This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and quotes are being requested. The Solicitation 70Z041-21-Q-QW621300 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-02 of 23 November 2020. This procurement is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside and the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 511130, Book Publishers, with Size Standard is 1000 Employees. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Training Center Yorktown has a requirement for the following: Line Item 1 SOLAS Consolidated Edition, 2020. ISBN Nr. 9789280116908. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 2 Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code 2017 Edition, (Hard copy). Part Nr. IE982E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 3 STCW including 2010 Manila Amendments, 2017 Edition. Part Nr. ID938E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 4 Guide to Maritime Security & The ISPS Code/2012 Edition. Part Nr. IA116E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 5 MARPOL Consolidated Edition, 2017. Part Nr. IE520E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 6 Ship Knowledge: Ship Design, Construction & Operations. Part Nr. 9789071500404. Hard copy. Publisher: Dokmar. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 7 Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code, 2015 Edition. Part Nr. IB155E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 8 Load Lines, Consolidated 2005. Part Nr. IB701E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 9 Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969, 1970 Edition. Part Nr. I713E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 10 ISM Code and Guidelines, 2018 Edition. Part Nr. ID117E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. Line Item 11 Procedures for Port State Control 2019, 2020 Edition. Part Nr. ID650E. Hard copy. Publisher: IMO. Quantity Requested is (30) EACH. **NOTE** VENDOR MUST BE AN AUTHORIZED INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) DISTRIBUTOR. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: FAR Part 13 Evaluation Procedures to be used on the basis of award shall be price, past performance, and delivery. The Offeror shall submit the following: 1)firm-fixed pricing inclusive of all costs required by this solicitation. 2) capability statement in performing the solicitation requirements; 3) past performance. 4)Signed SF1449 RFQ 70Z04121QQW621300 . Failure to provide all above elements will be determined as a nonresponsive quote. The resultant contract from this solicitation will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The Offeror must comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Provisions and Clauses for Commercial items incorporated herein by reference. All clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website free of charge: https://www.acquisition.gov/far and https://www.dhs.gov/publication/hsar. Where Federal Acquisition Regulation clause language is inconsistent with FAR 13.004, Legal Effect of Quotations, that language is hereby tailored in accordance with FAR 12.302 to be consistent with a request for quotations. This tailoring includes, but is not limited to the following: In accordance with FAR 13.004, a quotation is not an offer, and any clause provision to the contrary is hereby modified to be consistent with FAR 13.004. Where the word "offer/offeror” or a derivative of that word appears, it is changed to "quote/quoter” or a derivative of that word. An offeror must have a valid DUNS number and must be registered with the SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) database per FAR Part 7, System Award Management, before an award can be made. Offerors who are not registered with https://beta.sam.gov/ may be considered nonresponsive and will not be considered in the evaluation. The RFQ document shall be submitted via email in an electronic version in Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF format only. The file capability of USCG's servers is 10 megabytes (MBs). A quote that is of greater size shall be submitted in multiple transmissions, all of which must arrive by the quote submission deadline. By submission of its quote, the offeror is asserting that it understands the RFQ, the RFQ attachments, and that there are no exceptions to the RFQ or its attachments in the quote itself. This RFQ shall not be considered direction to proceed with the subject effort. This RFQ is not a promise of future direction to proceed. Offerors are solely responsible for all RFQ submission costs. Quotes will only be accepted by email. Any quote received by the US Coast Guard that is not emailed will not be considered for award. All responsible sources may submit a quote electronically to Mr. Juan Soto, email
[email protected], SKC Katherine Roberts, email
[email protected] and Ms. Maria Nestico, email
[email protected], which if timely received, will be considered by the Agency. **NOTE** VENDOR MUST BE AN AUTHORIZED INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) DISTRIBUTOR. The closing date and time for receipt of quotes is THURSDAY 04 MARCH 2021, at 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST).