SIX (6) STAINLESS STEEL TANKS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with or attached to this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; responses are being requested; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation shall be posted on FEDBIZOPPS. The RFQ number is N62306-15-T-A004. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-81 and DFARS Changes Notice 20150420. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252201.htm . The NAICS code is 332420 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing size standard is 500 employees. This procurement is set-aside for 100% Small Businesses. The Naval Oceanographic Office requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing Composite Tubes meeting specifications: Background: These stainless tanks will be used to replace the anodized aluminum tanks on all NAVO vessels. The previous aluminum tanks were fabricated in house by N61 mechanical shop for the Underwater Bioluminescence Assessment Tool (UBAT) system, but they were corroded quickly by seawater. Stainless steel material is the best option to replace aluminum but our machine shop is not capable to fabricate the tank with stainless steel material. The tanks must meet specifications, which include dimensions, welding requirements, material, and leak testing. The tanks must pass our in-house pressure testing. . There are two ships that have CASREP on UBAT Aluminum tank. Another ship will soon have the CASREP on the UBAT Aluminum tank. The other remaining ships are expected to have the Aluminum tank failures soon. The fabrication of six (6) stainless steel tanks is detrimental to NAVOCEANO's mission. The UBAT system provides critical bioluminescence data to support our missions. Objective : The obje c t i ve of this S O W is t o pr oc ure six (6) stainless steel tanks as described in the attached Statement of Work and drawings . S c o p e : To ac quire one (1) fully fabricated steel tank by 15 July 2015 a nd five (5) stainless steel tanks within 90 calendar days after contract award. General Information: T he contractor s h a ll f a b ri ca te, m a c hine, a nd a ss e mb l e one (1) stainless steel tank for r e vi e w a nd insp ec t i on b y N611 e n g in e e rs. The N a v a l O cea n o gr a phic O f f i c e s h a ll provide the n e c e ssa r y dr a wi n g s for the v e ndor t o f a bri c a te, m ac hine, a nd a ssemble the steel tanks. Upon successful review of the one (1) stainless steel tank, the vendor shall provide the remaining five (5) stainless steel tanks within 90 calendar days after receipt of award. G ov e r n m e n t F u r n is h e d Do c u m e n ta t io n : The N a v a l O c ea n o g r a phic O f fi c e sh a ll supp l y t h e following d r a wi n g s to t he c ontr a c tor: (see attachments) 1. Drawing number 0418235 2. Statement of Work R e qu ir e m e n ts: The contractor shall provide all material and labor to fabricate 6 stainless steel tanks according to the drawing provided with document. •1. Mechanical Requirements •1.1 The material shall be 316 stainless steel ¼" thick rolled plate. •1.2 After welding, all parts shall be concentric. •1.3 All the welded seams shall be grinded and smoothed out. •1.4 All welding seams shall be dye penetrant tested. Note that these tanks will be used to hold water with 55 PSI pressure inside the tanks when the tanks are sealed and operated. •1.5 The 5"x16" cut-out section shall not be in contact with a welded seam. •2. Delivery Requirements 2.1 The first tank shall be delivered by 15 July 2015 and the remaining five tanks shall be delivered within 90 days after approval from the government. T he Government will inspect and accept the first stainless steel tank prior to d e l i v e r y of the remaining five tanks. T e st i ng the tanks fi r st allows for c h a ng e s to be made as needed b e f o re t h e y a re ful l y manu fac tu r e d. If the tank is un a c ce ptable d u e to a d e si g n pr o b l e m, t he g ov e rnm e nt sh a ll provide the contractor written comments. The g o v e rnm e nt s h a ll make a n y n ece ss a r y d e s i g n c h a n g e s a nd if d ee med n e c e ssa r y ord e r a n o t h e r tank. All changes shall be approved by the N611 engineers. A f t e r r e c e iv i ng a ppro v a l f r om t he gov e rnm e n t , the v e nd o r sh a ll then p r o c e e d to fabricate and deliver the five remaining stainless steel tanks. If any change to the specified design requirement is requested by the v e n dor and approved by the government, the government may require an additional submittal of the updated design drawings to be submitted within three (3) calendar days after review and approval of any changes. All