Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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. Commercial procedures under FAR Part 12 will be used, in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7013 – Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-22-Q-75CC. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-02. This request is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 326150; the small business size standard is 750 employees. The Product Service Code is 8140. 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/. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Item: MJU- 75/B Cushion Center Support in accordance with Attachment 01, 75 Packing Layout Cut voids as shown in 75 Packing Layout Material: Closed Cell Foam Plank per A-A-59136, Class 4, Grade B, Type I. Glue required amount of foam planking using Adhesive: A-A-1936 Type 2 or equal, to achieve required depth. Quantity: CLIN 0001 First Article Test (FAT) Quantity: 10 EA CLIN 0002 Production Quantity: 4,950 EA Certificate of Analysis: A Certificate of Analysis shall accompany each delivery. See Attachment 03. TYPE OF CONTRACT The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. PACKAGING AND PACKING Preservation, Packaging & Packing shall be in accordance with ASTM D 3951 (Commercial Packaging) DELIVERY AND LOCATION The Delivery Dates are as follows: CLIN Description Delivery Date 0001 FAT Quantity 4 weeks after award (desired) 0002 Production Quantity 500 EA due 4 weeks after FAT Approval (desired) Remaining quantity shall be delivered at a minimum rate of 350 EA per month. Deliveries above that amount are at no extra cost to the Government 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 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; Includes Inert & Freight All Kind (FAK); Mon - Thurs; appointments will 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. The Contract Number, and Delivery Order/Task Order number (if applicable) shall be annotated on the packaging slip/bill of lading. Other Requirements: Lot Number shall identify shipment at time of delivery E.G.: Lot Number CRA21M001-001. Manufactured by Crane Army, December. 2021. Lot 1 QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors shall submit the following in response to this solicitation: 1. Completed Pricing Sheet at Attachment 02. All yellow-highlighted sections shall be completed. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places. 2. Completed Provision at Attachment 04, FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, (b) only BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the Offeror who provides the Lowest Total Price, who is deemed responsible, and who is compliant with all requirements of this solicitation. Total Price is calculated as: CLIN 0001 Price + CLIN 0002 Price In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions. LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment 01, 75 Packing Lay Out Attachment 02, Pricing Sheet Attachment 03, Certificate of Analysis Attachment 04, Representations and Certifications DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Offers are due February 22 (2 weeks from solicitation), 2022 no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time. Offers shall be submitted in the following way: Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist beatrix.r.hintzke.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer cindy.k.wagoner.civ@army.mil. Offerors should include “Response to W52P1J-22-Q-75CC” 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. 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 Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, Alternate I FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, as prescribed in 4.2105(a). FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Deviation 2020-O0008) DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 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 215.408(6), Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors DFARS 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluation DFARS 252.225-7974, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (Deviation 2020-O0005) DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 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 Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance, FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015). FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of 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 52.233-3, Protest After Award FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination DFARS 212.301, D0D Commercial Item Omnibus Clause for Acquisitions Using the Standard Procurement System (Class Deviation 2018-O0021). DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements DFARS 252.294-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.211-7003, Item unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium, as prescribed in 223.7306 DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 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 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea The following clause is provided in full text FAR 52.209-4, First Article Approval-Government Testing (Sep 1989) (a) The Contractor shall deliver 10 unit(s) of Lot/Item MJU 75/B Cushion Center Support within To be Determined calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, 300 Highway 361 Building 148, Crane, IN 47522 for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract. (b) Within 15 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor- (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor’s expense. (f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government. (i) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver. (End of clause) AMENDMENT 1 The purpose of Amendment 1 is to provide answers to questions received. Question 1: Should the requirement use Closed Cell Foam, or Open Cell Foam? Response 1: The A-A-59136 is a Commercial item description for closed cell foam that explains Class 4, Grade B, Type I. The grade B means static dissipative, so the requirement is for a closed cell foam that is also static dissipative. Question 2: What are the overall dimensions? Response 2: MAX dimensions are 5.5” x 11”. Question 3: What are the length dimensions for the two slots at the bottom of the drawing? Response 3: All slots are identical and follow the 1.0” x 2.0” MIN and 1.1” x 2.1” MAX. Question 4: Are all 18 slots identical, 1.05+/-.05 wide x 2.05+/-.05 long? Response 4: All slots are identical and follow the 1.0” x 2.0” MIN and 1.1” x 2.1” MAX. Question 5: Are the three 0.47+/-.05 dimensions intended to be horizontal (width) dimensions? Response 5: Yes, the three 0.47+/-.05 dimensions are the width dimensions from the sides and in between the horizontal oriented slots. Question 6: Will a 5.55” wide cushion fit in the container? Response 6: No, 5.5” is the MAX for the width. 11” is the MAX for the Length. Question 7: Do the cavities go all the way through the material? Response 7: Yes, the cavities go all the way through the material. Question 8: Is heat bonding an acceptable alternative to the glue to achieve the required depth of the part? Response 8: As long as slot dimensions and MAX part dimensions are maintained, heat bonding is an acceptable alternate to the gluing to achieve part depth. Question 9: Are you able to provide us any past/most recent history of this item? Contract of record? Answer 9: Historical information will not be provided as the requirement has changed from the previous purchase.