This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Items in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is H92244-13-T-0132, and a firm fixed price contract is contemplated. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-65 effective 29 January 2013. This procurement is unrestricted and the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332999 with a business size standard of 750 employees. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9E. The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG) has a requirement to procure the following: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL. IF QUOTING EQUAL, MUST SUBMIT SPECIFICATIONS WITH QUOTE FOR CONSIDERATION. Section B Schedule of Supplies and Services CLIN 0001 TYPE V PLATFORM, 28FT, VENTED P/N: 11-1-2780-6 MFR: AIRLIFT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL QTY: 6 EACH FOB DESTINATION Section C Specifications Each type V Platform Airdrop Assembly, P/N 11-1-2780-6, shall consist of the following and must be drilled to provide venting in accordance with the U.S. Army Natick Research Development and Engineering Center drawing XII-1-3935 Revision D, Sheets 1 and 2. • Two (2) Side Rails, P/N 11-1-2793-6 • Four (4) Roller Pads, P/N 11-1-2795-6 • Thirteen (13) Main Panel Vented Assemblies with assembly hardware, P/N 11-1-2780-13 • One (1) Rear Panel Vented Assembly with assembly hardware, P/N 11-1-2780-14 • One (1) Extraction Bracket Assembly with assembly hardware, P/N 11-1-270-11 • Four (4) Suspension Bracket Assemblies, P/N 11-1-2798-2 • Two (2) Tandem Link Assemblies, P/N 11-1-2798-1 Upon contract award, the Government will coordinate with vendor to advise of Suspension bracket assemblies prior to platform assembly. Vendor will assemble the platform and ensure it is square and level (true). Section I Clauses Following Clauses and Provision applies to this procurement. FAR 52.202-1 Definitions Jan-12 FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr-84 FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006) Alternate I (Oct 1995) Sep-06 FAR 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment For Illegal or Improper Activity Jan-97 FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards Feb-12 FAR 52.204-99 DEV System for Award Management Registration Aug-12 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 Use Apr-08 FAR 52.211-15 Defense Priority and Allocation Requirements Apr-08 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items Feb-12 FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items Feb-12 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items Feb-12 FAR 52.212-5 DEV Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation) Feb-12 FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside Nov-11 FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns Jan-11 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun-03 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Law - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Jul-10 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities Feb-99 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Mar-07 FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities Oct-10 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Feb-09 FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Aug-11 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration Oct-03 FAR 52.232-99 DEV Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Deviation) Aug-12 FAR 52.233-1 Alt I Disputes Alt I (Dec 1991) Jul-02 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug-96 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 & Services) Apr-84 FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Jan-91 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep-11 DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Jan-09 DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Nov-11 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product Apr-92 DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country Jan-09 DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation Jun-11 DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items Jan-12 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 Oct-11 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 Adjustments Mar-98 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Alt III May-02 SOFARS 5652.204-9004 Foreign Persons 2006 SOFARS 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests Aug-11 SOFARS 5652.237-9000 Contractor Personnel Changes 1998 SOFARS 5652-252-9000 Notice of Incorportation of Section K 1998 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT Please note that due to character limitation, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the internet at http://www.farsite.af.mil FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items Jan-99 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (APR 2011) - Alternate 1 Feb-12 FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports Feb-99 FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance Apr-84 FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference Feb-98 FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions Apr-84 FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses Apr-84 DFARS 252.212-7000 Alt I Offeror Representations and Ceritfications- Commercial Items (AUG 2007) - Alternate 1 Jun-05 SOFARS 5652.201-9002 Authorized Changes Only By Contracting Officer 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 Officers are Ana Downes, telephone (757) 862-9465 and Christine Anderson, telephone (757) 862-9471. SOFARS 5652.204-9003 Disclosure of Unclassified Information Jan-07 (a) On September 21, 2001, the Department of Defense designated Headquarters US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) a sensitive unit, as defined by Title 10 United States Code (USC) Section 130b (10 USC 130b). In keeping with this designation, unclassified information related to USSOCOM military technology acquisitions managed by USSOCOM or any of its component commands, will be designated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). As such, the contractor hereby unequivocally agrees that it shall not release to anyone outside the Contractor's organization any unclassified information, regardless of medium (e.g., film, tape, document, contractor's external website, newspaper, magazine, journal, corporate annual report, etc.), pertaining to any part of this contract or any program related to this contract, unless the Contracting Officer has given prior written approval. Furthermore, any release of information which associates USSOCOM, Special Operation Forces (SOF), or any component command with an acquisition program, contractor, or this contract is prohibited unless specifically authorized by USSOCOM. (b) Request for approval shall identify the specific information to be released, the medium to be used, and the purpose for the release. The contractor shall submit the request to the Contracting Officer at least 45 days before the propose date for release for approval. No release of any restricted information shall be made without specific written authorization by the Contracting Office. (c) The Contractor shall include a similar requirement in each subcontract under this contract. Subcontractors shall submit request for authorization to release through the prime contractor to the Contracting Officer. (d) The Contractor further understands that Title 18 USC Section 701 specifically prohibits the use of the USSOCOM emblem or logo in any medium (e.g., corporate website, marketing brochure, news paper, magazine, etc.) unless authorized in writing by USSOCOM. Forward any request to use the USSOCOM emblem or logo through the Contracting Officer. 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 equirements. You must clearly identify how your proposal meets ALL of the solicitation requirements. 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 by email the following point of contact: Courtney Greco, Contract Specialist; Email address:
[email protected]. Quotes must be received no later than 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 15 March 2013. Quotes received after this time frame shall not be considered for award. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government based on best value. The prospective offeror must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov to be considered for award. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. Quotes can be faxed, emailed or mailed in the United States postal mail to NSWDG, Attn Courtney Greco, 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299. Point of Contact for this solicitation is Courtney Greco at
[email protected] or phone (757) 862-9471 or fax to (757) 862-0809.