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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 anno... 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. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-21-Q-MTSL. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-04. The NAICS code for this procurement is 333517; the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Supply Code is 3449. Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of response to this solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/. Addendum to 52.212-1 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Electromagnetic Forming Machine Quantity: 1 In accordance with Purchase Description at Attachment 01 CLIN 0001: Electromagnetic Forming Machine, Quantity 1 CLIN 0002: Installation CLIN 0003: Training/Prove out TYPE OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT This acquisition is issued as a Full and Open competition. Award will be made using Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection procedures, resulting in a single award Firm Fixed Price contract. DELIVERY and LOCATION CLIN Description Delivery Date 0001 Electromagnetic Forming Machine 26 weeks after award (desired) 0002 Installation 30 Days after CLIN 0001 Delivery Date 0003 Training & Prove out 5 Days after CLIN 0002 Installation Delivery Date Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Building 148, 300 Highway 361, Crane, Indiana 47522-5001, in accordance with the following: Crane Army Ammunition Activity Delivery Instructions CAAA receiving hours are 0700 – 1430, Mon - Thurs BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; Includes Inert & Freight All Kind (FAK). Appointments shall be made via Carrier Appointment System (CAS). Carriers without access to the CAS System, call (812)854-2199 or (812)854-2339, 48 hours prior to delivery for appointment. Failure to follow the protocol stated herein and/or obtain a scheduled delivery time prior to delivery, may result in the truck being turned away. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors shall submit the following in response to this solicitation: 1. Price – Offerors must submit Completed Pricing Sheet at Attachment 02. All yellow-highlighted sections shall be completed. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places. 2. Technical Capability Information, as follows: Detailed description of the offered item, which adequately describes how it meets all requirements within the DFP Note: Simply stating the offered meets the requirements is unacceptable. The description must address each of the requirements in sufficient detail to describe how the offered item meets the requirement If Offered Item is an Off-the-Shelf product, with no modifications: offeror may provide product literature describing its specifications, sizing, etc., providing it addresses each of the requirements within the Purchase Description. If product literature does not address all requirements, additional description shall be provided to address each requirement. If Offered Item is an Off-the-Shelf product with modifications: offeror may provide product literature plus a detailed description of the modifications that will bring the product in conformance with all Purchase Description requirements If no standard product literature is available, a basic concept drawing, with description, is required. 3. Completed Provision at Attachment 04 – FAR 52.204-24, paragraph (d)(1) and (d)(2); 4. Completed Provision at Attachment 05 – FAR 52.212-3, NOTE: Offerors that are registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database may complete paragraph (b) only. JCP ACCESS OF RESTRICTED DRAWINGS DRAWING ACCESS The drawings associated with this acquisition are Distribution Level D, authorized to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors ONLY. All firms must be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to access the drawings associated with this solicitation. The address for registration is https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx Registration requires completion of the DD Form 2345. Firms are required to have a current valid Cage Code in order to register. NOTE: THE DD FORM 2345 MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ARE LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE, UNDER “SUBMITTING THE DD FORM 2345” https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/SpecificDD2345Instructions.aspx Access to the drawings is restricted to the data custodian listed on the DD Form 2345. *NOTE: When requesting access to the drawings, the company CAGE CODE should be entered within the “Reason for Request” block. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR TECHNICAL CAPABILITY Based on the information the offeror provides, a rating of “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” will be assigned to the proposal, as follows: Acceptable: The offeror submitted Technical Capability Information as specified within this Solicitation Unacceptable: The offeror has not submitted Technical Capability Information as specified within this Solicitation BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is determined to be Technically Acceptable, who provides the lowest Total Price, who is deemed responsible, and whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements. Only those offers determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions. Unbalanced Pricing - As part of the evaluation, proposals may be reviewed to identify any significant unbalanced pricing. IAW FAR 15.404-1(g) - Unbalanced Pricing, a proposal may be rejected if the contracting officer determines the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the government. Price Analysis shall be used to determine price reasonableness; additional methods of price analysis may be used as determined by the contracting officer. These methods of evaluation may include information/input from sources such as (but not limited to) other Governmental agencies and personnel. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of any data (i.e. Data other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data) necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer. LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment 01 – Purchase Description dated February 10, 2021 Attachment 02 – Pricing Sheet Attachment 03 – FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment Attachment 04 – FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items Drawings DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Offers are due March 19, 2021 no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time. Offers shall be submitted in the following way: Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist Lorraine.geren.