USCG C130 SCAFFOLDING LEASE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the procurement of commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This requirement will be satisfied using commercial acquisition procedures specified in FAR Parts 12 and 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; firm-fixed-price proposals for the procurement of the following lease of equipment and services that is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number HSCG38-09-Q-300052 is being assigned to this procurement for tracking purposes only and this synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). When soliciting quotes or offers, round-off prices to the nearest U.S. dollar value. The incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-34. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 532490. The business size standard is 1000 employees. This solicitation is an unrestricted solicitation. Award will be made to the offeror proposing the best value to the Government considering price and delivery schedule. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. These items are utilized on the overhaul of the USCG C-130H and J model aircraft. The Government intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price Contract to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. Scope: Provide all labor, materials and supervision to erect, position, and dismantle aircraft maintenance scaffolding around and under a serviceable C-130 aircraft located at DRS Technologies Elizabeth City Facility. No attachment to the floor is allowed. Changes in the configuration may be required and is driven by work necessary to complete aircraft work. Facilities and Utilities: Electrical power and water are available on site. The Contractor will be permitted to utilize these utilities in performing the work. Telephone services will not be available for use by the contractor. Forklifts will be provided for unloading and loading of materials. Materials and Locations: a. Materials shall be delivered to the jobsite. The Contractor shall not store any highly flammable materials in the work area. Sufficient area for staging is available on site. Special precautions shall be taken to ensure construction materials and debris does not enter the airfield, runways, or taxiways. b. Any required Material Safety Data Sheets for contractor provided material must be available upon request. Schedule of Work: Completion of work should be accomplished within 48 hours from receipt of notice to proceed. Configuration changes should be complete within 24 hours, and safety issues shall be addressed within 12 hours of notice. Work shall be performed during normal working hours, excluding safety issues. Normal work hours are 7:00 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Work performed outside of normal working hours shall be approved by DRS Technologies Elizabeth City Facility Representatives. Existing Conditions: The Contractor is expected to satisfy himself as to the existing conditions and the work to be performed. The Contractor shall verify all dimensions prior to ordering equipment and commencement of work. A site visit is encouraged and can be arranged with DRS Technologies Elizabeth City Quality Assurance Department at +1 (555) 000-0000 Ext: 2124. Liability of Contractor: Any damage to property or personal property caused by the Contractor shall be repaired or replaced by the Contractor at no cost to DRS Technologies. The Contractor shall not disconnect any service without approval. Inspection and Acceptance: The Quality Assurance Department Supervisor will accomplish inspection and acceptance of work. Labor Laws: The Davis-Bacon Act applies to this procurement. Safety: The Contractor is wholly responsible for work site safety. The Contractor shall provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, signal lights, etc. as well as complying with the requirements of all Federal, State, and Local safety laws, rules, and regulations. Site Restoration & Clean Up: Upon completion of the job, the Contractor shall clean up the job site, returning it to a state of cleanliness equal to or exceeding that in which it was found. Line Items to be addressed in response and included with all quotes for this requirement are as follows: 1. Full Tail Scaffold, based on actual installation, the dimension is 16 ft wide x 56 ft long x 13 ft tall with staircase on both ends. First 28 days rental, installation and inbound freight. Quantity of 4 jobs. 2. Daily Lease Rate, Full Tail Scaffolding after the first 28 days. Quantity of 335 days 3. Take Down Tail Scaffolding, full tail section scaffolding, dismantle, and return freight charge. Quantity of 4 jobs. 4. Wings Off Scaffolding, quantity of 4 jobs. 5. Daily Rental. Daily rental rate of the main scaffolding after the first 28 days. Quantity of 335 days. 6. Dismantle labor charge and return freight for the main scaffolding. Quantity of 4 jobs. 7. Hourly rate. Hourly rate for out of scope work per man, including travel to and from the facility. Quantity of 96 hours. 8. Wing Off Rolling. 4ft x 16ft long x 5ft tall rolling towers, 6 each. This unit may remain on station throughout the year. Quantity of 335 days. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (June 2008). FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999), FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Feb 2009)-Offeror shall include a completed copy of this provision with their offer or complete only paragraph (j) of the provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) through (i) of this provision. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Mar 2009) is tailored as follows: FAR 52.211-15, Defense Priority and Allocation Requirement (Apr 2008); FAR 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in English Language (Apr 1991); FAR 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U. S. Currency (Apr 1991); FAR 52.243-1, Changes Fixed Price (Aug 1987) Alternate I (Apr 1984); FAR 52.245-1 Government Property (June 2007); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (June 2009); (b) (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (22), (29), (32) and (37). FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996). HSAR 3052.209-70 Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates. (JUN 2006) (a) Prohibitions. Section 835 of Public Law 107-296, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security Act, from entering into any contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation as defined in this clause, or with any subsidiary of such an entity. The Secretary shall waive the prohibition with