H--Boiler Lifespan Assessment

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS is changed to: Special Standards of Responsibility To assist the contracting officer in determining if the special standards of responsibility applicable to this procurement are met, offerors are asked to provide the following information with their quotes. Failure to include this information could result in a contracting officer s determination that an otherwise successful offeror is not eligible for contract award. SP1 - Specialized Certification: Contractor must submit proof of boiler inspector s qualifications. SP2 Specialized Qualification: Contractor must submit proof of engineer s qualifications. SP3 Specialized Certification: Contractor must submit proof that non-destructive testing personnel are certified to American Society for Non-destructive Testing (ASNT) Level II. 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) is changed to: (a) Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, quotes the lowest price, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is the sole evaluation factor. In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR - 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR - 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award. Special Standards of Responsibility: The following special standards of responsibility apply to this procurement: SP1 - Specialized Certification: Contractor shall have boiler inspector with a valid commission from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. -or- Boiler inspector who has qualified by passing a written examination under the laws, rules and regulations of any state. -or- A boiler inspector who is regularly employed as a boiler inspector by a jurisdiction that has adopted and administers one or more sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a legal requirement, and has a representative serving as a member of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Conference Committee. -or- A boiler inspector who is regularly employed by an insurance company that has been licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of a state of the United States to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance. SP2 Specialized Qualification: Engineer performing the lifespan assessment must be a licensed Mechanical Engineer, or Engineer in any field of study pertaining to industrial boilers. SP3 Specialized Certification: Non-destructive testing personnel shall be certified to American Society for Non- destructive Testing (ASNT) Level II.