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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 15, 2007 FBO #1966
SOLICITATION NOTICE

84 -- USMC Nape Protection Pads (NAPP) for the Lightweight Helmet (LWH) and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH)

Notice Date

4/13/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

339999 — All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
 

ZIP Code

01760-5011
 

Solicitation Number

W91A2K-7075-4001
 

Response Due

4/30/2007
 

Archive Date

6/29/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division on behalf of the United States Marine Corps, has a requirement for nape protection Pads (NAPP) for the Marine Corps Lightweight Helme t (LWH) and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH). This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional info rmation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for the NAPP; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is W91A2K-7075-4001. The NAPP has the following salient characteristics: Is compatible with USMC Lightweight Helmet (LWH ) and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) (though multiple type pads may be required to meet this requirement); Primarily connects directly and securely to each helmets retention systems (not the helmet shell); Contains flexible armor only; Covers the occipital region of the head and neck; Is available in multiple sizes to cover XS, SM, MD, LG and XL size helmets (though 5 sizes of NAPP may not b e required); Provides between 16 and 22 square inches of protection (depending on size); Meets the fragmentation and handgun requirements of the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) system Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) as described in CO/PD 00-02G (SEE NATICK WEBSITE / BUSINESS OPPORTUNTIES/ UNDER SAME SOLICITATION NUMBER/ FILES FOR DOWNLOAD); Weighs no more that 4 oz (largest size); Is comfortable to wear for extended periods; Has a comfort pad where head/neck contact is made; Remains in contact with the occipital/nap e region during wear; Does not decrease helmet stability, lead to pressure points, or interfere with proper adjustment of the helmet suspension; Has a suitably durable outer fabric with an outer appearance of Coyote Brown 498; Is made from materials that a re flame resistant to minimize drip/melt hazard when exposed to heat/flame (in accordance with ASTM 6413-99); Is easily installed and removed from the LWH and MICH retention systems without the use of tools; Is made only from materials that are 100% Berry Amendment compliant. This document incorporates Provisions and Clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 315299 and the Small Business Size Standard is 5 00. The Government anticipates awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price Requirements type contract with a base year and four option years. The base year shall include an initial order multiple CLINs for an estimated total quantity of 63,000 NAPPs (LWH 42,600 L G/XL and 17,400 XS/SM/MD; MICH helmets 2,310 LG/XL and 690 SM/MD) on or about the time the contract is awarded. The ordering period shall remain in effect for 12 months from date of contract award. Each ordering period shall have a minimum ordering require ment od 10,000 units and a maximum ordering requirement of 200,000 units. The designated Government activity for this contract is the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The contract will be issued by the U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contrac ting Division, Natick, MA on behalf of the USMC. This contract will not apply to elements of the U.S. Army or other elements of the U.S. Government; however, this does not preclude the ordering of NAPPs for organizations other than the USMC. The provisio n at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors  Commercial applies to this acquisition, addenda to include the following: Offerors shall hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 days. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination and Inspection and Acceptance shall be at Destination by the cognizant receiving authority. The contractor may assume that approximately equal quantities, based on the estimated quantity, will be shipped to the following locations: Okinawa, Japan; Camp Lejeune, NC 28542; Camp Pendleton, CA 92055. Deliveries will begin within 45 days after issuance of delivery order and shall be at a monthly rate of 10,000 units per month within 90 days after receipt of ord er. The contractor will not be required to deliver in excess of 10,000 items per month irrespective of the number of orders received. Offerors are required to submit 6 Product Samples for each model and size proposed with their proposal. The Government w ill not return any samples submitted. Offerors must also demonstrate satisfactory ballistic performance by either submitting test data from an NIJ certified test laboratory and/or documentation that the proposed ballistic solution has already completed a c ontract first article testing (FAT) in accordance with CO/PD 00-02. Alternatively, if no test data exists, the contractor shall submit a quantity of 18 15-inch square shootpack samples of the proposed ballistic solution for government testing in accordance with CO/PD 00-02G. The offeror shall submit a written proposal limited to 15 pages that includes a detailed description of the proposed solution(s) which explains how their proposal meets or exceeds each of the salient charactersitcs above. It will also i nclude a description of their facilities, equipment and personnel that will be utilized for this effort, which provides convincing evidence that the offeror can produce the required quantities within the required schedule. Offerors shall provide the unit price for the estimated quantity and describe any economic pricing with their proposal. Should the Government issue delivery orders within 60 days of each other and final delivery has not occurred, the delivery order will be issued reflecting the economic quantity pricing for the total quantity of all relevant delivery orders. All affected delivery orders will be subsequently modified to reflect the lower economic quantity pricing. Offerors are encouraged to provide pricing for economic order quantities ( i.e. 1 to 3,000; 3,001 to 6,000, etc.). The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the proposed prices relative to any economic ordering quantities are materially unbalanced. Unbalanced economic ordering pricing exists when, despite a n acceptable total evaluated price, the unit discount pricing is significantly understated or overstated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balanc e poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. The Government anticipates placing a delivery order for 63,000 NAPPs upon award of the contract; however, this does not commit the Government to placing such an order upon contract award. DCMA oversight sha ll be required, and the Government will base lot acceptance on ballistic verification testing using the 17-gr FSP. Ballistic verification inspection shall be conducted on the sample of twenty (20) NAPPs