This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the supply of commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR 13 with the format in FAR 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 solicitation number N00181-06-Q-0018 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This requirement is unrestricted and the applicable NAIC is 335929 with a standard size of 1000 employees. FISC Norfolk Naval Shipyard anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract for various sizes of Fiber Optic Cable as follows: NOTE: Some items are Qualified Parts List [QPL] of products qualified under performance specification MIL-PRF-85045, Cables, Fiber Optics [Metric]. CLIN 0001: 400 feet of 36 Fiber Cable, M85045/20-01M CLIN 0002: 650 feet of 4 Fiber Cable, M85045/18-01P, [250 ft required] CLIN 0003: 1100 feet of 36 Fiber Cable, M85045/20-01M, [865 ft required] CLIN 0004: 450 feet of 8 Fiber Cable, M85045/17-01P, [360 ft required] CLIN 0005: 250 feet of Special Cable, LSC50S-4 CLIN 0006: 350 ft of Cable, LSC50SW-4, MIL-C-24643/59 All deliverables shall be FOB Destination, NNSY, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. Delivery is required on or before 23 March 2006. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions/clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-06 and the latest Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 20051011. The following apply: FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, 52.212-3, and 52.212-5 incorporating 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, and 26. ADDENDA: FAR Clauses 52.207-4, 52.211-15, 52.211-16, 52.211-17, and 52.247-34, 52.219-22, 52.222-25, and 52.246-2, DFAR 252.212-7000, 252.212-7001 incorporating 52.203-3, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7021, and 252.225-7036 IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to all solicitations issued on/after 06/01/98. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. CCR does not apply if Government Credit Card is acceptable. Call
+1 (555) 000-0000 or visit the Internet at http://ccr.gov for more information. All responses must include a completed copy of the certifications and representation set-forth in FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000. 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 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. THE AWARD SHALL MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO NNSY: Contractors 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. The contractor's failure to comply with this requirement relieves the Norfolk Naval Shipyard of any liability regarding demurrage and/or detention costs associated with delays to gain access. Parties responding to this request for quotation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. company letterhead, quote form, etc) but must include the following 1) Complete mailing/remittance address (s); 2) Prompt payment discount; 3) Delivery Schedule; 4) Taxpayer ID#; 5) All completed certifications as required herein. All responses must be received by 20 March 2006; 4:30 PM, Local Time and shall reference solicitation no. N00181-06-Q-0181. Questions/responses relative to this solicitation may be faxed to (757)-396-9895 or 8503. Text of clauses may be found at the following websites: www.arnet.gov/far; www.dtic.mil/dfars. Numbered Note 9 applies.
