19--Riverine Boats (TORP 0270)

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. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58, effective 18 May 2012. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All future information about this acquisition including solicitation amendments will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for recurring requirements for riverine boats and related training and support services. The solicitation number is W9113M-12-R-0017 and shall be referenced on all proposal documents. This requirement is solicited as a 100% set aside for small business (see FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside and FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting) and will result in a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. 2. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336612 - Boat Building. Offerors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be considered for award. http://www.ccr.gov 3. Scope of Work (SOW): The contractor, independently and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, facilities and oversight, except as specified to be furnished by the Government, and shall do all that is necessary or incidental to perform the requirements of this SOW. The items listed in the SOW are representational of the items that may be ordered. Additional items and/or substitutes may be added over the life of the contract to keep pace with changes made by the Original Equipment Manufacturer or to support the systems and capabilities specified. All items shall be new. All work performed under the resultant contract shall be unclassified. Additional information is provided in the SOW entitled Riverine Boats provided with this notice. Specific requirements will be presented in individually negotiated/awarded Delivery Orders (D/O) that, aside from the item/service requirements and quantities of each, will set forth the delivery location/place of performance and the required delivery/performance timeframe and other information pertinent to the requirement. 4. Prospective offerors are encouraged to carefully review the commercial item FAR/DFARS clauses, in addition to those set forth in this announcement, for information about requirements and instructions for submitting an offer. 5. The following provisions and clauses apply to this procurement: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (refer to paragraph 6); 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.203-13, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-40, 52.223-18,, 52.225-13, 52.232-34), 52.216-19 Order Limitations (minimum order is $25,000; maximum order is $5M, any combination is $5M, ordered within 2 consecutive business days), 52.227-14 Rights In Data - General (provide data assertions and basis therefore with proposal), 52.247-F.O.B. Origin, 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination DFARS 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law, 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 252.203-7000, 252.205-7000, 252.225-7001, 252.232-7003, 252.247-7023), 252.216-7006 Ordering (may be issued from date of contract award through 31 July 2017 with all items/services delivered no later than 31 July 2018), 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors, 252.225-7004 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada- Submission After Award and 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of United States Munitions List Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies. Clauses incorporated by reference may be accessed in full text at www.arnet.gov or http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The offeror/contractor agrees to insert terms that conform substantially to the language of this clause in all contracts/subcontracts. 6. The Government contemplates an award of a Firm Fixed Price, single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract resulting from this solicitation. Regarding FAR 52.212-2, the Government will award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers and are listed in their relative order of importance: Technical/Management Acceptability, Capability and Capacity (Technical/Management Proposal); Price; and, Past Performance. 7. Award of this contract is anticipated on or about 1 September 2012. The ordering period will extend from date of award through 31 July 2017. All deliveries and all services shall be completed within the terms set forth in each with delivery order; however, all deliveries/services shall be complete on or before 31 July 2018. 8. Pricing of Delivery Orders: The basis for pricing Delivery Orders shall solely be the Pricing Matrix (see attached worksheet), which provides unit prices awarded for each Government fiscal year covered in the five-year ordering period. These prices are the maximum prices that will be paid, and are inclusive of all requirements that is necessary to deliver the items/services except for, transportation, licenses, duties, import fees, travel and Defense Base Act Insurance (herewith categorized as Other Direct Costs). Costs above the unit prices shall be proposed on a firm, fixed price basis at the Delivery Order level and shall be reflective of the requirements of the Delivery Order. The Government will include a ceiling for the ODCs identified above. The ODCs shall be priced at the Delivery Order level, inclusive of indirect rates (e.g., G&A), but exclusive of profit/fee. Discounts are anticipated at the Delivery Order level, from the maximum prices set forth in the Pricing Matrix, to reflect economic order quantities and downward price fluctuation within the industry, etc. 9. Offerors shall, at a minimum, submit the following: a. Quotation Cover Page: Transmittal of Offer signed by an authorized officer of the firm. Include company name, address, primary point of contact (name, position, phone and email contact information), company DUNS number and CAGE/NCAGE code; positive assertion indicating registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. (no page limitations) b. Representations and Certifications: Offerors shall submit representations and certifications in accordance with the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Item. (Accessible at the FAR Site: http://farsite.hill.af.mil). (no page limitations) c. Technical/Management Proposal (page limitation - 40 pages, excluding catalog cuts, other descriptive materials, and sample D/O Quality Control (QC) Plan as described in Section 16.6 of the SOW): The proposal shall consist of: (1) the offeror's understanding of the requirements, and technical and management approach to satisfy the requirements, to include the items/services offered and the information required by FAR 52.211-6 that clearly demonstrates the equivalency of the items/services offered to those set forth in the SOW; (2) the offeror's understanding of the risks inherent in satisfaction of the requirements of the SOW and the offeror's proposed plan to mitigate the risks identified; (3) the offeror's quality control approach to ensure the items/services required meet the requirements of the SOW and Delivery Orders awarded; (4) a description of the proposed teaming approach (if applicable), identifying which team members will be responsible for providing specified portions of the SOW and how the prime contractor proposes to oversee team member performance; (5) capacity to meet the requirements set forth in the SOW; and, (6) recent and relevant current and corporate past experience that will support the offeror's proposed approaches. With regard to the proposed recent experience, only experience within the last three calendar years will be accepted. Relevant corporate experience must be specifically related to the requirements set forth herein. Particular emphasis should be place on performance and delivery of items/services to South American countries. See also Past Performance information required below. d. Price Proposal (no page limitations): The basis for evaluating price will be the offeror's fully loaded unit prices, and total price considering the quantities stated, for the items in the attached spreadsheet. Fully loaded unit price means all costs, including profit, but excluding the ODCs identified in item 8 above. Include information regarding economic order quantity discounts and all other discounts offered. Provide information in terms of the best price offered to the firm's most favored customer, whether Government or commercial. Include a list of items provided, the contract number, the unit prices and any unique terms that affected the price. e. Past Performance Proposal (page limitation - 10 pages): For the recent and relevant experience presented in the technical/management proposal, provide references for projects of similar size, scope and complexity, citing dollar value, contract number, point of contact, contact information and a brief description of how the contract referenced is determined to be relevant to the SOW. Past corporate experience/past performance information that is not determined to be recent and relevant will not be evaluated. NOTE: Both the Technical/Management Proposal and Pricing Proposal should be submitted as separate documents. 10. Offers are due on 20 August 2012 by 1700 CST. All questions/inquiries must be submitted to Stefanie Polk and La Quita Mox via electronic mail (e-mail) not later than 2 August 2012 by 1400 CST. Offerors are encouraged to ensure offers have been received. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Submit offers or any questions to the attention of Stefanie Polk and La Quita Mox via email to: contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Offers that fail to address the above requirements may be considered non-responsive.