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The Coast Guard intends to solicit with and award one (1) order for procurement of eight (8) each DuraMAR-5915-01 Ethernet Router, DuraMAX-1268-01 Ethernet Switch and associated cabling to Parvus Corporation , Salt Lake City, UT as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
Schedule of Supplies/Services: The Coast Guard requires firm-fixed pricing for the procurement of eight (8) each DuraMAR-5915 Ethernet Router, P/N: MAR-5915-01 and the Breakout Cable Set, P/N: CBL-5915-00, DuraMAX-1268 Ethernet Switch, P/N: PRV-1268-01 and the Breakout Cable Set, P/N: CBL-1927-01. The period of performance will be from the date of award through the final delivery, subject to negotiation.
A detailed Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure is provided as an attachment entitled "Requirements Schedule-HSCG38-14-Q-300064". The contractor shall use this attachment for the priced portion of the quote.
The Government desires delivery of the required components 180 days after Receipt of Order (ARO). The Government requires delivery within 12 months ARO.
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues and Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Offerors must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their quote. See attached "Terms and Conditions-HSCG38-14-Q-300064" for additional requirements/terms and conditions applicable to this requirement.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) applies to this requirement; the assigned rating is DO-N5.
Inspection and acceptance shall be performed by USCG ALC's Quality Assurance (QA) personnel at destination.
Delivery terms shall be Fob Destination only.
Components shall be delivered to:
Commanding Officer
USCG Aviation Logistics Center (ALC)
Receiving Section, Bldg. 63
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Closing date/time for submission of quotes is 15 August 2014, by 4:00 pm, EST. Anticipated award date is on or about 30 September 2014. Questions regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. RFQ number HSCG38-14-Q-300064 must be referenced in the subject line of any correspondence submitted. Electronic submission of quotes is permissible to the attention of Belinda Watkins [email protected] or Catrina McDonald [email protected].
Ombudsman Notice
NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS
United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program
It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time consuming litigation. OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum. Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the Contracting Officer or Ombudsman.
Informal Forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG
procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the applicable Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy their concerns, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, Contracting
Officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable).
Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the Contracting Officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester's concerns are unresolved, an Independent Review is available by the Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the Contracting Officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program. Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency's goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth
in FAR 33.103(d) (2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. To be timely protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e). Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted electronically to [email protected] and the Contracting Officer or by hand delivery to the Contracting Officer.
Election of Forum. After an interested party protests a Coast Guard procurement to the
Contracting Officer or the Ombudsman, and while the protest is pending, the protester agrees not to file a protest with the GAO or other external forum. If the protest is filed with an external forum, the agency protest will be dismissed.
The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is 202.372.3695.