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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 13, 2010 FBO #2972
MODIFICATION

66 -- Battery Test Water Bath

Notice Date

1/11/2010
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

TACOM Contracting Center (TACOM-CC), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

TARRES02810
 

Response Due

1/14/2010
 

Archive Date

3/15/2010
 

Point of Contact

Brad Zemke, 586-282-2294
 

E-Mail Address

TACOM Contracting Center (TACOM-CC)
(bradley.zemke@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

********Amendment 02. The purpose of Amendment 02 is to add clause 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984). Questions mus be submitted before Tuesday, 12 January 2010 at 10:00 AM EST.******** A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12.6 and 13, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. B. The combined synopsis and Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is: TARRES02810. C. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Fac 2005-38, Effective 14 December 2009. D. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 334519. E. Basis for award The US Army TACOM-LCMC intends to negotiate based on lowest price, technical acceptability, and ability to meet specified delivery schedule. II. GENERAL A. The United States Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Warren, Michigan has a requirement for the following supply: Four (4) water baths used for testing batteries. The specifications can be found in the attachment titled SOW. Drawings IAW Scope of work. Please provide all drawings in PDF format and indicate on the proposal the Governments data rights B. Quotations must be received by TACOM no later than 10:00 A.M. EST, 14 January 2010. Email quotations to bradley.zemke@us.army.mil. Contractors must be listed in the Central Contractor Registry prior to receiving an award. Refer to website www.ccr.gov for registration information. C. Questions are requested via email, addressed to Brad Zemke at bradley.zemke@us.army.mil. III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES. The following clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply to this synopsis/solicitation: 52.204-7, CCR Registration 52.211-4000, Marking of Shipment 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. (Items 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 31, 36) 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) 52.217-3, Evaluation Exlusive of Options (APR 1984) 52.222-1, Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes (Feb 1997) 52.223-6, Drug-Free Workplace (May 2001) 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General 52.229-3, State & Local Taxes 52.232-4000, Contracting Officer's Authority 52.232-4007, Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), Codes and Designated Acceptors 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination 52.252-2, Clause Incorporated by Reference 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report 52.201-4000 (TACOM) TACOM Warren Ombudsperson (JAN 2006) Information regarding the TACOM-Warren Ombudsperson is located at the website http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ombudsperson.htm. 52.204-4016 (TACOM) TACOM - Warren Electronic Contracting (a) All TACOM solicitations and awards are distributed on the TACOM Warren Business Opportunities web page (http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/opportunity.htm) and are no longer available in hard copy. The TDPs and other documents, when available electronically, will be an attachment or linked to the solicitation package on the web. (b) You may need to use special software to view documents that we post on the home page. This viewing software is freeware, available for download at no cost from commercial web sites like Microsoft and Adobe. In cases where such software is required, we provide a link from our page to the commercial site where the software is available. Once you arrive at the software developer's site, follow their instructions to download the free viewer. You then can return to the TACOM home page. (c) Unless otherwise authorized in this solicitation, you are required to submit your offer or quote electronically, normally via email or datafax. For detailed information about submitting your offer electronically, please see http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm. (1) The proper TACOM address for offer submission is the contract specialists email address found on the front page of the solicitation. If you datafax your offer, address your header to the contract specialist and fax to the TACOM Network fax Server at datafax number 1-586-574-5527. (2) When datafaxing or emailing an offer, the submitted file cannot exceed 7 megabytes. Clearly state Quote or Offer on your fax cover page or on the subject line of the e-mail. Use only one of the terms Quotation or Offer depending on the solicitation type. Include your company name and annotate the proper internal TACOM address. (3) Authentication for datafax submission is verified by the offeror returned address. Quotes or Offers may be sent via datafax using a personal computer or a standalone datafax machine. If you are submitting a datafax, a confirmation of receipt for TACOM-Warren will not be sent. (d) Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. Awards posted on the TACOM Warren Business Opportunities web page represent complete OFFICIAL copies of contract awards and will include the awarded unit price. This is the notice required by Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987)of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract and is NOT referring to nor does it include Cost or Pricing data/information. If you object to such release, and you intend on submitting an offer, notify the PCO in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for your objection consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made based on rationale given. (e) If you have questions or need help in using the Acquisition Center Home Page, call our Electronic Contracting Help Desk at (586) 574-7059, or send an email message to: acqcenweb@conus.army.mil. If you have questions about the content of any specific item posted on our home page, please call the buyer or point of contact listed for the item. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the Procurement Technical Assistance Center Website at http://www.aptac-us.org/new/ to find a location near you. [End of Clause] 52.212-4003 (TACOM) All or None Commercial Item Acquisition This provision serves as an addendum that modifies paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1, entitled INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (h) is modified to say that you must offer to provide the total quantity of the items in this solicitation. ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. OFFERS SUBMITTED FOR LESS THAN THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD 52.215-4005 (TACOM) Authorized Negotiators (Jan 1998) Please identify, below, the representatives that are authorized to negotiate on your organization's behalf with the Government in connection with this request for proposals or request for information: PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE NAME TITLE TELEPHONE NUMBER ______________ __ ______________ _________________ ______________ __ ______________ _________________ [End of Provision] 52.215-4404 (TACOM) Data and Communications Submitted to the Government Electronically (May 2002) (a) The Government often employs contractors as system administrators to operate and maintain Government computer systems. These systems include local area networks, web sites, databases, other electronic records, e-mail accounts, other electronic data transfer mechanisms and computer software. The employees of these contracted system administrators sign nondisclosure agreements obligating them not to reveal information contained in files, documents, computers or systems that they administer. However, unless such information is protected in some way, contracted system administrators do have the ability to access such information. For further information on security issues, see http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm (b) Potential contractors as well as any other parties are thus advised to take steps needed to prevent access by contracted system administrators to information submitted electronically to the Government. Absent such steps, it is assumed that contracted system administrators are permitted the capability to access the data. The access will be limited to that which is necessary for the contract system administrator to perform its duties for the Government. The access shall be subject to the condition that third party information is not to be revealed by the contracted system administrator. [End of Provision] 52.227-14 Rights in Data General 52.233-2 Service of Protest (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from TACOM LCMC, ATTN: AMSCC-TAC (TACOM Contracting Center Protest Coordinator, Mail Stop 315, 6501 E. 11 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48397-5000. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of provision) 52.246-4009 (TACOM) Inspection and Acceptance Points: Destination Inspection and acceptance of supplies offered under this purchase order shall take place as specified here. Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION. [End of Clause] 52.252-1 Solicitations Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of provision) The FAR and complete text of these clauses can be accessed at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil The following clauses from the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) applies to this synopsis/solicitation: 252.204-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. (Mar 1998) 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country (Jan 2009) 252.225-7001, Buy American Act 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Apr 2003) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Request
 

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Place of Performance

Address: TACOM Contracting Center (TACOM-CC) ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000
 

Record

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