SPAWARSYSCEN, PO Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419-9022

81 -- TRANSIT CASES SOL N65236-98-R-0457 DUE 071698 POC Doris Peeples, Code 1116DP, (843) 974-5941, Contracting Officer, C. O. Walsh E-MAIL: SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston, peepledd@spawar.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented by additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. N65236-98-R-0457 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-05 and DAC 91-13. This acquisition is set aside 100% for small business concerns under SIC Code 3089 with size standard of 500 employees. The resulting contract will be a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contract for three (3) years. Minimum guaranteed amount will be $50,000. An offeror must quote on all items in this solicitation to be eligible for award. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), description, quantities for the subject procurement are as follows: I. STANDARD CHARACTERISTICS. Transit cases will be used to transport fragile equipment by military forces while in combat and combat simulated situations. The construction of the case must be of a durability rating that will safeguard equipment while being transported through all types of terrain and climates by any and all modes of transportation utilized by the U.S. Armed Forces. Ultimate space utilization is required to lessen the exterior footprint. This will include storage in lids when possible. All cases will be Forest Green with a matte or flat finish. All cases will be engineered and constructed in a manner that will ensure there are no metal knife-edges joining case bases and lids. Permanent, non-shiny finishes are required on ALL visible metal surfaces. Cases must be water resistant to keep interior and components dry under sustained wet weather conditions. "Sustained wet weather conditions" are defined as 4" deep water while exposed to a constant 2" per hour shower for a minimum of 96 hours. II. SPECIFIC CASE CONFIGURATIONS: CLIN0001 -- TRANSIT CASE A: Case A will be capable of accepting a standard 3/8" diameter padlock. The case will be engineered to house the following equipment and all equipment must be operational from the case: IBM ThinkPad 770 (14.1" screen); IBM "Select a base" port replicator; HP DeskJet 340CV Printer; Storm Pagescan USB scanner; Iomega Ditto Max (Model #10662); Logitech Trackman Marble trackball; Fujitsu DynaMO 640SE drive; APC Back UPS 200 Uninteruptable Power Supply; and a power protection strip (approx. size 11 x 1.5 x .5"). Additionally, the location and placement of the laptop, within the case, must allow access to and use of the following list of peripheral items; Graystone Peripherals, TA-50 PCMCIA Extender Card; Removable HDD (IBM); Removable CD ROM (IBM); Removable FDD (IBM); SCSI Adapter Card (PCMCIA, Adaptec 1460B); Intel Etherexpress Pro/100 Mobile adapter, Model # MBLA1600; CMS Easy -Plug/Easy-Go 520MB PCMCIA HDD. Size: The smallest footprint available, that will accommodate necessary equipment and allow for proper airflow, is desired. The following is the maximum size allowed: Length (measured right to left): 30", Width (measured front to back): 24", Height: 14", Weight: 30lbs. (Not including computer hardware, peripherals, and power supply). Access: Top-opening, suitcase style, hinged. Material: Shell will be a non-metallic, non-laminated, rotational, injected or compression molded synthetic material. Hardware: Handle "A" -- Handles will be of sufficient strength to lift and support case fully integrated with components. Black in color. Location: 1 ea. on front and right sides; Handle "B" -- Retractable to overall dimensions of case. Mounted on case bottom. Extends to right. To be used in conjunction with the wheels in "pullcart" fashion. Black in color. Wheels -- Fixed axle, 2 ea. bottom left. Black in color. Hinges will be rated to minimum 100 lbs. and will be black or forest green in color. Open Lock Mechanism -- Locks lid open in ~ 110 degrees. Hinges and Open Lock Mechanism will allow easy lid removal without the use of tools. Latches -- 2 ea. front -- minimum, 1 ea. right and left side minimum. Hardware shall be black or green in color. Environmental: Pressure Relief Valve -- Manual, push button, adequate to relieve pressure from case interior during air transportation. Able to withstand temperature range of -10 degrees to +150 degrees F. Water proof/resistance -- Interior and all exterior connections to remain dry under sustained wet weather conditions. External Connections: Access -- Threaded, screw down waterproof cover. Connectors recessed a minimum of 1". Power -- 1 ea. Receives equipment end of standard 3-prong computer power cable. Network -- 1 ea. RJ-45 receptacle. Interior: The interior consists of a shock-mounted enclosure and a laptop support mounted to the top of the enclosure, which together house all components within the case. Shock mounts will be rated to adequately support enclosure and hardware components IAW current industry ratings andspecifications. Quantity of shock mounts shall be 4 each and attached from case to enclosure at corners or sides. Enclosure -- Supports hardware components (identified above). Supported solely by shock mounts. Enclosure shall be flat black or matte finish on all surfaces. Laptop Support-open top platform supports laptop and port replicator. Platform moves in a forward and reverse direction by use of slides and/or other mechanical means of platform movement, to allow access to interior-mounted hardware components in enclosure. In forward and locked position, laptop platform extends over the forward edge of the open case. Platform assembly remains attached to the enclosure in all positions. Port replicator will be hard mounted to and detachable from laptop platform. Printer, Scanner, Ditto Max, and power source will be hard mounted in bottom of enclosure and permit proper paper flow and access to all controls, connections, print cartridges, etc. Case design permits complete uninterrupted operation of all internal devices without removal, cabling or adjustment. Use of hook and loop tape and foam materials shall not be used in the mounting, encasement or shock protection of electronic devises within this case. NOTE: Enclosure mounting design shall allow computer and peripheral device dimensions to vary +/- 5% in total volumetric area. Lid Storage Area -- Durable and flexible, briefcase style system of pouches/compartments mounted to the case lid. All pouches/compartments will be secured with a zipper, loop and hook tape, snaps, etc. Separate storage for the following: IBM FDD, HDD, CD ROM Drive -- 1 ea, PCMCIA Cards -- 3 ea, 3-1/2" Diskettes -- 1 bx, CD ROM Disks -- 6 ea, Ditto cartridge -- 2 ea, IBM laptop battery, printer paper (Std)-1/4 Ream, Technical Manuals -- 1 ea 2" Binder, and Misc Office Supplies -- 48 cubic inches (approx). Electronics: Power bricks and cords -- Separate power bricks and excess cord containment compartments built into the bottom of the enclosure. Flat or black matte in color. Non-ferrous metallic material located adjacent to the power supply. Power cables -- Cases will be designed to facilitate subsequent customer routing of all power cables from equipment to power supply via the containment compartment. Routing shall be on the surface of the enclosure. Perforations through the enclosure base will permit the use of removable and reusable cable restraint devices. Port replicator power cable will be routed with the data cables. Data cables-Cases will be designed to facilitate subsequent customer routing of data cables from the printer, scanner and tape backup drive to the front of the case, and data cables will further be routed along the bottom of the laptop support to the Port replicator. External connections -- all external connections will be made via the external weather-tight access. These connections are defined as follows: Standard 3-prong 110 VAC computer cable provides power to case via appropriate receptacle within access compartment. Network connection consists of RJ-45 coupler designed to receive the RJ-45 connector inside the case located under the access cover. CLINS 0002-0005 STANDARD CHARACTERISTICS FOR TRANSIT CASES "B" THROUGH "E": (1) Transit cases will be of the same manufacturer and design. (2) Water resistant to keep interior and components dry under sustained wet weather conditions. (3) Dimensions. The case will be of sufficient size to protect and contain the equipment identified to be transported/stored in each case. Each case shall be designed to maintain a low center of gravity and equal weight distribution. Not to exceed minimum size required for content protection. (4) Exterior color will be Forest Green and flat or matte finish. (5) Access will be top opening. (6) Material: Shell: Non-metallic, synthetic, molded, ribbed for stacking. Hardware; Handles will be of sufficient strength to lift and support case fully integrated with components. Location: 1 each on all sides (spring return bale type is preferred). Latches: Sufficient allsides. (7) Interior. Non-residual, high density, non-absorbent foam with custom cut cavities. CLIN 0002 -- TRANSIT CASE B: Case B will be engineered to transport the following equipment: D-Link DSH-8 Hub; additional cables; printer cartridges; battery charger for IBM 770; additional batteries for IBM 770; technical manuals; laptop softcase; ExelTech XP-2-1-2-6 inverter; inverter cable (Est. size 18 C.I., 10 lbs.). CLIN 0003 -- TRANSIT CASE C: Case C will follow the same specifications as listed above. Case C will be used to safely store and transport a Liquid Crystal Display, manufacturer NEC., model LCD 2000. CLIN 0004 -- TRANSIT CASE D: Case D will follow the same specifications as listed above. Case D will be used to safely store and transport a printer, manufacturer Hewlett Packard, model 890C. Space for a 6' printer cable and spare ink cartridges will also be required. CLIN 0005 TRANSIT CASE E: Case E will follow the same specifications as listed above. Case E will be used to safely store and transport a projector, manufacturer Toshiba, model TLP-511A and spare bulb. Estimated quantities as follows: CLIN 0001- 900 each, CLIN 0002 -- 900 each, CLIN 0003 -- 500 each, CLIN 0004 -- 250 each, and CLIN 0005 350 each. DELIVERY IS CRITICAL. Days stated are after date of each delivery order. CASE A: 50 ea in 30 days, 50 ea in 45 days, 100 ea in 60 days, 100 ea in 90 days, 100 ea in 120 days, 100 ea in 150 days, and Balance in 180 days; CASE B: 50 ea in 30 days, 50 ea in 45 days, 100 ea in 60 days, 100 ea in 90 days, 100 ea in 120 days, 100 ea in 150 days, and Balance in 180 days; CASE C: 20 ea in 30 days, 20 ea in 45 days, 20 ea in 60 days, 20 ea in 90 days, 20 ea in 120 days, and Balance in 180 days; Case D: 25 in 30 days, 25 in 45 days, 25 in 60 days, Balance in 180 days; and CASE E: 20 ea in 30 days, 20 ea in 45 days, 40 ea in 60 days, 40 ea in 90 days, and Balance in 180 days. Control Drawings: The contractor shall furnish control drawings within 60 days after date of contract award, in compliance with ASME Y14.24M. This includes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), non-developmental items (NDI), and contractor limited rights items. Drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail to enable reproduction of a physically and functionally interchangeable item. Special Considerations: Due to the complexity of CLIN 0001-CASE A, and the criticality of meeting the specified delivery schedule, the Government reserves the right to have a Government Technical Representative present during initial design and fabrication. INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH PROPOSAL: 1) Drawings that show proposed layout and design of the cases, to include description and specifications of all materials used in the delivered cases. Drawings will be in sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate quality and design of proposed equipment. Quality and design will be critical factors during the award/evaluation process. Therefore, detailed drawings are mandatory for consideration. 2) Description of Management, Production, QA, and Delivery plans. 3) Description of various processes used during production, i.e., powder coating, painting, metal stamping, and foam cut finishes or bonding. Evaluation Criteria: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation requirements is determined to provide the "best value" to the Government on the basis of the merits of the offer and the offerors capability, which may not necessarily be the proposal offering the lowest price nor receiving the highest past performance rating. Past Performance (i.e. risk) will be equal in importance to price. The Government will assess the offeror's past performance in the areas of quality of product or service and timeliness of performance/delivery. Offers received will be evaluated by the Government on the basis of price/cost and on the basis of information provided by the offeror and information obtained from offerors customers and business associates. Offerors shall submit dataon a maximum of 5 contracts performed by the offeror or its proposed significant subcontractor for similar or equal to the transit cases under this RFP performed within the past 3 years. Data shall include a descriptive overview of item(s) provided, quantity of each item, customer/firm's name, point of contact, title and/or position, phone numbers, fax numbers, contract number(s), type, indicate if prime or subcontract, start and completion date, contract amount, contracting officer, and technical representative and provide information on problems encountered and action taken to correct problems on identified contracts. CAUTION: Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by offerors in their proposals may be used to evaluate past performance. 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. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the offerors. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Proposals that do not contain the information requested by the paragraphs above, risk rejection or a low rating for past performance. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 1995) is hereby incorporated by reference. Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with offer. Clause FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-5 applies including the following clauses: 52.203-6 (Alt I), 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.233-3, 52.242-15, 52.216-18- fill-in para (a) date of award through three years later, 52.216-19- fill-in para. (a) 1 each, para.(b)(1) 600 each, (2) 2500 each (3) 30 days, and 52.216-22- fill-in para. (f) six months after expiration of contract. Clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; including the following DFARS clauses: 252.205-7000, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, and 252.247-7024. Any additional contract requirements or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices will be incorporated. Signed and dated offers are due not later than 2:00 PM ET on 16 July 1998. Questions and requests for information regarding the solicitation should be directed to Doris Peeples, Contract Negotiator, at (843) 974-5941, Code 1116DP. Note 1 applies. Offers must be received at SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER, CHARLESTON (SPAWARSYSYSCEN) at one of the following addresses (depending upon the method of shipment/delivery): MAILED OFFERS: P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419-9022: EXPRESS MAIL/COMMON CARRIER: Receiving Officer, SPAWARSYSCEN, 1639-B Avenue "B" North, North Charleston, SC 29405-1639 (Mark For Contracts Division, Code 1116DP); or, HAND-CARRIED OFFERS: SPAWARSYSCEN Contracts Division, BID BOX, Bldg. 3147, One Innovation Drive, Naval Weapons Station, Hanahan, SC 29406. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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