53 -- PLASTIC BLAST MEDIA TYPE II-PARTICLE SIZE 10/20

Notice Date

September 4, 2001

Contracting Office

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Code 1163, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001

ZIP Code

47522-5001

Solicitation Number

N00164-01-R-0120

Response Due

September 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Ms. Diane Pearson, Code 1163, telephone 812-854-5201, fax 812-854-3805, e-mail pearson-d@crane.navy.mil

Description

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 Number N00164-01-R-0120 is hereby issued as a request for Proposal (RFP). Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27 as well as DCN 20001213. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 327910 and the size standard is 500 employees. This requirement is for the following: CLIN 0001 Plastic Blast Media, Type II UREA, Particle Size 10/20; This CLIN is for the minimum quantity of 20,000 pounds, which will be obligated at time of contract. CLIN 0001 will also include delivery, on-site technical support, removal of residual plastic blast media, recycle criteria, inspection of recycle facilities, records of spent material receipt and disposition. CLIN 0002 -- Plastic Blast Media, Type II UREA, Particle Size 10/20; This CLIN is for the maximum additional quantity of 1,180,000 pounds, which will be awarded but not obligated at the time of contract award. The quantity may be obligated by issuing delivery orders over a five-year period commencing with the date of contract award. The Statement of Work, Specification Requirement, and price evaluation scheme can be downloaded at www.crane.navy.mil/supply/announce.htm. This requirement will be a 5-year fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract. The minimum over the 5-year period is 20,000 pounds and the maximum over the 5-year period is 1,200,000 pounds. The yearly ordering limitation will be for a minimum of 1,000 pounds and a maximum of 240,000 pounds. There will be no guarantee above the stated minimum quantity. Delivery will be made to Marine Corp. Air Station, W/C92b, Bldg. 857, Beaufort, SC 29904. The PMB will be delivered FoB Destination to Solomons, MD, Beaufort, SC and other NAVAIR rework sites located in the US. Deliveries will be made as needs arise. Delivery is required within 10 days of order issuance. In the event of emergencies, delivery will be required within 24 hours. Final inspection and acceptance will be at destination. The contractor shall submit an invoice, DD250 and bill of lading, via facsimile to the Contract Specialist for each shipment. The DD250 will be provided to the designated NSWC technical representative. The NSWC representative will contact each designated NAVAIRSEFAC technical monitor to verify receipt of the PMB. Upon verification that the PMB was received at the specified destination, the NSWC technical representative will sign-off as acceptance on the DD250 and will provide a signed copy to the Contract Specialist. The signed DD250 will be faxed to Vendor Pay for payment. Identify an identification number to each invoice. NOTE: Due to the nature of recycling, conformance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) law must be verifiable and enforceable by the U.S. EPA or other Government agency. The contractor cannot be under current investigation for wrongdoing, or indictment by U.S. EPA by any region or state authorized by Federal EPA rules and may be removed from consideration for award. In addition, contractor must agree to inspection of recycle facilities, records of spent material receipt, and disposition at any time during or for two years following the contract period. PERMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990) 5416 The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any applicable Federal, State, and Municipal laws, codes, and regulations, in connection with any movement over the public highways of overweight/over-dimensional materials. The contract will be awarded utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of commercial sale warranty provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Contract award is anticipated to be made on a best value basis with price and past performance being equal. Pricing will be evaluated as discussed in the attachment. The Government will also evaluate the offeror's performance on previous Government contracts for same/similar items. All interested/qualified businesses must submit, along with the offer, a minimum of three references from Government Agencies for same/similar items. In the event substantive differences exist among offeror's past performance the Government will reserve the right to displace lower priced proposals in favor of an offer with substantially superior past performance. Offers that are non-compliant with any material requirement of this solicitation may be rejected without further consideration for award. Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15. Clauses/provisions: 52.203-3; 52.211-14 (DO X ); 52.211-15; 52.212-1 (NOTE: paragraph (h) of 52.212-1 is not applicable; paragraph (e) of 52.212-1 is not applicable); 52.212-3 Alt l [FILL-IN] (NOTE: paragraph (b) of 52.212-3 is not applicable); NOTE: This provision MUST be filled out completely and submitted with the offer. 52.212-4 (NOTE: Paragraph (o) of 52.212-4 is not applicable NOTE: Paragraph (g) of 52.214-4 is not applicable); FAR Clause 52.212-4 is hereby tailored to incorporate the following (t) Past performance. The Government will evaluate the performance of the contractor awarded the contract resulting from the solicitation, in accordance with FAR 42.15. The following performance rating factors will be utilized: Quality, Cost Control, Timeliness of Performance, Business Relations, Customer Satisfaction); 52.212-5 (incorporating 52.219-8; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-37; 52.225-13; 52.232-33); 52.219-16; 52.215-5 (fax # 812-854-3805); 52.243-1; 52.242-15; 52.219-9 252.204-7004; 252.212-7000; 252.212-7001 (incorporating 252.225-7001; 252.225-7012; 252.243-7002; 252.247-7023); 252.225-7000; 252.219-7003; 252.212-7000 FILL IN NOTE: This provision MUST be filled out completely and submitted with offer. ORDERING (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216-18) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from September 28, 2001 through September 28, 2006. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216-19) (a) Minimum Order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 1,000 Pounds, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum Order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 240,000 Pounds (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 240,000 Pounds; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 365 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirement contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 14 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or service from another source. SPECIAL NOTICE -- The Director, Defense Procurement has revised DFARS to require contractors to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as a condition for receipt of contract award effective 1 June 1998. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil For further details regarding the requirements of CCR, offerors are advised to review the requirements of DFAR 252.204-7004 contained herein. EXPEDITING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT (NAVSEA) (DEC 1995) (a) As part of the negotiated fixed price or total estimated amount of this contract, both the Government and the Contractor have agreed to waive any entitlement that otherwise might accrue to either party in any residual dollar amount of $500 or less at the time of final contract closeout. The term "residual dollar amount" shall include all money that would otherwise be owed to either part at the end of the contract except that, amounts connected in any way with taxation, allegations of fraud and/or antitrust violations shall be excluded. For purposes of determining residual dollar amounts, offsets of money owed by one party against money that would otherwise be paid by that party may be considered to the extent permitted by law.(b) This agreement to waive entitlement to residual dollar amounts has been considered by both parties. It is agreed that the administrative costs for either part associated with collected such small dollar amounts could exceed the amount to be recovered. The offeror shall provide its Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Contractor Establishment Code and Tax Identification Number. To be eligible for award you must be properly registered in the Government's Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Offerors may obtain information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the internet @ http://ccr.dlsc.dla.mil or http://www.ccr2000.com. If a change occurs in this requirement, only those offerors that respond to this announcement within the required time frame will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by the agency. Offers may be faxed or e-mailed to Diane L. Pearson, FAX 812-854-3805, e-mail address pearson_d@crane.navy.mil. All required information must be received on or before 12 September 01 at 12:00 Eastern Standard Time. Our mission is to provide quality and responsive acquisition services for this Command. In an effort to continue to improve our services, we are conducting a survey of our vendors. This survey may be found on the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/VendorSurvey.htm. Your comments will help us determine if we are accomplishing this and show us ways to improve our processes. Please consider taking the time to complete the survey.

Web Link

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Divison's web address (www.crane.navy.mil/supply/announce.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010906/53SOL005.HTM (W-247 SN50W7C0)