U008 - BAUER EXOTHERMIC hybrid courses in forced entry (manual and exothermic) and underwater exothermic cutting and welding.

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared 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, 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 both SAM.gov and NECO (https://www.neco.navy.mil/). The RFQ number is N0060424Q4040. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2024-03 and DFARS Publication Notice 20240326. 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: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html. The NAICS code is 611519 and the Small Business Standard is $21 million. The Small Business Office concurs with this acquisition strategy. The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate 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 the closing response 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. The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Regional Contracting Office requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing Manual and Exothermic Forced Entry and Underwater Exothermic Cutting and Welding Courses and Certification at Port Hueneme, California in accordance with Attachment 1 - Statement of Work. Period of Performance: 22 April 2024 - 03 May 2024 Responsibility and Inspection: Unless otherwise specified in the order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control. Attachment List: Attachment 1 Statement of Work Attachment 2 Redacted Justification and Approval Attachment 3 FAR and DFARS Provisions and Clauses Attachment 4 FAR Clauses 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022) and 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) Attachment 5 Wage Determination Questions regarding the solicitation: Questions shall be submitted electronically to beverly.a.suzuki.civ@us.navy.mil. Oral queries will not be accepted. Emails sent to this address shall clearly reference the RFQ in the subject line. Other methods of submitting questions will not be acknowledged or addressed. Questions may be submitted at any day and time, but not later than 12:00pm HST (Hawaii Standard Time) on 16 April 2024. Questions submitted after this date and time may not be accepted. Since the submittal of questions may result in amendments to the RFQ, it is imperative that questions be submitted as soon as possible. A complete quote in response to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation must include the following: - Complete Quote in Response to the Statement of Work; - Completed - 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (if the Reps and Certs are not current in SAM) and 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021). This announcement will close at 10:00am HST (Hawaii Standard Time) on 17 April 2024. Quotes and completed FAR Clauses shall be emailed to beverly.a.suzuki.civ@us.navy.mil. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The submittal of a quote signifies that the Quoter does not take any exceptions to the Statement of Work requirements. Evaluation Criteria: Procedures in FAR 13.106 are applicable to this procurement. Award decision will be based on a combination of price and a determination of responsibility. Price: In determining whether a price is fair and reasonable, the government may use historical data, independent Government estimates in its price analysis, or any other technique permissible by FAR 13.106-3 and FAR 15.404-1(b). Responsibility Determination: To be eligible for award of a purchase order hereunder, the Quoter must be determined by the Contracting Officer to be a responsible prospective Quoter in accordance with FAR 9.1. The Government may utilize a combination of various Government database repositories used to determine that a contractor is responsible. Such sources include but are not limited to the following: SAM, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) and/or the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). Issuance of a purchase order. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order based upon initial quotations received. Therefore, the Quoters initial quotation should contain the Quoters best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or negotiate final purchase order terms with Quoters if it is later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. However, the Contracting Officer will not establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, or otherwise utilize the formal source selection procedures described at FAR Part 15. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest; issue a purchase order to other than the Quoter with the lowest price; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotations received. It is the Quoters responsibility to ensure that there are no discrepancies presented within the information contained in its quote. Potential quoters are hereby notified that in the event there are discrepancies within information in a quote received by the Government, or in comparison to Government information provided in the solicitation, the Government reserves the right to apply its judgment to resolve such discrepancies during the evaluation of the quotes without conducting discussions. SAM: Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Quoters are advised that delays can be experienced with the Governments email system. Additionally, the email system capacity for each email is 10 MB. Emails greater than 10 MB will not be delivered and consequently will not be considered. Therefore, quotations exceeding the size limit must be sent via multiple emails. Zip Files are not accepted. Quotes will not be accepted by facsimile. Oral quotes will not be accepted. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements. ******* End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation *******