Position and Orientation System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the request for quote for the required items under PR N32209-8135-NA01. This procurement is UNRESTRICTED. No solicitation document will not be issued. MSCHQ N10, SMS FIELD DET LITTLE CREEK Norfolk intends to purchase the following BRAND NAME OR EQUAL: Qty 1 each Position Orientation System (POS) Marine Vehicle (MV) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) replacement only part number 10001506-4 The part number above is manufacturer by Applanix LLC of Houston, Texas FOB: Destination or Origin Delivery to: NWS Yorktown Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Delivery Date: on or before 8 weeks After Receipt of Order. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as ?brand name or equal,? the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must-- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by-- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) The government will award a contract resulting form this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items ALTERNATE I (The offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov . After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and certifications, Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.225-8 Duty-Free 52.247-29 Origin OR 52.247-34 Destination Within 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, the following clauses apply and are incorporated by reference: 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representatives 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, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer'Central Contractor Registration; and 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals . The following Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration. Alternate A; Within DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, the following clauses apply and are incorporated by reference: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Alternate III. At a minimum, responsible sources shall provide the following: a price proposal on letterhead or a SF1449 which identifies the requested item, with its unit price, extended price, total price, prompt payment terms, remittance address, Tax I.D. #, Duns #, and Cage Code. Responses to this solicitation are due by 17 June 2008, 11:00 AM EST . Offers shall be emailed to Carrol.Walker@navy.mil or fax to (757) 462-1428. Reference PR N32209-N32209-8135-NA01 on the quote. Point of Contact Carrol Walker, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-462-3282, Fax 757-462-2450, Email carrol.walker@navy.mil - Stephen Lakata, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-462-4407, Fax 757-462-7876, Email stephen.lakata@navy.mil