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NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and tim... NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time-consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the Contracting Officer or Ombudsman. Informal Forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the applicable Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy their concerns, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, Contracting Officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable). Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the Contracting Officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester's concerns are unresolved, an Independent Review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the Contracting Officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program. Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency's goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.103(d) (2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. To be timely protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted electronically to OPAP@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer or by hand delivery to the Contracting Officer. Election of Forum. After an interested party protests a Coast Guard procurement to the Contracting Officer or the Ombudsman, and while the protest is pending, the protester agrees not to file a protest with the GAO or other external forum. If the protest is filed with an external forum, the agency protest will be dismissed. The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is 202.372.3695. Request for Quote - Teardown, Test and Evaluation 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. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) requires teardown, test, and evaluation (TT&E) services for the applicable Part Numbers (P/N), National Stock Numbers (NSN), and quantity estimates as shown on the Schedule of Supplies/Services (Schedule). The Contractor shall be required to complete teardown, test and evaluation on the components to be returned to USCG in a ready for issue (RFI) condition. This Request for Quote 70Z03819QH0000099 incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01. This requirement will be satisfied using commercial item acquisition procedures as specified in FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The components listed in the Schedule are commercial items IAW FAR 2.101 and are used on the Coast Guard's HC 130J aircraft. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; firm fixed price quotes for the purchase of the services listed below are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 488190 and the small business size standard is $32.5M average annual revenue. The USCG does not own specifications, plans, and drawings; no other technical data will be included in this solicitation. There is no set-aside for small business. The Closing Date and Time for receipt of Quotes is July 8, 2019 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. Anticipated award dates on or about July 22, 2019. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the Agency. Offers may be submitted electronically to Misty Bohn, Procurement Technician, at Misty.K.Bohn@uscg.mil. The point of contact for this solicitation is Misty Bohn, Procurement Tech.