This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is H92244-12-T-0013. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. In this solicitation document, the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53 effective 05 July 2011. North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 532292 with a standard business size of $7.0M applies to this procurement. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The contractor shall provide a quote using the schedule in Section B. Please quote brand name or equal to (if quoting equal to please include specifications with you quotation). The government is requesting sixty (60) hours of Vertical Wind Tunnel rental for Basic Military Free Fall course of instruction. Section B Schedule of Supplies and Services These are general characteristics of the shelving solution being sought and are subject to change based on the site visit. CLIN 0001, Description: Wind Tunnel Rental - Description: 60 hours of Vertical Wind Tunnel Rental -Period of Performance: October 22 to November 19, 2011 FOB Point is Destination. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions Jul-04 FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr-84 FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government - Alt I (Oct-1995) Sep-06 FAR 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity Jan-97 FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Sep-07 FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Oct-10 FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper May-11 FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration Apr-08 FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel Jan-11 FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. Dec-10 FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal Aug-99 FAR 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use Apr-08 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items Jun-08 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items Jun-10 FAR 52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside Jun-03 FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns Jan-11 FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting Dec-96 FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation Apr-09 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun-03 FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Sep-10 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Aug-09 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities Feb-99 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Mar-07 FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity For Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans Sep-10 FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities Oct-10 FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports On Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans Of The Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans Sep-10 FAR 52.222-39 Reserved Dec-04 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking of Persons Feb-09 FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Sep-10 FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Jun-08 FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran--Certification Sep-10 FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent Dec-07 FAR 52.232-9 Limitation On Withholding Of Payments Apr-84 FAR 52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included Apr-84 FAR 52.232-17 Interest Nov-10 FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims Jan-86 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration Oct-03 FAR 52.233-1 Alt I Disputes Dec-91 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug-96 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct-04 FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy Jul-95 FAR 52.243-1 Changes -- Fixed-Price Aug-87 FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. - Destination Nov-91 FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply & Service) Apr-84 DFARS 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Dec-91 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product Apr-92 DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A Sep-07 DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country Jan-09 DFARS 252.209-7002 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government. Jun-10 DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country Dec-06 DFARS 252.211-7003 Alt I Item Identification and Valuation Alt I Aug-08 DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate Dec-09 DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act And Balance Of Payments Program Jan-09 DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors Apr-03 DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities Jun-10 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec-06 DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment Mar-98 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea May-02 SOFARS 5652.204-9003 Disclosure of Unclassified Information (2007) SOFARS 5652.204-9004 Foreign Persons (2006) Section K CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the internet at http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil All FAR representations and certifications shall be submitted through Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov. FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. Apr-10 FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items Jan-99 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS - Alt I Apr-11 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items Apr-11 FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Deviation) Mar-11 FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest Sep-06 FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Feb-98 FAR 52.252.2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference Feb-98 FAR 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation Apr-84 FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions Apr-84 FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses Apr-84 FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Jan-91 DFARS 252.212-7000 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS Jun-05 DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items Mar-11 SOFARS 5652-232-9004 Distribution of Vouchers/Invoices (2009) FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) 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 factors shall be used to evaluate offers, in descending order of importance: Technical ability to meet specifications, price, and delivery. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) 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. SOFARS 5652.201-9002 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 2005) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as part of this contract. Except as specified herein, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the Changes clause in Section I. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in cost incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is Christine Anderson, telephone (757) 893-2715, address 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299. SOFARS 5652.215-9016 Technical and Contractual Questions Concerning This Solicitation (JAN 2000) As prescribe in 5615.209(l), insert the following provision, Editable and Fill-ins All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Office. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent to the following point of contact: Andrea Buck - Contract Specialist
[email protected] PH - 757-893-27213 1636 Regulus Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23461-2299 SOFARS 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests (2005) All protests shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer. A request for an independent review of the protest decision may be made to the Chief of Contracting. Submit request in accordance with FAR 33.104(d) (4) to: Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Chief of Contracting, (N72), 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299, Fax (757) 893-2957. All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted to
[email protected] by October 19, 2011 at 15:00PM EST. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. Only complete quotes will be considered for award. If you have previously provided a quote please resubmit in accordance with this solicitation. Offerors must scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their proposals and submissions comply with all requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your proposal complies with the solicitation requirements. You must clearly identify how your proposal meets ALL of the solicitation requirements. Point of contact for this procurement is Andrea Buck at phone number: (757-893-2723) or email at
[email protected]. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by NSWDG. Quotes must be received by Andrea Buck by email at
[email protected] , fax at (757) 893-2723 or U.S. Postal mail addressed to NSWDG, Attn: Andrea Buck (Contracts/N7), 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299 no later than 08:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 19 October 2011.