SOLICITATION NOTICE
95 -- 3/8 inch X 4' X 12' RHA Armor Steel per MIL-A-12560, Class 1, Blasted in support of the HMMWV Objective-Gunner Protection Kit
- Notice Date
- 1/30/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 331111
— Iron and Steel Mills
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Rock Island, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630
- ZIP Code
- 61299-7630
- Solicitation Number
- W52H09-08-R-0162
- Response Due
- 2/6/2008
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2008
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth Anderson, 309-782-1227
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to TACOM - Rock Island
(beth.m.anderson@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation W52H09-08-R-0162 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP), and the document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-20. This solicitation is being solicited through Full and Open competition for NAICS 331111. The_following are the items being solicited: 539 Sheets 3/8 inch X 4 X 12 RHA Armor Steel per MIL-A-12560, Class 1, Blasted. Please also be aware that the restriction at DFARS 252.225-7030 will apply to this acquisition, which states that the armor steel plate shall be rolled and melted in the United States or Canada. Any offer not in compliance with that clause will not be considered for award. The Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) rating for this solicitation is DO Rated. This solicitation will include a 200% option quantity to allow the Government to order up to and including an additional 200% of the basic quanti ty (539 sheets) up to 180 days after contract award. The option quantity can be exercised in partial quantities or in its entirety. Availability of a longer option period can be proposed, however it will not be evaluated more favorably against other prop osals. Contractors should propose their unit price for any option quantities with their proposal, and if no option unit price is proposed the Government reserves the right to utilize the lowest offered price from the basic quantity to evaluate the option quantity, and to utilize in any resulting contract as a binding unit price. This Armor Steel is in support of the HMMWV Objective-Gunner Protection Kit (O-GPK). Delivery will be FOB Destination, with deliveries split between Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL and Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, NY. Requested deliveries to meet current needs would begin mid February 2008 to avoid disruption of production schedules. These are the highly desired delivery dates; however offerors are encour aged to submit their best possible delivery schedule for these quantities. Delivery capabilities will be evaluated as well as price for this acquisition. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards as a result of this solicitation, if it is deemed to be in the Governments best interests to do so to meet production scheduling requirements of this urgent program. Offerors do not need to bid on the entire quantity to be eligible for award. The Government will evaluate all offers and reserves the right to make multiple or split awards, as stated, considering potential schedule impacts and material availability from industry. Evaluations will be made based upon a trade off analysis between price and delivery capabilities. Inspection and Acceptance will be at origin. The following actions will be required prior to shipment of any materials on a resulting contract: 1. the contractor shall submit by overnight delivery two 12 inch X 12 inch steel samples/coupons to Army Research Lab (ARL) l ocated at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland for ballistic testing. The point of contact at ARL for ballistic testing is Doug Gessleman, telephone 410-278-2238, email armor.acceptance@atc.army.mil or doug.gessleman@us.army.mil Samples will be ship ped to: Commander US Army Aberdeen Test Center 400 Colleran Rd. Bldg. 358 ATTN: CSTE-DTC-AT-SL-V (D. Gessleman) Armor Acceptance-B690 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059 The contractor shall contact Mr. Gessleman at ARL w ith confirmation of shipment, the method of shipment, and the estimated delivery date of the coupons to ARL. Proof of sample shipment shall be sent to the Cont ract Specialist, Beth Anderson by fax 309-782 -1616 or email beth.m.anderson@us.army.mil ARL will test the coupons within 24 hours of receipt and provide certification. ARL will notify the Contract Specialist noted above by email with the results of the testing. Proof of the testing/certifications will be sent to Beth Anderson. The Contract Specialist will then notify the contractor, based upon the results of the coupon testing at ARL, that they may proceed with shipment. Proof of the ce rtifications will be provided to the contractor in order for DCMA to inspect/accept the shipment. The contractor shall not ship the materials until approval of ballistic properties is confirmed by the Contract Specialist and provided to DCMA. The G overnment has the right to reject any shipment that does not meet our ballistic requirements. 2. Mill certifications are required with each shipment. Packaging and shipping of the product should be accomplished using best commercial practice s. When loading for transport, the contractor shall block every five to seven plates with three 4 X 4 inch blocks for safety during unloading. The Government requires that these items be sent by flatbed for reasons of safety and ease and efficiency in of floading. Items not shipped by flatbed will be rejected at receiving and may not be unloaded. Failure to comply with this requirement may possibly result in the Government assessing you additional offloading costs which may result in reduction of a resul ting contract price. The following FAR provisions/clauses will apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1_Instructions_to_Offeror Commercial,_52.212-2_Evaluation Commercial_Items,_52.212-4_Contract_Terms_and_Conditions-Commercial_Items,_52.212-5_C ontract Terms_and_Conditions_Required_to_Implement_Statutes_Or_Executive Orders Commercial_Items_with_the following FAR clauses cited in the clause being applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.219-16, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222- 26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The_following_DFARS_provisions and clauses_will_apply_to_this_acquisition:_252.212-7001 Contract_Terms_and_Conditions_Required_to_Implement_Statutes_or_Executive_Orde rs_Applicable_to_Defense_Acquisition_of_Commercial_Items_with_the_following_clauses_cited_in_the clause being applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-3, 252.205-7000, 252.219-7003, 252.219-7004, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.226-7001, 252.232-7003, 252.24 3-7002, 252.247-7023. Also_applicable_to_this_procurement_are_252.212-7000_Offeror_Representations_and_Certifications,_252.225-7000_Buy_American_Act Balance_of_Payments_Program_Certificate,_52.247-34,52.246-1, _52.246-2,_52.246-15,_52.204-7,_52.21 1-15,_52.243-1,_52.249-8,_252.232-7003,_52.217-6. Wide Area Workflow will be required for electronic invoicing and payments for any contracts that result from this solicitation. Information for your registration in this system, and on its operation s can be found at https://wawf.eb.mil/ All amendments to this combined solicitation/synopsis will be issued electronically as modifications to the original combined solicitation/synopsis on ASFI and therefore it is incumbent upon any intereste d parties to periodically access ASFI to obtain any applicable amendments that may have been issued. Failure to obtain any amendments and to provide acknowledgement of all amendments with your final quote may render your proposal non-acceptable and may re sult in proposal rejection. All responses to this combined solicitation/synopsis are due by 1600 CST 6 February 2008 and should be submitted electronically to Beth Anderson, Contract Specialist, beth.m.anderson@us.army.mil Any questions should be di rected to the contract specialist in writing at the email address listed or at 309-782-1227.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Rock Island ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-7630
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 61299-7630
- Record
- SN01495964-W 20080201/080130230314 (fbodaily.com)
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