V--Marine Traffic Controllers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District (MVK), Mat Sinking Unit.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number W912EE-13-T-0038 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with the intent to issue multiple awards for a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-68. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING COMPETED AS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The NAICS code for this procurement is 488330-Navigational services to Shipping; size standard $35.5M. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Vendors are encouraged to quote on all or part of the items requested. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. In the past, two (2) separate contracts have been awarded for this requirement. OFFERS MAY BE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS: Line Item 000l: Services for one (1) Marine Traffic Controller in accordance with the attached specifications. Services are anticipated to begin on or about December 1, 2013. Quantity: 91, Unit of Measure: Days, Unit Price: $ _________; Total amount of Line Item 0001: $ ____________. Line Item 0002: Services for one (1) Marine Traffic Controller in accordance with the attached specifications. Services are anticipated to begin on or about December 1, 2013. Quantity: 91, Unit of Measure: Days, Unit Price: $ _________; Total amount of Line Item 0001: $ ____________. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: Reference the attached specifications document posted with this solicitation under the quote mark Additional documentation quote mark link toward the bottom of this announcement: The government intends to make a multiple awards for one lump sum. The Government intends to award without discussions while reserving the right to hold discussions if determined advantageous to the Government, and offerors are encouraged to provide their best proposed pricing in their initial offer. Offerors are advised that this procurement is subject to the requirements of the Service Contract Act (SCA) and at the time of award Department of Labor SCA Wage Determination (WD-99) shall be incorporated into the contract. Department of Labor wage determinations can be found at the following site, http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx. Clause 52.212-2 - Evaluations - Commercial Items; (a) The Government will award contracts resulting from this solicitation to responsible offerors whose offers 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: All quotes submitted will be evaluated for Technical Capability, Satisfactory Past Performance & Price. The government will issue award to the offeror whose proposal is the Lowest Price of those determined to meet at least the minimum requirements to be determined technically acceptable & demonstrates satisfactory past performance. (1) Technical Acceptability; is defined as the ability to meet the minimum requirements to provide Marine Traffic Control Services as specified in the attached specification document. Offerors shall submit documentation of their qualifications, such as experience of the company in providing services of a similar type, meeting equivalent performance schedules for marine traffic control services on contracts of a similar type, size, scope & complexity and/or experience of key personnel who will be providing the services, evidenced by documentation of the required Master Pilots license, resumes, etc. and/or other information to enable the Government to determine the company's technical qualifications. (2) Satisfactory Past Performance; to demonstrate satisfactory past performance the offeror shall provide documentation of satisfactory performance on past or current contracts involving marine traffic control services on contracts of a similar type, size, scope and complexity, as well as, provide references, including names and contact information of references who can verify such past performance. Past performance information of key personnel and crew may be provided if the company has limited or no past performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will be evaluated as neutral on Past Performance, providing the offeror supplies a certified statement with their offer that no past performance information is available. The Government's approach to evaluating past performance is to check the references provided by the contractor to verify satisfactory past performance as well as data obtained from other sources available i.e. government database, past contract files, etc. The offeror is cautioned that while the Government will consider data from other sources, the burden of demonstrating satisfactory past performance rests with the offeror. It is incumbent upon the offeror to submit sufficient information for the Government to determine the technical specifications, past performance and price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical acceptability, past performance or price may be cause for rejection of your quote. SAM Registration: All offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov. The following FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications; 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 - and the following clauses cited within that clause: FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Sub Contract Awards; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside; FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment reports on Veterans; FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relation Act; FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008); FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.233- 3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; The full text of these FAR clauses can be accessed electronically at website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. The following DFARS Clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure; DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel; DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea; The full text of these DFARS clauses can be accessed electronically at website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS All technical inquiries and questions relating to W912EE-13-T-0038 are to be submitted via Bidder/Offeror Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. To submit and review bid/offer inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click, continue. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Bidders/Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team. The Solicitation Number is: W912EE-13-T-0038 The Bidder/Offeror Inquiry Key is: U3M3VE-6HM674 Bidders/Offerors are encouraged to submit questions at least 3 days prior to the closing/response date of the solicitation in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. Bidders/Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP. Notes to Offerors: Quotes are due Friday, August 2, 2013 not later than 2:00 p.m. to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: R. Ellis Screws, 4155 East Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435. Quotes may be submitted electronically via email, providing that they are complete and provide all required information to: contact@example.gov . For information concerning this solicitation, contact R. Ellis Screws at +1 (555) 000-0000; E-mail: contact@example.gov. You are responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments if any posted with it. Offerors should check the FedBizOpps web site often for a new solicitation and/or modifications to this solicitation. Quotes are due Friday, August 2, 2013 by 2:00 PM at the District Headquarters Office located at 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their proposals arrive prior to the scheduled closing time. Quotes must be clearly identified for Solicitation No W912EE-13-T-0038 to the Attn. of R. Ellis Screws, Vicksburg District Contracting Office, CEMVK-CT-S.