SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- James River Reserve Fleet - TOWING SERVICES - ATTACHMENT 1 - ATTACHMENT 2
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 483211
— Inland Water Freight Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), SAR Acquisition, Office of Acquisition, MRG-7200, 7737 Hampton Boulevard, Building 4D, Room 211, Norfolk, Virginia, 23505, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23505
- Solicitation Number
- DTMA-92-Q-2011-0075
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- Monique R. Leake, Phone: (757) 322-5820, Melinda Simmons-Healy, Phone: (757) 322-5819
- E-Mail Address
-
monique.leake@dot.gov, melinda.simmons-healy@dot.gov
(monique.leake@dot.gov, melinda.simmons-healy@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRICING SHEET Performance Work Statement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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. The solicitation number is stated above, and it is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, effective August 4, 2011. NAICS code 483211 applies. This is a small business set-aside. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Norfolk, VA intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order for provision of towing services at the James River Reserve Fleet in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The requested period of performance for the above service is September 01, 2011 - February 29, 2012. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT: See Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement. Location: James River Reserve Fleet - Fleet Operations Group Fort Eustis Army Post End of Harrison Road Newport News, VA 23604 The following FAR and Transportation Acquisition Manual (TAM) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following Internet addresses: Federal Acquisition Regulations (52.) https://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/current/html/FARTOCP52.html Transportation Acquisition Regulations (1252.) http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/tamtar/part1252.htm U.S. Maritime Administration Provisions and Clauses (MCL.) https://voa.marad.dot.gov/Solicitation_Awards/docs/mar-380/MARAD%20Clauses%20MCL%20for%20HTML.htm 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Offerors are required to include a completed copy of this provision with their quote or a statement stating that it is available via the ORCA website, http://orca.bpn.gov.) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; (f) Excusable Delays: Neither the Tug, her Master or Owner, nor the Government, unless otherwise in this Contract expressly provided, shall be responsible for any loss or damage or delay or failure in performing hereunder arising or resulting from any act of God; act of public enemies, pirates or assailing thieves; arrest or restraint of princes, rulers or people; seizure under legal process provided bond is promptly furnished to release the tug; flood; fire; blockade; riot, insurrection, or civil commotion; earthquake; storms, lightning, or epidemics. The exceptions identified in the above paragraph shall not be such as affect Owner's warranties respecting the condition of the Tug, or the Owner's obligations respecting the services specified under the Contract. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; within FAR Clause 521112-5(b) and (c), the following Items are designed by the Contracting Officer to apply to the solicitation: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan 52.219-25 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. 52.222-37 Employment Reports Veterans. 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, (Over 15K) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer --Central Contractor Registration 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels 52.222-41 Service Contract Act (The Service Contact Act wage determination applicable to this requirement is available online at the following address: h ttp://www.wdol.gov/wdol/scafiles/std/05-2543.txt ) 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS OCTOBER 1995 - (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,000, 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 an order in an amount of more than $250,000. (1) Any order requiring, for the same time period, tugs in excess of the total number of tugs specified under this contract; and (2) Any combination of orders requiring, for the same time period, tugs in excess of the total number of tugs specified under this contract. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), 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 4 hours after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's 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. 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 2/29/2012) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 1252.223-73 Seat Belt Use Policies and Programs 1252.242-73 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative MCL.H-6 Standards of Employee Conduct INSURANCE a) General. During the full period of this Contract, Owner shall maintain, and shall have, and when requested shall furnish a Certificate of Insurance evidencing the insurance coverage listed below. The expense for such insurance coverages shall be for the Owner's account and shall be deemed to be included in the rates payable under this Contract. All deductible amounts shall be solely for the Owner's account. (i) Broad Form Tower's Liability Insurance (including damage to the Tow) on each Tug performing under this Contract in the minimum amount of $5 million; (ii) Tower's Protection and Indemnity liability insurance on each Tug performing under this Contract in the minimum amount of $5 million; (iii) Hull and Machinery Insurance on the