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SOLICITATION NOTICE

84 -- Ballistic Midcut Helmets

Notice Date: 8/1/2016
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Contracting Office: 1803 Macomb Road, Fort SIll, OK 73503
ZIP Code: 73503
Solicitation Number: W9124L-16-T-1210
Response Due: 8/5/2016
Archive Date: 2/1/2017
Point of Contact: Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
E-Mail Address: Clientservices@fedbid.com;
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W9124L-16-T-1210. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 811393. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2016-08-05 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Sill, OK 73503 The MICC Fort Sill requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Ballistic Mid Cut Helmet, Size: Medium Weight: approximately 2.4 -2.8 LBS Black in Color; constructed of Aramid composites; provide lightweight robust protection from ballistic and fragmentation projectiles as well as other low energy threats; shall have US MIL SPEC compliant absorption that meets NIJ level IIIA ballistic requirement and US MIL SPEC ACH fragmentation V50 requirements; provide protection against from 2,4,16,64 and 17 gr fragments, and 17 grain V50 2300 ft/sec (STANAG 2920 and US MIL STD 662F); shall be fitted with 4 point adjustable harness, BOA Cam fit system, and x suede neck pad, and fitted pads; harness and pads shall be easily removable for cleaning and replacement; shall be fitted with universal NVG mount with elastomeric tensioners and Picatinny rails to allow for attachment of tactical gear. Helmet shall have a five year ballistic warranty and 2 year warranty on internal harness, 8, EA; LI 002: Ballistic Mid Cut Helmet, Size: Large Weight: Approximately 2.4 -2.8 LBS Black in Color; constructed of Aramid composites; provide lightweight robust protection from ballistic and fragmentation projectiles as well as other low energy threats; shall have US MIL SPEC compliant absorption that meets NIJ level IIIA ballistic requirement and US MIL SPEC ACH fragmentation V50 requirements; provide protection against from 2,4,16,64 and 17 gr fragments, and 17 grain V50 2300 ft/sec (STANAG 2920 and US MIL STD 662F); shall be fitted with 4 point adjustable harness, BOA Cam fit system, and x suede neck pad, and fitted pads; harness and pads shall be easily removable for cleaning and replacement; shall be fitted with universal NVG mount with elastomeric tensioners and Picatinny rails to allow for attachment of tactical gear. Helmet shall have a five year ballistic warranty and 2 year warranty on internal harness., 4, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Sill intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Sill is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. NAICS: 339113 - Helmets (except athletic), safety (e.g., motorized vehicle crash helmets, space helmets)manufacturing Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified. Bids must be good for 30 calendar days after close of buy. Sellers must read and comply with all specifications, shipping information, and terms outlined. The Government reserves the right to award "All or None". One (1) Award will be made as a result of this solicitation. Award will be made in the aggregate to the low responsive, responsible offeror whose bid/offer, conforming to this solicitation, and is most advantageous to the Government, considering price and other factors (e.g. past performance, delivery, socio-economic status and/or quality). This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov 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 this/these address (es): https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar or http://farsite.hill.af.mil (a) Definitions. As used in this clause? (1) ?Contract financing payment? and ?invoice payment? have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) ?Electronic form? means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) ?Payment request? means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (4) ?Receiving report? means the data required by the clause at 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when? (1) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer?s determination with each request for payment; (2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System); (3) DoD makes payment for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System (TEDS) as the electronic format; or (4) When the Government wide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, only submission of the receiving report in electronic form is required. (d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract. (e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance; 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations; 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination; 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting; 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation; 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium; 252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic; 252.225-7036 Alt I Buy American--Free Trade Agreement--Balance of Payments Program--Alternate I; 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications; 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items; 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (JUN 2005)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, E.O. 10582); 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items; 252-227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data; 252-232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and 252-247-7023, ALT III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 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 this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html; http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- (1) Contract financing payment and invoice payment have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (4) Receiving report means the data required by the clause at 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when-- (1) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's determination with each request for payment; (2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System); (3) DoD makes payment for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System (TEDS) as the electronic format; or (4) When the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, only submission of the receiving report in electronic form is required. (d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract. (e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payments requests. (End of Clause) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause? (1) ?Contract financing payment? and ?invoice payment? have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) ?Electronic form? means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) ?Payment request? means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (4) ?Receiving report? means the data required by the clause at 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when? (1) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer?s determination with each request for payment; (2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System); (3) DoD makes payment for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System (TEDS) as the electronic format; or (4) When the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, only submission of the receiving report in electronic form is required. (d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract. (e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of clause) If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest wit hthe Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency -level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Aresenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Aresenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures. (End of Clause) A[ACJE GATE DELIVERY INFORMATION: All delivery trucks, transportation trucks, vehicles pulling trailers, every type of cargo or construction vehicle must enter through Apache Gate. Location of Apache Gate: Take the Medicine Park exit 45 off of Interstate 44, proceed west on highway 49 (approximately ? mile). Entrance to Apache Gate is on the left (south). CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY No written or oral statements of any person whosoever other than the Contracting Officer will, in any manner or degree, modify or otherwise affect the terms of this contract. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract, and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. The Government will evaluate offers in response to this request and award a purchase order/contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this request, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors (e.g., past performance, delivery, socio-economic status and/or quality). Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government in accordance with procedures in FAR 8.405-5(b) and/or FAR 13.106-2(b). Each side of Contractor-owned vehicles shall bear the Contractor's name in 2-inch letters. Each Contractor employee shall possess an identification card to include employee's name, name of Contractor, current photo, and card serial number. Additionally, each Contractor employee shall display on his/her person a badge or name tag which shall include the name of the employee and the Contractor's name. The Contractor shall collect Contractor furnished identification badges upon termination of employee. CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEES The Contractor?s employees shall not be permitted to carry firearms, knives or other lethal weapons while on Fort Sill. CHANGES Changes in terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be made unilaterally by the Government. No written or oral statements of any person whosoever other than the Contracting Officer will, in any manner or degree, modify or otherwise affect the terms of this contract. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract, and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. **Contractors are required to use the Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) type when invoicing.** DO NOT USE: The Fast Pay Option Use the following DoDAAC?s when inputting invoices and/or receiving reports. Administered By: Will be provided at time of award Payment Official: Will be provided at time of award Issued By: Will be provided at time of award Ship To: Will be provided at time of award Accepted By: Will be provided at time of award NOTE: Failure to include the following additional email addresses for the Specialist and Acceptor could result in a delay in payment of your invoice. ACCEPTOR POC:Will be provided at time of award ACCEPTOR EMAIL: Will be provided at time of award SPECIALIST EMAIL: Will be provided at time of award For WAWF issues contact: WAWF Customer Service at 1-866-618-5988 / 1-801-605-7095 or by email at cscassig@csd.disa.mil For Receiving Report inquiries contact: Acceptor POC identified above. If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotations/proposals/bids cannot be received at the office designated for receipt by the exact time specified in the IFB/RFQ/RFP, and urgent Government requirements preclude an amendment or other notice of an extension of the bid opening/closing date, the time specified for receipt of quotes/proposals/bids will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the IFB/RFP/RFQ on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:00 p.m., local time for the designed Government office. 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 offer?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. 52.204-7 System for Award Management;52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial items; 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html; http://farsite.hill.af.mil (a) In accordance with section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-53) and any subsequent FY 2016 appropriations act that extends to FY 2016 funds the same restrictions as are contained in sections 744 and 745 of division E, title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that? (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that? (1) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ___ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ___ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.
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