Fall Protection Training - USS Frank Cable

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 2. Solicitation number is MSC4064-A and is being issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). 3. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-74, effective 30 May 2014. 4. The associated NAICS code is 541690 and this procurement is being set-aside for small businesses. 5. Military Sealift Command (MSC), Naval Base, Guam intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order for the following: Fall Protection Training Statement of Work: The USS Frank Cable requires Fall Protection Training. Scope: The Contractor shall provide fall protection training to 48 personnel (it is recommended that the 48 personnel be broken down into groups of 12) over the period of 18 Aug 2014 to 29 Aug 2014 during the hours of 0800-1600 (local time and date for Guam). a. Authorized Person or Authorized Rescuer Training that meets the requirements set forth in reference (a) as well as OSHA Requirements, ANSI/ASSE Z490 1-2009 and ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2007 training conducted according to OSHA WCB, OH&S and Labor Code Requirements. Training shall consist of a total of twenty (20) hours per student to include an eight (8) hour hands-on rescue training component for each student during which the Gravitec G4 fall protection rescue kit shall be utilized in accordance with Appendix 1 of reference (b). b. At the completion of training, a practical and written exam shall be administered. c. The Contractor shall provide a certificate of completion to personnel who successfully complete the course. The certificate shall state that the requirements addressed in paragraph (a) above have been met. The certificate shall be valid for a period of two years from course completion date. d. The Contractor shall provide a fall protection training manual for each student. e. The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive on course personal liability coverage for employees conducting training. f. The Contractor shall furnish all required equipment to conduct the course: the contractor shall provide the Gravitech (G4) fall protection training kits to support the training. Note: While the kits are aboard ship, they are for emergency use only, and cannot be opened for training purposes. g. This order shall commence upon acceptance of the order and end when training and deliverables have been provided. 6. Place of performance: The training shall be provided shipboard at the following location: USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40) Polaris Point, Piti, Guam 96915 7. Rope and fall arrest assets maintained by the Unit: All Fall Arrest equipment meet the ANSI Z359.1- 2007 standards. There is a limit of 130 lbs to 310 lbs on equipment utilized. Although equipment of higher rating may be available it is not authorized for use. Although there may be climbers who weigh less than 130lbs with gear, harnesses are not authorized for use. Minimum Equipment required onboard is: 8 Harnesses With All D-Rings 8 Restraint Lanyards (2 Rebar, 6 Adjustable) 8 Fall Arrest Lanyards (Adjustable Single leg, Small Hook Y Lanyard, Ladder Hook Y lanyards) 6 Carabineers, (Double Locking) 2 Tie-Off Anchor Straps 4 Ladder Safety Devices (antenna Modified sleeves) * May be decreased for ATF and ARS; 12 foot lanyards are not authorized on MSC vessels Other Equipment- Vessels may find many task are easier and safer with the use of a SRL or Self Retracting Lifeline. These devices significantly reduce potential total fall distance and ships are authorized to procure and utilize SRLs as part of Fall Protection Program. SRLs requirements: Must be ANSI 359.1 2007 compliant. Additional Equipment carried aboard may include: Beam Clamps, Portable Ladders, Scaffolds, Bosun's Chairs, Safety Lines and Rope Grabs, Suspended Scaffold 8. Skill levels for the 48 students: there are four tiers of training for Fall Protection - Authorized Person (AP) Authorized Rescuer (AR) Competent Person/Rescue (CP/R) Competent Person/Authorized Rescuer Trainer Members of Afloat Training Teams (ATTs), TRACEN Staff and ashore Safety Staff have completed Fall Protection/ Rescuer Training. Training Teams (ATTs), TRACEN Staff and ashore Safety Staff shall receive Fall Protection training (40Hrs) as a pre-requisite to their providing Authorized User Fall Protection Training to the ship's force. "Authorized Person" End User Fall Protection Training shall be part of the new crew member curriculum provided at the Training Center. This training may also be provided on board ship by the ATT and graduates of CP/R Course if they use TCE curriculum (approximately 4 - 6 hours). Note: The course must also provide hands on training using the G4 Fall Protection Rescue Kit. The G4 kit is part of the ship's inventory. The vendor shall provide the G4 Fall Protection Rescue Kit as part of its training equipment. 9. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial applies to this acquisition and is amended as follows: 52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS a. After receipt of quotes the Government may, with or without notice, negotiate with and, if desired, seek quote revisions from as many or as few quoters as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate. b. The term "offeror" or "offer" as used in FAR 52.212-1 shall be understood to mean "quoter" and "quote," respectively. Further, the term "award" shall be understood to describe the Government's issuance of an order. c. The following paragraphs in FAR 52.212-1 shall not apply to this RFQ: b, c, f (except f(4)), and l. d. The Government will consider all quotes that are timely received and may consider late quotes. Failure of a quote to address any items required in the submission package may make a quote unacceptable. e. SUBMISSION PACKAGE 1. The quote shall contain the following: a. Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), unit price, and extended price. b. Firm-fixed-Price total c. Remittance address, Tax identification Number, DUNS number and Cage Code 2. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at DFARS 252.212-7000 Representations and Certifications. 3. Page limitations for quotes are as follows: a. The quote, including the price, Technical Approach, but not including resumes, title page, table of contents, cover letter, completed representations and certifications, past performance information and exceptions to the RFQ, shall not exceed 5 pages in length. b. Pages beyond limits stated will not be evaluated. 10. Basis for the award: Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable quoter, whose quote, conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation, offers the lowest evaluated price. 11. All quoters must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. 12. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 13. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses contained within FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: (a) The Contractor shall comply with FAR causes in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items. 14. This solicitation does not have a Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) rating. 15. Quotes may only be e-mailed directly to Maria.LeonGuerrero1@fe.navy.mil the sole designated email address and inbox for receipt of email submissions. No other electronic means of submission, used in whole or in combination with email, is permitted. No other method of submission is acceptable. E-mail quotes shall be in either Adobe or Microsoft Office format. Quoters are advised that the Government may be unable to receive other types of electronic files (e.g., .zip files) or files in excess of 20 megabytes. To be timely, an email quote must be received in its entirety in the designated email inbox by the due date and time for quote submission. Access to the MSC SSU Guam office is restricted. Emailed quotes may encounter unpredictable and lengthy routing delays. In all cases, quoters are responsible for the risks associated with the chosen delivery method and for ensuring the Government receives the complete quote at the appropriate designated location prior to the due date and time for quote submission. 16. For additional information regarding this solicitation contact M. Lourdes Leon Guerrero at email: Maria.LeonGuerrero1@fe.navy.mil, or telephone: 671 339-3046. 17. The following additional FAR and DFARS clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this request. Award will be based on lowest price technically acceptable. Award will be made without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to open discussion anytime during evaluation. Technical acceptability means meeting the minimum specifications under the Statement of Work and providing the information required by FAR 52.212-1. All quotes will be ranked based on price. Only the lowest priced quote will be evaluated for technical acceptability, unless the lowest priced quote is deemed technically unacceptable. If the lowest quote is deemed technically unacceptable, the next lowest quote will be considered, and so on until an offeror is identified to be technically acceptable. a. Price: Quotes will be ranked first based on price from high to low. The price evaluation will document the realism, reasonableness, and completeness of the total evaluated price. b. Technical: The lowest offeror will move forward to the technical evaluation. If the lowest priced quote is deemed technically unacceptable, the Government will evaluate the technical acceptability of the next lowest offeror and so on until an awardee is identified. The award will be made to the lowest evaluated price whose offer is deemed technically acceptable. TECHNICAL CRITERIA RATINGS RATING DEFINITION Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items is included in this solicitation, and the offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their quote or be currently registered in the SAM website with their Representations and Certifications completed. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items. Specifically, the following cited provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Governments' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; FAR 52.219-6, Total Small Business Set Aside; FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Test Messaging while Driving; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act - Supplies; FAR, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management, FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Hires. 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010); 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009); 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011); 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) ; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer --Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013); 52.222-41 Service Contract Act (Nov 2007); 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989); 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006); 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification (Dec 2012); 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984); 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013); 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984). The Wage Determination No. 2005-2147 Revision No.: 15 dated 06/19/2013 is applicable to this solicitation and provided as an attachment. Additional provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are: DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program; DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payments Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions; DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items; DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea ALT III. 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Jan 2009); 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information (Aug 2013); 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information; 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items (Jun 2013); 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (DEVIATION 2012-O0004 Jan 2012). Submit quotes to M. Lourdes Leon Guerrero at email: Maria.LeonGuerrero1@fe.navy.mil. Responses to this RFQ must be received via e-mail not later than 1600 hours EST on 11 July 2014. Oral quotes will not be accepted. Emailed quotes must be received at the stated addressee email inbox on time and the addressees must be able to open the email and all attachments. No other email receipt will be acceptable. The Government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of quotes. It is the contractor's responsibility to request and receive confirmation of quote receipt.