recommended d e si g n o r m a nu f ac t uring c h a n g e s s h a ll be do c ument e d b y the v e n d or a nd supplied to the N a v a l O c e a n o g r a phic O f fi c e a lo n g with delive r y of the tanks. Q u al i ty A ss u r a n ce : The vendor shall comply with all standard industry practices and procedures and manufacturer's specifications. The v e ndor sh a ll pro v ide a s i g n e d c o p y of a ll qu a l i t y c h ec ks p e r fo r med on the indiv i du a l p i ece s a nd the c omp l e ted a ssembl i e s with e ac h d e l i v e r y . The v e ndor ' s sh a ll include a s a mp l e s e t of the Quality Control do c ument a t i o n us e d to ve r i f y the q u a l i t y of t h e stainless steel tanks in the proposal. De l i v er y: T h e vendor shall deliver the first stainless steel tanks by 15 July 2015 a f t e r receipt of award (ARO). A f t e r a ppro va l from the government, t he remaining 5 stainless steel tanks sh o uld be d e l i v e r e d with i n 90 days . P a rti a l d e l i v e ri e s a r e a cce p t a ble b e fo r e th i s 90 day i ne. T r a n s p o r ta t io n : The v e ndor sh a ll pro v ide a ll n e c e ssa r y p a c k a g i n g a nd sh i pping to t he N a v a l O cea n o gr a phic O f f i c e . I n s p ec tion R e qu ir eme n ts b e f o r e F i n al A c ce p t an c e : The Government shall inspect and accept t he six (6) stainless steel tanks as stated above for the tanks to include rigo r ous pr e ssure testi n g b e fo r e fin a l a c c e ptan c e is provided. The Government shall test to d e te r m i ne prop e r v e nd o r a ssemb l y. The six (6) stainless steel tanks shall p a ss t he d e t a i l e d me c h a n i ca l i ns p ec t i on a nd r i g orous p r e s s ure testin g, prior to acceptance by the government. The contractor shall allow 30 days for inspection and acceptance of all tanks. Technical Point of Contact: T h e te c hni c a l p o int of c onta c t for th i s requirement i s Bao Nyugen . The Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS, intends to issue a fixed price purchase order. FOB: Destination. The Government reserves the right to make one, multiple or no award resulting from this solicitation. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item; FAR 52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Item; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Item; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Item; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electric Funds Transfer - System for Award Management; FAR 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; DFARS 252.204-7012 - Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information; DFARS 252.225-7000 - Buy American - Balance of Payments Program Certificate; DFARS 252.225-7001 - Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. Quoters are reminded to include a complete copy of FAR 52.212-3 and its ALT I with quotes. 252.203-7998 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements- Representation. (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, provides the lowest evaluated price for a product meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards set forth in the salient characteristics. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is incorporated. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offers: (a) technical capability of the item offered to meet the minimum needs of the Government and (b) price. General statements, that the offeror can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, that well known techniques will be used, or that paraphrases the RFQ's specifications in whole or in part, will not constitute compliance with the mandatory requirements concerning the content of the technical quotation. The Contract Specialist must receive any questions concerning the RFQ no later than 3 calendar days after publication of this solicitation via e-mail. All questions will be answered and posted to FBO at the end of the 3 day period. No questions will be answered after the Q&A period has ended. This announcement will close at 4:00 PM, CST on 4 May 2015. Quotes are to be submitted to [email protected] . Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Quoters shall provide Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Contractor Establishment code (DUNS number) and Tax Identification Number. Contractors must be registered in SAM at www.sam.gov and Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) to be considered for award. All quotes shall include price(s), a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. Each response much clearly indicate the capability of the offeror to meet all specifications and requirements.