19--PROCUREMENT OF MINIMUM 28 FOOT VESSEL, W/TWIN 300

The solicitation seeks the procurement of a minimum 28-foot fiberglass vessel equipped with twin 300 HP Mercury 300 CXL outboard engines and a matching aluminum trailer for use by the Virgin Islands National Park’s Resource Management Division, under a Small Business Set-Aside with NAICS code 336612. The contract is firm-fixed price and issued as a combined synopsis and solicitation under FAR Part 12, emphasizing commercial item acquisition procedures. All offers must be submitted via email by 4:00 PM EST on August 11, 2026, with the subject line “QUOTE -140P5426Q0030,” and bidders must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid Unique Entity ID. The vessel must meet specific performance criteria including foam-flotation, self-bailing cockpit design, 160-gallon fuel capacity, freshwater and washdown systems, swim platform with telescoping ladder, lockable storage, and navigation electronics such as Simrad NSX MFD, CHIRP sonar, and VHF radio, and must be trailerable with stainless steel hardware and a 1200 GPH bilge pump. Delivery is FOB destination to Virgin Islands National Park in St. John, VI, with performance spanning from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027. Award will be made using a trade-off approach, where technical merit and past performance are considered equal or more important than price, and the government reserves the right to evaluate options by incorporating their pricing into the base award determination. All offerors must submit completed representations and certifications per FAR clauses including 52.212-3, 52.219-1, 52.204-26, and 52.204-25, affirming small business status and disclosing any use of covered telecommunications equipment from prohibited vendors as defined under NDAA Section 889. The invoice processing system is exclusively the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP); paper invoices are prohibited unless waived. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery site by the Government, governed by FAR 52.246-2. No packaging, preservation, or marking standards are explicitly required, nor are MIL-STD references incorporated. The Contracting Officer, Yujeiry Eusebio, will manage the procurement from the Department of the Interior office in Hom