This solicitation is issued pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5 Test Programs For Certain Commercial Items. The Coast Guard intends to award a fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. Work shall commence on or about 1 May 2011. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsive, responsible contractor whose written quote is considered most advantageous to the Government, both in price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers proposals and are in descending order of importance: 1) Past Performance and, 2) Price. Factors 1-2 will be applied to determine the best value to the Government. Past Performance is significantly more important than price. All correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference Request for Quotation Number HSCG80-11-Q-P45H02. The closing date for this solicitation is anticipated to be on 28 March 2011, 3:00 P.M. EST. The anticipated award date is 28 April 2011.
This requirement is 100% set-aside for small businesses.
Interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. CCR can be obtained by accessing the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423.
All parties are encouraged to continually monitor the FedBizOpps.com website for any amendments to the solicitation. All questions concerning this requirement shall be submitted in writing to Tara Holloway at [email protected].