BARGE AND TUG SERVICES FOR REFUELING OF USS CHARLESTON

AMENDMENT 1:  The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

1. Extend the solicitation close date to 10:00am HST on 5 August 2024.
2. Provide responses to questions received; please see Attachment 4.
3. Upload an amended Statement of Work; please see Attachment 5.

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on both SAM.gov and NECO (https://www.neco.navy.mil/).

The RFQ number is N0060424Q4082. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2024-05 and DFARS Publication Notice 053024. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/, and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html. The NAICS code is 483211 and the Small Business Standard is 1050 employees.

The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii). The Small Business Office concurs with this acquisition strategy. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Naval Supply (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Regional Contracting Department requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing barge and tug rental services for refueling of the USS Charleston in accordance with Attachment 1 – Statement of Work (SOW):

CLIN 0001 - BARGE AND TUG RENTAL FOR FUEL TRANSPORT

The Period of Performance: 25 August 2024 to 29 August 2024

Responsibility for Inspection: unless otherwise specified in the order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work (SOW)

Attachment 2 - Redacted J&A

Attachment 3 - FAR 52.212-3 Alt I and 52.204-24

Method of Payment: The method of payment will be via Government Purchase Card (GPC).

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered and active in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at https://www.sam.gov/.

Questions regarding the solicitation shall be submitted electronically to beverly.a.suzuki.civ@us.navy.mil. Reference RFQ N0060424Q4082. Questions shall be submitted no later than 30 July 2024 at 12:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST).

This announcement shall close on 5 August 2024 at 10:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time (HST). Quotes shall be submitted electronically to beverly.a.suzuki.civ@us.navy.mil. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

SUBMISSIONS:

Quote: All quotes should include a price for the CLIN(s) listed in this Notice, a Point of Contact (name phone number and email address), CAGE code, Unique Entity Identification number (UEID), business size, and payment terms. Quotes should not exceed eight (8) pages in total. Facsimile quotes will not be accepted. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the Quoter to meet all specifications and requirements of the SOW. Submission of a quote indicates the Quoter takes no exception to the SOW unless specifically stated.

Evaluation Criteria: The Government intends to award a single-award Firm-Fixed Price contract to the responsible Quoter, whose quote is technically acceptable and most advantageous to the government.  Procedures in FAR 13.106 are applicable to this procurement. While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final contract award will be based on a combination of factors - a combination of price, technically acceptable quotes, past performance, and responsibility.  The quotation meeting the solicitation requirements with the lowest price may not be selected for award if award to a higher priced Quoter is determined to be more advantageous to the Government. However, the perceived benefits of the higher priced quotation must merit the additional price.

Price: Quoters shall submit a price for each item listed in this Notice.

Technical: The Quoters technical acceptability will be evaluated against the performance requirements in the Statement of Work. Quoters will be rated Acceptable if they adequately show their ability to meet the performance requirements identified in the SOW and take no exceptions to the SOW. Quoters will be rated Unacceptable if they do not adequately show their ability to meet the performance requirements identified in the SOW, or take exceptions to the SOW. By submission of a quote, the Quoter takes no exceptions to the Statement of Work, unless specifically stated.

Past Performance: The Quoter shall provide relevant past performance. Relevant past performance is experience within the past five (5) years that is essentially the same as or similar to, the scope, magnitude, and complexity of the work as described in the SOW. To demonstrate past performance, the Quoter shall identify up to three (3) of its most recent, relevant contracts or efforts within the past five (5) years. For each contract, include contract number, name of Agency or company, contract dates of performance, scope, magnitude, and complexity of the work, point of contact name, email and telephone number. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and contacting Government customers who have received recent and relevant experience from the Contractor. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. Note: If an offeror has no record of relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Quoter may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Quoter shall be determined to have unknown (or neutral) past performance.

Responsibility Determination: To be eligible for award of a purchase order hereunder, the Quoter must be determined by the Contracting Officer to be a responsible prospective Quoter in accordance with FAR 9.1. The Government may utilize a combination of various Government database repositories used to determine that a contractor is responsible. Such sources include but are not limited to the following: System for Award Management (SAM), Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

A complete quote in response to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation must include a completed Attachment 3 –

FAR 52.204-24 and 52.212-3 Alt 1 Reps & Certs (if Reps & Certs are not current in SAM).

The following FAR and DFARS provision and clauses are applicable to this procurement:

52.204-7           System for Award Management                                                             OCT 2018

52.204-10         Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards      JUN 2020

52.204-13         System for Award Management Maintenance                                         OCT 2018

52.204-16         Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting                              AUG 2020

52.204-18         Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance                          AUG 2020

52.204-21         Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems                        NOV 2021

52.204-23         Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services            NOV 2021

Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

52.204-24         Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment                                                        NOV 2021

52.204-25         Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment                                                        NOV 2021

52.204-26         Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation  OCT 2020

52.204-27         Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application                                    JUN 2023

52.209-6           Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting

with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment        NOV 2021

52.209-10         Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations                 NOV 2015

52.212-1           Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services                                                                                                SEP 2023

52.212-2           Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services                        NOV 2021

52.212-3           Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products

and Commercial Services--Alternate I                                                    FEB 2024

52.212-4           Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services                                                                             NOV 2023

52.212-5           Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes

or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services     MAY 2024

52.219-28         Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation                            MAR 2023

52.222-21         Prohibition of Segregated Facilities                                                        APR 2015

52.222-26         Equal Opportunity                                                                                 SEP 2016

52.222-35         Equal Opportunity for Veterans                                                             JUN 2020

52.222-36         Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities                                     JUN 2020

52.222-37         Employment Reports on Veterans                                                          JUN 2020

52.222-50         Combating Trafficking in Persons                                                          NOV 2021

52.226-8           Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving   MAY 2024

52.232-33         Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management     OCT 2018

52.232-34         Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for

Award Management                                                                              JUL 2013

52.232-39         Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations                                        JUN 2013

52.232-40         Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors  MAR 2023

52.233-3           Protest after Award                                                                               AUG 1996

52.233-4           Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim                                         OCT 2004

52.237-2           Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation                    APR 1984

52.237-3           Continuity of Services                                                                           JAN 1991

252.203-7000    Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials           SEP 2011

252.203-7002    Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights                        DEC 2022

252.203-7005    Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials           SEP 2022

252.204-7003    Control of Government Personnel Work Product                                     APR 1992

252.204-7004    Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors                                  JAN 2023

252.204-7009    Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor

Reported Cyber Incident Information                                                      JAN 2023

252.204-7012    Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting                                                                                             MAY 2024

252.204-7015    Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support         JAN 2023

252.204-7016    Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services                        DEC 2019

--Representation                                                                                   

252.204-7017    Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications MAY 2021

Equipment or Services--Representation                                                 

252.204-7018    Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services                                                                           JAN 2023

252.204-7019    Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements                        NOV 2023       

252.209-7004    Subcontracting with Firms That are Owned or Controlled by the                    MAY 2019

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism                        

252.223-7008    Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium                                                     JAN 2023

252.225-7048    Export-Controlled Items                                                                        JUN 2013

252.225-7055    Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime MAY 2022

252.225-7056    Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime JAN 2023

252.232-7003    Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018

252.232-7010    Levies on Contract Payments                                                                 DEC 2006

252.237-7010    Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel          JAN 2023

252.244-7000    Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services                        NOV 2023

252.247-7023    Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic                                               JAN 2023

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

(End of clause)

             

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

      (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

      (b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

      (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

      (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

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