Foul Weather Mooring System

The official Solicitation Amendment - FA481924Q00110002 doc has been posted. Our system is having some issues with amended solicitations, so like below your signature of the latest FA481924Q00110002 attached as of 4 June 2024, will serve as your acknolowdegement of the two amendendments. However, I was able to copy from the solicitation amend what changed: "Item 0003 material cost shot chain and 0004 material cost shackles period of performance is changed to a lead time of no more than 300 days from date of award. Also, performance has been extended until after items 0003 and 0004 are received (may be done before if items received earlier). DFAR clause 252.225-7019 Restriction on Acquisition of Anchor and Mooring Chain is also incorporated into this solicitation. RFQ date extended to 14 June 2024, 2PM CST." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ All Concerned there is another DFAR Clause applicable to this acquistion: DFARS 252.225-7019 Restriction on Acquisition of Anchor and Mooring Chain. I will include this clause in full text. 252.225-7019 Restriction on Acquisition of Anchor and Mooring Chain. As prescribed in 225.7007-3 , use the following clause: RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION OF ANCHOR AND MOORING CHAIN (DEC 2009) - Component, as used in this clause, means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. (b) Welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain, four inches or less in diameter, delivered under this contract (1) Shall be manufactured in the United States or its outlying areas, including cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing, and welding (both forging and shot blasting process); and (2) The cost of the components manufactured in the United States or its outlying areas shall exceed 50 percent of the total cost of components. (c) The Contractor may request a waiver of this restriction if adequate domestic supplies meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) of this clause are not available to meet the contract delivery schedule. (d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts for items containing welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain, four inches or less in diameter. (End of clause) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ A signed SF1449 Solicitation Amendment - FA481924Q00110002.pdf newly attached document will suffice as your acknowledgement of solicitation and amendments. This request for quote was extended to 6 Jun 2024, 2PM CST for the following reason. 1. The SOW now dated 31 May 2024 wording "Domestic" has been changed to "Per FAR 252.225-70001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program". Also highlighted in yellow. 2. As part of your quote's technical part response and in addition to already requested information, you must acknowledge/concur or certify that chain/securements/shackles used will abide per FAR 252.225-70001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. Failure to provide acknowledgement may render you quote technically unacceptable. The request for quote due date has been extended to 6 June 2024, 2PM CST Questions and Answers continuation: Question 15: We might be missing it, but where do we put the bid price on the document. I see Form 1449 where it is a RFQ. Do you want us to put the total price on the Schedule of Supplies form? Answer to Question 15: On Solicitation Standard Form 1449 page 3 of 43, insert the unit Price and Amount for each item. Please multiply the unit price by the quantity to get the Amount for each item. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Solicitation updated: Changed CLIN 0001 - Qty "1" and unit of measure to "LOT" also added Upfront Planning Cost to the description on CLIN 0001. Solicitation Amendment - FA481924Q00110001 Questions and Answers uploaded as a document. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Provisions that are incorporated by reference by FAR 52.252-1, have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: Submission of Quotations: Quotes shall be submitted by the due date and time provided on the SF1449 block 8, CST. Offers shall be emailed to SSgt Ian Hinojosa ian.hinojosa_guillen@us.af.mil and Nelson Kraemer nelson.kraemer@us.af.mil. One (1) electronic copy shall be emailed as follows: Tab A - Quotation Form (Standard Form 1449) - original signature and date; Contract Administration Data; UEI Number; Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments Tab B - PRICE PROPOSAL: Pricing shall be submitted using the Schedule of Supplies/Services within the Quotation Form (SF 1449). Tab C - Completed copy of representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3. Tab D - CHRONOLOGICAL TECHNICAL APPROACH: The chronological technical approach shall address each factor in 52.212- 2 and clearly identify which factor is being addressed. Utilization of labor, experience, position descriptions, time, material and equipment must be included in the chronological technical approach plan describing your step-by-step procedure/approach. Do not only copy and paste from the statement of work and solicitation. Provide your own company's ideas and solution to the issue. Chronological technical approach shall be no longer than 3 pages, using 12 size font and Times New Roman font style. Tab E - PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL: Quotations shall provide their past performance. The past performance shall include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items. Each identified contract shall include the following information: contract numbers, points of contact of Government personnel who accepted/received the products/services, phone numbers and email addresses for those Government personnel, a description of the requirement and an explanation of how it relates to the current requirement. Recent contracts are those contracts with ordering periods or deliveries occurring, at least in part, within the last three (3) years. Relevance, for the purposes of this procurement, is defined as substantially similar to the current requirement in terms of effort, complexity and contract type. Offerors shall provide no more than three (3) examples of past performance. The past performance information shall be no longer than 5 pages, using 12 size font and Times New Roman font style. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Q&A) PERIOD The due date for all questions associated with this solicitation is no later than 24 May 2024. SITE VISIT: Has been established for 22 May 2024 at 1000 CST. Any vendors interested in attending the site visit will need to send the below information to SSgt Ian Hinojosa ian.hinojosa_guillen@us.af.mil and Nelson Kraemer nelson.kraemer@us.af.mil. no later than 16 May 2024 0900 CST. Your participation in the site visit is strictly voluntary on your part. The United States Air Force assumes - NO liability or expense on behalf of your attendance or participation of the Site Visit. Information to email us: Name of individual attending, Company, and Email. Site Visit Location: 53rd WEG Missile Retriever Facility 6820 Tyndall Pkwy BLDG 5025M Panama City FL 32403