This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This procurement is for the purchase tensile testing services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Quotes are being requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) no. N0016719Q0168. The NAICS code is 541380 and the business size standard is $15 (millions of dollars).  This requirement being solicited as full and open competition. The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20161222.  SEE ATTACHED SOLICITATION FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation; will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.  The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible offerors on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.  The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a contract without discussions with offerors.  The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. 

Evaluation Factors (in order of importance)

• 1. Technical - Offerors' quotes must reflect the required specifications outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW) included in the RFQ.
• 2. Price - Offerors must include all applicable costs that reflect items listed in the SOW.

See FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, incorporated into this solicitation, for additional information regarding the evaluation process for this award.

Questions/clarification regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to [email protected] by 12 Aug 2019 12PM EST.  All questions will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation.   

Quote packages are due by 14 Aug 2019 by 12PM EST. Late quotes will not be considered.  Quote packages shall be sent [email protected] and contain a cover sheet that provides the following information:

• a) Official Company Name;
• b) Point of Contact including name and phone number;
• c) DUNS number;
• d) CAGE CODE: