6830 - Liquid Petroleum Gas

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on both BETA.SAM.GOV and NECO (https://www.neco.navy.mil/). The RFQ number is N0060421Q4025. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2021-05 and DFARS Publication 20210520. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars. The NAICS code is 325120 and the Small Business Standard is 1000 Employees. This procurement is being conducted on an unrestricted basis. The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Single Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) supply contract for the following: CLIN 0001 BASE PERIOD - LPG SUPPLY OF BULK LPG FOR 31 COMMAND NAVY REGION HAWAII LOCATIONS REFERENCED ON THE ATTACHED TANK LOCATION LISTING. SUBCLIN 0001AA - BASE PERIOD, CONTRACTOR TANKS QUANTITY: 26. - 12 MONTHS. SUBCLIN 0001AB - BASE PERIOD, BULK LPG. CNRH LOCATIONS. ESTIMATED QUANTITY NOT TO EXCEED 233,400 GALLONS. CLIN 0002 BASE PERIOD - LPG SUPPLY OF BULK LPG FOR 8 NAVFAC HAWAII LOCATIONS REFERENCED ON THE ATTACHED TANK LOCATION LISTING. SUBCLIN 0002AA - BASE PERIOD, CONTRACTOR TANKS QUANTITY: 2. - 12 MONTHS. SUBCLIN 0002AB - BASE PERIOD, BULK LPG. NAVFAC-HI LOCATIONS. ESTIMATED QUANTITY NOT TO EXCEED 8,964 GALLONS. SUBCLIN 0002AC - BASE PERIOD, BULK LPG. NAVFAC-HI LOCATIONS FOR SKID TANKS. ESTIMATED QUANTITY NOT TO EXCEED 48,302 GALLONS. CLIN 0003 BASE PERIOD - LPG SUPPLY OF BULK LPG FOR 2 NAVSUP FLC LOCATIONS REFERENCED ON THE ATTACHED TANK LOCATION LISTING. SUBCLIN 0003AA - BASE PERIOD, CONTRACTOR TANKS QUANTITY: 2. - 12 MONTHS. SUBCLIN 0003AB - BASE PERIOD, BULK LPG. NAVSUP FLC LOCATIONS. ESTIMATED QUANTITY NOT TO EXCEED 21,844 GALLONS. The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Regional Contracting Department requests quotes from qualified sources capable of providing up to an estimated 312,510 Gallons of LPG per year to various locations on military bases on Oahu, Hawaii. Must also be capable of renting, installing (if necessary), and maintaining 30 Contractor owned LPG storage tanks and meters. Delivery orders will be placed against the IDIQ contract. Each LPG tank location will be assigned to one of the three activities (CNRH, NAVFAC, NAVSUP) for bulk LPG and monthly rental of Contractor owned storage tanks. LPG is delivered to customers in 41 LPG storage tanks. 11 of the 41 tanks are Government owned. The period of performance is 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 for the Base year with four (4) subsequent Option years. Option years will be adjusted each year; see below option year EPA application. The estimated quantities listed above, are provided to assist quoters with price quotes and to serve as a basis for price evaluation. This estimate is not a representation that the estimated quantity will be required or ordered. Actual quantities may be lower or higher than stated amounts. Guaranteed Minimum: The guaranteed minimum order of LPG the Government will acquire under the base year contract is $2,174.00 for this contract. The minimum will be funded with the issuance of the first delivery order. The minimum guarantee applies to the base period only, and not the option periods. The maximum order of LPG the Government will acquire under the base year contract is $975,029.00. Written Orders Written Orders will contain the following information consistent with the terms of the contract: (a) Date of order; (b) Contract number and order number; (c) Requisition number; (d) Item number and description, quantity ordered, unit price and contract price; (e) Place of delivery or performance; (f) Accounting and appropriation data; (i) Inspection invoicing and payment provisions to the extent not covered in the contract; and any other pertinent information. Ordering Authority LPG to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders by the individuals or activities designated in the contract. Delivery orders may be issued from the effective date through the end of the current base or option period. Orders may only be issued by the following activities: For Written Orders: Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Navy Regional Contracting Department Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Evaluation and Basis of Award: Award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible quoter whose quote is technically acceptable, in full compliance to all other requirements set forth in the solicitation, and the lowest price. The Government will determine the Lowest Total Price by evaluating the total pricing quoted for the base and all option periods combined. The final contract award will be based on a determination of responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104 and the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. Before award the contracting officer will review the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) when making a responsibility determination IAW FAR 9.104-6. The Quoter's technical acceptability will be evaluated against the requirements in the SOW. By providing a quote, Quoter acknowledges they take no exceptions to the SOW, solicitation, or any instructions contained therin. Technical Acceptability will be rated on an - acceptable or - unacceptable basis using the ratings in the table below. Rating Description Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum technical requirements of the solicitation Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the