59--Driver's Night Vision Kits

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes th e only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined Synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is W911KF-05-Q-0102. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03 dated April 11, 2005. This procurement is 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 333314 with a size standard of 500 employees. DESCRIPTION: The proposed contract is to purchase 52 each kits, PN: 11672425, NSN 5340-01-177-4421. This proposed contract is for a one-time buy due to non-availability through the normal supply system. We need at least 52 because we have M-88s in co ndition code G that are waiting on these to be shipped overseas in support of Southwest Asia. Each set consists of twenty-one items (see parts listing below). Please submit your pricing in the following format: Item 1: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Mount Assembly, Part No.-116724226, NSN-5855-01-147-1509, Cage-19207, Unit Price________, Inventory Control Point (ICP)-S9E, Ext. Price________; Item 2: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Plate Clamping, Part No.-11672447, NSN-5365-01-177-4571 , Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9G, Ext. Price_______; Item 3: Qty-2, Nomenclature-Plate Clamping, Part No.-11672448, NSN-5340-01-2961722-, Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 4: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Plate Adapter, Part N o.-1167249, NSN-534001-373-4765, Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 5: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Gasket, Part No.-11672220-1, NSN-5330-01-178-5469, Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 6: Qty-1, Nomenclat ure-Cable Assembly, Part No.-11672464, NSN-6150-01-378-1065, Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9G, Ext. Price_______; Item 7: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Label Instructions, Part No.-11672471, NSN-7690-01-416-7918, Cage 19207, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 8: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Connector Dummy, Part No.-MS3115-8A, NSN-5935-00-869-4885, Cage D1371, Unit Price________, ICP-S9E, Ext. Price_______; Item 9: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Shell, Part No.-8338566, NSN-5935-00-572-9180, Cage N/A, Unit Price ________, ICP-N/A, Ext. Price_______; Item 10: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Washer, Part No.-8338567, NSN-5310-00-833-8567, Cage N/A, Unit Price________, ICP-N/A, Ext. Price_______; Item 11: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Pin, Part No.-MS27148-2, NSN-5999-00-057-2929, Cage 58 536, Unit Price________, ICP-S9E, Ext. Price_______; Item 12: Qty-4, Nomenclature-Screw, Part No.-MS16998-77L, NSN-5305-01-467-2956, Cage 81348, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 13: Qty-2, Nomenclature-Screw, Part No.-MS16998-74L, NSN-5 305-01-110-7887, Cage 81348, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 14: Qty-4, Nomenclature-Screw, Part No.-MS35190-238, NSN-5305-00-059-4553, Cage N/A, Unit Price________, ICP-N/A, Ext. Price_______; Item 15: Qty-4, Nomenclature-Screw, Part No.-MS35206-213, NSN-5305-00-889-3116, Cage 95270, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 16: Qty-4, Nomenclature-Washer, Part No.-MS35333-36, NSN-5310-00-193-7577, Cage 58536, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 17: Qty-4, N omenclature-Washer, Part No.-MS35336-9, NSN-5310-00-550-0284, Cage 96906, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 18: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Washer, Part No.-MS35335-33, NSN-5310-00-209-0786, Cage 88044, Unit Price________, ICP-S9I, Ext. Price_______; Item 19: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Plate Identification, Part No.-11672485, NSN-9905-01-381-2946, Cage 6085, Unit Price________, I CP-S9C, Ext. Price_______; Item 20: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Installation Drawing, Part No.-11672424; Item 21: Qty-1, Nomenclature-Kit Drawing, Part No.-11672425; Total Cost________; Kit Minus Mount_________; Total Kit Cost Complete, NSN-5340-01-177-4421, ICP-S 9I, Total Cost_________. Deliver all 52 kits as soon as possible after date of award. Partial deliveries are not acceptable, all 52 kits shall be shipped at one time. Award will be based on best delivery. Deliver FOB to Building 513, Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, AL. PAYMENT: Payment will be made by credit card to expedite payment. EVALUATION: Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering BEST DELIVERY. PACKAGING In accordance with ASTM Designation D 3951-90, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging, material covered by this contract will be acceptable with supplier's off-the-shelf or over-the-counter packaging providing: (1) Cleanliness: Items shall be free of dirt and other contaminants (except protective coatings or preservatives) (2) Preservation: Items susceptible to corrosion or deterioration shall be provided protection such as preservative coatings, volatile corrosion inhibitors, or desiccate d unit packs. (3) Cushioning: Items requiring protection from physical and mechanical damage or which are fragile in nature shall be appropriately protected. (4) The quantity per unit pack shall be the same as that used in commercial distribution or over -the-counter retail sales. (5) The individual items not unit-packed may either be packed in shipping containers or shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used. (6) The exterior (shipping) containers shall contain a packing list or other documen tation setting forth contents and shall be addressed as specified in the Ship-To portion of this order. (7) Shipping Containers: The shipping container (including any necessary blocking, bracing, cushioning, and waterproofing) shall comply with the regul ations of the carrier used and shall provide safe delivery to the destination. MARKING. Unless otherwise specified, exterior packs shall, as a minimum, be marked as follows by any means that provides legibility and durability: a. National Stock Number ( NSN), Management Control Number (MCN), or Part Number. b. Noun. c. Quantity, unit, and unit of issue. d. Contract, Purchase Order, or Delivery Order number. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors  Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, to include clauses FAR 52.203-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52 .222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.223-9, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.232-36. Other applicable FAR clauses: 52.222-18. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies, including FAR 52.203-3, DFARS 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.232-7003, 252.243-7002, 252. 247-7023. Other applicable DFARS clauses: 252.225-7000, 252.225-7002. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY (a) The individual signing this offer must have authority to bind the offeror to a contract. FAR 4.102(a) through (e) require that the contracting officer have specific evidence of the signer's authority to bind the offeror. This evid ence of authority is a condition tha t must be met before the contracting officer can execute any contract resulting from this solicitation. (b) Offerors MUST PROVIDE evidence, appropriate to their business category, of the signer's authority to bind them on a contract. This evidence may be : (1) Furnished as an attachment to its offer; or (2) Identified in its offer by specific reference to an earlier offer submitted to this buying office within the past 12 months, where the signer's authority was confirmed by attachment to that offer; or ( 3) Furnished upon receipt of a specific request for the information from the contracting officer. (Note that, per FAR 52.214-12(b) and 52.215-13(b), agents signing on behalf of another offeror must provide evidence of their authority per (b)(1) or (2) abo ve.) AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Pr otest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award o r performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed with in the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to: HQ Army Materiel Command, Office of Command Counsel, ATTN: AMCCC-PL, 5001 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001, Facsimile number (703) 617- 4999/5680, Voice Number +1 (555) 000-0000. The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/command_counsel/ protest/protest.html . If Internet access is not available contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-L evel Protest Procedures. This order is rated DO (A70) under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). ----- Offers are due no later than 22 APR 05, 12:00 PM local time, at FAX +1 (555) 000-0000 or email to contact@example.gov Offerors MUST INCLUDE with offer a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, AND a completed copy of DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF OFFERS. All responses to this solicitation must be submitted in digitized format. Paper copy responses will not be accepted. You may submit your response to Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) using email (contact@example.gov) or fax your offer to our fax modem at telephone number +1 (555) 000-0000. Offers submitted using any other means will not be accepted. If format is other than Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Portable Document Forma t (PDF), a reader must be provided. Offeror must insure its offer, in its entirety, reaches the Directorate of Contracting, Anniston Army Depot, before the time set for opening or closing of the solicitation. Any clauses or provisions of this solicitatio n which mention writing, returning, or submission of offer will mean electronic submission as stated in the paragraph above. Electronic offers must identify the solicitation and the opening/closing date, and include, as a minimum, the following: a. The Of fer filled out and signed. b. All applicable fill-in provisions from the solicitation must be completed. c. Any other information required by the solicitation. Lateness rules are outlined in the solicitation. If you choose to password-protect access to your offer, you must provide the password to ANAD before the opening or closing date. Contact the buyer identified on the cover page of this solicitation to arrange a means of providing the password. Passwords used only for the purpose of write protecting files need not be provided. Offerors shall make every effort to ensure that their offer is virus-free. Offers (or portions thereof) submitted which DO reflect the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in either physical or electronic transit, shall be treated as unreadable. See Federal Acquisition Regulation 14.406 or 15.207(c) for a description of the steps the Government shall take with regard to unreadable offers. DISCLOSURE OF UNIT PRICE INFORMATION: This constitutes notification pursuant to Executive Order 12600, Pre-Disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information (June 23, 1987), of our intention to release unit prices in response to a ny request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased. We consider any objection to be waived unless the contracting officer is notified of your objection to such posting prior to submission of initial proposals. Requests for general information concerning this solicitation should be made to Heather Porter, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000, or email: contact@example.gov. FAR and DFARS Clauses can be obtained at the following website. http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFAR1.HTM