SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Propane refueling Service Juneau Microwave High Sites District 17
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 481212
— Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commander (fcp), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command - Pacific, Coast Guard Island Building 54C, Alameda, CA, 94501-5100, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG8907Q6F9016
- Response Due
- 6/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2007
- Description
- NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS: It is the policy of the Coast Guard to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests(OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time-consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the General Accounting Office(GAO). Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the Coast Guard as an Alternative dispute Resolution (ADR) forum, rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the contracting officer or Ombudsman. Informal forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe that Coast Guard procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the contracting officer. If the contracting officer is unable to satisfy the concerns, the interested party is encouraged to contact the coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process, the agency is not required to suspend contract award or performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, contracting officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable). Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the contracting officer through open and frank discussions. If the protesters concerns are unresolved, an independent review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the contracting officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program. Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth at FAR 33.103(d)(2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. This will not preclude re-filing of the protest to meet the requirement. To be timely, protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be forwarded to the address below: Commandant (CG-851) 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20593, Telephone: (202) 267-2285, FAX: (202) 267-4011. The Request for Proposal number is HSCG89-07-Q-6F9016 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-17 This acquisition is unrestricted for offers? business size. The NAICS is 481212. The contract type will be a firm fixed price contract. The Government proposes to solicit offers for the following services and quantities: DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: The NDS Radio sites to be fueled are remote sites that are only accessible by helicopter. There is no road access to any of these sites and the weather conditions can vary considerably in any season. Typical transportation of propane to these sites will include the use of a barge and/or helicopter. The full ?pickle? barrels are transported by barge to a location near the site and then slung to the remote site by a helicopter rated for that load. A fuel mechanic will then remove the barrel from the sling and transfer the propane from the 125 Gal. ?Pickle? barrels to standard 500 Gallon propane tanks. This process is repeated until all tanks are at maximum capacity. This is a high priority U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue system that must be kept operational at all times to protect property and lives. Offeror must have experience with this type of task due to high risks associated with it. Fuel Requirement: Contractor shall fuel all remote sites with propane quantities per schedule. All sites are to be filled to maximum capacity, given altitude and temperature limitations for each site. Government estimate for fuel amounts should be +/- 10 % for each site, due to the accuracy of the gauges. Contractor shall be prepared to account for this variation by carrying 10 % more fuel than requirement calls for to handle this contingency. Vendor shall record actual gallons of propane delivered to each site on the invoice and tank gauge level percentages after filling. All documentation will be delivered to Contracting Officer within one week of work completion. Contractor shall perform propane leak checks (soap spray or sniffer) on all propane tanks and fuel lines at NDS remote sites, up to the location where fuel line enters generator hut. Any leaks found during these inspections shall be isolated and or repaired prior to leaving site. Major leaks requiring additional cost to repair shall be reported to Contracting Officer for action to be taken. repaired/tightened prior to filling tanks or leaving site. Contractor is responsible for transporting Gov?t QAE representatives to site to witness and verify fuel received. Contractor shall record actual gallons of propane delivered to each site on the invoice and tank gauge level SCHEDULE: PROPANE REFUELING CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERs (CLIN): CLIN 0001 Juneau, 4,400 gal.for the following sites, Duke Island 900, Sukkwan Isl. 700, Cape Fanshaw 1000, Zarembo Isl. 900 gals, MT MacArthur 900, Total Price for this CLIN 1 : fixed price for all costs other than propane gas: _$__________. CLIN 1A: unit price for propane, QTY 4400 gals, x?s $__________ = $__________ DELIVERY START/COMPLETION DATES: The contractor shall refuel no earlier than 01 July, 2007 later than July 30, 2007; AWARD: This purchase will be based on the following criteria: 1) FAA certification and cert for sufficient load capacity, pass/or fail 2) Past performance and price will be evaluated. 