SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Radio Frequency Identification Tags For Juvenile Salmon - SPECIFICATIONS - STANDARD FORM 1449 - STATEMENT OF NEED
- Notice Date
- 2/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB-133F-14-RQ-0156
- Archive Date
- 3/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- MICHAEL DRUMMOND, Phone: 206-526-6031
- E-Mail Address
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MICHAEL.DRUMMOND@NOAA.GOV
(MICHAEL.DRUMMOND@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- STATEMENT OF NEED STANDARD FORM 1449 (for pricing) SPECIFICATIONS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION PROJECT TITLE: RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RADIO) TAGS FOR JUVENILE SALMON PROJECT LOCATION: PASCO, WA STATEMENT OF NEED: Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide the required radio tags, in accordance with the attached Statement of Need (SON) and specifications. SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. (II) This solicitation is issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ) and has been assigned Solicitation Number AB-133F-14-RQ-0156. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract based on its selection of the offer that represents the best value to the Government. (III) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72, effective 1 January 2014. (IV) This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 334202, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communication Equipment Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 750 employees. (V) For a list of commercial services and/or items being purchased for this requirement, refer to Attachment 1, STANDARD FORM 1449. (VI) For a description of the requirements associated with this acquisition, refer to Attachment 2, STATEMENT OF NEED and SPECIFICATIONS. (VII) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Date of Contract Award through 5 April 2014. (VIII) FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2013) The offeror will submit a quote for the items referred to in Section (V) and listed in Attachment 1, STANDARD FORM 1449, and in Section (VI) and listed in Attachment 2, STATEMENT OF NEED and SPECIFICATIONS. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this RFQ solicitation must be followed exactly as written. Offerors who fail to provide all specified information may be considered non-responsive. Quotes from offerors who have been deemed non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. ***All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), at www.sam.gov, which replaces the CCR and ORCA systems formerly used for this purpose. No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. *** In order to register in SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all vendors must first have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number issued by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Vendors may obtain a DUNS number free of charge by visiting http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by calling the Dun & Bradstreet Customer Resource Center at (800) 333-0505. Offerors are further instructed to: (1) Submit quotes and all other requested documentation along with a completed STANDARD FORM 1449. (2) Submit quotes to the office identified in this solicitation, at or before the specified date and time. Electronically-sent quotes are preferable and may be emailed to Michael Drummond, Contract Specialist, at Michael.Drummond@noaa.gov or faxed to his attention at (206) 526-6025. (3) Provide, at a minimum, the following additional information: a. Name, Telephone Number, and Email Address of your designated Point-of-Contact. b. DUNS number for your company. (4) Respond to all evaluation factors listed in Section (IX) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999), for this solicitation. (5) Formally acknowledge each amendment to this solicitation, if applicable, by completing the appropriate sections on the corresponding Standard Form 30, Amendment Of Solicitation/ Modification Of Contract (i.e., Block 8 and Blocks 15a through 15c). (IX) FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) Offers will be evaluated based on the factors set forth in paragraph (a), and award will be made to the firm offering the best value to the Government. (1) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: A. Specifications: Items offered meet technical specifications stated in Attachment 2 to the solicitation. B. Past Performance: The Government reserves the right to assess the past performance of proposed contractors and will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation (Note: The information may be obtained from references provided by the offeror, the agency's knowledge of contractor performance, other Government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases). The offeror shall provide the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least two (2) references for whom supplies of an identical or substantially similar nature were provided and who can attest to the offeror's responsiveness, quality of supply, and level of customer service within the last three (3) years (in the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance); and C. Price. Technical and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. Evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance. (2) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options, if any, to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (3) 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. (End of provision) (X) FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2013) An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.* (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs _.[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM}* *Offerors are required to submit the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) with quote if required to be completed as outlined above. (End of provision) (XI) FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEPT 2013), applies to this acquisition as prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(3). (XII) FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2014). For a list of the specific subparagraphs in FAR 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition, refer to Attachment 3, Additional FAR Provisions and Clauses. (XIII) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 5:00 PM (PST) on February 19, 2014. All quotes must be e-mailed or faxed to the attention of Michael Drummond, Contract Specialist. The email address is Michael.Drummond@noaa.gov and the fax number is (206) 526-6025. (XIV) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Michael Drummond, Contract Specialist, by email at Michael.Drummond@noaa.gov or by fax at (206) 526-6025. Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing, no later than 5:00 PM (PST) on February 14, 2014. (XV) FAR 52.252-1, SOLICITATION 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 these addresses: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfcara.htm. (End of provision) The following FAR provisions and clauses, included in full text, are appl icable to this acquisition: 52.252-1, Solicitation 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 fu ll 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 these addresses: http://www.acguisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hi l l.af.mil/vfcara.htm. (End (End of provision) 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates on or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://www.acguisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfcara.htm (End of clause) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - -Commercial Items (Nov 2013) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are i ncorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7l04(g)) (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553) (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, I 08-78) (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402) (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) (Effective March 1, 2011) (10)(i) 52.219-6, Notice ofTotal Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644) (20) 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) (23) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755) (24) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126) (25) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facil ities (Feb 1999) (26) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246) (28) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793) (30) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (35) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513) (37) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act- Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2012) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, and 110-138) (39) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury) (44) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 u.s.c. 3332) (End of clause) 52.217-6, OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY (MAR 1989) The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the term of this contract. Delivery of the added items shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree. (End of clause) The following Department of Commerce provisions and clauses, included in full text, are applicable to this acquisition: 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority (Apr 2010) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely i n the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract term s and conditions, including price. (End of clause) 1352.215-72, Inquiries (Apr 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Contract Specialist, Michael Drummond, at michael.drummond@noaa.gov, or via fax at (206) 526-6025. Questions shall be received no later than February 14, 2014. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of provision) LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: 1. Standard Form 1449 2. Statement of Need and Specifications 3. Other Applicable Provisions and Clauses ATTACHMENT 1 STANDARD FORM 1449 (See Separate FBO Attachment) ------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT 2 STATEMENT OF NEED AND SPECIFICATIONS (See Separate FBO Attachment) -------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT 3 ADDITIONAL FAR PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The following FAR provisions and clauses, incorporated by reference, are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-4, PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON POSTCONSUMER FIBER CONTENT PAPER (MAY 2011) 52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013) 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (JUL 2013) 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2013) 52.214-34, SUBMISSION OF OFFERORS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (APR 1991) 52.214-35, SUBMISSION OF OFFEROR IN U.S. CURRENCY (APR 1991) 52.219-14, LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (NOV 2011) 52.223-1, BIOBASED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION (MAY 2012) 52.223-3, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA (JAN 1997) 52.223-4, RECOVERED MATERIAL CERTIFICATION (MAY 2008) 52.223-10, WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM (MAY 2011) 52.225-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO IRAN - REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2012) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 52.237-2, PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION (APR 1984) 52.242-15, STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)
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- Zip Code: 99301
- Zip Code: 99301
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