This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance
with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as
supplemented
with additional information included in this notice. This announcement
constitutes only
the solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written
solicitation will not be
issued.
Competitive quotes are being requested under Request for Quote (RFQ) #
N66001-19-Q-
6878. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Ryan Conrad by phone
at 619-
553-5585 or by e-mail at
[email protected]. Please use the subject line
"N66001-
19-Q-6878" on your e-mail messages.
Questions and quotes must be uploaded on the NAVWAR e-Commerce website at
https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil, under NIWC Pacific/Simplified
Acquisitions/N66001-19-Q-6878. E-mail quotes or offers may not be accepted. For
e-
Commerce technical issues, contact the NAVWAR Paperless Initiatives Help Desk
at 858-
537-0644 or
[email protected]. NIWC Pacific is issuing this
solicitation,
N66001-19-Q-6878, as a request for quotations (RFQ).
THIS IS A BRAND NAME, SAMSUNG, DO NOT SUBSTITUTE REQUIREMENT.
To be considered acceptable and eligible for award, quotes must provide all of
the items
and quantities requested. The Government will not consider offers for partial
items or
quantities.
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in
effect
through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-03.
Requirements Description: To award a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract for the
following
products from authorized distributors of Samsung products:
150 x Unlocked Samsung Galaxy s10e (SM-G970) Smartphones with the following
further
specifications:
Size: 128 GB
Color: Black
SKU: SM-G970UZKAXAA
Please note: No wireless cell phone (or other similar service) plans are being
requested
or required for these devices.
See Attachment 1 for a redacted version of the Brand Name Justification for Non-
Competitive Procurement.
Delivery Date: 1 October 2019 or sooner ARO
Shipping Method: Free On Board (FOB) Destination
Shipping Address for Delivery and Acceptance: The contractor must deliver the
required
items FOB destination to NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE CENTER PACIFIC, ATTN: Gerry
Hong, Code 56750, 4297 PACIFIC HWY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110 by 1 October 2019 or
sooner after receipt of order. The Government will accept the items at
destination.
Quoter must provide at time of submission of quote their authorized distributor
information (POC, phone number) and/or any documentation supporting that the
items
are actually coming from that distributor, i.e. certification, letter or copy
of invoice.
Failure to provide such proof will be treated as non-responsive and your
quote(s) will not
be considered for award.
1. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items
(Deviation 2018-O0018), applies to this acquisition. The following addendum
replaces the
text of this provision in its entirety.
Addendum to FAR 52.212-1
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS
(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small
business size
standard. The applicable NAICS code is 334220. The small business size standard
is
1,250 employees.
(b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations to the office specified in this
solicitation
at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. You may submit your
quotation
on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the
solicitation. As a
minimum, your quotation must show-
(1) The solicitation number;
(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations;
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter;
(4) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to
evaluate
compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product
literature,
or other documents, if necessary;
(5) Terms of any express warranty;
(6) Price and any discount terms;
(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;
(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3
(see FAR
52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the quoter shall
complete
electronically);
(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;
(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to
include
recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other
references
(including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other
relevant information); and
(11) If you do not submit your quotation on the SF 1449, include a statement
specifying
the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in
the
solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or
information, or
reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from
consideration.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, you must submit product
samples
at or prior to the time specified for receipt of quotations. Unless otherwise
specified in
this solicitation, you must submit these samples at no expense to the
Government. We
will return product samples at your request and expense, unless they are
destroyed
during testing.
(e) Multiple quotations. You are encouraged to submit multiple quotations
presenting
alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the
requirements of
this solicitation. Each quotation that you submit will be evaluated separately.
(f) Submission Deadline.
(1) You are responsible for submitting your quotation to the Government office
designated in the solicitation by the date and time specified in the
solicitation
(submission deadline). If we did not specify a time elsewhere in this
solicitation, then the
submission deadline is 4:30 p.m., local time, on the date that quotations are
due.
(2) We will consider your quotation if we receive it at the Government office
designated
in the solicitation by the submission deadline. If we receive your quotation
after this
time, we will not consider it unless we receive it before we issue the purchase
order and
we determine that considering it would not unduly delay the acquisition.
(3) An emergency or unanticipated event may interrupt our normal processes so
that we
cannot receive your quotation prior to the submission deadline. In these
circumstances,
the submission deadline is automatically extended to the same time of day
specified in
the solicitation on the first work day on which our normal processes resume.
(g) Issuance of purchase order. Your quotation should contain your best
technical and
price terms. We may reject any or all quotations. We may issue a purchase order
to a
quoter other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. We may issue a
purchase
order to a vendor who did not submit a quotation in response to this
solicitation. After
the evaluation of quotations, we may negotiate final terms with one or more
quoters of
our choosing before issuing a purchase order. We will not negotiate with any
quoters
other than those of our choosing and we will not use the formal source
selection
procedures described in FAR part 15.
(h) Multiple purchase orders. We may issue a purchase order for any item or
group of
items in your quotation, unless you qualify the quotation by specific
limitations. Unless
otherwise provided in the Schedule, you may not submit a quotation for
quantities less
than those specified. We reserve the right to issue a purchase order for a
quantity less
than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless you specify
otherwise in the
quotation.
(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.
