This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center (NRC) intends to send for repair the following equipment: 4 each Ring, Elec, Cont (SR) PN: 1213618-201, CAGE: 56232, PN: E2263-00-1, CAGE: 17399, ASN: R400-2A1A2. This solicitation is set-aside for a Small Business. The intended acquisition is for repair service to furnish labor and material to place in like new operating condition and good appearance to meet the original manufacturer's specifications and/or tolerances of the equipment listed above. After repair, if the equipment does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to the vendor for rework at no additional cost to the government. Only firms that can provide the exact repair service described herein will be considered. This acquisition is being processed under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This constitutes the only Request for Quotation (RFQ) written offers are being requested; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No. NWWG9160-12-518. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-36. The line items shall be provided in accordance with the specifications listed below. The price shall be all inclusive of costs including return shipping costs. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be the following: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2012), 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Apr 2012) (Clauses Only if Applicable: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-28, 52-219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.222-51), 52.247-65 F.O.B. Origin, Prepaid Freight - Small Package Shipments (Jan 1991), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998), The CAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be the following: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (Apr 2010), 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws (Apr 2010), 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Apr 2010) and 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (Apr 2010). The FAR provisions are incorporated into this acquisition by reference as follows: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Feb 2012), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Apr 2012) and 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification. Attachment A is included in this solicitation and must be completed and returned with the quote. FAR clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). For information and to register, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/ . In order to register on the SAM website, offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The Government intends to make an award to the responsive responsible quoter(s) providing the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. "Best value" means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. The Government reserves the right to make a comparative evaluation of quotes in determining best value in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(B)(4)(ii). The NAICS code for this requirement is 811219. All responses must be in writing and may be mailed to the National Reconditioning Center, ATTN: Marjorie A. Sabbagh, 1520 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 or sent to the email address
[email protected]. Quotes submitted in response to this notice shall also include all of the following in order to be considered responsive to this request: 1. DUNS number, company name, address, point of contact, email address, telephone number 2. Brief statement regarding its capability to repair the specified equipment. 3. Include the name, telephone number and point of contact for past performance of businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously repaired the item. 4. Delivery Schedule. Provide a proposed delivery date for the repair return of the equipment. 5. Completed price schedule for the repair of the line item identified in this notice including the return shipping cost. This is a firm-fixed price request. 6. Completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Representations & Certifications-Commercial items or certification of registration with the Online Representations & Certifications Application (ORCA) database. 7. Completed copy of Attachment A - Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2012). Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search did not identify any small business available to compete for this required repair service. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS code ‘811219' and key words: ‘repair, Slip Ring, Contact Assembly'; and just key words: ‘repair, Slip Ring, Contact Assembly'; and ‘repair, Slip Ring Assembly'. A search of "repair NEXRAD radar Slip Ring Contact Assembly"; and "repair Slip Ring Contact Assembly" in GSA's eLibrary returned no matches.