33 each of size 16 1/2x32, 57 each of size 16 1/2x33, 83 each of size 16 1/2x34, 59 each of size 16 1/2x35, 24 each of size 16 1/2x36, 10 each of size 16 1/2x37, 5 each of size 16 1/2x38, 5 each of size 16x27, 5 each of size 16x29, 5 each of size 16x30, 8 each of size 16x31, 46 each of size 16x32, 56 each of size 16x33, 78 each of size 16x34, 24 each of size 16x35, 19 each of size 16x36, 5 each of size 16x37, 5 each of size 16x38, 5 each of size 16x41, 5 each of size 17 1/2x30, 7 each of size 17 1/2x31, 10 each of size 17 1/2x32, 30 each of size 17 1/2x33, 14 each of size 17 1/2x34, 66 each of size 17 1/2x35, 43 each of size 17 1/2x36, 16 each of size 17 1/2x37, 5 each of size 17x29, 5 each of size 17x30, 5 each of size 17x31, 19 each of size 17x32, 44 each of size 17x33, 53 each of size 17x34, 69 each of size 17x35, 41 each of size 17x36, 15 each of size 17x37, 7 each of size 17x38, 11 each of size 18x32, 19 each of size 18x33, 14 each of size 18x34, 26 each of size 18x35, 28 each of size 18x36, 33 each of size 18x37, 9 each of size 18x38, 10 each of size 19x33, 5 each of size 19x34, 5 each of size 19x35, 5 each of size 19x36, 5 each of size 20x33, 9 each of size 20x34, 5 each of size 20x35 and 5 each of size 20x36. The basic material for the Mens Winter Dress Blue Long Sleeve Shirt shall be a washable tropical polyester and wool blend, shade Blue 3346 in accordance with the requirements in Table I of MILSPEC A-A-55091. The material shall have a crease-resistant finish in accordance with MILSPEC MIL-C-29147A(NU). The shirt?s fiber shall be a blend of 65% polyester and 35% rayon as described in and in accordance with Purchase Description CG-CDTO-T-0300 and CG-CDTO-U-013. The Buy American Act shall apply to this solicitation. Subpart 25.1-Buy American Act Supplies, 25.101 General: ?(a) The Buy American Act restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products. For manufactured end products, the Buy American Act uses a two-part test to define a domestic end product. (1) The article must be manufactured in the United States; and (2) The cost of domestic components must exceed 50 percent of the cost of all the components.? Interested vendors will be required to sign a Buy American Act Certificate (52.225-2). In addition, each interested vendor will be required to sign a statement stating that they are a Just in Time, lean manufacturer who manufacturers shirts using a Unit Production System or Modular Manufacturing System. The suggested three sources (mills) for the polyester/rayon fabric are: Delta Mills, 1071 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018; Springfield, LLC, 1206 Cherokee Ave., Gaffney, S.C. 29342; and Diversitex, 376 Hollywood Drive, Suite 203, Fairfield, NJ, 07004. The Contractor shall submit within 120 calender days from award date of solicitation a Certificate of Compliance from selected mill as well as a swatch from each bolt of fabric for shade evaluation to the U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Design and Technical Office, Attention: Mr. Joseph Deblase, U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Warehouse 20-86, 15 Kansas Street, Natick MA 01760. Within 15 calender days after the U.S. Coast Guard receives the swatchs, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor in writing of the conditional approval, approval or disapproval of the swatchs submitted. The notice of conditional approval or approval or disapproval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specification and all other terms and conditions of the contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite the reasons for the disapproval. The Contractor will be required to submit a first article for testing and approval by the Coast Guard Clothing Design and Technical Office (CDTO). The U.S. Coast Guard may waive the requirement for first article testing and approval where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Contractor and have been accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Contractor may request a waiver. REQUEST ALL PRICING TO BE QUOTED AS FOB DESTINATION. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.209-4 First Article Approval ? Government Testing, paragraphs (a) and (b) of the clause are hereby included in full text, and the remainder of the clause is incorporated by reference. PARAGRAPH (a): The Contractor shall deliver the quantity specified under Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 (first article) in the contract, within 30 calendar days from receipt of approved fabric from the selected mill. The first article shall be shipped to U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Design and Technical Office, Attention: Mr. Joseph Deblase, U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Warehouse 20-86, 15 Kansas Street, Natick MA 01760 for testing and approval. The shipping documentation shall contain the contract number and the item identification. The first article testing of the Mens Winter Dress Blue Long Sleeve Shirt shall consist of submitting one size each of the required sizes(106 samples total) to U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Design and Technical Office . The first article testing will consist of a dimensional quality assurance for construction of garment as well as manufacturing quality compliance for fabric and end product. There will not be any destructive testing. Should the first article lot be destroyed during first article inspection or rendered unusable as a result of the first article inspection, it will be the Contractors responsibility to repair or replace the first article lot after the inspection so that they are part of the production lot. 