THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED 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 AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is NMAN7935-14-01584. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. This procurement is for full and open competition. The FSC for this is 1910 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 336612, ship building manufacturing. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Office of Marine Aviation Operations' ship Nancy Foster has a requirement for the following services: Required items are to be manufactured by SOLAS or equal. Vendors to supply required brand name or equal. Quotes for other than brand name requested shall be provided with descriptive literature of proposed item. This acquisition will be issued as an RFQ and awarded as a firm-fixed price order under simplified acquisition procedures. LI 0001: SOLAS Fast Rescue Boat, 1 each, $______________________ LI 0002: COTS Small Boat Trailer, 1 each, $______________________ LI 0003: Spare Parts, $___________________________ LI 0004: Shipping/Freight, $______________________ Must meet specification in statement of requirements dated May 29, 2014. **Please note order lead time in days: ____________** BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION: SOLAS approved Fast Rescue Boat and road trailer that are used by the NOAA ship Nancy Foster. The SOLAS Rescue Boat and trailer are needed to as part of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and any resulting purchase order: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 20078) FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (APR 2011) - NOTE: Offerors may include paragraph (b) through (k) with quote OR enter electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov and submit paragraph (l) with quote. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (JUN 2010), with addenda: FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991) FAR52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (APR 2011) {Fill-in: Part B, Check Items 4, 6, 8, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, 38, and 48} FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal CAR 1352.201-70 CO Authority CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with Laws CAR 1352.209-74 Org. Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests (Solicitations) No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is assigned. The resulting purchase order will be negotiated as a firm-fixed price Purchase Order. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM contact the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and PROVIDE WITH THE QUOTE, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offers must be submitted in writing to the Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Room 815, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 by 11:00 A.M EST, Monday, August 11, 2014. Offers maybe faxed to
+1 (555) 000-0000 or electronically to
contact@example.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Stacy Hill at
contact@example.gov or faxed to
+1 (555) 000-0000. Telephonic requests will not be honored.