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer cindy.k.wagoner.civ@mail.mil Offerors should include “Response to W52P1J-21-Q-MTSL” within the Subject line. QUESTIONS Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. **Note: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible, to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. End of Addendum to 52.212-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions apply and are incorporated by reference (provisions may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov): FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, Alternate I FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements - Representation FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications and Equipment – Representation FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under any Federal Law DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea The following provisions are provided in full text FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment *SEE ATTACHMENT 04 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, Alternate I *SEE ATTACHMENT 05 FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEVIATION 2020-O0019 (JUL 2020) (a) Applicability. This clause does not apply to the extent that the Contractor is supplying end products mined, produced, or manufactured in (1) Israel, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $50,000 or more; (2) Mexico, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $83,099 or more; or (3) Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, or the United Kingdom and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $182,000 or more. (b) Cooperation with Authorities. To enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, authorized officials may need to conduct investigations to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any product furnished under this contract. If the solicitation includes the provision 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products, or the equivalent at 52.212-3(i), the Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with authorized officials of the contracting agency, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of Justice by providing reasonable access to records, documents, persons, or premises upon reasonable request by the authorized officials. (c) Violations. The Government may impose remedies set forth in paragraph (d) for the following violations: (1) The Contractor has submitted a false certification regarding knowledge of the use of forced or indentured child labor for listed end products. (2) The Contractor has failed to cooperate, if required, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this clause, with an investigation of the use of forced or indentured child labor by an Inspector General, Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Treasury. (3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes. (4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor. (The Government will not pursue remedies at paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this clause unless sufficient evidence indicates that the Contractor knew of the violation.) (d) Remedies. (1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract. (2) The suspending official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4. The debarring official may debar the Contractor for a period not to exceed 3 years in accordance with the procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4. 252.225-7974 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. (Deviation 2020-O0005)(FEB 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Agency or instrumentality of the government of Venezuela” means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 28 U.S.C. 1603(b), with each reference in such section to “a foreign state” deemed to be a reference to “Venezuela.” “Business operations” means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce. “Government of Venezuela” means the government of any political subdivision of Venezuela, and any agency or instrumentality of the government of Venezuela. “Person” means— (1) A natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; (2) Any governmental entity or instrumentality of a government, including a multilateral development institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3)); and (3) Any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, or any entity under common ownership or control with, any entity described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition. (b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), contracting officers are prohibited from entering into a contract for the procurement of products or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the United States Government, unless the person has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that the Offeror— (1) Does not have any business operations with an authority of the Maduro regime or the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the United States Government; or (2) Has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. CLAUSES The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply and are incorporated by reference (clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov): FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s In1terest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor 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 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18, Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements DFARS 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.225-7016, Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors - Prohibition on Fees and Consideration DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items

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The Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, is seeking to identify Potential Sources who have the capability to manufacture and provide the following item: Item: Electromagnetic Form... The Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, is seeking to identify Potential Sources who have the capability to manufacture and provide the following item: Item: Electromagnetic Forming Machine Description of Item: The Electromagnetic Forming Machine shall reduce the size of metal tubing (approximately .050” on the diameter) at the point of a mechanical joint between two separate mating tubes/parts, and shall be a 16 Kilojoule (kJ) machine with 460-480VAC, 1 Phase, 6” compression coil, liquid cooled. After an initial maximum energy discharge, the electromagnetic forming machine will take 10 seconds or less for the capacitors to recharge completely, allowing for the second maximum energy discharge from the Electromagnetic forming machine. The electro-magnetic forming machine shall contain (4), 120 Microfarad (uF) sized capacitors, or larger (rated at 8.3 kilo-Volts/kV) OR the electro-magnetic forming machine shall contain eight (8) - 60 microfarad capacitors rated at 10 kV. The forming machine will incorporate quantity (2) ignitron high voltage, high current, mercury switches per capacitor when there are 4 capacitors OR (1) ignitron high voltage, high current, mercury switches per capacitor when there are 8 capacitors. Responses are requested from manufacturers only. The following information is requested: * Brief synopsis of interest and capabilities * Specific statement as to whether your company is the manufacturer of the machine * Experience in manufacturing electromagnetic forming machines * References for recent sales of electromagnetic machines, with a description of the associated item sold * Point of contact to include title, phone number, e-mail address and company Cage Code Responses should be sent to Lorraine Geren, Lorraine.geren.civ@mail.mil and Cindy Wagoner, Cindy.k.wagoner.civ@mail.mil no later than February 5, 2021.