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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial itemsprepared in accordance with the format in Federal AcquisitionRegulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes theonly solicitation; proposals are being requested, but a writtensolicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, N00174-12-R-0005,is issued as a Request for a Proposal (RFP). This solicitation documentand incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect throughFederal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-55 and the Defense FederalAcquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice 20120130. The North American Classification System Code is 335999 and the smallbusiness size standard is 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) has arequirement for chemical plant instrumentation and hardware (seeAttachment 1 in accordance with (Attachment 2 - Statement of Work,Attachment 3 - Folder E; Attachment 4 - Folder F; Attachment 5 - FolderK; Attachment 6 - Folder L). Delivery and acceptance is at NSWC IHD,Indian Head, MD 20640, FOB Destination. Delivery shall be no later thaneight (8) weeks from the date of contract award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, appliesto this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items isincorporated. The Government intends to award a contract resulting fromthis solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming tothe solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, priceand other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offers: (1)Technical Capability of the items and services offered to meet theminimum needs of the Government based on examination of either productliterature or technical approach narrative, or both; (2) PastPerformance (see FAR 52.212-1(b)(10)); and (3) Price. Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor 2: Past Performance Factor 3: Price FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY The Offeror shall describe, in detail, how it will meet the requirementsof the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Chemical Plant Parts. Generalstatements, that the Offeror can or will comply with the requirements,that standard procedures will be used, that well known techniques willbe used, or that paraphrases the solicitation's specifications in wholeor in part, will not constitute compliance with the mandatoryrequirements concerning the content of the Technical proposal. The Offeror shall respond with a line-by-line response attesting tofull compliance to each item listed under the mandatory minimumperformance specifications as outlined in the SOW and address theability to meet the desired delivery requirement. NO PRICING IS TO BEPROVIDED IN THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION. The Government will determinethe Offeror's Technical score on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Inorder for the technical proposal to be considered acceptable it mustmeet all the technical criteria. FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE Offeror shall provide three (3) references listed on the pastperformance matrix (Attachment 7) for product performance with name,telephone, fax and e-mail address of references. The Government will utilize and contact the sources listed to conducta brief Past Performance assessment which shall include questions on (1)customer satisfaction; (2) timeliness; (3) technical success; (4)program management; and (5) quality. The Government will not assign arank to the Past Performance factor, but will determine theacceptable/unacceptable nature of the past performance for each Offerorbased on information provided. A neutral Past Performance will beconsidered acceptable. The Government will also use other sources for information on PastPerformance such as the Federal Past Performance Information RetrievalSystem (PPIRS). FACTOR 3: PRICE Offeror shall provide pricing to include any warranty, and deliverycharges to destination. Failure to address any of the instructions within this combinedsynopsis/solicitation may result in a proposal being consideredunacceptable. Intent is to award based on initial offers. If considered necessary bythe Contracting Officer, discussions will be conducted only with thoseofferors determined to have a reasonable chance for award after theestablishment of a competitive range. Parties responding to thissolicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standardcommercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quotes form,etc.) but must include the following information: 1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discountsfor prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), ability to meet delivery requirement and unit cost ofproduct. 2) The company's CAGE code, Dun & Bradstreet Number, andTaxpayer ID number. 3) In addition, for a quote on a comparable commercial item, productliterature must be included. 4) To reiterate, all FAR certifications and representations must alsoaccompany the quote unless available on line. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from thissolicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to thesolicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government,specifically the lowest price technically acceptable offer withacceptable or neutral past performance. All technical factors must bemet to be considered acceptable. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: technicalcapability, past performance, and price. The proposal shall include anycharges for delivery to destination Indian Head, MD. Offeror shall complete the following electronic annual representationsand certifications via the Online Representations and CertificationsApplication (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/ in conjunction with requiredregistration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database: FAR52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Itemsand DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations andCertifications--Commercial Items. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-CommercialItems and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required toImplement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies tothis acquisition. The additional clauses cited within this clause are applicable:52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-13,52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26,52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, and 52.223-18. The DFARS clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Requiredto Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to DefenseAcquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Theadditional clauses cited within this clause are applicable: 52.203-3,252.203-7000, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.232-7003, 252.243-7002,252.247-7023, and 252.246-7004. Any resultant contract will be DO Rated under the Defense Priorities andAllocations System (DPAS). Proposals shall be submitted by email to contact@example.gov. Proposals shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFARS252.212-7000 with proposals unless the vendor is registered in ORCA(http://orca.bpn.gov). If registered, please state this on yourquotation and affirm your Representations and Certifications are up todate. All quotations must be received no later than 1500 EasternStandard Time, 12 March 2012. Any questions concerning the RFP shall besubmitted in writing to, and received by, the Contract Specialist nolater than 10 days prior to the response date of this solicitation.Questions may be transmitted to contact@example.gov. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with theapplicable clauses and provisions which may be accessed in full text atthese addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/,http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.