SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- The lease of one modular office space unit and five modular workspace units for delivery in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 332439
— Other Metal Container Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N55236 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MANTENANCE CENTER - SAN DIEGO P.O. Box 367108 3755 Brinser Street Suite 1 San Diego, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N5523612Q0026
- Response Due
- 4/17/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2012
- Point of Contact
- Christina Bowman (619)556-1171 Christina Bowman: christina.m.bowman@navy.mil, (619)556-1171
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) N55236-12-Q-0026 is issued as an unrestricted purchase. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332439 Other metal container manufacturing. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-57 (Effective on 15 Mar 2012). DESCRIPTION: The requirement is for a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order; Contract Line Item No. (CLIN) 0001 is for the leasing of five (5) modular workspace units suitable for machine shop work (40'L x 8'W x 8'6"H) and for one (1) modular office space unit suitable and furnished for up to four (4) people (40'L x 8'W x 8'6"H). CLIN 000101 JUN 2012 31 MAY 2013; Base Year CLIN 000201 JUN 2013 31 MAY 2014; Option Year 1 CLIN 000301 JUN 2014 31 MAY 2015; Option Year 2 CLIN 000401 JUN 2015 31 MAY 2016; Option Year 3 CLIN 000501 JUN 2016 31 MAY 2017; Option Year 4 The period of performance is 01 JUN 2012 through 31 MAY 2013; for one base year and four additional option years. Delivery is to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Quay Wall/Berth 14. No exceptions or extensions to the delivery date shall be accepted. Refer to Attachments (1) and (2) for the entire statements of work. Offerors shall include all expenses; to include the mobilization, demobilization and transportation costs to Bahrain in the quotes. PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS: Packaging and preservation shall be performed in accordance with the best commercial practices to afford maximum protection against damage. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS: Item shall be priced at F.O.B. Destination and shall be delivered in accordance with the attached statements of work. Inspection and acceptance shall be at destination by the Government. The contractor shall be responsible for the mobilization and demobilization of the modular units, and all debris and discarded materials, at the beginning and end of the agreed upon contract dates; in accordance with local laws and regulations. 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other non-price factors considered. The non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i)On-time Delivery. (ii)Technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government s requirement including illustrations and floor plans of the modular units. (iii)Past Performance (including the subfactors of technical, schedule, and management). (iv)Compliance with the Trade Agreements Act and the Buy American Act. (v)Price. The items will be evaluated by the Government to see if they meet the requirements as stated in this solicitation and the statements of work. A quote that does not meet all the Government s requirements will be considered unacceptable and shall be ineligible for award. Vendors shall submit with their quote (1) a technical capability statement and illustrations and floor plans of the proposed modular units, (2) delivery date of modular units to destination in Bahrain, (3) five past performance references, (4) completion of FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Act Certification and FAR 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. (b) Options (not applicable). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (d) Quoters shall be determined responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The price proposal shall state the unit cost and total price of the item required, inclusive of shipping to the destination listed above. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: 52.225-1 -- Buy American Act Supplies (Feb 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is (i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101); (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. Cost of components means-- (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Domestic end product means (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if (i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or (ii) The end product is a COTS item. End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use. Foreign end product means an end product other than a domestic end product. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 431, the component test of the Buy American Act is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (See 12.505(a)(1)). (c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract. (d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled Buy American Act Certificate. (End of clause) 52.225-2 -- Buy American Act Certificate (Feb 2009) (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of domestic end product. The terms commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, component, domestic end product, end product, foreign end product, and United States are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled Buy American Act Supplies. (b) Foreign End Products: Line Item No.:Country of Origin: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of Provision) 52.225-5 -- Trade Agreements (Mar 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause -- Caribbean Basin country end product (1) Means an article that (i) (A) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a Caribbean Basin country; or (B) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed; and (ii) Is not excluded from duty-free treatment for Caribbean countries under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b). (A) For this reason, the following articles are not Caribbean Basin country end products: (1) Tuna, prepared or preserved in any manner in airtight containers; (2) Petroleum, or any product derived from petroleum; (3) Watches and watch parts (including cases, bracelets, and straps) of whatever type including, but not limited to, mechanical, quartz digital, or quartz analog, if such watches or watch parts contain any material that is the product of any country to which the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) column 2 rates of duty apply (i.e., Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam); and (4) Certain of the following: textiles and apparel articles; footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel; or handloomed, handmade, and folklore articles; (B) Access to the HTSUS to determine duty-free status of articles of these types is available at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. In particular, see the following: (1) General Note 3(c), Products Eligible for Special Tariff treatment. (2) General Note 17, Products of Countries Designated as Beneficiary Countries under the United States Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000. (3) Section XXII, Chapter 98, Subchapter II Articles Exported and Returned, Advanced or Improved Abroad, U.S. Note 7(b). (4) Section XXII, Chapter 98, Subchapter XX Goods Eligible for Special Tariff Benefits under the United States Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act; and (2) Refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the acquisition, includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. Designated country means