51 -- POWER UNIT BATTERY

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared in accordance with FAR 13 with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCMENT CONSITITUES THE ONLY SOLICITATION AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The applicable Solicitation number is N00181-07-T-N042 . The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-15 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement 1998 Ed. The NAICS classification is 335912 and the business size standard is 500 employees. FISC Norfolk,, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex intends to issue a firm fixed price procurement on a Sole Source basis with RFD Beaufort Inc. for 675 Each - Power Unit Batteries, Part Number 06729009. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Receiving Officer, Bldg 276, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. Inspection/Acceptance at Destination. FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5 incorporating 52.222-21, 52.222-26. 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222.37, 52.232-33 as applicable. ADDENDA: DFAR 252.212-7001 incorporating 252.225-7001, DFAR 252.204-7004 REQUIRED CENTRAL REGISTRATION. LACK OF REGISTRATION IN THE CCR DATABASE WILL MAKE AN OFFEROR INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO NNSY Contractor's representatives must be United States citizens. Representatives are to provide the NNSY Security Office with proof of U.S. citizenship at the point in time of the request for access. The original or certified copy of one of the following provides proof of U.S. citizenship: (1) Birth Certificate. (2) Verification of Birth (DD Form 372). (3) Hospital birth certificate with an authenticating seal. (4) For those persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent: (a) Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. (b) Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (Form FS-240). (c) Certificate of Birth (Form FS-545 or DS-1350) issued by a U.S. Consulate or the Department of State. (5) Certificate of Citizenship for individuals who claim to have derived U.S. citizenship through the naturalization of the parent(s). (6) Certification of Naturalization (original only). NOTE: One of these documents must be provided before any badges will be issued for access to the shipyard. VENDORS/CONTRACTORS SHALL FORWARD ALL BADGE REQUESTS ON THEIR COMPANY LETTERHEAD SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED COMPANY OFFICER. Vendors/contractors shall provide FULL name, FULL SSN, Date of Birth, Place of Birth and a specific statement attesting that the person(s) for whom they are requesting badges are citizens of the United States. By so stating, the vendor/contractor is certifying that they have positive documentation of that person?s citizenship on file. The request shall also state the specific reason for the badge request and the specific date(s) for which they are requesting access to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (i.e., date of delivery). Upon completion of the above documentation, vendors/contractors shall fax the letter to Mr. Ed Hilton on (757) 396-7909. IF THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE VENDOR/CONTRACTOR IS REQUESTING A BADGE WAS BORN IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, THAT PERSON SHALL BRING POSITIVE DOCUMENTATION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO THE NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD PASS OFFICE IN ADDITION TO THE COMPANY LETTER. The additional documentation can be a birth certificate, passport or other official military documentation of United States citizenship. Once presented, it will be entered in the database and be available for future use so this step will not be required to be repeated. If the person for whom the vendor/contractor is requesting a badge is a naturalized United States citizen, that person SHALL BRING THEIR ORIGINAL NATURALIZATION papers with them to the pass office in addition to the aforementioned company letter. Any questions with regard to this requirement shall be addressed to the purchasing agent/contract specialist identified elsewhere on the solicitation/award document. All responses must include a completed copy of the certifications and representations set forth in FAR 52.212-3. All offers shall be evaluated for fair and reasonable price, technical acceptability, satisfactory past performance, delivery schedule, and adherence to the applicable clauses/provisions. Past performance will be evaluated using the Navy Red/Yellow/Green program as follows: (A) This procurement is subject to the Navy Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) program. RYG is authorized by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for the acquisition of commodities used to build and maintain the Fleet materials, parts, and components of ships, planes and weapons systems. (B) The Government reserves the right to award to the contractor whose offer represents the best overall purchase value to the Government. As such, the basis for contract award will include an evaluation of proposed contractor quality performance history. The price to be considered in determining the best value will be the evaluated price after Technical Evaluation Adjustments (TEA) or related quality assurance actions, as applicable, are applied to the offered price. (C) The procedures described in the clause of this solicitation entitled, ADDITIONAL EVALUATION FACTORS ? CONTRACTOR EVALUATION SYSTEM, RED/YELLOW/GREEN PROGRAM (MAY 1992), will be used by the Contracting Officer to assist in determining the best purchase value for the Government: price, past quality performance and other factors considered. Parties responding to this Request for Quotation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. company letterhead, formal form quote, etc.) but must include the following information: (1) Complete mailing address/remittance address; (2) prompt payment discount; (3) anticipated delivery; (4) Taxpayer ID number (TIN); (5) All completed certifications as required herein. All responses must be received by 2:00 PM local time, 19-Mar-2007. Questions/responses relative to this solicitation may be mailed to FISC, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Maritime Industrial Branch, Attn: Tina Barnes, Code 532.2F, Bldg. 1500, 2nd Floor, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000 or emailed to: tina.barnes@navy.mil. Text of clauses may be found at the following websites: FAR www.arnet.gov/far; DFAR www.dtic.mil/dfar. Information relative to CCR may be obtained via 1-888-227-2423 or http://www.ccr.gov. Numbered note #22 applies.