53 -- Bulk Abrasive Blast Media for TRF

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a Request for Proposal is hereby issued and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation Reference Number is N444666192XX01A and closes on December 20, 2006. The RFP and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in full affect through FAC 2005-12 and class deviation DFAR Change Notice 2005-0621. The Fleet Industrial Supply Center- Jacksonville, FL is announcing the requirement for the following per the attached schedule. All required tests are to be performed at the contractor facility or independent Laboratory. ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 2,500 Tons Bulk Abrasive Blast Media Base Year ? 01 January 2007 through 31 December 2007 FFP FOB Destination Coal Slag, Medium grit in accordance with MIL-A-22262B(SH) Dated 5 April 1993 and the Qualified Products List QPL-22262-24 dated 2 January 2002. NET AMT Bulk Abrasive Blast Media Product Description Bulk Abrasive Blast Media, Coal Slag, Medium grit in accordance with MIL-A-22262B(SH) Dated 5 April 1993 and the Qualified Products List QPL-22262-24 dated 2 January 2002. a. Specification: Title: Abrasive Blasting Media Ship Hull Blast Cleaning Number: MIL-A-22262B(SH) Date: 5 April 1993 b. Issue of DODISS to be cited: N/A c. Particle Size: Medium Grit (Sieve size 12/40) ? Coal Slag, Abrasive for General purpose repair or maintenance Blasting; used for removal of paint and rust, structural steel, MIL Scale, General Purpose, Aggregate exposure. d. Total Size of Shipment: The estimated annual requirement is twenty-five hundred (2,500) tons shipped in twenty-five (25) ton increments. e. Shipment: In Bulk, Dry Material, and Net Weight f. Type of Shipment: Bulk in Pneumatic Tanker Truck capable of blowing/transferring material to the hopper. g. Level of Packaging: Covered to prevent loss in transit by wind blow and to protect the abrasive material from rain, water spray and moisture. h. Quantity Per Sack: N/A i. Special Marking: IAW ASTM-D-3951 All Blast Media supplied under this contract must meet MIL-Spec (MIL-A-22262B (SH) and be listed on the Qualified Products List. Contractor must provide proof of certification to MIL-A-22262 with each batch and load delivered to Trident Refit Facility (TRF). Paragraph 4.4 and Appendix (Section 30) of MIL-Spec identify required tests. IMPORTANT: ABRASIVE BLAST MEDIA MUST BE WASHED IN FRESH WATER (NOT SALT WATER). j. Delivery: Contract performance requires product delivery be made within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of order. k. Product Certification: The Government requires certification that the Coal Slag product being supplied complies with requirements of MIL-A-22262B (SH) Abrasive Specification. This certification shall be supplied with each delivery and provided by the manufacturer or an approved laboratory. Deliveries without the required certification may be rejected. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252-204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required and applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6-1-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award of a contract/purchase order. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Utilize the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov and/or call the CCR Assistance Center at 888-227-2423 for more information. THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE AND ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THE SOLICITATION BY REFERENCE AND BY FULL TEXT. THE FULL TEXT OF THE CLAUSES /PROVISIONS FROM THE FAR AND DFARS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET USING THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffar1.htm FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, NOTE: This provision must be reviewed completely. It contains the guidelines for submission of your quotation. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1: FAR 52.212-5 Facsimile Proposals, ? Fax: 904-542-1098, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items; (a) The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous and considered the Best Value to the Government. Price and Past Performance factors will be considered in evaluating the quotation with pricing being the most important. Ability to meet the requirements set forth in this RFQ shall be demonstrated by the contractor?s submission of a signed quotation, which hasn?t taken exception to the schedule. Quotations that take exception and do not meet Government?s requirements, may be determined to be unacceptable and not considered for award. Offer shall, therefore, contain the contractor?s best terms from a technical, delivery, and pricing standpoint. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items- (JAN2005); Incorporated by full text; NOTE: This provision is considered a fill-in. All applicable fields must be completed. Submit this provision with your quotation. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 are herby incorporated by reference or full text as applicable, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation) applies with following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 222-21 Prohibition on Segregated Facilities, FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract, FAR 52.216-1, Type of Contract, FAR 216-18 Ordering, FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitation, FAR 52.216.21 Requirements, FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, DFAR 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders applicable to defense acquisitions of commercial items-May 2002, 252.204-7004 ALT A Required Central Contractor Registration; DFAR 225-7007 Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program, DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, End of Clauses/Provisions. PROPOSALS SHALL INCLUDE: (1) letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization, with a schedule of offered items per the scheduled included in this synopsis. Offerors who do not submit clear specification will be eliminated from competition. (2) Completed Representations and Certifications, and (3) acknowledgement of any amendments that may be issued. Any amendments that may be issued will be published in the FedBizOps, the same as the combined synopsis/solicitation. Proposal information may be submitted electronically via e-mail or fax. Submit quotations to: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville, ATT: Reggie Taylor, Code 240RT Phone 904-542-1246 or fax 904-542-1098. Address all questions or inquires to the Contracting Officer at 904-542-1246 or email: Reginald.D.Taylor@navy.mil. Solicitation number: RFP N444666192XX01A on all documents and requests for information. Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. (EST) on December 20, 2006. This requirement was previously synopsized in FedBizOps on August 26, 2006. No award was made under the previous announcement. Please be advised that proposals will be accepted from contractors with product listed on the QPL or able to supply product listed on the QPL. Offerors are advised that due to security requirements and other security related delays at Kings Bay Submarine Base, deliveries may take up to four (4) hours to complete. Offered prices shall include all transportation cost and other costs associated with delivery delays.