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General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
  • Updated Published Date: Nov 07, 2022 07:26 am EST
  • Original Published Date: Oct 24, 2022 12:51 pm EDT
  • Updated Date Offers Due: Nov 21, 2022 12:00 pm EST
  • Original Date Offers Due: Nov 07, 2022 12:00 pm EST
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
  • Updated Inactive Date: Dec 06, 2022
  • Original Inactive Date: Nov 22, 2022
  • Initiative:
    • None

Classification

  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: 4710 - PIPE, TUBE AND RIGID TUBING
  • NAICS Code:
    • 332996 - Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
  • Place of Performance:
    Kittery , ME
    USA

Description

Please see the attached N3904023R0003 U00001. This solicitation has been modified by amendment U0001 to extend the solicitation period by two weeks from [10/24/2022-11/07/2022] to [10/24/2022-11/21/2022]. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has the following requirements:

  • 250 inches of 1H 9510-01-695-3769 X2 BAR VAR/ESR
  • 1,000 inches of 1H 4710-01-027-5258 X2 PIPE,SML,3IN
  • 150 inches of 1H 4710 01-128-3502 X2 ATSM-A-312,12IN,3SCH10S,304

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote
is determined to be the most advantageous to the government. Quotes will be evaluated based on the following
criteria:
1. Technical Acceptability (Must meet specifications, document capabilities, vendor eligibility)
2. Past Performance
3. Best available delivery schedule (Award may be made based on mobilization and delivery
4. Price

Submission Instructions
Submit your company’s quote in writing and via email. Contact Contract Specialist Tom Fuller at (207) 690-1655,
or thomas.g.fuller17.civ@us.navy.mil. You may submit more than one quote. If you do, we will evaluate each
separately.
We must receive your quote by the deadline specified in Block 8 on Page 1. We may not consider any quote that we
receive after the deadline unless we receive it before we issue a purchase order and considering it will not delay our
purchase. In case of an emergency that delays our operations and makes submission or receipt of your quote
impossible, we will extend the deadline by one working day.
Terms and content of your quote. Your quote must be based on the terms of this RFQ. We might reject any quote
that is not based on these terms in their entirety. Your quote must contain all of the information described below.
Small Business Status. In order to submit a quote, you must know whether your company is a small business. The
small business size standard that applies to this purchase is stated in Block 10 of the cover sheet of this RFQ, along
with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code on which it is based. Regardless of the
information in Block 10, the small business size standard is 500 employees if you are submitting your quote in your
own name but intend to provide a product that you did not manufacture yourself.

Issuance of purchase order. Your quote should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or
all quotes. After the evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more
quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with
any quoters other than those that submit complete solicitation packages and will not be using the formal source
selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.
The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest price. Multiple awards
may result from this solicitation, purchasing various items or groups of items from different quoters. We may issue
an order for less than the quantity on which your quote is based, at the quoted price, unless you tell us that you will
not accept an order on that basis.

Information to be submitted. Put the following information in your quote:
1. Number of this RFQ/Solicitation;
2. Your company name, address, DUNS number (see below) and telephone number;
3. Your price and any discount terms;
4. Acknowledgement of any amendments to this RFQ;
5. A statement that you assent to all terms of this RFQ;
5a. OR include any exceptions you take to this RFQ
6. A detailed description of the product or service that you will provide, including any product or service literature
that you wish to give us;
7. The terms of any warranty;
8. References to current or former customers who will attest to the quality of your product or service in the within
the past three years, including (i) customer name, (ii) customer address, (iii) contract or purchase order numbers, (iv)
persons to contact, and (v) telephone numbers
Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following
information, if applicable:
(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.
(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past
performance information on the debriefed offeror.
(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.
(4) A summary of the rationale for award;
(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful
offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection
procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the
agency.
Availability of Government Documents. If the descriptions in this RFQ of the products or services we want to buy
refer to any Government specification, standard, or commercial item description, you may obtain a copy of any such
documents from the places listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.212-1, paragraph (i).
System for Award Management (SAM). Unless exempted by the Contracting Officer, you must register in SAM
before we will issue a purchase order to you. If you do not register by the date set by the Contracting Officer, the
Contracting Officer might issue the order to a different quoter. Once registered, you must remain registered
throughout performance until final payment. Go tohttps://www.acquisition.gov for information on SAM registration
and annual confirmation.
DUNS Number (Data Universal Numbering System Number). [This applies to all quote if the solicitation requires
that you be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).] Place the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4”
next to your name and address on the first page of your quote followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that
identifies the quoter’s name and address.
The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that you may use at your discretion to establish
additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart
32.11) for your company.

Addendum to 52.212-1 “Instructions To Offerors – Commercial Items”
I. GENERAL
In addition to FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items” and any other instructions
contained elsewhere in this solicitation, the following information is provided:
Objections to any of the terms and conditions of the RFQ will constitute a deficiency which will make the offer
unacceptable.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
(1) Vendors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Vendors are cautioned not to alter
the solicitation.
(2) Initial quotes and any modifications thereto are to be submitted to the Contracting Office on or before the
closing dated time cited elsewhere in this Request for Quote.
(3) Responses should be submitted via email only
(4) Please review all specifications carefully.
II. CONTENT OF QUOTE
 RFQ pricing and information pages completed by the vendor.
 Acknowledgement of solicitation amendments (if not previously acknowledged).
 Technical Submission to include:

o Submission of technical information demonstrating compliance with the specifications, including,
but not limited to:
 Technical submission shall include the Manufacturer Name and Model Number of the
specific unit(s) being proposed. The Government will only evaluate those specifically
identified unit(s).
 Brochures pertaining to the pieces of equipment being quoted, to include, but not limited
to: pictures of the equipment, and technical specifications of the equipment including
model/series unit demonstrating compliance with the PWS and specifications. These
should be readily identified by the item ID number.
 The details of any/all exceptions taken to the specification.
The completion and submission of the above items will constitute a quote and will be considered the vendor’s
unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any attachments and/or exhibits hereto. An
objection to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation will constitute a deficiency which will make the offer
unacceptable.

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

  • PORTSMOUTH NH 03801-5000
  • PORTSMOUTH , NH 03801-5000
  • USA

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