59 -- SABTECH VME NTDS PRODUCTS

Notice Date

December 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 2272 Suite 353 47123 Buse Road, Patuxent River, MD, 20670

ZIP Code

20670

Solicitation Number

N00421-02-R-3052

Response Due

December 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Andrew Tuttle, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 995-8899, Fax 301-995-8670, Email tuttleae@navair.navy.mil

Description

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. Simplified procedures as described in FAR 13.5 will be used for acquisition of these commercial items. This announcement constitutes only the solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00421-02-R-3052 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The incorporated document and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement Change Notice 20011206. The associated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334418 with a size standard of 500 employees. The Government intends to award a contract on a 'brand name mandatory' basis for Sabtech Industries VME NTDS Products under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Contract type will be firm-fixed-price. Sabtech Industries is the sole manufacturer of this equipment. The equipment is required to support the AN/TPX-42A(V)14 FC2 project. The outlined Sabtech Industries VME NTDS Products are the only commercial-off-the-shelf items that have been identified meeting the government's minimum requirement. The Government?s minimum requirement for this procurement is to provide VME NTDS Boards with full VME capability meeting Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) STD 1014 Revision C1 and that are fully compliant with NTDS MIL-STD-1397C. The units must provide a single 6U VME size with a 16-bit Input/Output via the P2 connector. They must also have the ability to offset VME based address to allow multiple cards in a single chassis and have fully developed software compatible with existing AN/TPX-42A(V)14 FC2 software. The Sabtech Industries Hawke-Xm VME NTDS A/B/I/O Board is the only VME NTDS A/B/I/O board to meet the Government?s required software interface requirements. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES FOR ITEMS OTHER THAN SABTECH INDUSTRIES BRAND NAME ITEMS. However, responsible interested parties may submit information in which they identify their interest and capability. The contract line item numbers and description for this brand name mandatory procurement are** CLIN 0001 Sabtech Industries VME NTDS A/B/I/O Board Hawke-Xm (P/N: HK-01101-18) (Qty of 30 EA); CLIN 0002 Sabtech Paddle Card, 16-bit P2 Access for HK-01101-XX/HK-02101-XX (P/N: PB-HK010-01) (Qty of 30 EA); CLIN 0003 Sabtech Industries Adapter Module, Hawke to AN/UYK-44 (38999), 79 Pin (P/N: AM-HK013-00) (QTY of 30 EA) The quote along with completed representations and certifications is due by 27 December 2001. Award is anticipated no later than 4 January 2002 with a required delivery date of six weeks after receipt of order. FOB Destination to Receiving Officer, NAWCAD, Bldg 8115, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; M/F: Eichhorn Ernie-AN/TPX-42A(V)14 FC2. Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. 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 the Inspection clause, 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 (OCT 2000) 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. The offeror shall provide back-up information that verifies the price quoted. This could consist of a copy of the current catalog or price list; invoices from previous sales of the identical item(s); etc. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ALT I -- COMMERCIAL (MAY 2001) with its quote. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2001) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following addendum is added: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (MAR 1999) (NAVAIR 5252.246-9503) (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 lap year calculations, 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 2001) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); and (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C 3553). (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C.2402), (2) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Pub. L 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C 2323)(if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer), Alternate I; (4) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); (5) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (6) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); (7) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); (8) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (9) 52.222-19, Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (E.O.13126). (10) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to include any FAR clause, other than those listed below (and as may be required by an addenda to this paragraph to establish the reasonableness of prices under Part 15), in a subcontract for commercial items or commercial components(1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); and (4) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flagged Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 1241). **End of clause** Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at DFAR 252.212-7000, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ? COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 1995) with its quote. DFARS 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2000) is incorporated by reference. The Contractor agrees to comply with the following list of DFARS clauses, which are included in this solicitation by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive Orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; (2) 252.225-7036 Buy American Act?North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act?Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d and 19 U.S.C. 3301 note); (3) 252.243-7002 Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410); (4) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C. 2631): (5) 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C. 2631). (b) In addition to the clauses listed in paragraph (e) of 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items clause of this contract, the Contractor shall include the terms of the following clause, if applicable, in subcontracts for commercial items or commercial components, awarded at any tier under this contract: 252.225-7014, Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals, Alternate I (10 U.S.C. 2241 note). The provision at 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (MAR 2000) applies to this solicitation. Quote is due to LT Andrew Tuttle, Contract Specialist, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 7, Villa Rd., St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 by 3:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 27 December 2001. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement as a brand name mandatory basis based upon the responses received. The Government will not pay for any information received. Facsimile proposals shall be accepted. For information regarding this solicitation or copies of FAR provision 52.212-3 or DFARS provision 252.212-7000 contact LT Andrew Tuttle, Code 251213, Tele#301-995-8899 or via e-mail: tuttleae@navair.navy.mil. If an offeror is not able to contact the Contracting Office via e-mail, please fax correspondence/requests to the point of contact above @ facsimile (301-995-8670) or telephone (301-995-8899). **END SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION #N00421-02-R-3052. **=20

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