Tug(s) performing under this Contract, in the minimum amount of $5 million. b) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Government shall not be liable for any loss, damage, calls, expense, cost, or liability whatsoever and howsoever incurred by the Owner or Tug, or which are imposed upon Owner or Tug by operation of law which is recoverable under any insurance carried by the Owner. c) All policies required under this insurance section shall provide a 10 day prior written notice of cancellation to the U.S. Maritime Administration, Attn. Chief, Division of Marine Insurance, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington D.C. 20590. All policies shall have a clause stating no recourse against the United States of America for payment of premium. The policy forms, amounts, terms and conditions and underwriters must be acceptable to the Maritime Administration. d) The United States of America shall be named as an additional assured with waiver of subrogation under the Owner's Tower's Liability Policy, under the Hull and Machinery policy (and under the Increased Value policy if applicable), and under the Tug's Protection and Indemnity (P&I) entry. The naming of the United States on Owner's P&I policy shall be subject to the provisions of Owner's Privilege Clause, when such clause is substantially the same as Privilege Clauses standard in the industry. FAILURE TO PERFORM - Failure of the contractor to perform, after acceptance of an order, shall be subject to penalties under the contract; provided the failure to perform was not the result of excusable delays. These remedies shall include, but are not limited to, assessment of re-procurement costs to the contractor's account or termination for cause. DAMAGE TO GOVERNMENT FACILITIES: Damage to any facility, interior/exterior equipment, or systems caused by the contractor, as a result of work performed under this contract, shall be repaired by the contractor at his/her own expense. The contractor shall be required to repair or replace all items and components, to return the damaged area to its condition before the damage incident. 52.212-02 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to all responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price - The hourly rates proposed for the period of performance. Technical - The Government will review the offeror's proposed tugs, Strike Contingency Plan and Casualty Contingency Plan, and vessel characteristics, to ensure they meet the specified minimum requirements. Past Performance - Offeror's performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services. Information obtained from references listed in proposals, additional customers know to the Government, and other sources of past performance information available to the Government. (b) For purposes of this solicitation, the offeror(s) that will be found "advantageous to the Government" will be from those responsible offeror(s) whose technically acceptable offer(s) conforming to the solicitation represent a fair and reasonable price to the Government with acceptable past performance. The individual rates will be reviewed for reasonableness using market research, comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases, and current price lists, catalogs, or advertisements. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offeror's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. INVOICE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - MARAD The Contractor may submit invoices in either electronic or paper format. Electronic submission is preferred. (1) Electronic invoices shall be addressed to MARADInvoices@faa.gov, with copy to MARADSARInvoices@dot.gov Electronic invoices shall conform to the following criteria, or be subject to rejection: a. Invoice and supporting documentation shall be in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. b. The e-mail subject shall include the contract/purchase order number and invoice number. c. The transmitting e-mail shall include the following information: Name of the Contractor; Invoice date and number; Invoice amount; Contract number and, if applicable, the order or modification number; Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered; Payment instructions (i.e., financial institution, ABA routing #, account #) (2) Paper invoices shall be submitted to one of the following addresses. Multiple copies are not required. MARAD A/P SAR Invoices Branch AMZ-160 PO Box 25710 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 If a street address is required for delivery (i.e., Federal Express), the following address may be used in lieu of the post office box: MARAD A/P SAR Invoices Branch AMZ-160 6500 S MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73169 Responsible sources shall provide the following: Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), quantity, unit price, and extended price (see Quote Sheet, Attachment 2) Total price Prompt Payment Terms Remittance address, Tax Identification Number, DUNS number and Cage Code Responses to this solicitation are due August 26, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. local time, Norfolk, VA. LATE QUOTES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION. All Quotes are to be emailed to Monique.Leake @dot.gov. No faxed quotes will be accepted. Please reference the solicitation number on your quote. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable quoter, whose quote, conforming to the combined Synopsis/Solicitation, offers the lowest evaluated price.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: James River Reserve Fleet - Fleet Operations Group, Fort Eustis Army Post, End of Harrison Road, Newport News, Virginia, 23604, United States
- Zip Code: 23604
- Zip Code: 23604
- Record
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