28--Outboard Twin Engines and Accessories IAW Salients

The USGS California Water Science Center is seeking outboard twin engines and associated accessories in compliance with specified salients, to be delivered to Sacramento, CA, within 60 days of purchase order issuance. This acquisition is conducted as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 333618, with a size standard of 1,500 employees, and is open only to qualified small businesses registered in SAM.gov. The solicitation, identified as RFQ 140G0126Q0009, was initially issued for quotes due on December 12, 2025, but was amended to extend the deadline to December 24, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST, to accommodate updated salient requirements. Questions must be submitted to Cynthia Nicanor at cnicanor@usgs.gov no later than December 11, 2025. Offers may be submitted electronically and must include complete technical descriptions, pricing, warranty terms, and required representations and certifications under FAR 52.212-3. The contract is expected to be awarded on January 10, 2026. The engines and components must meet the salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics outlined in the solicitation and referenced attachments, with delivery subject to F.O.B. Destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until the goods are received at the USGS California Water Science Center at 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis under FAR Part 12 for commercial items. Technical compliance is evaluated first and is binary—accept or reject—followed by price evaluation, with award made on a trade-off basis, not lowest price technically acceptable. Required contract clauses include restrictions on subcontractor sales, code of ethics, whistleblower rights, Buy American provisions, service contract labor standards, anti-trafficking measures, and cybersecurity disclosures. Contractors must ensure all personnel with access to government systems complete annual security training, sign a Statement of Responsibility, and comply with strict protocols on data handling and incident reporting. No work may be performed outside the U.S. without prior written approval, and all delivered software must be free of malicious code. Payment will be processed exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and there are no specified packaging, preservation, marking, or barcoding standards beyond