J -- Repair of Crane

THE RESPONSE DATE FOR THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION IS EXTENDED UNTIL 26 FEBRUARY 2007. 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 solicitation number SP3100-6360-3010 is being issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-14, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DCN 20070122 and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) current to Revision 5 and Proc Ltr. 2006-18. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following site: http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil. This requirement is solicited on an unrestricted basis. The applicable NAICS code is 811310 with a size standard of $6.5 million. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Defense Distribution Center Albany, GA (DDAG) has a requirement for a contractor to provide all supervision, labor, material, equipment and transportation needed to make fully functional their Grove RTT-990 truck mounted crane. SITE VISIT: Offerors are invited and urged to perform a site visit to accurately submit a price proposal for the repair of this crane. Failure to obtain first hand information on conditions affecting performance will not relieve the offeror of the responsibility to perform. To schedule a site visit you must call POC: Deputy Commander, Rita Varner at +1 (555) 000-0000. Interested contractors should supply their name, company name and vehicle license number at least 24 hours in advance of the site visit to the POC in order to gain access to the facility. Contractors must have in their possession: a valid driver?s license, vehicle registration and proof of vehicle insurance. The following FAR and DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition along with the following addenda to this provision: Addenda to FAR 52.212-1: The following paragraphs are deleted from this provision: (h) multiple awards and; (i) availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database IAW FAR 52.212-l (k) and DFARS 204.1104. Registration may be done on line at: www.ccr.gov. The Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, applies to this acquisition, per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that have been incorporated by reference. The applicable wage determination information is as follows: Wage Determination No. 2005-2141, Rev. No. 3 dated 11/03/2006 applies. DLAD 52.233-9000-Agency Protests Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest 1) with the contracting officer, 2) with the General Accounting Office, or 3) pursuant to Executive Order No. 12979, with the Agency for a decision by the Activity?s Chief of the Contracting Office. Protests filed with the agency should clearly state that they are an "Agency Level Protest under Executive Order No. 12979." (Note: DLA procedures for Agency Level Protests filed under Executive Order No. 12979 allow for a higher level decision on the initial protest than would occur with a protest to the contracting officer; this process is not an appellate review of a contracting officer's decision on a protest previously filed with the contracting officer). Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest, protests will be presumed to be protests to the contracting officer. (End of provision) DLAD 52.233-9001-Disputes; Agreement to Use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). (a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute. (b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the contracting officer, and approved at a level above the contracting officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal counsel (see DLA Directive 5145.1). Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the contracting officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate. (c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here [ ]. Alternate wording may be negotiated with the contracting officer. (End of provision) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition: (a) The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. Proposals shall be evaluated for acceptability only and shall not be rated. Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the non-price factors. The following two (2) non-price factors shall be used to evaluate proposals: Factor 1-Technical capability to transport, repair and make fully functional the Grove RTT-990 truck mounted crane and Factor 2-Past Performance. Factor 1 shall be evaluated on a go/no go basis. If a proposal has been determined acceptable (go) on Factor 1, then Factor 2 will be evaluated to determine if the offeror?s past performance history is satisfactory. An offeror who has submitted a technically acceptable proposal and who has been found to have a satisfactory past performance history will then have its proposal evaluated for the lowest price. FACTOR 1-Technical capability to transport, repair and make fully functional the Grove RTT-990 truck mounted crane. The minimum criteria for acceptability for this factor shall be the submission of the following information demonstrating the contractor?s ability to perform: 1. Evidence that the offeror operates an established business with experience in the repair of cranes. 2. Evidence that the offeror can provide the necessary personnel, equipment and financial resources needed to repair the crane. FACTOR 2 Past Performance. By past performance the Government means the offeror?s record of conforming to the solicitation specifications and to standards of good workmanship; the offeror?s adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; the offeror?s reputation for record of reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction; and generally the offeror?s business-like concern for the interest of the customer. Evaluation of past performance will be a subjective assessment based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances. It will not be based on absolute standards of acceptable performance. The Government is seeking to determine whether the offeror has consistently demonstrated a commitment to customer satisfaction and timely response. Offerors who have submitted a technically acceptable proposal will be given an opportunity to address any unfavorable reports of past performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In evaluating an offeror?s past performance record, the Government will consider information in the offeror?s proposal and any information which may be obtained from other sources, including (as applicable) past and present customers and their employees; Federal, State or Local Governments and/or commercial sources. The information provided should reflect similar contracts for same or similar type service. The offeror shall provide: 1. Past experience for preferably three contracts that the offeror has performed within the past 5 years or is performing for projects similar in scope and size to the one described in the Description of Services to include the following information: (a) Company/division name (b) Project Title (c) Contract number (d) Brief description of the contractual effort (e) Period of Performance (f) Contract Dollar Value (g) Current points of contact (include name, address, phone and fax numbers) 2. A list of any significant problems encountered for the contracts reported in response to paragraph (1) above. General examples are: employees not reporting to work on time and customer complaints, i.e., damaged property. Include also a brief description of how these problems were handled and remedied. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items Alternate I. Offerors must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items with their proposal or indicate that the registration has been completed at the ORCA website http://www.orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include this information with the price proposal will render an offeror ineligible for award. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial items applies to this acquisition. The following clause is hereby added as an addendum to FAR 52.212-4: FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit 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 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with ALT I 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Works with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent hires for Federal Hires (Heavy Equipment Mechanic ?WG10-Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits-$20.34 hr DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The following additional clauses/provisions are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-3 Gratuities DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000 ALT I-Buy American Act, Free Trade Agreements, Balance of Payments Program. DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000 Requests for Equitable Adjustment Price quotations and the certifications at FAR 52.212-3 must be submitted via one of the following methods by February 9, 2007 at 3:00 PM EST: (1) email to: contact@example.gov (2) facsimile to: +1 (555) 000-0000 (ATTN: Roberta Witmer) or; (3) mail to: Defense Distribution Center, DDC-AB, ATTN: R. Witmer 2001 Mission Drive, Bldg 404 New Cumberland, PA 17070-5000 In accordance with the above date and time, failure to submit all of the above requested information may result in the proposal being eliminated from consideration for award. The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding this synopsis/solicitation is Roberta Witmer, Contract Specialist, phone; +1 (555) 000-0000.