3) Price After FAA cert., the factor other than price, is approximately equal to price. Offerors are cautioned that the government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offerors initial offer should contain the best terms from a price and technical standpoint. CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offers Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications and Certifications Commercial Items, all offerors are to include with their offer a completed copy of the Representatives and Certifications or go on line an complete https://orca.bpn.gov.. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Item. (p) Limitation of Liability, is revised to read: LIABILITY a. The Contractor shall be liable for and shall at all times defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents and employees from and against any all loss, damage or injury, including property damage, personal injury and death, which may be sustained by any person or persons, whether they be employees, agents, or representatives of the parties hereto, or third persons, as a result of the Contractors performance of this contract. The Contractor shall also be liable for and shall at all times defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Government, is officers, enlisted personnel, agents and employees from and against any and all public or private environmental claims or liabilities shall include but not be limited to civil and criminal penalties, natural resource damages, response costs, cleanup and remediation, damage to Government and third party property, and any other third party liability. b. In the event any such claim or demand is made upon the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents or employees, or in the event any suit therefore is instituted, the Government shall give immediate notice of such claim or suit to the Contractor and will refrain from any payment or demand with respect to such claim or suit without first allowing the Contractor a reasonable opportunity to resolve the claim. The Contractors liability under this clause shall include reimbursement to the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents and employees for any judgments, payments or litigation expenses occasioned to them in connection with claims, demands or suits of which notice has been given by the Government. c. The Contractor releases the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents and employees from any liability for any loss, damage or injury, which may be sustained by the Contractor in the performance of this contract. d. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this clause, the Contractor shall not be liable for or required to defend, indemnify, hold harmless or release the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents and employees for any judgment, payments or expenses arising out of and to the extent of the gross negligence, willful misconduct or criminal acts of the Government, its officers, enlisted personnel, agents or employees. IMPORTANT NOTICE: FAR 52-232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds transfer Central Contractor Registration, May 1999) mandatory requirement for contractors to be registered in the CCR Database. CONTRACTORS MAY REGISTER ONLINE 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 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.(FEB1998) 1. FAR 52.228-5 INSURANCE-WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997) THE FOLLOWING HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: CLAUSE TITLE 3052.223-90 ACCIDENT & FIRE PREVENTION (DEC. 03) 3052.228-70 INSURANCE (DEC 2003) 3052.209-70 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EX- PATRIATES (DEC 2003). The following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition; FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 2553g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.219 -4 Notice of Evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns if offer elects to waive indicate in Offer. (15USC 657a), FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and other Eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Mar 200505), FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332); FAR 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (E.O. 13201); FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.); FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (29 U.S.C. 206 AND 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.) (Vessel Operator $217.32/dy, Deckhand $136.20/dy and fuel Distribution System Mechanic $31.43/hr; Helo Pilot $$35.00 ,hourly rates). The Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2005-2018 Revision No. 4 apply. &. The full text of any clauses reference above are available from the Contracting Officer or may be accessed electronically at: http://www.arnet.gov/far and Notes to clause FAR 52.216-2: (1) for any contract price adjustment requests to CLIN 0001A, (fuel price), the contractor shall request the price adjustment in writing to the Contracting Officer and provide adequate supporting documentation showing current fuel prices (see 3, fuel cost submittals below) (2) Contract price adjustments shall be limited to one adjustment (3) Contract price increases shall not be retroactive, unless the request for increase is received within 10 days of the increase in accordance with FAR 52.216-29(c)(1). However, in the event that the contractor fails to notify the contracting Officer promptly in writing of any decreases in prices, as required by FAR 52.216-2(b) below, then the Government may adjust the price retroactively to reflect the decrease in prices. (4) The following is a hypothetical example to demonstrate contract price adjustment in accordance with FAR 52.216-2: a. Assume, for the purpose of this example, that fuel costs are $2.00 per gallon at the time of contract award. b. Assume that the contractor requests a price adjustment timely and provides documentation that fuel price have risen to $2.40 per gallon, representing an increase of 20%. c. Assuming that the Contracting Officer determines that the Contractor?s supporting documentation was sufficient and that the proposed adjustment was fir and reasonable, then the Government would perform a price adjustment ant thereafter compensate the contractor at the adjusted rate of $2.40 per gallon. d. However, in accordance with paragraph FAR 52.216-( c)(1), the maximum aggregate increase over the summer would be 100%. Thus, if before delivery the price were to exceed $4.00 per gallon (which is 100% of $2.00 in this example) then the Contractor would not receive any further price adjustments. 