any of the following countries: (1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement country (Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)) , or United Kingdom); (2) A Free Trade Agreement country (Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, or Singapore); (3) A least developed country (Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, or Zambia); or (4) A Caribbean Basin country (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saba, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, or Trinidad and Tobago). Designated country end product means a WTO GPA country end product, an FTA country end product, a least developed country end product, or a Caribbean Basin country end product. End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use. Free Trade Agreement country end product means an article that-- (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) country; or (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in an FTA country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. Least developed country end product means an article that-- (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a least developed country; or (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a least developed country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product, includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. U.S.-made end product means an article that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States or that is substantially transformed in the United States into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. WTO GPA country end product means an article that-- (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA country; or (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a WTO GPA country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services, (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. (b) Delivery of end products. The Contracting Officer has determined that the WTO GPA and FTAs apply to this acquisition. Unless otherwise specified, these trade agreements apply to all items in the Schedule. The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only U.S.-made or designated country end products except to the extent that, in its offer, it specified delivery of other end products in the provision entitled Trade Agreements Certificate. (End of clause) 52.225-6 -- Trade Agreements Certificate (Jan 2005) (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled Trade Agreements. (b) The offeror shall list as other end products those supplies that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products. Other End Products Line Item No.Country of Origin: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for those products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation. (End of Provision) Quotes received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 may be considered non-compliant. Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database will make a quoter ineligible for award. The FAR requires the use of the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitations as a part of the proposal submission process to satisfy FAR 52.212-3. More information on ORCA is found at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. Quoters who ve completed ORCA should notify the contract specialist before solicitation s closing date and time so it can be downloaded by the procuring contracting office. The full text of FAR and DFAR provisions and clauses may be accessed at http://www.arnet.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm, respectively. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Feb 2012) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Feb 2012) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Apr 2012) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Feb 2012) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Apr 2012) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984) 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) The following clauses incorporated in 52.212-5 are also applicable: 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) 252.204-7004 Alternate A, Central Contractor Registration (Sep 2007) 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions or Commercial Items (Mar 2012) 252.225-7000 Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Dec 2009) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Apr 2003) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) The following clauses incorporated in 252.212-7001 are also applicable: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Oct 2011) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2008) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002) The following RMC clause applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by full text: RMC G-2-0052AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992) a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, 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 of this contract. b. 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 a part of this contract. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and, notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than 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 charges incurred as a result thereof. WARRANTY: The offerors commercial warranty shall apply and should be stated in the proposal. The information should be a brief statement that a warranty exists, the substance of the warranty, the duration, and claim procedures. DEADLINE FOR RFQ QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted electronically to Christina Bowman, email: christina.m.bowman@navy.mil, no later than 12 APR 2012 at 1100 PST to allow adequate time to prepare a response. All quotes and technical capability statements, past performance reference information, delivery dates information, and completion of FAR 52.225-2 and 52.225-6, together with the quoter's signed amendment(s), if applicable, must be submitted to the following address: Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, Naval Station San Diego, Attn: Christina Bowman, Bldg. 77, Naval Station San Diego, 3755 Brinser Street, San Diego, CA 92136-0267, or e-mailed to: Christina Bowman, email: christina.m.bowman@navy.mil and Bernard Loeffler, email: bernard.loeffler@navy.mil. Offerors shall ensure quotes, technical capability statements, past performance reference information, delivery information, completion of FAR 52.225-2 and 52.225-6, and signed amendment(s) are received by the contracting officer by 17 APR 2012 at 1100 PST. Offerors shall provide the origin plate of manufacture of the modular units with the quote. No facsimile quotes will be accepted. All quotes must be clearly marked with RFQ No. N55236-12-Q-0026. Quoters shall ensure quotes include the total amount for the entire period of performance. No telephone calls of quotes will be accepted. Refer to Attachments (1) and (2) for full statements of work. Potential offerors shall monitor the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) Web site for any and all changes to the combined synopsis/solicitation and the statements of work. The offeror is solely responsible for monitoring and incorporating any and all amendments which may be issued under this solicitation. Amendments to the combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted to the NECO website. Offerors shall sign and submit amendment(s) with their quote before the closing date and time. SWRMC POC: Christina Bowman, christina.m.bowman@navy.mil, phone 619-556-1171. Alternate POC: Bernard Loeffler, bernard.loeffler@navy.mil, phone 619-556-2326.
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