(1) You may obtain the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and
Commercial
Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards,
and
commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation for a fee by submitting
a request to-
GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section
Suite 8100
470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20407
Telephone (202) 619-8925
Facsimile (202) 619-8978.
(2) You may download most unclassified Defense specifications and standards
from the
following ASSIST websites:
(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).
(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).
(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).
(3) You may order documents not available from ASSIST from the Department of
Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-
(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);
(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to
1600
EST; or
(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA
19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.
(4) You must obtain nongovernment (voluntary) standards from the
organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.
(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all quotations
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold and quotations of any dollar value if
the
solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award
Management
(SAM) database.) You must enter, in the block with your name and address on the
cover
page of your quotation, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS+4" followed by the DUNS
or
DUNS+4 number that identifies your name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS
number plus a 4-character suffix that you may assign at your discretion to
establish
additional SAM records for identifying additional Electronic Funds Transfer
(EFT) accounts
(see FAR Subpart 32.11). If you do not have a DUNS number, you should contact
Dun
and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. If you are located inside the United
States, you
may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. If you are outside the United States, you must
contact
the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. You should indicate that
you are
a quoter for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet
office.
(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this
solicitation, by submission of your quotation, you acknowledge the requirement
to
register in the SAM database prior to purchase order issuance, during
performance, and
through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If you
are not
registered in the SAM database in the time that we prescribe, we will proceed
to issue
the purchase order to the next otherwise successful registered quoter. You may
obtain
information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM
database
accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.
(l) Requests for information. We will not notify unsuccessful quoters that
responded to
this solicitation. You may request information on purchase order(s) resulting
from this
solicitation from the contracting officer.
(m) Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. 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, we will make their full text available.
The listed
provisions may include blocks that you must complete and submit with your
quotation. In
lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, you may identify the
provision by
paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with your
quotation. Also,
you may access the full text of a solicitation provision electronically at
this/these address
(es):
Federal Acquisition Regulation: www.acquisition.gov
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/
DoD Class Deviations: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html
(n) Authorized Deviations in Provisions.
(1) 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.
(2) 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 addendum)
Addendum to FAR 52.212-2
EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to
the
responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most
advantageous
to the Government, price and other factors considered.
Factor I Technical Acceptability:
This requirement contains supplies that are Brand Name pursuant to FAR 11.105,
Items
Peculiar to One Manufacturer. To be considered for award, the quoter is
required to
certify that the product being offered are original, new Samsung products. The
Government will only accept the required brand name product as specified in
Attachment
1 (Brand Name Justification).
Factor II- Price:
The Government will evaluate the total price to determine if it is fair and
reasonable.
Factor III- Past Performance:
The Government will consider available past performance data.
Notice: Any quote rated "Unacceptable" under any one of the above factors may
be
determined to be ineligible for contract award.
(End of addendum)
2. Basis for Award: The Government will select the quote that is most
advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered See
Addendum to FAR 52.212-2.
3. You must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror
Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items (Oct 2018)Alternate I (Oct
2014), with your quotation.
4. The following provisions are incorporated by reference:
FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)
FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment
DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD
Officials
(Nov 2011)
DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for
Litigation
Support (May 2016)
DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier
Performance
Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations (Mar 2018)
DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013)
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving
Reports
(Jun 2012)
DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (May 2013)
DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006)
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013)
5. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and ConditionsCommercial
Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition. Addenda are not attached.
6. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To
Implement Statutes Or Executive OrdersCommercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to
this
acquisition. The following clauses cited in the clause are incorporated by
reference:
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract
Awards
(Oct 2018)
FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and
Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment
FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with
Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)
FAR 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)
FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)
FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)
FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)
FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)
FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)
FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while
Driving
(Aug 2011)
FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)
FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award
Management
(Oct 2018)
*The Government reserves the right to add or remove clauses to the resulting
order, as
required by regulations and statutes.
As stated above, the Point of Contact (POC) for this solicitation is Mr. Ryan
Conrad at
[email protected].
Please include RFQ # N66001-19-Q-6878 on all inquiries.
This RFQ closes on 20 August 2019 by no later than 12:00 PM, Pacific Standard
Time.
Quotes must be uploaded on the SPAWAR e-commerce website at
https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil, under SSC Pacific/Simplified
Acquisitions/N66001-19-Q-6878.
Quotes received after this due date, may be deemed unacceptable, at the
discretion of
the Government.
All responding vendors must have a completed registration in the System for
Award
Management (SAM) website prior to award of contract. Information can be found
at
https://www.sam.gov/. Complete SAM registration means quoters shall have a
registered
DUNS number and CAGE Code.
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16 August 2019 Amendment:
(1) Re-attached Attachment 1, which failed to attach to this solicitation
(2) Updated technical specifications to reflect size, color and SKU:
150 x Unlocked Samsung Galaxy s10e (SM-G970) Smartphones with the following
further
specifications:
Size: 128 GB
Color: Black
SKU: SM-G970UZKAXAA
(3) Removed the following language: "Quotes must contain all required items in
line item
sequence."
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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16 August 2019 - Amendment 2:
Added the following language - "Please note: No wireless cell phone (or other
similar
service) plans are being requested or required for these devices."
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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20 August 2019 - Amendment 3:
This RFQ has been extended to 23 August 2019 with a quote due time of 12:00
Pacific.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Bid Protests Not Available