Heavy Industrial Parts Washer

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) N55236-14-Q-0065 is issued as Small Business Set-Aside purchase. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333318 "Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing." This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-73 (Effective on 29 Apr 2014). DESCRIPTION: The requirement is for a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type purchase order; Contract Line Item No. (CLIN) 0001 is for one (1) EA heavy industrial parts washer (brand name or equal). The Required Delivery Date is: 25 AUG 2014. Please refer to the statement of work, Attachment one (1). PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS: Packaging and preservation shall be performed in accordance with the best commercial practices to afford maximum protection against damage. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS: Item shall be priced at F.O.B. Destination. Inspection and acceptance shall be at destination by the Government. 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical capability of the item quoted to meet the Government requirement (ii) Price Technical capability will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. An offer that is considered technically unacceptable shall be ineligible for award. The lowest priced offer that is determined to be technically acceptable shall be selected for award. (b) Options (not applicable). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (d) Offerors shall be determined responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The price quote shall state the unit price and total price of the item required, inclusive of shipping to the destination listed above. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: Offers received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 may be considered non-compliant. Lack of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The FAR requires the use of the System for Award Management (SAM) in Federal solicitations as a part of the offer submission process to satisfy FAR 52.212-3. More information on SAM is found at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Offerors who have completed SAM should notify the Contract Specialist before solicitation's closing date and time so it can be downloaded by the Procuring Contracting Office. The full text of FAR and DFAR provisions and clauses may be accessed at http://acquisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdfara.htm, respectively. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Nov 2013) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Sep 2013) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Jan 2014) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984) 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) The following clauses incorporated in 52.212-5 are also applicable: 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) 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) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013) The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management (Feb 2014) 252.225-7000 Buy American Act - Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Jan 2014) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Dec 2012) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) The following clauses incorporated in 252.212-7001 are also applicable: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Jun 2013) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2012) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Jun 2012) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Apr 2014) The following RMC clause applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by full text: RMC G-2-0052 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992) a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract. b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and, notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. WARRANTY: The offerors commercial warranty shall apply and shall be stated in the proposal. The information should be a brief statement that a warranty exists, the substance of the warranty, the duration, and claim procedures. DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION: All questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted electronically to Angela Encarnacion, email: angi.encarnacion@navy.mil or LT Calvin Dillard, email: calvin.dillard@navy.mil no later than 09 JUN 2014 at 0900 Local Time to allow adequate time to prepare a response. All offers, together with the offeror's signed amendment(s), if applicable, must be submitted to the following address: Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, Naval Station San Diego, Attn: Angela Encarnacion, Bldg. 77, Naval Station San Diego, 3755 Brinser Street, San Diego, CA 92136-5025, or e-mailed to: angi.encarnacion@navy.mil and Angela Encarnacion, email: angi.encarnacion@navy.mil Offerors shall ensure offers, and signed amendment(s) reach their destination by 11 JUN 2014 at 0900 Local Time. Offers submitted via facsimile or through the Federal Business Opportunities Online Web site will not be accepted. All offers must be clearly marked with RFQ No. N55236-14-Q-0065. No telephone calls of offers will be accepted. Potential offerors must monitor this website for changes to the combined synopsis/solicitation. Amendments to the combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted to the FBO website. Offerors shall sign and submit amendment(s) with their offer before the closing date and time. SWRMC Primary POC: Angela Encarnacion, email: angi.encarnacion@navy.mil, phone 619-556-5673. Alternate POC: LT Calvin Dillard, email: calvin.dillard@navy.mil, phone 619-556-0719.