respect to any specific contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (b) Definitions. As used in this clause: - Expanded Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without regard to section 1504(b) of such Code), except that section 1504 of such Code shall be applied by substituting `more than 50 percent' for `at least 80 percent' each place it appears. - Foreign Incorporated Entity means any entity which is, or but for subsection (b) of Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, would be, treated as a foreign corporation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. - Inverted Domestic Corporation. A foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions) (1) The entity completes the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of a domestic partnership; (2) After the acquisition at least 80 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held (i) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or (ii) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; and (3) The expanded affiliated group which after the acquisition includes the entity does not have substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. - Person, - domestic, and - foreign have the meanings given such terms by paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively. (c) Special rules. The following definitions and special rules shall apply when determining whether a foreign incorporated entity should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation. (1) Certain Stock Disregarded. For the purpose of treating a foreign incorporated entity as an inverted domestic corporation these shall not be taken into account in determining ownership: (i) stock held by members of the expanded affiliated group which includes the foreign incorporated entity; or (ii) stock of such entity which is sold in a public offering related to the acquisition described in subsection (b)(1) of Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C 395(b)(1). (2) Plan Deemed In Certain Cases. If a foreign incorporated entity acquires directly or indirectly substantially all of the properties of a domestic corporation or partnership during the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years before the ownership requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met, such actions shall be treated as pursuant to a plan. (3) Certain Transfers Disregarded. The transfer of properties or liabilities (including by contribution or distribution) shall be disregarded if such transfers are part of a plan a principal purpose of which is to avoid the purposes of this section. (d) Special Rule for Related Partnerships. For purposes of applying Section 835(b) of Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b) to the acquisition of a domestic partnership, except as provided in regulations, all domestic partnerships which are under common control (within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a partnership. (e) Treatment of Certain Rights. (1) Certain rights shall be treated as stocks to the extent necessary to reflect the present value of all equitable interests incident to the transaction, as follows: (i) warrants; (ii) options; (iii) contracts to acquire stock; (iv) convertible debt instruments; and (v) others similar interests. (2) Rights labeled as stocks shall not be treated as stocks whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so to reflect the present value of the transaction or to disregard transactions whose recognition would defeat the purpose of Section 835. (f) Disclosure. The offeror under this solicitation represents that [Check one]: __ it is not a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73; __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73, but it has submitted a request for a waiver pursuant to 3009-104-74, which has not been denied; or __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009-104.70 through 3009-104.73, but it plans to submit a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.104-74. (g) A copy of the approved waiver, if a waiver has already been granted, or the waiver request, if a waiver has been applied for, shall be attached to the bid or proposal. Point of contact is William Creef, at +1 (555) 000-0000 and Thomas Mason, +1 (555) 000-0000. Closing date/time for submission of quotations is 27 August, 2009, 3:00 P.M. Eastern time. Submissions may be faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000 or emailed to either contact@example.gov, or contact@example.gov Submit to USCG LRS, Aviation Logistic Center, DRS C-130H Heavy Maintenance Facility, 1060 Consolidated Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Vendors must have a valid Cage Code and DUNS number and be registered in CCR. Offers may be submitted on company letterhead stationary and must include the following information: Solicitation number, the National Stock Number, Nomenclature, Part Number, Unit Price, and Payment terms. (End of provision) NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time-consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the General Accountability Office (GAO). Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum, rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the contracting officer or Ombudsman. Informal forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the cognizant contracting officer. If the contracting officer is unable to satisfy the concerns, the interested party is encouraged to contact the USCG Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process, the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, contracting officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable). Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the contracting officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester's concerns are unresolved, an independent review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the contracting officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program. Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency's goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.103. If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. This will not preclude re-filing of the protest to meet the requirement. To be timely, protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted to: Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard (CG-9131) Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests 1900 Half Street, SW, Room 11-0602 Washington, D. C. 20593-0001 FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000 The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is +1 (555) 000-0000.