ESC/MCK, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730-1420

59 -- PROTECT MODULE SETS SOL F19628-00-R-0048 DUE 061500 POC Stephen Dilustro, Contract Specialist, 781-271-6283, Joseph Zimmerman, Contacting Officer, 781-271-6279 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, dilustros@hanscom.af.mil. (i) 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 requested. A written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation No. F19628-00-R-0048 is issued as a Request for Proposal. Solicitation No. F19628-99-R-0052 was issued as the original market survey Request for Proposal (RFP). Eight companies provided information to the original market survey that was posted in the CBDNet on September 21, 1999. Carolin Corp., Electronic Manufacturing Corporation, Electronic Site Services, Inc., Fidelity Technologies Corporation, Miltope Corporation, Ruwe Enterprises, Inc., SuppresSurge, Technical Services Laboratory and other companies that are interested, and are qualified,Set in this synopsis/solicitation shall notify Mr. Stephen DiLustro or Mr. Joseph Zimmerman within five working days from CBDNet posting to receive a RFP drawing package. (iii) This RFP incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. (iv) This RFP is a 100% Small Business set-aside (v) A Firm Fixed Price contract will result from this solicitation. ESC/MCB requires up to twenty-three (23) Protect Module (PM) Sets, each consisting of an electromagnetic pulse event Protection Module and fifteen (15) cables, eleven (11) foam packing inserts and CLIN 0004 for Data. In addition to the PM sets, ESC/MCB has a requirement for a Standard Warranty package. The CLIN structure for this procurement is as follows: CLIN 0001, 1 PM Set with foam insert (First Article Test) and Standard Warranty, CLIN 0002, 10 PM Sets with foam insert and Standard Warranty, CLIN 0003, 12 PM Sets without foam insert and Standard Warranty, and CLIN 0004, provide Data which is not separately priced. (vi) PM Sets: a. The following special requirements apply: 1.0 Scope. The contractor will Build to Print, test, package and deliver up to twenty-three (23) PM Sets that will be used by the Government to protect the MILSTAR Transportable Time Distribution Subsystem (TTDS) from electromagnetic pulses. Each PM Set will be Fabricated in accordance with assembly drawing # 137401 and will include the Protection Module IAW drawing # 137402 and fifteen (15) interconnecting cable assemblies IAW drawing # 137416, consisting of seven (7) Shielded Cables with D38999 series III connectors, four (4) commercially available RG223 Coaxial Cables with coaxial connectors and four (4) commercially available power data and telephone cables. The Protection Module consists of an 11 gauge, Al 5052, EMI Chassis (17"L x 12" W x 6" H), containing metal oxide varistors, surge protectors, connectors, filters and fuses. The reliability and performance of the equipment will be consistent with best commercial practices. 2.0 First Production Unit. 2.1 The contractor shall Fabricate one (1) Protection Module System, in accordance with the drawings noted above. 2.2 The contractor shall conduct Acceptance Tests of the Protection Module in accordance with Acceptance Test Procedure #137417, and Acceptance Tests of the shielded cables in accordance with accepted commercial practice. The Government reserves the right to witness these tests. The contractor shall notify the Government NLT ten (10) days prior to the start of these tests. 2.3 Upon successful completion of the Acceptance Test, the contractor shall host a configuration audit at his facility of the First Production Unit packaged in the GFE transit case. Government reviewers will verify that the configuration of the tested Protection Module is in compliance with drawing # 137401, and that the cables are IAW drawing # 137416, and that the packaging of this PM Set in the GFE transit case is satisfactory. 2.4 Upon successful completion of the configuration review, the contractor shall deliver the First Production Unit IAW written direction of the PCO. 3.0 Remaining Production Units. 3.1 Production. The contractor shall Fabricate (22) additional PM Systems IAW drawings provided above. 3.2 Acceptance Testing. The contractor shall conduct an Acceptance Test of each of the PM Sets using test procedures identical those used for the First Production Unit. The Government reserves the right to witness these tests. The contractor shall notify the Government NLT ten (10) days prior to the start of all acceptance testing. 4.0 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). The Government will supply the following GFE in support of this effort: Item -- Transit Case, Quantity 1 each, Delivery NLT 60 DACA; Item -- Joslyn Tester (with test leads),Quantity 1 each, Delivery NLT 30 DACA. 5.0 User/Commercial Manuals: Not Necessary. 6.0 Warranties: The contractor shall identify and make available to the Government all commercial warranties associated with the PM Sets delivered under this contract. Effective starting date for the warranties shall coincide with date of Government acceptance of applicable item. The contractor shall provide as part of its proposal the cost per year to extend warranty repair service to items out of service for a period of 60 months after expiration of standard warranty. 7.0 Packaging, Shipping and Marking: The contractor shall be responsible for the packaging, marking and shipment of each PM Set in accordance with best commercial practice. The contractor shall package and deliver 11 PM Sets in foam inserts designed to fit into a 15" x 28.25" x 28.25" transit case supplied GFE by the Government, using flame retardant, shock absorbing, water resistant formed foam supplied by the contractor. The con tractor shall ship 11 PM Sets in foam insert then packaged to best commercial practices to allow the government to install the foam insert and PM set into the transit cases upon arrival at destination. The remaining 12 PM Sets shall be packaged without foam in commercially acceptable containers supplied by the contractor. The 15" x 28.25" x 28.25" transit case supplied GFE will be returned following the configuration audit. 8.0 Deliveries/ Destinations: Delivery of the First Article PM Set (CLIN 0001) to be shipped in place shall occur NLT four months after contract award. The contractor will then ship 22 PM sets no later than three months after written acceptance of first article test. All twenty-three PM Sets will be accepted at source. The First Article unit, after successful testing at contractor's facility will be shipped to Hanscom AFB, MA. The 22 PM Sets will be shipped to locations and numbers are as follows: Of the 11 packaged in foam inserts and ready to be placed into the transit cases, 6 will go to Offutt AFB NE, 3 will go to Barksdale AFB, LA and 2 will go to Minot AFB, ND. The remaining 11 without the foam will go to the same locations and numbers. (viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror's-Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. (ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition IAW (xiii), Paragraph 2. In addition the following factors shall be used to evaluate offeror's proposal in descending order of importance: technical/management, reliability / maintainability, past performance, price and price-related factors. Technical management, reliability/maintainability, and past performance when combined are more important than price and price-related factors. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose bid is most advantageous to the Government. (x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Complete this provision and submit with offer. (xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to include the following clauses by reference: 52.203-6 Alt 1, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52-222.37, 52.225-1, 52.225-3 Alt1, and 52.232-33. (xiii) N/A (xiv) N/A (xv) N/A (xvi) All responses to this Request for Proposal shall be in writing. Include Federal Tax Identification Number on your offer. The offer shall be valid for 90 calendar days after the proposal due date. The closing date for receipt of offers is 1730 EST 15 days from the date the notice is published in the Commerce Business Daily. In the event that the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal holiday, the period extends to 1730 EST on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday. (xvii) Responses are to be addressed (via mail) to: ESC/MCK, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford MA 01730-1420, ATTN: Mr. Stephen DiLustro or (via commercial delivery service) to The MITRE Corporation, Lobby Bldg. M, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford MA 01730-1420, ATTN: Mr. Stephen DiLustro (ESC/MCK). 781-271-6283/5818, or Contracting Officer, Mr. Joseph A. Zimmerman 781-271-6279. Respondents to this RFP shall identify whether they are small or large business and provide their company's name, address, telephone number and a Point of Contact. See numbered Note 1. Posted 05/31/00 (A-SN460205). (0152)

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