5Dec2022: A Question and Answer document has been posted to this requirement. The closing date of 5:00pm Central Standard Time on Thursday, 8 December 2022 remains unchanged. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice for Earth Pressure Cells. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) Airfields and Pavements Branch (APB) has been tasked by the U.S. Navy to evaluate the performance of pavement structures when subjected to simulated aircraft loading conditions. As part of this research full-scale accelerated pavement testing on representative pavement structures will be conducted. These pavement structures require Earth Pressure Cells (EPCs) to measure pavement response under simulated aircraft traffic. The ERDC APB requires 30 EPCs of different pressure capacities to fully instrument a pavement test section at the ERDC. W912HZ23Q4955 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with the intent to issue a single Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This procurement is being set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 334513, Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying and Controlling Industrial Process Variables with a Size Standard of 750 Employees. The Government anticipates this solicitation will result in one award. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-08. Potential vendors may access the following attachments: Attachment 01, Description of Requirement In accordance with the attached DOR (Attachment 01), an award for this acquisition will be provided to the vendor whose quote is the Lowest Priced of those determined to be Technically Qualified. FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical - Providing items that at least meet the minimum specifications in accordance with the DOR in Attachment 1 2) Price It is incumbent upon the quoter to submit sufficient documentation and information for the Government to determine technical capability and quoted price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical capability and quoted price may be cause for rejection of your quote. Also included should be a summary or listing of recent past performance experience providing similar services. Pursuant to FAR 52.204-7(b), System for Award Management, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. If an offeror is not registered in SAM at the time of the offer, its offer will not be considered for award. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov. Before a complete evaluation of your quote can be made the Offeror must provide "Offeror Representations and Certifications" for their company. The preferred method for providing Reps & Certs is to include this information in your SAM registration. Offerors who do not include their Reps & Certs in their SAM registration must print, complete, and include FAR Clause 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - with their quote package. It will be the offeror’s responsibility to frequently check the www.Sam.gov website where the synopsis/solicitation is to be posted for any amendments/changes to the RFP and closing date. Any offers submitted after the response date and time will be considered late and will not be evaluated. The following FAR clause and provisions may apply to this acquisition: 52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 may apply to this acquisition: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Other than System for Award Management 52.233- 3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim The full text of these FAR clauses can be accessed electronically at website: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far The following DFARS Clauses and Provisions may be applicable to this acquisition: 252.203-7000 Requirement Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications The full text of these DFARS clauses can be accessed electronically at website: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars Responses should be submitted via email to Angie Stokes at
[email protected] no later than 5:00pm Central Standard Time on Thursday, 8 December 2022.