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. The Contractor shall furnish the additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. 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. Within 15 calendar days after the U.S. Coast Guard 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 specification and all other terms and conditions of the contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite the reasons for the disapproval. The approved 106 samples will be included in the total production lot. The production order shall be delivered to the following address: U.S. Coast Guard Uniform Distribution Center, 414 Madison Ave, Woodbine NJ 08270, and complete delivery must be made within 60 days of first article acceptance. PARITAL SHIPMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). The following provisions and clause are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jan 2004), FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (Jan 2005), FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2003), FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (June 2004), FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003), FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003), FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (June 2004), FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002), FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998), FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (June 2003), FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Dec 2003), FAR 52.232-1 Payments (Apr 1984), FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment (Oct 2003), FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), FAR 52.233-1 Disputes (Alternate 1)(Dec 1991), FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996), FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004), FAR 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed Price (Aug 1987), FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination (Nov 1991), FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed- Price)(Short Form)(Apr 1984), FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed Price Supply and Service )(Apr 1984)The full text of the FAR can be accessed on the Internet at the following: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. In accordance with FAR Case 2002-24, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-26, and FAR Subpart 4.12 - Annual Representations and Certifications, the use of Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) has become mandatory as of January 1, 2005. ORCA is available through the Business Partner Network (BPN) at http://www.bpn.gov/. Contractors will use ORCA to electronically submit annual Representations and Certifications (Reps & Certs). Contractors will no longer be required to submit hard copies of their Reps & Certs with each proposal. For contractors to be able to upload their Reps & Certs to ORCA, they must have an active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) record and a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). Offerors responding to this announcement must include their Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. If Contractors have already uploaded their annual Reps & Certs, please submit a statement with your quotation certifying that the Reps & Certs in ORCA are accurate for this solicitation, or provide the information required in required in FAR 52.212-3 (b) thru (j). The Contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar sale, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the government. The government will award an order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The government will evaluate each quotation based on qualit price and delivery. The The Mens Winter Dress Blue, Long Sleeve Shirt MILSPECS and Purchase Descriptions are not attached and can be obtained in hard copy form by contacting SK2 Noelle Irish at 609-861-7903. All written quotations must be submitted and received at this office on or before March 20, 2006 at 2:00 PM eastern time. Quotations may be sent via fax to (609) 861-5632, Attn: SK2 Noelle Irish. Written quotations may also be sent to the following address: Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Uniform Distribution Center, 414 Madison Ave., Woodbine, N.J. 08270. All quotations must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Point of Contact; Phone number and E-mail address; business size; Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code; Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS number); Tax Identification Number; and Central Contractor Registration (CCR) status (active / inactive). Please direct all questions regarding this solicitation to SK2 Noelle Irish at (609) 861-7903. This is NOT a sealed bid advertisement, and quotations will NOT be publicly opened.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USCG/Uniform Distribution Center, 414 Madison Ave., Woodbine, NJ
- Zip Code: 08270
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 08270
- Record
- SN00997680-W 20060304/060302211704 (fbodaily.com)
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