SOLICITATION NOTICE
84 -- Cold Temperature and Artic Protective System (CTAPS) L5 Upgrade - Package #1 - Attachment - Package #3 - Package #4 - Package #5
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 315210
— Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-17-R-0041
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2017
- Point of Contact
- John B. Conlin, Phone: 5082336164
- E-Mail Address
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john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil
(john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Attachment 2 - Illustrations Attachment 6b - CTAPS Trousers Pattern Data Attachment 6a - CTAPS Jacket Pattern Data Attachment 6 - Instructions for Pattern Data Attachment 5 - CW Upgrade Fabrics Attachment 4 - - Rework L5 Component List Attachment 3 - CW Jacket and Trouser component list Attachment 7 - Representations and Certifications Attachment 1 - Statement of Work This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP); solicitation number is W911QY-17-R-0041. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95, effective 19 January 2017. The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) plans to award a single fixed priced contract to one innovative clothing design/cut/ sew supplier to produce 130 experimental cold weather jacket and trouser in six (6) sizes with a delivery date no later than 1 Dec 17 for a Winter 17-18 limited field user evaluation. This is a full and open competition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 under NAICS code 315210 - Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors. The small business size standard is 750 employees. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: 1. The Contractor shall perform a pattern review and design review, and produce mock-up samples, pre-production samples, and prototypes as further described Attachment 1 - L5 Upgrade Statement of Work (SOW), and in accordance with the drawings, component lists, fabric lists, and design files provided in Attachments 2-6. 2. Additional terms and conditions are contained in the clauses incorporated by reference or by full text below. 3. Contract Line Items will be as follows: 0001 - Experimental Jackets and Trousers; Quantity 130; Size Tariff per Attachment 1; Delivery, 1 December 2017, f.o.b. Natick, MA. 4. The intention of the Government is to award a single fixed priced contract to one innovative clothing design/cut/ sew supplier that demonstrates a capability to required supplies. The Government reserves the right to award additional contracts, or to award no contracts from this combined synopsis/solicitation as determined to be in the Government's best interest. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Government will evaluate all submitted responses in accordance with the submission and evaluation criteria described herein. Proposals should be prepared simply and provide concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform all requirements. Proposals shall include: 1. A narrative, limited to 10 pages, explaining your ability to perform the work described in the SOW (Attachment 1). 2. Three (3) past performance references for related requirements within the last five (5) years to include: (1) Contract number, title, and brief description; (2) Name, e-mail address, and telephone number of requiring activity POC; (3) Name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the Government Contracting Officer; (4) Contract type and Period of performance; (5) Awarded price/cost and Final, or projected final, price/cost. 3. A unit price for production of the Experimental Jackets and Trousers in accordance with Attachment 1. 4. Completed and signed representations and certifications (Attachment 7). 5. As prescribed in DFARS 252.204-7004, interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) under the NAICS 315210. Representations and certifications must also be on record. These registrations can be done through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Interested parties must also be current with VETS-4212 filings (see FAR 22.13). Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration and VETS-4212 filings as soon as possible; the Government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor time to register in SAM or file their VETS-4212. The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked to indicate its contents, the solicitation number, and the identity of the firm submitting. Proposals may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal. EVALUATION CRITERIA: BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose offer represents best value to the Government. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. The Factors that shall be used to determine best value, in order of importance are as follows: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. These factors are further described below: 1. Technical Capability: The Offeror must be able to demonstrate the ability to perform the tasks described in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work while meeting the required delivery date of 1 December 2017. 2. Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's record of past performance in work relevant to the type called for in the SOW. Offerors are advised that, in addition to the Past Performance information requested in the Submission Requirements above, the Government may obtain Past Performance information from interviews/questionnaires tailored to the circumstances of this acquisition and/or any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency. 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the pricing proposed by the Offeror for fairness and reasonableness based upon comparative pricing received from other offerors and upon the Government's knowledge of and previous experience with these services, to include comparisons with available GSA Schedule pricing for similar services. The Contracting Officer may only award a contract to a responsible vendor whose proposal conforms to this combined synopsis/solicitation and offers the best overall value to the Government. Any Offeror's proposal that merely offers to perform work according to the terms of the RFP or fails to present more than a statement indicating its capability to comply with the terms without support and elaboration as specified in the instructions will be rendered non-responsive. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS: The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference: Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and Addenda to this clause are contained in the section entitled 'SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS' above. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies and specific evaluation criteria to be used are contained in the section 'EVALUATION CRITERIA' above. Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, Alt I, applies and specific requirements for providing Offeror Representations and Certifications with its offer are included in SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS paragraph 4 above. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the Statement of Work (SOW), Blanket Purchase Agreement, and additional terms and conditions below shall be included as addenda to this clause. IAW FAR 52.212-4(v) the awardees representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), shall also incorporated by reference into and resultant Agreement. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-2 Security Requirements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-23 (Alt I) Assignment of Claims 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.245-1 Government Property 52.245-9 Use and Charges 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-0001 Line Item Specific: Single Funding 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management 252.204-7005 Oral Attestation of Security Responsibilities 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives 252.223-7003 Change in Place of Performance--Ammunition and Explosives 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.227-7015 Technical Data-Commercial Items 252.227-7027 Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property 252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal 252.247-7023 Transportation by Sea 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 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) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one 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 this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (End of Clause) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Proposals shall be submitted electronically to John Conlin at the Natick Contracting Division via john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil. All proposals shall be submitted by 10:00 EDT on 4 September 2017. Proposals will only be accepted electronically via the e-mail address provided above. It is the Offeror's responsibility to confirm that their proposal submission has been received. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this acquisition may contact John Conlin above listed email address. Questions must be received no later than three (3) business days prior to date for receipt of proposals.
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