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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 22, 2009 FBO #2673
SOLICITATION NOTICE

63 -- Pentagon Force Protection Agency Optical Sensors

Notice Date

3/20/2009
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334290 — Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, PEO STRICOM, PEO STRI Acquisition Center, PEO STRI Acquisition Center, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3276
 

ZIP Code

32826-3276
 

Solicitation Number

W900KK-09-R-0015
 

Response Due

4/6/2009
 

Archive Date

6/5/2009
 

Point of Contact

Brian Serra, 407-208-3357<br />
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation PFPA Optical Sensors (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items authorized under FAR Subpart 13.5 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation W900KK-09-R-0015 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-30. (iv) The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334290 with a small business size standard of 750 employees. This acquisition is being solicited as a 100% Small Business (SB) Set-Aside. (v) Item No 0001: Optical Sensor Units (FFP) Quantity: 375 Unit: Each Unit Price: _________ Net Amount: _________ Item No 0005: Engineering Support (LH) Quantity: NTE 1,920 Unit: Hours Unit Price: _________ Net Amount: _________ Item No 0010: Technical Data Not Seperately Priced (vi) The contract will be structured as an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) commercial purchase with a 12 month period of performance. Please see Attachment 1, Statement of Work (SOW) for a description of requirements for the items being acquired and Attachment 2 for Contract Data List Requirements (CRDLs). (vii) Specific delivery dates will be designated in each delivery order issued hereunder. (viii) The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. In addition to the instruction in this clause, Offerors must submit the following proposal content: Statement of Compliance: The offer shall include a statement indicating complete compliance with the solicitation, or detailed analysis of any objections, exceptions, contingencies, or additions. Any objection, exception, contingency, or addition shall be cross-referenced to the applicable solicitation paragraph(s). Technical Approach: The Offeror shall provide product literature, specification information cross-indexed to applicable parts of the SOW and warrantly provisions. The Offerors proposal shall clearly demonstrate its ability to meet or exceed the SOW specifications and identify all systems with which the sensors are compatible. The proposal must also demonstrate the ability to perform engineering support. Statements that the Offeror understands and will meet the SOW requirements are inadequate. Paraphrasing or reiteration of the SOW or parts thereof is similarly inadequate, as are phrases such as standard procedures will be employed or well-known techniques will be used. Past Performance: The Offeror shall submit a list of up to five (5) contracts awarded where the Offeror has previously provided the same Optical Sensors. This section shall contain; model number, quantity sold, delivery schedule of previous contracts, and evidence of the products ability to interoperate with external systems. Include the names of the Procuring Contracting Officer and Contracting Officers Representative along with their telephone numbers. Price: Offerors shall provide completed pricing for CLINS 0001 and 0005. (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) applies to this acquisition. 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: Technical, Past Performance and Price. Technical is significantly more important than Past Performance. Past Performance is significantly more important than Price. The combination of non-priced factors is significantly more important than Price. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than Satisfactory must be achieved for Technical. The degree of importance allocated to the Price will increase as the Offerors proposals become more equal in the other evaluation areas. Offerors are cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the Offeror with the lowest price. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. Support contractors will not participate as members of or advisors to the source selection team. 1. TECHNICAL EVALUATION APPROACH. The evaluation process will consider the following: a. The products ability to meet or exceed the SOW specifications. b. The Offeror identifying all systems in which the Optical Sensors are compatible with. c. The Offerors ability to provide engineering support. 2. PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION APPROACH. The Past Performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with an Offerors likelihood of success in performing the solicitation's requirements as indicated by that Offerors record of past performance. a. The Government will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the Offerors ability to meet the specifications set forth in the SOW. Areas of relevance will include if the Offeror has past performance of similar contracts to that which is detailed in the RFP. When assessing performance risk, the Government will focus its inquiry on the past performance of the Offeror as it relates to all solicitation requirements. These requirements include all aspects of schedule, performance and supportability, including the Offerors record of: 1) conforming to specifications and standards of good workmanship; 2) adherence to contract schedules; 3) the proven ability of the Offeror to overcome integration and interoperability issues. b. In conducting the performance risk assessment, the Government may use data provided in the Offerors proposal and data obtained from other sources. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the Offeror, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proving low performance risk rests with the Offeror. 3. PRICE EVALUATION APPROACH. In evaluating the Price Factor, the Government will perform a price analysis to determine the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed prices in accordance with FAR 15.404. a. The Government will verify the total proposed contract ceiling price by multiplying the unit price by the maximum quantity in CLIN 0001. The government will also multiply the proposed fully loaded hourly rate by the number of hours listed for CLIN 0005. These totals will be added together to arrive at a Total Contract Ceiling Price. (x) The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at 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 (c) through (m) of this provision. (xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government FAR 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside 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 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act Supplies FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (xiii) The Government obligation shall be limited to the minimum quantity which is specified as 250 units. FAR 52.216-22 -- Indefinite Quantity (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the maximum. The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the minimum. (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractors and Governments rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contracts effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 90 days of contract expiration. (End of Clause) FAR 52.216-19 -- Order Limitations (Oct 1995) (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 25 units, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 375 units; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 375 units; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 365 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractors intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of Clause) 52.219-14 -- Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside. (b) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for -- (1) Services (except construction). At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. (2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). The concern shall perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials. (3) General construction. The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. (4) Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. (End of Clause) FAR 252.212-7001 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (May 2002); The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. (xiv) There is a DD254, Security Classification Specification associated with this acquisition. In order to be considered for award, offerors must possess or be able to obtain a SECRET facility security clearance. (xv) All offers are due no later than 4:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), April 6, 2009 via email to brian.serra@us.army.mil. The Government reserves the right to request additional information after receipt of Offerors response to the RFP. The proposal shall be valid for not less than 30 calendar days from the proposal due date. Files shall not contain classified information. (xvi) Point of contact for this solicitation: The Contract Specialist is: Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation ATTN: Mr. Brian Serra, Contract Specialist, SFAE-STRI-KOP 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826-3276 brian.serra@us.army.mil Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted by electronic mail to the POC identified above with the solicitation number in the subject line.
 

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Place of Performance

Address: PEO STRI Acquisition Center 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando FL<br />

Zip Code: 32826-3276<br />
 

Record

SN01774626-W 20090322/090320221304-b299951b286c6e6d9d43cc80546c6095 (fbodaily.com)
 

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