selected for conformance inspection from each lot of ballistic materials, not to exceed 10,000 each. Ballistic verification shall occur following completion of conformance inspection. Ballistic limit testing shall be conducted on clay backing conditioned as described in paragraphs 4.6.5.1 and 4.6.5.2 of Pur chase Description, Body Armor, Multiple Threat/Interceptor CO/PD 00-02G dated 23 February 2006. The combined V50 ballistic limit for 17 grain FSP for the production acceptance test sample shall be obtained by marking a left, right, and center point of impa ct on each of the 20 NAPE neck protectors in order to obtain 3 data points for each end item tested. Ballistic limit testing shall be conducted to obtain a total of 60 data points on each production acceptance test sample. The combined V50 ballistic limit for a given production acceptance test sample shall be calculated using all 60 individual left, right, and center data points.Ballistic verification inspection shall be considered met if: a) All twenty (20) NAPP in the sample contain ballistic inserts that lie flat without bunching. b) The combined V50 ballistic limit meets or exceeds a ballistic limit of 1850 feet per second for the 17 grain FSP. Offerors shall provide, a limit of 3 pages in length, past performance information, for themselves and any proposed subcontractor, in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(b)(10). Offerors shall provide a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 and DFARS 252.212-7000 wit h their proposal. Offerors shall describe how they will comply with the Berry Amendment. Offerors shall submit 2 copies plus the original (identified as such) of their proposal, the information presented shall be submitted in the order as it was requeste d and shall be bound in a binder. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following Areas will be evaluated by the Marines and SMEs in order of importance (Technical,Schedule,Price,Past Performance): TE CHNICAL AREA  Form, fit, function of the Product Sample, ballistic test data and offerors written proposal; Quality/Workmanship of the Product Samples, as well as Offerors Quality Assurance provisions outlined in the written proposal. SCHEDULE AREA  T he ability of the Offeror to meet or exceed the Governments delivery schedule based on an evaluation of the proposed facilities, equipment, materials and personnel. PRICE AREA - Price will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer on the overall price assoc iated with the estimated amount and the economic ordering quantity discount prices given the anticipated initial delivery order of approximately 40,000 units and the likelihood that most orders will be in excess of 5,000 units; and PAST PERFORMANCE AREA - The Offerors and subcontractors past performance with Government and Commercial customers in the area of producing similar and/or related products of the NAPP. Specific areas of past performance examined shall include demonstrated technical and schedule performance, responsiveness to contract requirements and customer satisfaction. Emphasis will be placed on recent, relevant experience. The Technical Area will receive an adjectival rating as follows: Excellent, Acceptable, Marginal or Unacceptable. Th e Schedule Area will be evaluated based on risk: Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk. The Price Area will be evaluated based on the price competition. Fairness and reasonability of the prices will be determined accordingly by the Contracting Officer. T he Past Performance Area will be rated as acceptable or unacceptable based on the relative risks associated with the Offerors likelihood of success in accomplishing this effort. Award will be made to the responsible and responsive Offeror whose Product S ample is the most highly rated based on the evaluation criteria described above with Schedule, Price and Past Performance considered. This is a best value acquisition; therefore, award may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced offeror. Offerors sha ll include the full text provision FAR 52.212-3 entitled Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (MAR 2005) with Alternate I (Apr 2002) , completely filled out, within your technical proposal, as well as DFARS 252.212-7000, entitled Off eror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 1995). NOTE: An offeror shall complete only paragraph (j) of FAR 52.212-3 if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the Online Representation s and Certifications Application (ORCA) web site at http://orca.bpn.gov. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2003) applies to this acquisition. Other clauses that apply are as follows: 52.202-1 Definitions, 52.204-7 Ce ntral Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); 52.252-6 Authorized Dev iations in Clauses (Apr 1984), 252.204-7004 ALT A Central Contractor Registration (Nov 2003) and 252.225-7002 (Apr 2003). FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Apr 2005) applies to this acquisition. Specific clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995) Aternate I (Oct 1995), 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003), 52.222-19 Child Labor -Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jun 2004), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002), 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other E ligible Veterans (Dec 2001), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Dec 2003), and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). DFAR Clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to D efense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jan 2005) applies to this acquisition to include 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984), 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Apr 2003), 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities ( June 2004), 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Jan 2004), and 252.247-7023 Transportation of supplies by Sea (May 2002). All clauses referenced herein may be accessed electronically at the following web addresses: http://www.arnet.go v/far and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. The full text version of these provisions and clauses may be located at http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This synopsis/solicitation may also be viewed on the US Army RDECOM Acquisition Center Natick Contracting Division Homepage, at https://www3.natick.army.mil. Questions concerning this combined synopsis/solicitation can be directed to Mr. Kevin Parker, Contract Specialist, at Kevin.Parker@natick.army.mil. All proposals must be received (Fa csimile proposals will not be accepted) via mail or through the AMC Acquisition Center-Natick Homepage no later than MONDAY, 30 APRIL 2007 NLT 1700 (EST). The mailing address is: U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMS RD-ACN-NM), Bldg. 1, Kansas St, Natick, MA 01760-5011.
 

Place of Performance

Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street Natick MA

Zip Code: 01760-5011

Country: US
 

Record

SN01273065-W 20070415/070413221123 (fbodaily.com)
 

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