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58 -- AN/ARC-182(V) C-10776A RADIO SET CONTROLS (WHITE LIGHTING) SOL N00421-99-R-1600 DUE 071299 POC Debbie Norris, Contract Specialist 301-757-5918; Clare Carmack, Contracting Officer 301-757-5919 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, NorrisDJ@navair.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the 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. Solicitation Number N00421-99-R-1600 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated document and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This action is not set aside for small business. The applicable SIC is 3699 and the small business size standard is <750 employees. This is a DO rated order with an assigned rating of A70. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, MD has a sole source requirement for Rockwell Collins Government Systems AN/ARC-182(V) C-10776A Radio Set Controls (White Lighting) in support of the T-45 Program. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. Rockwell Collins Government Systems is the sole designer, developer and currently the only qualified manufacturer of the requisite AN/ARC-182(V) hardware. Therefore, this acquisition will be negotiated on a sole source basis with Rockwell Collins Government Systems, 400 Collins Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52498. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price type contract will be awarded. The contract line item number and description is: CLIN 0001: C-10776A Radio Set Control (White Lighting), NSN: 5821-01-215-3451, quantity of 36 each. ISO 9001 requirements shall be incorporated into the contract as the single quality requirement. Award is expected to be on or before 30 July 1999. Delivery is required to begin twelve months from the date of award. FOB Origin with inspection and acceptance at origin. Final delivery is to be made to McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Corporation, St. Charles, MO 63301-5000; TAC N826 applies. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government's rights under any "Inspection" clause that may be in the contract, nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverable listed in the schedule. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) does not apply to this acquisition as it is a sole source procurement. The Government will evaluate Rockwell's proposal for fairness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR Part 15 prior to making an award. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jun 1999) Alt I (Oct 1998), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 1995), and 252.225-7000 Buy American Act -- Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Dec 1991) with proposals. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following addendum is hereby added: 5252.246-9503 Year 2000 Compliance (Oct 1998): (a) The Contractor shall ensure that all information technology, which will be required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, shall: (1) be Year 2000 compliant or (2) if the Contracting Officer approves in writing, the identified information technology will be upgraded to be Year 2000 compliant prior to the earlier of: (i) the earliest date on which the information technology may be required to perform date/time processing involving dates later than December 31, 1999 or (ii) December 31, 1999; and (3) Describe existing information that will be used with the information technology to be acquired and identify whether the existing information is Year 2000 compliant. (b) "Year 2000 compliant" means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 1999) applies to this acquisition and includes the following additional FAR clauses which are incorporated in this solicitation by reference: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I (Oct 1995), 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jun 1999), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Feb 1999), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Apr 1998), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (Jun 1998), and 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Jan 1999). DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jan 1999) is incorporated by reference and includes the following additional DFARS clauses which are also incorporated in this solicitation by reference: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Mar 1998), 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (May 1999), 252.243-7002, Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Mar 1998), and 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Nov 1995). DFARS clauses 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (Mar 1998) and 252.232-7009 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (CCR) (Jun 1998) also apply to this solicitation. This combined synopsis/solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Offers are due to Debbie Norris, Contract Specialist, Code 2553P, Contracts, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 2272, Suite 256, 47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547 by 2:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 12 July 1999. The Government will not pay for any information received. Facsimile proposals will be accepted. For information regarding this solicitation or copies of FAR provision 52.212-3 and/or DFARS provisions 252.212-7000 and 252.225-7000, contact Debbie Norris, Contract Specialist, Code 2553P, Phone: 301-757-5918, Facsimile: 301-757-5955, or via e-mail: NorrisDJ@navair.navy.mil. Posted 07/01/99 (W-SN349313). (0182)

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