Sensing Elements

This is a SOLE-SOURCE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on FEDBIZOPPS (https://www.fbo.gov/). The RFQ (Request for Quote) number is N4264513RXHS017. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-69 and DFARS Change Notice 20130808. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies for which NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department intends to solicit with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by closing date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This supplies action is for: 20 Sensing Elements (Part #70011-503). Sensing Elements are to be used to repair Rodmeters. Sole source provider is The Dewey Electronics Corporation, 27 Muller Road, Oakland, New Jersey 07436. The required supplies are a Sole Source to The Dewey Electronics Corporation, as they are solely manufactured by The Dewey Electronics Corporation. The required supplies are direct replacement parts to repair underwater Rodmeters. This acquisition will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under NAICS 334511. The Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. FOB Destination to zip code 23691-0410. Delivery is required 30 days after date of contract. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement and are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7 CCR 52.204-13 CCR Maintenance 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government Interest when Subcontracting with Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 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 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-13 Restriction on Foreign Purchase 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - CCR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2 Solicitation Clauses Incorporated by Reference The following DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement and are incorporated by reference: 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items including: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.247-7023 and its ALT III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments The following clauses are incorporated by full text: 5252. NS-046P PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY (1 AUG 2001) (FISC NORFOLK) In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.1, the Contracting Officer shall award contracts only to responsible offerors. No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them. The contracting officer shall require acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor's current sound financial status, as well as the ability to obtain required resources if the need arises. In regard to resources, the contractor must be prepared to present acceptable evidence of subcontracts, commitments or explicit arrangement that will be in existence at the time of contract award, to rent, purchase, or otherwise acquire the needed facilities, equipment, services, materials, other resources, or personnel. Consideration of a prime contractor's compliance with limitations on subcontracting shall be taken into account for the time period covered by the contract base period or quantities, plus option periods or quantities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award. Pursuant to FAR 9.104-4, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request adequate evidence of responsibility on the part of any prospective subcontractor(s). In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contractor is responsible, the contracting officer shall make a determination of non-responsibility. As a minimum requirement, all offerors must submit, as part of the original proposal, the following: (1) Company's Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and (2) Point of Contact from their Bank or any financial institution with which they transact business. (End of provision) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JUN 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-- (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the Central Contractor Registration at https://www.acquisition.gov;and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the ''Web Based Training'' link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s). COMBO (2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer. GOVERNMENT (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC N68732 Issue By DoDAAC N00189 Admin DoDAAC N00189 Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N42645 LPO DoDAAC N47616 (4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. (5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the ''Send Additional Email Notifications'' field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at +1 (555) 000-0000. (End of clause) Responses to this solicitation are due by 28 August 2013 at 11:00 AM EST. Quotes shall be emailed to contact@example.gov. Attention: Riq Torres, Reference RFQ N4264513RXHS017. All quotes shall include unit prices, extended prices, and a total price, a point of contact, name and telephone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and prompt payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements. Vendors responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the Government may request vendors to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.