MODIFICATION
16 -- Procurement of Airborne Automatic Identification Systems
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, HU25, HH65, H60J, C130, ESD, 130J, IOD or ALD Support, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909-5001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 27909-5001
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG38-08-R-H00011
- Response Due
- 4/2/2008
- Point of Contact
- Ginger Woodington, C130 Contract Specialist, Phone 252-334-5293, Fax 252-335-6452
- E-Mail Address
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Ginger.G.Woodington@uscg.mil
- Description
- 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 requirement will be satisfied using commercial acquisition procedures specified in FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; firm-fixed-price proposals for providing of the following items are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number HSCG38-08-R-H00011 is being assigned to this procurement for tracking purposes only and requires pricing for a one-year base period with four one-year options, renewable annually at the Government?s discretion. The procurement is being issued on an unrestricted basis and will be satisfied using Best Value evaluation methods iaw FAR 15. The incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 334511. This synopsis/solicitation is issued for the procurement of Airborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) Transponders; estimated quantities are: Base Period CLIN 01010, AIS Transponder, 18 each; Base Period CLIN 01011, Secure Link Key Generator, 6 each; Base Period CLIN 01012, Programming Cables, 6 each; Options One thru Four, AIS Transponder, Estimated 1-5 each per option period. Only factory new will satisfy this requirement. FAA certification is required. The following technical requirements shall be met: Items offered must use 115VAC/400Htz (3-phase & single phase); 28VDC; conformance to MIL-STD?s 7080, 461, 704D, RCTA/DO-160C and SAE-AS50881. No PVC or Kapton Insulation Materials. AIS must withstand vibration of C-130H Flight Manual and RCTA/DO-160C. Operating Environment: -35 to +50 degrees Celsius, 0 to 95% Humidity, -1000 to +35000 Feet MSL. Shall not create EMI and shall be protected from EMI IAW MIL STD 461 and 464. Must fit within the following dimensions: 228.6 mm/9.0 inches Height; 228.6 mm/9.0 inches Width; 457.2 mm/18.0 inches Depth. Windows based software compatibility required and must be included in the unit price. One fully contained, functional LRU required using ARINC 429 as primary data link and ARINC 422 to display and interact with the operating system. Shall be IEC 61993-2 compliant. LRU shall have a minimum of two imbedded receivers; one for receiving secure/encrypted data and the other receiving standard shipboard AIS information. LRU shall have a minimum of one imbedded transmitter capable of transmitting data in the clear and secure data via a secure/encrypted mode. LRU shall have an imbedded GPS with a minimum of 12 channels capable of updating positional data at a rate of once per second on a continuous basis. Exceptions to these technical requirements will not be considered. The following manuals are required: Overhaul/Repair Manual with Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual (IPB), Installation Manual, Interface Control Document, System revisions, updates and service bulletins for the entire contractual period at no additional cost to the government. The government requires delivery of AIS Transponders to be not later than 6 weeks after contract award. Acceptance shall be performed by USCG ARSC Receiving Personnel. Offers are invited on an FOB Destination Basis only. Copies of packing slips shall be affixed to the outside of the shipping container. Packaging of the items for return shipment shall be in accordance with the Contractor's best commercial practices with the following exceptions: Bulk packaging is acceptable. Each individual container shall be labeled on the outside with NSN, Part Number, Serial Number, Quantity, Nomenclature, Purchase Order Number, and Line Item. Only Bar Coding of the NSN is necessary. The internal packaging material shall be sufficient to prevent damage during shipment, handling, and storage. Preservation protection must be sufficient to prevent corrosion, deterioration or decay during warehouse storage for a period of one year, but no preservation coating will be applied directly to the component. Packaging material shall NOT consist of the following material: popcorn, shredded paper, styrofoam of any type, or peanut style packaging. Warranty provisions must be provided with the offer. Certificate of Airworthiness (FAA 8130-3 or -4) and a Certificate of Conformance IAW FAR 52.246-15(d) are required with each component. The closing date for receipt of offers is 2 April 2008, 3:00pm EST. Facsimile offers are acceptable and may be forwarded via fax number 252-335-6452. Point of contact is Nancy DeBerry, Phone 252-335-6291, email: Nancy.DeBerry@uscg.mil or Ginger Woodington at Ginger.G.Woodington@uscg.mil. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items (Jan 1999) Evaluation factors for award are listed in descending order of importance and together are more important than offered price: compliance with the technical requirements detailed herein, compliance with delivery requirements past performance, and offered price. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2007) Offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision with their offer or complete only paragraph (j) of the provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov http://orca.bpn.gov/ . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) through (i) of this provision. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Nov 2007); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2007); FAR 52.211-15, Defense Priority and Allocation Requirement (Sep 1990); FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb 2008); FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractors Sales to the Government (Sep 2006), Alternate I, (Oct 1995); FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004); FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2007); FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plans (Jan 1999); FAR 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Oct 1999)l FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (June 2007); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003); FAR 52.222-19 , Child-Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2008); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Sep 2006); FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Jun 2003); FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996); FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Beach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004). PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EXPATRIATES (JUN 2006) (a) Prohibitions. Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from entering into any contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation as defined in this clause, or with any subsidiary of such an entity. The Secretary shall waive the prohibition with respect to any specific contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (b) Definitions. As used in this clause: Expanded Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without regard to section 1504(b) of such Code), except that section 1504 of such Code shall be applied by substituting `more than 50 percent' for at least 80 percent each place it appears. Foreign Incorporated Entity means any entity which is, or but for subsection (b) of section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, would be, treated as a foreign corporation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Inverted Domestic Corporation. A foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)? (1) The entity completes the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of a domestic partnership; (2) After the acquisition at least 80 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held? (i) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or (ii) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; and (3) The expanded affiliated group which after the acquisition includes the entity does not have substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. Person, domestic, and foreign have the meanings given such terms by paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively. (c) Special rules. The following definitions and special rules shall apply when determining whether a foreign incorporated entity should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation. (1) Certain Stock Disregarded. For the purpose of treating a foreign incorporated entity as an inverted domestic corporation these shall not be taken into account in determining ownership: (i) Stock held by members of the expanded affiliated group which includes the foreign incorporated entity; or (ii) stock of such entity which is sold in a public offering related to the acquisition described in subsection (b)(1) of Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b)(1). (2) Plan Deemed In Certain Cases. If a foreign incorporated entity acquires directly or indirectly substantially all of the properties of a domestic corporation or partnership during the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years before the ownership requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met, such actions shall be treated as pursuant to a plan. (3) Certain Transfers Disregarded. The transfer of properties or liabilities (including by contribution or distribution) shall be disregarded if such transfers are part of a plan a principal purpose of which is to avoid the purposes of this section. (d) Special Rule for Related Partnerships. For purposes of applying section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b) to the acquisition of a domestic partnership, except as provided in regulations, all domestic partnerships which are under common control (within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a partnership. (e) Treatment of Certain Rights. (1) Certain rights shall be treated as stocks to the extent necessary to reflect the present value of all equitable interests incident to the transaction, as follows: (i) warrants; (ii) options; (iii) contracts to acquire stock; (iv) convertible debt instruments; and (v) others similar interests. (2) Rights labeled as stocks shall not be treated as stocks whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so to reflect the present value of the transaction or to disregard transactions whose recognition would defeat the purpose of Section 835. (f) Disclosure. The offeror under this solicitation represents that [Check one]: __ it is not a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73; __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73, but it has submitted a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.104-74, which has not been denied; or __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73, but it plans to submit a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.104-74. (g) A copy of the approved waiver, if a waiver has already been granted, or the waiver request, if a waiver has been applied for, shall be attached to the bid or proposal. (End of provision) NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time-consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the General Accountability Office (GAO). Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum, rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external form. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the contracting officer or Ombudsman. Informal forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the cognizant contracting officer. If the contracting officer is unable to satisfy the concerns, the interested party is encouraged to contact the USCG Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process, the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, contracting officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable). Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the contracting officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester's concerns are unresolved, an independent review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the contracting officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program. Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency's goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth at FAR 33.103. If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. This will not preclude re-filing of the protest to meet the requirement. To be timely, protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted to: Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard (CG-9131) Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests 1900 Half Street, SW, Room 11-0602 Washington D.C. 20593-0001 Telephone 202-372-3695 Fax: 202-475-3904 Q: The subject Airborne AIS solicitation states that proposals may be submitted via Fax. Are E-Mail submissions acceptable also? A: Yes. Emails may be sent to ginger.g.woodington@uscg.mil. Q: The solicitation also states that FAA Certification is required. Since AIS is not an aircraft navigation system, and is not required for flight, FAA Cert is not required - however we do have FAA Airworthiness Certificate for this equipment - is this what was meant and is it acceptable to meet this requirement? A: FAA certification remains a requirement of this solicitation. 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