MVK Fool River Engine Replacement

This is a solicitation for commercial services in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested, solicitation W912EE18T0030 is attached. Solicitation Number W912EE18T0030 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with the intent to issue one Firm-Fixed Price Contract, using simplified acquisition procedures, while reserving the right to make multiple awards from this solicitation if determined to be in the government's best interest. This solicitation is being solicited as 100% Small Business Set Aside. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99. The NAICS code for this procurement is 333618-Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,500 Employees. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12-Acqusition of Commercial Items and FAR Part-13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to furnish all equipment, materials, supplies, personnel and labor to complete engine replacement for the Fool River Pumping Plant in accordance with the attached scope of work and specification found in Section C of the attached solicitation. SAM Registration: All offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award SHALL not be made to your company. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov. All quotes submitted will be evaluated for (1) Technical Acceptability, (2) Price, (3) Past Performance. The government will issue award to the Offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price of those determined to meet at least the minimum requirements to be determined technically acceptable. Submittals; It is incumbent upon the offeror to submit sufficient documentation and information for the Government to determine technical acceptability, satisfactory past performance and proposed price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical acceptability, past performance or price may be cause for rejection of your quote. Technical Acceptability - to be determined technically acceptable offerors shall submit for evaluation, documentation of their capability to provide the specified services in accordance with the project Scope-of-Work, including but not limited to, the capability to provide the services specified, and in accordance with the specified delivery schedule. The contractor shall provide sufficient documentation of their technical capability, by including technical literature, brochures, equipment list, Key Personnel List, Resumes, or any other information to enable the Government to determine the offeror's capability to perform work. Price - Price quotes will be examined to determine the extent to which proposed prices are comparable with the Government estimates, and previous procurement history and a determination made of Price Reasonableness. The Government may reject any quote that is determined to be Not Fair and Reasonable, unrealistically high or low in price when compared to Government estimates, or are unbalanced, such that the quote is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the requirements. Satisfactory Past Performance - to demonstrate past performance the offeror shall provide documentation of satisfactory performance on past or current contracts of a similar type, size, scope and complexity, as well as, provide references, including names and contact information of references who can verify their past performance. Past performance information of key personnel and crew may be provided if the company has limited or no past performance. In the case of an offeror without record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will be evaluated as neutral on Past performance, providing the offeror supplies a certified statement with their offer that no past performance information is available. The Government's approach to evaluating past performance is to check the references provided by the contractor to verify satisfactory past performance as well as data obtained from other sources available i.e. government database, past contract files, etc. The offeror is cautioned that while the Government will consider data from other sources, the burden of demonstrating satisfactory past performance rests with the offeror. Technical Inquires and Questions Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org). Offerors are encouraged to submit questions at least 2 days prior to solicitation due date, in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. The Solicitation Number is: W912EE-18-T-0030 The Bidder/Offeror Inquiry Key is: R3XSR3-YYTV8U Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. Bidders/Offerors are requested to review the solicitation in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP. Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in FAR Part 22.13, FAR Provision 52.222-38, FAR Clause 52.222-35, FAR Clause 52.222-37, DFARS 222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract. The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts: Federal Veteran employment information at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx Department of Labor Veterans Employment Assistance http://www.dol.gov/vets/ Department of Veterans Affairs-VOW to Hire Hero's Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow/ Army Wounded Warriors Program- http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation-Hiring Our Hero's http://www.hiringourheroes.org/ Guide to Hiring Veterans-Reference Material http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/white_house_business_council_- guide_to_hiring_veterans_0.pdf Notes to Offerors: Quotes are due Friday, 10 August 2018, not later than 10:00 PM CST, to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Shermeka Myles, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Quotes may be submitted electronically via email, providing that they are complete and provide all required information to: Shermeka.L.Myles@usace.army.mil. For information concerning this solicitation, contact Shermeka Myles at (601) 631-7264; E-mail: Shermeka.L.Myles@usace.army.mil. - You are responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments. - Offerors should check the FedBizOpps web site often for a new solicitation and/or modifications to this solicitation. - Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their quotes arrive prior to the scheduled closing time. - Quotes must be clearly identified for Solicitation No. W912EE18T0030 and addressed to the Attn. of Shermeka Myles, Vicksburg District Contracting Office, CEMVK-CT-S. Submissions not received within the allotted time and/or do not meet all requirements will not be considered. No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted.