This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-20-Q-PCHU. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01. This request is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 314999; the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Supply Code is 8305. Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to receive an award against this Solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT This solicitation is for the following: Item #1: 16” Parachute , in accordance with drawing numbers 1519935Rev J; 2127976RevD; 2127834RevK; and 2127835RevJ (see DRAWING ACCESS Section below) CLIN 0001: First Article Test (FAT) Quantity, 16” Parachute Quantity: 10 each CLIN 1001: Production Quantity, 16” Parachute Quantity: 470 each ITEM #2: 20” Parachute , in accordance with drawing numbers 1519938RevJ; 2127976RevD; 2127834RevK; and 2127835RevJ (see DRAWING ACCESS Section below) CLIN 0002 : First Article Test (FAT) Quantity, 20” Parachute Quantity: 10 Each CLIN 1002 : Production Quantity, 20” Parachute Quantity: 470 each Material Certification Test Report: Material Certification Test Reports shall accompany each delivery. See Attachment 02 (for CLINs 0001 and 1001) and Attachment 03 (for CLINs 0002 and 1002). The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. PACKAGING AND PACKING Preservation, Packaging & Packing shall be in accordance with ASTM D 3951 (Commercial Packaging) DELIVERY and LOCATION The Delivery Dates are as follows: CLIN Description Delivery Date 0001 FAT Quantity, 16” Parachute 12 weeks after Award (or earlier) 1001 Production Qty, 16” Parachute 12 Weeks after FAT approval (or earlier)*SEE BELOW 0002 FAT Quantity, 20” Parachute 12 weeks after Award (or earlier) 1002 Production Qty, 20” Parachute 12 Weeks after FAT approval (or earlier)*SEE BELOW *Production Deliveries for CLINs 1001 and 1002 shall be: 470 each delivered 12 weeks after FAT Approval. Early delivery is acceptable, at no additional cost to the Government. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Building 148, 300 Highway 361, Crane, Indiana 47522-5001, in accordance with the following: Crane Army Ammunition Activity Delivery Instructions CAAA receiving hours are 0700 - 1430 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; Includes Inert & Freight All Kind (FAK); Mon - Thurs; appointments will be made via Carrier Appointment System (CAS). Carriers without access to the CAS System, call (812)854-2199 or (812)854-2339, 48 hours prior to delivery for appointment. Failure to follow the protocol stated herein and/or obtain a scheduled delivery time prior to delivery, may result in the truck being turned away. DRAWING ACCESS The drawings associated with this acquisition are Distribution Level D, authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors ONLY. All firms must be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to access the drawings associated with this solicitation. The address for registration is https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx Registration requires completion of the DD Form 2345. Firms are required to have a current valid Cage Code in order to register. Access to the drawings is restricted to the data custodian listed on the DD Form 2345. QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors shall submit the following in response to this solicitation: 1. Completed Pricing Sheet at Attachment 01. Unit prices must be provided for all highlighted cells. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places. 2. Completion of Representations and Certifications at Attachment 04. Note: Offerors that are registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database may complete paragraph (b) only. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the offeror who provides the lowest Total Price, who is deemed responsible, and who is compliant with all requirements of this solicitation. Total Price is calculated as: CLIN 0001 price + CLIN 1001 Price + CLIN 0002 Price + CLIN 1002 Price In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions. Award will be made on a Firm Fixed Price basis. LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment 01, Pricing Sheet Attachment 02, Material Certification Test Reports, CLINs 0001 and 1001 Attachment 03, Material Certification Test Reports, CLINs 0002 and 1002 Attachment 04, Provision – FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Offers are due January 20, 2020, no later than 3:30 p.m. Central Time. Offers shall be submitted in the following way: Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist
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[email protected] Offerors should include “Response to W52P1J-20-Q-PCHU” within the Subject line. QUESTIONS Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. **Note: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible, to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions apply and are incorporated by reference (provisions may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov ): FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, Alternate I FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea CLAUSES The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply and are incorporated by reference (clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov ): FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items The following clause is provided in full text FAR 52.209-4, First Article Approval-Government Testing First Article Approval -- Government Testing (Sep 1989) (a) The Contractor shall deliver 10 unit(s) of CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 within 12 weeks from the date of this contract to the Government at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Building 48, 300 Highway 361, Crane IN 47522 for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract. (b) Within 20 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor -- (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor’s expense. (f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government. (i) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver.