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58 -- SATCOM ANTENNAS SOL N00421-00-R-0514 DUE 081000 POC Jason Lev 301-862-8899 WEB: www.navair.navy.mil, www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: levjj@navair.navy.mil, levjj@navair.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00421-00-R-0514 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The Government intends to initiate a procurement of 88 DMC 121-2 High Gain SATCOM Antennas along with 22 Operations and Maintenance/Service Manuals on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed contract on a sole source basis with AIL Systems Inc., 455 Commack Road, Deer Park, NY 11729, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1. The AIL antenna has been found to be the only one to meet the following minimum operational requirements: (1) Capable of being dismantled or collapsed and stored or transported in a case no longer than 36 inches nor widerthan 12 inches, (2) Combined weight of all antenna components may not to exceed 25 pounds, (3) Antenna must be erectible or unfolded and set up by a single person in less than two minutes, (4) Antenna must cover the frequency range of 240-400 MHz, (5) Maximum Radio Frequency power handling capacity of 200 Watts, (6) Minimum gain of +8dBic in the frequency range of 240-318 MHz, and (7) circular polarization for directional radiation. The contract line item numbers and descriptions are CLIN 0001 -- DMC 121-2 High Gain SATCOM Antenna, 88 each, CLIN 0002 -- Operations and Maintenance/Service Manuals (Contractor format is acceptable), 22 each. All deliverables shall be FOB Destination to Receiving Officer, NAWCAD, Bldg 8115, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; M/F: Robert Walsh, JBS(V)2B Systems 1-11. Inspection and acceptance shall also be made at destination. CLINs 0001 and 0002 shall be delivered within 120 days of contract award. Earlier, partial deliveries are acceptable; however they should be in increments of not less than 8 each of CLIN 0001 accompanied by 2 each of CLIN 0002. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government's rights under the Inspection clause, nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverable listed in the schedule. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2000) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The Government will evaluate the proposal for fairness and reasonableness in accordance with simplified procedures as defined in FAR Subpart 13.5 prior to making an award. The offeror shall provide back-up information that verifies the price offered. This could consist of a copy of the current catalog or price list; invoices from previous sales of the identical item(s); etc. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2000) ALTERNATATE I (OCT 1998) with its proposal. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following addendum is added: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (OCT 1998) (a) The Contractor shall ensure that all information technology, which will be required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, shall: (1) be Year 2000 compliant or (2) if the Contracting Officer approves in writing, the identified information technology will be upgraded to be Year 2000 compliant prior to the earlier of: (i) the earliest date on which the information technology may be required to perform date/time processing involving dates later than December 31, 1999 or (ii) December 31, 1999; and (3) Describe existing information that will be used with the information technology to be acquired and identify whether the existing information is Year 2000 compliant. (b) "Year 2000 compliant" means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and lap year calculations, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2000) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (2) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchase: and (3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award. (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alternate I; (2) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (3) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (4) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era Veterans; (5) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (6) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (7) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to include any FAR clause, other than those listed below (and as may be required by an addenda to this paragraph to establish the reasonableness of prices under Part 15), in a subcontract for commercial items or commercial components-(1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; and (4) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flagged Commercial Vessels (flow down not required for subcontracts awarded beginning May 1, 1996). **End of clause** Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at DFAR 252.212-7000, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 1995) with its proposal. DFARS 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2000) is incorporated by reference. The Contractor agrees to comply with the following list of DFARS clauses, which are included in this solicitation by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive Orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance or Payment Program; (2) 252.225-7007, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program; (3) 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; (4) 252.225-7014 Preference of Domestic Specialty Metals; (5) 252.227-7015 Technical Data-Commercial Items; (6) 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data; (7) 252,243-7002, Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment. (c) In addition to the clauses listed in paragraph (e) of 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items clause of this contract, the Contractor shall include the terms of the following clause, if applicable, in subcontracts for commercial itemsor commercial components, awarded at any tier under this contract: 252.225-7014, Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals, Alternate I. The provision at 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration applies to this solicitation. The proposal along with completed representations and certifications is due by 10 August 2000 to Jason Lev, Contract Specialist 2.5.4.1.2.6, E-mail levjj@navair.navy.mil, Phone (301) 862-8899, FAX (301) 862-8670. Award is anticipated by 31 August 2000 with a resulting expected delivery date of 29 December 2000. **END OF SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION #N00421-00-R-0514** EMAILADD: levjj@navair.navy.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:levjj@navair.navy.mil EMAILDESC: Click here to">Click here to</A> contact the contract specialist via e-mail. Posted 07/26/00 (W-SN478917). (0208)

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