Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division, in support of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC), Soldier Sustai... The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division, in support of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC), Soldier Sustainment Directorate (SSD), located in Natick, MA, has a requirement for a maintenance agreement on the Markforged ecosystem which is needed to maximize upkeep time and quality of system production. The government is seeking a contractor to provide Markforged DFS maintenance bundle and Digital Forged On-Prem for Markforged systems. The primary focus shall be to perform Maintenance on Markforged systems and all associated products. The specific requirements shall be to provide access to Markforged On-Prem services to include MetalX(x1), Sinter1(x1), Wash1 (x1), X7 (x1), Mark2(x5), Onyx One (x2). The contractor shall also provide maintenance through Markforged Digital Forge On-Prem Subscription maintenance bundle. All work performed shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercially available services 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Request For Proposal (RFP) number is: W911QY-24-R-Markforged. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract as a result of this solicitation. All timely offers will be considered, and proposal submission shall be in accordance with Submission Instructions contained herein. Evaluation factors are Technical Capability, Price, and Past Performance. The Government intends to make award to the Offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government. This requirement is 100% set-aside to Small Business concerns using Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 under NAICS code 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard is $12.5M. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01. FAR Clauses 52.212-1 through 52.212-5 and DFARS 52.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (see www.acquisition.gov) apply to this procurement. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) to be eligible for award. Instructions for registration are available at the website. Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices shall apply. Submission Instructions: All Offerors shall submit a proposal consisting of three sections. These three sections shall be labeled: Section I – Technical Proposal; Section II – Pricing; and Section III – Past Performance. No pricing information shall be submitted in Section I. Evaluation will be in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items and Commercial Services. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate other offers: (i) Technical: Technical capability of services offered to meet Government requirements: 1. Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for technical requirements. (ii) Price: Offeror shall submit itemized labor categories, hourly labor rates, number of labor hours, and detailed travel expenses for each year. (iii) Past Performance: Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. Offerors shall submit three (3) recent and relevant past performance examples performed within the last three (3) years. Each example shall not exceed two (2) pages and shall include the following: a. Contract number, date of award, order number if applicable, CAGE code, DUNS number, and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. b. Government contracting activity, Contracting Officer name, telephone number, and email address. c. Government Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or technical representative, telephone number, and email address. d. If Offeror performed as a subcontractor, prime contractor company name, point of contact name, telephone number, and email address in lieu of or in addition to the contact information required in (b) and (c) above. e. Contract type. f. Awarded price/cost. g. Description of the specific tasks or activities performed by the Offeror itself under the contract. h. Narrative: Offerors shall provide a narrative for each past performance example. The narrative shall describe the contract listed, the contract objectives achieved by the Offeror, and how the contract is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors shall state if they have no recent or relevant 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 may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. (b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offers shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist Chris Welsh at richard.c.welsh2.civ@army.mil and to the Contracting Officer Lyndon Jagroop at lyndon.s.jagroop.civ@army.mil. Period of Performance (PoP): The PoP will be for twelve (12) months after date of award. Offers must be received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 29 July 2024. Offers received after this date are late and will not be considered for award. For information on this acquisition, contact Chris Welsh at Richard.c.welsh2.civ@army.mil and Lyndon Jagroop at lyndon.s.jagroop.civ@army.mil via email only.