minimum technical requirements of the solicitation Quoters shall submit a price quote for base and all option periods in accordance with Attachment 3 - Price Schedule. Prices shall include all incidental services; which include delivery of LPG and maintenance of Contractor owned tanks. Quotes must provide one firm fixed price per gallon of LPG and monthly tank rental by capacity. The price of the LPG shall remain fixed. This quoted price will be used as a basis for applying the economic price adjustment (EPA) for the option years OPTION YEAR EPA APPLICATION: FOR TANK RENTAL QUOTES: Only LPG Contractor owned tanks for the base and all option periods (See Attachment 2). Rental per location. Rental quotes shall be similar based on tank capacity. (Note that tanks at 3 locations are coupled together for one FFP quote) OPTION YEARS: Should the Government exercise the option to extend the term of the contract under FAR 52.217-9 - Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, the option shall be subject to FAR Clause 52.216-2 - Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) for LPG, based on overall relative price differences which is reflected on the propane price index of prices recorded in Mt Belvieu Texas as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In addition, relative changes for inflation in energy would apply as reflected in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Energy Prices for Honolulu Hawaii Reported by The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). OPTION YEAR 1 EPA APPLICATION: The relative price differences reflected in the indexes from contract award date through the period ending June 2022. The pricing for LPG quoted in Option Year I will be used for the basis for determining the adjusted price for Option Year I. OPTION YEAR 2 EPA APPLICATION: The relative price differences reflected in the indexes from July 2022 through June 2023. The pricing for LPG quoted in Option Year II will be used for the basis for determining the adjusted price for Option Year II. OPTION YEAR 3 EPA APPLICATION: The relative price differences reflected in the indexes from July 2023 through June 2024. The pricing for LPG quoted in Option Year III will be used for the basis for determining the adjusted price for Option Year III. OPTION YEAR 4 EPA APPLICATION: The relative price differences reflected in the indexes from July 2024 through June 2025. The pricing for LPG quoted in Option Year IV will be used for the basis for determining the adjusted price for Option Year IV. This announcement will close at 1400 hours (Hawaii Standard Time) on Thursday , 08 July 2021. Contact the Contract Specialist, Lyle Perez, who can be reached at 808-473-7967 or email lyle.perez1@navy.mil. All questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to lyle.perez1@navy.mil no later than 1400 hours (Hawaii Standard Time) on Wednesday, 23 June 2021. Questions received after this date may not be accepted. Quotes shall be emailed to lyle.perez1@navy.mil by the date/time identified in this solicitation to be considered. System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be eligible for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. All quotes shall include a completed Attachment 2 - Tank Locations/Rental, Attachment 3- Price Schedule, Attachment 5 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Attachment 6 FAR 52.204-24, FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Price quotes over 10 pages in total will not be accepted. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all requirements. Quotes submitted by facsimile (fax) will not be accepted. Attachments: Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Attachment 2 - Tank Locations/Rental Attachment 3 - Price Schedule Attachment 4 - Full Text Provisions and Clauses Attachment 5 - FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items--Alternate I Attachment 6 - FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment The following FAR and DFARS provision and clauses are applicable to this procurement: 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment-standard Supplies 52.216-18 ORDERING 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT 52.222-22 Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.223-3 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA 52.223-22 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND REDUCTION GOALS-- REPRESENTATION 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications. 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 52.232-19 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation 52.246-2 Inspection Of Supplies--Fixed Price 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES Quoters are reminded to include a completed copy of 52.212-3 and its ALT I with quotes. All clauses shall be incorporated by reference in the order. As required, provisions and clauses are provided in full text in Attachment XX. 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.215-7008 Only One Offer 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.225-7973 (Dev) Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) 252.225-7974 (Dev) Representation Regarding Persons that have Business Operations with Maduro Regime (DEVIATION 2020-O0005) 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea ******* End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation ********