Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amendment 1: The purpose of Amendment A0001 to RFP 70B02C20R00000028 is to provide answers to questions received in response to the solicitation. See A0001. ------------------ The Department of Homela... Amendment 1: The purpose of Amendment A0001 to RFP 70B02C20R00000028 is to provide answers to questions received in response to the solicitation. See A0001. ------------------ The Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is issuing this Request for Proposal to procure National Marine Vessel Maintenance required for the Office of Air and Marine Operations. The Contractor shall services as specified in the attached Performance Work Statement and all terms and conditions of this Request for Proposal. This procurement action is being solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside through beta.sam.gov website for Contract Opportunities. The Acquisition Title is “Vessel Maintenance and Logistics Services”. The principal nature of the requirements described in this solicitation is consistent with services performed by industries in the 336611 Ship Building and Repair with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The services in this solicitation are best represented by PSC Code: J020 Maintenance and Repair of Ship and Marine Equipment CBP invites your company to submit a technical and separate full pricing proposal for the efforts described in this RFP including the terms and conditions, the Performance Work Statement and all other attachments. CBP will select for award the most responsible Offeror whose proposal contains the combination of those evaluation criteria offering the best value to the Government using the trade-off process. “Best value” is defined as the procurement process that results in the most advantageous acquisition decision for the Government and is performed through an integrated assessment and trade-off analysis among price and non-price factors. The basis for the award will be a detailed, integrated evaluation by the Government on the basis of how well the proposal achieves solicitation requirements and satisfies the evaluation criteria specified herein. Accordingly, the Government may award any resulting contract to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the offeror with the highest technical merit rating. In making this comparison, the Government is concerned with overall merit of the capability of evaluation factors stated within this solicitation. The Government may make award without discussions with Offerors (except communications conducted for the purpose of minor clarification); hence, all offer(s) should be submitted on the most favorable terms that the offering firm is able to submit to the Government. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if they are later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Questions or concerns regarding any aspect of this RFP shall be forwarded to VESSELMAINTENANCE@cbp.dhs.gov with “VESSEL MAINTENANCE” in the Subject Line on or before 12:00PM (Washington DC local time) 5 calendar days after RFP receipt. You are strongly encouraged to ask questions and convey exceptions to the requirements during this time.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is the identification, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of violators of the laws of the United Stat... The mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is the identification, investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of violators of the laws of the United States. Marine assets and operations are essential to fulfill this mission. Air and Marine Operations is the first line of defense against terrorism and the smuggling of narcotics and other contraband entering the United States. To support this effort, the National Marine Maintenance Program was developed to provide CBP with a properly maintained state of the art fleet. In order to accomplish AMO’s strategic mission there is a need to support a nationwide maintenance and logistic support program for its fleet of over 341 vessels and related equipment managed at 26 vessel maintenance sites throughout the Continental United States of America, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. CBP intends to issue a solicitation with a Request for Proposal for an enhanced three (3) level Logistics and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services and Vessel Logistics Support Services. The major functional areas of this procurement include: Maintenance, repair, and overhaul to vessels, support equipment to include support vehicles and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Transportation and operation of CBP and other organization’s vessels and support equipment. Support of research and development, to include test and evaluation and the preparation of related reports for vessels and associated equipment. Maintaining control and accountability for all Government property and facilities. Utilizing the Customs Automated Maintenance Inventory Tracking System (CAMITS) as the maintenance operating system for purchasing, maintenance data input, property control, and inventory control. The management of all hazardous waste generated, to include disposal. Development, implementation and manage of a Safety Program. Development, implementation and manage of a Quality Control Program. Development, implementation and manage of a Tool Control Program. Development, implementation and manage of a marine fuel and POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) management program. Management of consumable vessel spare parts and material inventories. Establishment and maintenance of inventory stocking levels appropriate for each site. Maintaining control of vessel configurations.CBP intends to award a contract for the Vessel Maintenance and Logistics Services. The contract is a Performance Based Award to continue the current maintenance activities. The procurement will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with teaming allowed to the extent that at least 51% of the employees are full or part-time employees of the successful small business awardee utilizing Oral Presentations [FAR 15.102] with confidence evaluation ratings. The major functional areas of this procurement include: Maintenance, repair, and overhaul to vessels, support equipment to include support vehicles and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Transportation and operation of CBP and other organization’s vessels and support equipment. Support of research and development, to include test and evaluation and the preparation of related reports for vessels and associated equipment. Maintaining control and accountability for all Government property and facilities. Utilizing the Customs Automated Maintenance Inventory Tracking System (CAMITS) as the maintenance operating system for purchasing, maintenance data input, property control, and inventory control. The management of all hazardous waste generated, to include disposal. Development, implementation and manage of a Safety Program. Development, implementation and manage of a Quality Control Program. Development, implementation and manage of a Tool Control Program. Development, implementation and manage of a marine fuel and POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) management program. Management of consumable vessel spare parts and material inventories. Establishment and maintenance of inventory stocking levels appropriate for each site. Maintaining control of vessel configurations. CBP intends to award a contract for the Vessel Maintenance and Logistics Services. The contract is a Performance Based Award to continue the current maintenance activities. The procurement will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with teaming allowed to the extent that at least 51% of the employees are full or part-time employees of the successful small business awardee utilizing Oral Presentations [FAR 15.102] with confidence evaluation ratings.