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment?Standard Supplies. As prescribed in 16.203-4(a), insert the following clause. The clause may be modified by increasing the 10 percent limit on aggregate increases specified in paragraph (c)(1), upon approval by the chief of the contracting office. 1. Economic Price Adjustment?Standard Supplies (Jan 1997) (a) The Contractor warrants that the unit price stated in the Schedule for _CLIN 0001A, is not in excess of the Contractor?s applicable established price in effect on the contract date for like quantities of the same item. The term ?unit price? excludes any part of the price directly resulting from requirements for preservation, packaging, or packing beyond standard commercial practice. The term ?established price? means a price that? 1. (1) Is an established catalog or market price for a commercial item sold in substantial quantities to the general public; and 2. (2) Is the net price after applying any standard trade discounts offered by the Contractor. (b) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of the amount and effective date of each decrease in any applicable established price. Each corresponding contract unit price shall be decreased by the same percentage that the established price is decreased. The decrease shall apply to those items delivered on and after the effective date of the decrease in the Contractor?s established price, and this contract shall be modified accordingly. (c) If the Contractor?s applicable established price is increased after the contract date, the corresponding contract unit price shall be increased, upon the Contractor?s written request to the Contracting Officer, by the same percentage that the established price is increased, and the contract shall be modified accordingly, subject to the following limitations: 3. (1) The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price under this clause shall not exceed 100 percent of the original contract unit price. 4. (2) The increased contract unit price shall be effective? (i) On the effective date of the increase in the applicable established price if the Contracting Officer receives the Contractor?s written request within 10 days thereafter; or (ii) If the written request is received later, on the date the Contracting Officer receives the request. 5. (3) The increased contract unit price shall not apply to quantities scheduled under the contract for delivery before the effective date of the increased contract unit price, unless failure to deliver before that date results from causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, within the meaning of the Default clause. 6. (4) No modification increasing a contract unit price shall be executed under this paragraph (c) until the Contracting Officer verifies the increase in the applicable established price. 7. (5) Within 30 days after receipt of the Contractor?s written request, the Contracting Officer may cancel, without liability to either party, any undelivered portion of the contract items affected by the requested increase. (d) During the time allowed for the cancellation provided for in paragraph (c)(5) of this clause, and thereafter if there is no cancellation, the Contractor shall continue deliveries according to the contract delivery schedule, and the Government shall pay for such deliveries at the contract unit price, increased to the extent provided by paragraph (c) of this clause. As prescribed in 16.203-4(b), insert the following clause. The clause may be modified by increasing the 10 percent limit on aggregate increases specified in paragraph (c)(1), upon approval by the chief of the contracting office. SPECIAL NOTE: FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) The Government will award one firm-fixed price contracts resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be more advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: FAA certs.are pass of fail, Price and Past Performance are trade off for best value determination.. 1) Price: The total price for CLIN 0001, and 1A will be the evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b). 2) Past Performance: Will be evaluated on the quality of previous experience and the relevance of previous experience. The offeror is required to identify past or current contracts for efforts similar to all services relevant to this Propane Refueling requirement. Offerors are to submit three (3) relevant references. Provide as a minimum the following applicable information: Contract number, type of service involved, contract type (fixed price, time & material), total dollar amount, procuring activity or firms complete name, include addresses, telephone numbers and the point of contact. Past Performance will look at relevant experience, responsiveness, resources, quality and consistency of services, competence customer satisfaction, management adequate oversight. Relevance is specific experience with coordinating scheduling, and performing propane refueling by helicopter on remote mountaintops in the Alaska using 100 gallon Pickle Barrels. 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.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Around Juneau Alaska
- Zip Code: 99901
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 99901
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