SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- ADVANCED SPIN SLOSH TEST AND DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Notice Date
- 8/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK11405075Q
- Response Due
- 8/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer L Dorsey, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-0337, Fax 321-867-4884, Email jennifer.l.dorsey@nasa.gov - Gina E Hudak, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-1274, Fax 321-867-4848, Email gina.e.hudak@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Jennifer L Dorsey
(jennifer.l.dorsey@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has a requirement for Special Study: Advanced Spin Slosh &Data Analysis Methods. The Special Study will refine techniques for modeling slosh ingeneral. The objective of the Special Study is to continue and expand previous work thatled to significant improvements in slosh test and data analysis methods. NASA/KSC intends to award this order to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as SwRI isuniquely qualified to meet the Government's requirements. The primary equipment neededfor the testing involved in the study is unique, specialized, one-of-a-kind Governmentowned equipment already located at SwRI. The Spin Slosh Test Rig (SSTR) is a largeassembly, approximately 10X10X10 with power and control wiring hard-wired throughoutSwRIs facility. Another contractor would have to travel to SwRI to perform this testingas the SSTR cannot be relocated without incurring significant shipping and labor(disassembly/assembly). SwRI originally built the SSTR and developed Government ownedcomponent specific strength analyses, an operational safety plan, and test proceduresthat the Government has reviewed and approved that apply to this testing. This notice NNK11405075Q is being issued as a Request for Quotation for the following:Item Description:Special Study: Advanced Spin Slosh & Data Analysis MethodsSee attached Statement of Work for full descriptionPeriod of Performance:Authority to Proceed + 12 monthsPer FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items - Government acceptanceis deemed to occur constructively on the 45th day after the Contractor delivers thesupplies or performs the services in accordance with the terms and conditions of thecontract.Offer InformationAll responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Interested organizations may submit their quotation and detailed capabilities andqualifications to perform this effort in writing to the identified point of contact nolater than 10:00am time on August 25, 2011. Such detailed capabilities and qualificationsmust demonstrate in writing the ability to meet this requirement and will be evaluatedsolely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on acompetitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed efforton a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solelywithin the discretion of the Government. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by August 25, 2011, 10:00am (EST) toNASA-KSC, Attn: jennifer.l.dorsey@nasa.gov, OP-LS, KSC, FL 32899 orjennifer.l.dorsey@nasa.gov. Response via email is preferred.Offers must include solicitation number, FOB destination to KSC, discount/payment terms,warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identificationof any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsiblesources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note 'B'. Evaluation Criteria:Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be usedto evaluate offers in order of descending importance:(i)Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Governments requirement(ii)Price(iii)Past PerformanceOfferors shall demonstrate that they have the sufficient andproper labor categories to meet the requirements of the Statement of Work. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.Provisions and Clauses The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005-53.The required period of performance is award through 12 months. It is critical thatofferors provide adequate detail to allow for evaluation of their offer. (See FAR52.212-1(b)).Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUN 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-2 (Jan 1999), Evaluation Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-3 (Aug 2009), Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items isapplicable.FAR 52.212-4 (June 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (Dec 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items and its Alternate I (FEB 2000) are applicable and thefollowing identified clauses are incorporated by reference: (1) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (2) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77,108-78)(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that theContracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference toimplement provisions of law or Executive Orders applicable to acquisitions of commercialitems: XX 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards(JULY 2010) XX 52.209-6, Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting withContractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (SEPT 2006) XX 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2004) XX 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (APR 2009) XX 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). XX 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (July 2010)(E.O. 13126). XX 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). XX 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246). XX 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of theVietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). XX 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (OCT 2010) (29 U.S.C.793). XX 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of theVietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). XX 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007) XX 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989) XX 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act Price Adjustment(SEPT 2009) XX 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) XX 52.223-6, Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001) XX 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.o.s.,proclamations, and statues administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of theDepartment of the Treasury). XX 52.232-1, Payments (AUG 1984) XX 52.232-8, Discounts for Prompt Payment (FEB 2002) XX 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration(Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332) XX 52.233-1, Disputes (JUL 2002) XX 52.249-4, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form)(AUG 1984) XX 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 52.215-16 (JUNE 2003), Facilities Capital Cost of Money is applicable.52.227-14 (DEC 2007), Rights in Data General is applicable.52.232-32 (AUG 2010), Performance-Based Payments is applicable.52.245-1 (JUNE 2007), Government Property is applicable.52.245-9 (JUNE 2007), Use and Charges is applicable.The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htmOfferors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) per FAR 4.11. Toregister, please visit the following URL: https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx. Offerors must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application(ORCA) per FAR 52.204-8. To register, please visit the following URL:https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the releaseof solicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76. Potential offerors will beresponsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation andamendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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