Steering Upgrade on Motor Vessel Keywoods

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District has a requirement for Steering Upgrade on Motor Vessel Keywoods. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment to upgrade of the steering to electric over hydraulic on the MV Key Woods that is approximately 64 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet, 62 Gross Ton towboat with 4 flanking rudders and 2 main rudders in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The solicitation number is W912EQ-17-Q-0004 and is being issued a Request for Quote (RFQ). This acquisition is being issued as UNRESTRICTED. The associated NAICS code is 334511 with 1,250 employee size standard. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes may be submitted in hard copy or electronically, either through regular mail, email, or by facsimile. Regardless of method of delivery, it is the offeror's responsibility to ensure receipt of quotes by the time and date stated herein. Contractor shall submit a price to include all charges on a company letterhead form to the contracting office. SEE ATTACHED PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) CLIN 0001 Steering Upgrade on Motor Vessel Keywoods Deliveries: Quick turnaround is necessary in order for the Government to fulfill its mission. Therefore, the items to be delivered under this purchase order shall be delivered and replaced on site of our Memphis location within six (6) weeks of contract award. Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by email to Amy Starks at contact@example.gov. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. Contractors shall submit quote on company letterhead to include pricing for the requested supply item, with its unit price, extended price, total price, prompt payment terms, remittance address, Tax Identification Number, DUNS number, Cage Code and quotes shall include detailed specifications sheets for all proposed items. Contractor shall submit completed clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications, Commercial Items. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award. The full text of these clauses and provisions can be accessed electronically at website, http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (See Attachment) FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executing Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (See Attachment) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity - Supplies FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Satisfactory PAST PERFORMANCE, & PRICE a. Basis of Award - The Government will award a contract, from this solicitation to the responsible Offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government based on price and other factors considered. Offeror's price quote will be evaluated to determine price reasonableness. Prices which are excessively high or low may be considered unrealistic and unreasonable may receive no further consideration. The award will be made to the contractor whose price is the lowest of all offers determined to be technically qualified of performing the required service in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Technically qualified is defined as meeting the minimum requirements in Past Performance, Technical and Price as listed below. No trade-offs are made. To receive consideration for an award, the offer must NOT receive an "unacceptable" rating for the non-price factors. The Government intends to make its award decision without discussions. Therefore, each offeror is encouraged to provide the Government with all of the information necessary to evaluate its proposal under the evaluation factors stated above. Offerors that fail to submit all the information necessary to evaluate their proposal with their initial proposal bear the risk that their proposal will be rejected without discussions. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Past Performance: a. To demonstrate satisfactory past performance the offeror shall submit two (2) past performance demonstrating performance of relevant work, to be completed and returned with solicitation. If offeror has no past performance of this nature, a neutral rating will be given per FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv). PAST PERFORMANCE RATING ACCEPTABLE Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown UNACCEPTALBE Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort 2. Technical Capability: Offeror shall provide written documentation of Steering System product sheet and Installation Plan. (Narrative describing steering system removal and installation procedure) TECHNICAL RATING ACCEPTABLE Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation UNACCEPTALBE Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation 3. Price: a. Offerors SHALL complete and submit the price schedule with their offer and include a total price for the line item. Failure to do so will result in the offer being rejected without further consideration. The Contracting Officer will evaluate each offer's price in accordance with FAR 15.404-1 to determine price reasonableness. In this context, reasonableness will be determined by comparing offered prices to one another, to the Government estimate and to pricing for previous work of a similar nature. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications--Commercial Items (See Attachment) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52-237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation FAR 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements FAR 52.246-4 Inspection Of Services--Fixed Price FAR 52.252-2 Clauses to Incorporate by Reference FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms The following are applicable from 52.212-5: FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards - Price Adjustment FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. (b) Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective (1) for such period as the laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed prescribe, or (2) until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer. (c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance, and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request. FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (SAM) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from USACE - Contracting Division ATTN: Contracting Officer 167 North Main Street Memphis, TN 38103 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit, Scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 1017, 1pm CST, USACE Ensley Engineer Yard, 2915, Riverport Road, Memphis, TN 38109. Interested parties may e-mail their name and company information to Amy L. Starks at contact@example.gov, no later than 1:00 P.M. CST on Friday, April 14, 2017. The following DFARS Clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award. 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The Contractor shall procure and maintain such types and amounts of insurance during the entire period of his performance under this contract. The Contractor shall assure that the certificate or written statement is in accordance with required wording indicated in paragraph (b) of the aforementioned Contract Clause. (1) Workmen's Compensation - Amounts required by applicable jurisdictional statutes. (2) Employer's Liability Insurance -- $100,000.00 (3) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance - (No property damage liability insurance is required.) Property Damage $20,000 each accident (b) Certificates of insurance should be submitted to the following address: Contracting Division Memphis District, Corps of Engineers ATTN: Amy Starks, RM 665 167 North Main Memphis, TN 38103 Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. (CST) at 167 North Main Street B202, Memphis, TN 38103. Quotes should be marked with solicitation number W912EQ-17-Q-0004 addressed to Amy Starks, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax (901) 544- 3710, email: contact@example.gov. Vendors not registered in System for Award Management Registration (SAM) database prior to award will not be eligible for award. Vendors may register for SAM by registering online at www.sam.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000.