46--Water Purification Pen

This is a 100% small business set-aside combined synopsis/solicitation W911QY-04-P-0049 for a commercially available Water Purification Pen. This combined synopsis/solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 and supplem ented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement will constitute the only solicitation. The applicable NAICS Code for this acquisition is 333319 with a size standard of 500 employees. A request for a hard copy of the Request for Proposals will not be honored. Vendors are required to submit a hard copy proposal (to include product literature and independent test data) and product samples (at no cost to the Government) as described herein. The government wishes to purchase Wate r Purification Pen. The Water Purification Pen shall be clearly labeled in accordance with commercial practices for use, care, warnings, and storage and any additional information required by law. The label shall also be able to accommodate required gover nment information such as Contractor’s name, contract number, size and National Stock Number (NSN). The U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA intends to award up a purchase order for 3950 Water Purification Pens, which will be evaluated using the following criteria; Price and Technical Acceptability. The water purif ication Pen is an individual-use water disinfection device designed to effectively inactivate or treat a broad range of microorganisms. The required delivery of the Water Purification Pen (CLIN 0001) is 60 days from date of contract award. Offeror’s m ay propose a different delivery schedule in their proposals that may provide earlier delivery, but may not propose a later delivery date than the Government’s required delivery time. The delivery address for CLIN 0001 is PM Soldier Equipment Staging/Net Facility, 7142 Lineweaver Rd, Bldg 2400, Warrenton Va 20187-5000. Exterior of all shipping containers to be marked “RFIâ€? in large red letter. Proof of delivery of each ship ment shall be furnished to the Contract Specialist, Stephen Abate, in order to expedite payment to the contractor. All items shall be preserved, packaged and shipped FOB Destination in accordance with best commercial practices to the above location. The following clauses or provisions are specifically referenced and are required in the response to this solicitation: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.212-2 ‘Evaluation – Commercial Items’ applies to this solicitation, addenda are as follows: Proposals and product samples submitted in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation shall be ev aluated using the following evaluation criteria, in descending order of importance, will be used to evaluate Offerors proposals and product samples: Price, Technical and Past Performance. The price area is greater in importance than technical, which is m ore important than Past Performance, All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined are more important than Price. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.212-1 ‘Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items’ applies to this so licitation, addenda are as follows: The Technical area will be evaluated for: the proposed items’ capability to meet the solicitation requirements (see first paragraph of this combined synopsis/ solicitation) as demonstrated by the written proposal. P rice will be evaluated for price realism, fairness, and reasonableness. Past Performance: Vendor’s recent relevant experience in providing these or similar items will be evaluated for performance risk. Other FAR clauses that apply to this solicitation are: 52.203-3 ‘Gratuities’; 52.203-6 ALT 1 ‘Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government’; 52.212-5 (DEV) ‘Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items’; 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options; 52.217-7 ‘Option for Increased Quantity – Separately Priced Line Item’; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 52.222-19 ‘Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies’; 52.222-21 ‘Prohibition of Segregated Facilities’; 52.222-26 ‘Equal Opportunity’; 52.222-35 ‘Equal Opportunity for Disabled Veterans’; 52.222-36 ‘Affirmative Action’; 52.222-37 ‘Employment Reports on Disabled Vet erans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era’; 52.225-13 ‘Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases’; 52.232-33 ‘Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration’; 52.233-3 ‘Protest After Award’; 52.247 -34 ‘FOB Destination’; 52.252-2 ‘Clauses Incorporated by Reference’; 52.252-6 ‘Authorized Deviations in Clauses.’ Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses that apply to this solicitation are as follows: 252.204-7004 ‘Required Central Contractor Registration’; 252.212-7001 ‘Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Sta tutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001 ‘Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Programâ€?; 252.225-7012 ‘Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.’ All clauses applicable to this solicitation may be accessed electronically at the following addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far; http://farsite.hill.af.mil; http://www.dtic.mil/dfars. Offerors shall include a completed and signed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification – Commercial Items, with the offer. Also include DFARS provision 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - €“ Commercial Items. In order to be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry. Information on the CCR may be obtained at http://www.ccr.gov Questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Stephen Abate at contact@example.gov no later than 1000 EDT on May 24, 2004. Proposals shall be submitted to: U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Divisi on, Attn: Stephen Abate, 1 Kansas St, Natick, MA 01760-5011 no later than 1530 EDT on May 28, 2004