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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 16,1997 PSA#1825

Port Hueneme Division (Code 5F00), Naval Surface Warfare Center, 4363 Missile Way, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4307

70 -- VERSA MODULE EUROCARD (VME) NTDS LOW-LEVEL SERIAL I/O BOARD SOL N63394-97-R-2209 DUE 042897 POC Contract Specialist, SUSAN V. SAQUI, (805) 982-0642, Contracting Officer, NANCY G. ALPAY, (805) 982-0411 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 N63394-97-R-2209 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 90-43. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 7050 and the business size is 500 employees. The contract line item, quantity and unit of measure is: CLIN 0001 35 Each Versa Module Eurocard (VME) NTDS Low-Level Serial I/O Board. CLIN 0001 shall meet the following specification criteria in order for the NTDS I/O Board to function with the Battle Force Tactical Training (BFTT) System. Hardware Criteria: Meet IEEE STD 1014-1987, 6U x 160mm VME Board, On-board bit-slice processor which executes AN/UYK-43 IOC-like code, conform to MIL-STD-1397E and perform hardware handshaking, capable of producing the time delays required by AEGIS Tactical Executive System, operate in A32/D64 mode, capable of jumpering Bus Request and Interrupt Request Levels, ability to software select interrupt vector number, 1 MB on-board memory. Software Criteria: On-board accumulators must support five (5) concurrent I/O chains, instruction set architecture same as AN/UYK-43 Input Output Controller (IOC) instruction set. The proposal shall include descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet this requirement. This procurement is intended to be used in the Battle Force Tactical Training System. Drawings relating to the procurement are not available. Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center requires delivery of CLIN 0001 on 13 May 1997. Partial and early deliveries are authorized. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 4363 Missile Way, (Code 4L12) Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4307. Only FOB Destination will be considered. The offeror shall provide their Standard Commercial Warranty and include information on length of warranty, effective date, specific terms and conditions and warranty service provider with company name and telephone number. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. SUP 5252.15-9402 Notice to Prospective Offerors (JAN 1992) applies. This procurement is subject to the Navy's Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) Program. RYG is authorized by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for the acquisition of commodities used to build and maintain the fleet -- materials, parts and components of ships, planes and weapon system. The Government reserves the right to award to the contractor whose offer represents the best overall value to the Government. As such, the basis for contract award will include an evaluation of proposed contractor's quality performance history. The price to be considered in determining best value will be the evaluated price after Technical Evaluation Adjustments (TEAs) for related quality assurance actions, as applicble, are applied to the offered price. The procedures described in the cluase of this solicitation entitled "Additional Evaluation Factors -- Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green Program (June 1994)" will be used by the Contracting Officer to assist in determining the best value for the Government -- price, past quality performance and other factors considered. FAR 52.215-18 Facsimile Proposals applies. The receiving facsimile number is (805) 982-5746 or (805) 982-0640. The offeror is required to submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jun 1996), and a completed copy of DFAR 252.212- 7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. Provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest-priced technically acceptable responsible offeror and evaluate past performance in accordance with SUP 5252.215-9403 Additional Evaluation Factors -- Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green Program (June 1994) applies. (a) This procurement is subject to the Navy's Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) Program, authorized by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for the acquisition of specific commodities by participating activities. (b) The purpose of RYG is to assist contracting personnel during source selection to determine the best value for the Government -- price, past quality performance, and other factors considered. The program uses accumulated contractor quality performance data to classify contractor's performance by Federal Supply Classification as either red (high risk), yellow (moderate risk), or green (low risk), based on the degree of risk to the Government of receiving poor quality products. Classifications are not applied to first time offerors or offerors for whom current, up-to-date quality performance history is unavailable. Such offerors are labeled "Insufficient Data" contractors. Additional quality actions may be needed, but TEAs will not be assesses for "innsufficient data" contractors. (c) A Technical Evaluation Ajustment (TEA) is a monetary assessment added to the price of selected commodities that have been classified red or yellow for specific contractors. A TEA is based on the cost to the Government for effecting additional quality considerations that would otherwise not be required if award were made to the contractor with a satisfactory performance history. During evaluation of quotations, the need for additional quality assurance actions will be determined, and the applicable TEA will be added to the quoted price of the red or yellow commodity. After consideration of any ohter pertinent, price-related factors (e.g., transportation charges, first article testing, discount terms), the adjusted price becomes the basis for determining award of the contract. A contractor's commodity classification may change over time as new or revised quality performance data becomes available. (d) RYG classifications are summarized as follows: (1) Green is low risk. No extraordinary quality requirements or additional quality actions needed; satisfactory quality history. (2) Yellow is moderate risk. History of quality problems; special quality requirements/actions needed; TEA applies to offered price. (3) Red is high risk. Special alert to history of poor quality performance; TEA applied to offered price, and contract award requires higher level approval. Insufficient data applies to commodities of first time offerors or offerors for whom current, up-to-date quality performance history is unavailable; additional quality actions may be needed and invoked, but a TEA shall not be assessed. (e) Prospective offerors may address questions about their classifications to the Naval Sea Systems Command Detachment, Naval Material Quality Assessment Office, Federal Building, Room 400, 80 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3884, Telephone (603) 431- 9460. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Aug 1996) is incorporated in this solicitation; however, only the following additional clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 USC 253g and 10 USC 2402); FAR 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (41USC 423); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers and FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance; DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items and DFAR 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Programs, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination and FAR 52.232-28, Electronic Funds applies. DO rating is A3. Interested parties shall submit offers which include the 11 items outlines in FAR 52.212-1(b) to Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 4363 Missile Way, (Code 5F22), Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4307 to the attention of Ms. Susie Saqui NLT 2 PM Pacific Time, 28 April 1997 or fifteen days after the publication date of this synopsis/solicitation whichever is later. Note 1 applies. (0104)

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