J -- USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) BLOOD BANK AND BLOOD GAS RECEPTION AREA MODIFICATION

Notice Date

November 15, 2000

Contracting Office

Military Sealift Command, Pacific, Code N-10, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106-3521

ZIP Code

92106-3521

Solicitation Number

N31980-00-R-4235

Response Due

November 30, 2000

Point of Contact

Bea Appling at (619) 553-7678 or Fax (619) 553-7774

E-Mail Address

Bob.Link@mscwest.msc.navy.mil (Bea.Appling@mscwest.msc.navy.mil)

Description

The purpose of this Amendment is to modify the synopsis solicitation of 28 Sep 2000 and 29 Sep 2000, to re-establish the closing date and time for receipt of proposals, provide drawings related to this procurement, and to modify the past performance and technical evaluation factors and criteria. As a result, the original solicitation synopsis is hereby modified as follows: Section I, statement of work, and reference drawings are available for down-load at www.neco.navy.mil or by contacting Bea Appling at 619-553-7678. Section III, Time of Delivery is hereby changed to read "The performance period shall commence on or about 18 Dec 2000 and complete no later than 26 Jan 2001". Section VI, Requirements for Submission of Proposals (MSCSD) (JUL 1999) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following . VI. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS (MSCSD) (NOV 2000) General: Offerors shall submit via electronic format, two (2) copies of the technical/past performance proposal, and one (1) copy of the price/business proposal on CD-ROM disk or 3 inch floppy disk. The acceptable electronic format for proposals include Word 6.0/95, Word 7.0/97, Excel 5.0/97 or Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Win (.pdf). Electronic mail is not an acceptable electronic format. Offerors shall ensure that proposal disks are virus free, and free of password protection. If access to proposal data is prohibited due to viruses, passwords, wrong format, the offeror may be considered unacceptable. Proposal Content: This solicitation outlines the evaluation factors and source selection evaluation criteria for evaluating the technical and past performance proposals. The technical proposal is limited to ten (10) pages excluding appendices. The Past Performance proposal is limited to seven (7) pages excluding appendices. The technical and past performance proposals shall be submitted as Volume I, and the Business/Price Proposal shall be submitted as Volume II. Volume I Technical and Past Performance Proposal., Section 1 Technical Proposal: Submit technical proposal in accordance with criteria set forth in Section VIII, and IX of this solicitation. If authorized by the solicitation, offerors may submit supplemental materials demonstrating offeror's technical capabilities. However, such materials shall be submitted in the acceptable electronic format (Word 6.0/95, Word 7.0/97, Excel 5.0/97 or Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Win (.pdf)), and are considered part of the technical proposal. Offerors shall ensure that the technical proposal, inclusive of the supplemental material, does not exceed ten (10) pages. Section 2 Past Performance Proposal: Submit a past performance proposal in accordance with criteria set forth in Section VIII and IX of this solicitation. Past Performance information shall be submitted in the acceptable electronic format (Word 6.0/95, Word 7.0/97, Excel 5.0/97 or Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Win (.pdf)). Offerors shall ensure that the past performance proposal information does not seven (7) pages. Volume II Business/Price Proposal. Provide a signed copy of your proposal on company letterhead to include price proposal, and appropriate Representation and certification documents. Requirements for Style: Each offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly and concisely describes and defines the Offeror's understanding of and compliance with all requirements contained in the solicitation. Administrative: All questions concerning the solicitation shall be address to the Contract Specialist BEA.APPLING@MSCWEST.MSC.NAVY.MIL. Offerors shall submit two (2) copies of Volume I, Technical and Past Performance proposals, and one (1) business/price proposal on CD-ROM disk or 3 inch floppy disk to: Military Sealift Command, Attn: Bea Appling, Building 139, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106-3521. Paper proposals may not be accepted. The date and time for receipt of proposals is 1300 hours (local time), Thursday, 30 November 2000." Section VIII SOURCE SELECTION TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "VII. SOURCE SLECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA: (1) Past Performance: Offerors will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services. Information obtained from references listed in proposals, other customers known to the Government, and other sources of useful and relevant information will be considered. The weight of each sub-factor below will depend upon its importance to the proposal and successful completion of the contract. The proposal should address the following evaluation factors. (1) References: Provide at least three references for Contracts of same or similar scope of work to that of this solicitation. Information should contain Contract Number, point of contact and phone number, performance period, dollar value (award price and completion price). (2) Written Narrative: Provide a written narrative for each reference provided in paragraph 1 above, describing the scope of work and how it was similar to this solicitation requirement. Address the performance period, annotating any performance extension or delays and addressing the reason for the extension or delay. Address any problems that may have been encountered and describe solutions implemented to resolve problems and or resulting in any process improvements. Describe the Quality Assurance and Management Plan implemented to ensure quality compliance with the referenced performance schedule, contract cost/price, and quality service. Describe the mechanisms for handling customer complaints, their resolution and utilization of this information for continuous quality improvement. Describe the management of your relationships with customers, both Government and commercial both during performance and post performance. Describe how you managed subcontracts (if any) on the referenced contracts. Offerors are required to submit a Technical proposal. The technical proposal should address technical factors specified herein. Each numbered factor is of equal importance: Omissions and/or inaccurate or inadequate responses will have a negative effect on the overall evaluation. TECHNICAL: (1) Schedule: Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of work and the plan to accomplish that work by providing a time-phased progress sequencing schedule (example: MS Project) and tasks to be accomplished. (2) Resources: Describe how you intend to obtain manning resources (in house personnel, subcontractors, labor unions etc.) If you intend to subcontract any portion of this requirement, you must identify what tasks will be subcontracted out and provide subcontractor name (if available). (3) Quality Assurance Plan: Describe in detail the quality assurance plan to be used. (4) Problem Resolution: Identify any potential problem areas or difficulties in accomplishing the work requirements within the allotted contract period and proposed solutions to those problems. If no problems or difficulties are foreseen, state "No problems are foreseen." (5) Proposal Break-Down: Provide a break-down of trades to be used, man hour, (prime and subcontractor separately identified), and material costs for the proposed costs included within the proposed firm fixed price. (6) Certifications: Provide proof of any current applicable certifications for this type of work. Example: USCG/ABS approved welding procedures and welders. If prime contractor does not hold the certifications then identify which subcontractor will provide the necessary services". Section IX. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced the following: "IX. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: 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 technical evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate offers and are listed in descending order of importance. (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical and (3) Price. All evaluation factors other than cost or price when combined, are approximately equal to price. NOTICE OF AWARD: 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.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001117/JSOL007.HTM (W-320 SN5067B5)