SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR Preventive Maintenance of Deionized Water System.

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Disclaimer: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

NOTICE: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED:

THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. If ONLY ONE ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING oFFICER WILL CONSIDER AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE first, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE CRITERIA IS NOT MET.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01 effective 12 November 2024.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 811310. The small business size standard is $12,500,000.00.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001: One (1) job, FY 25 visit one (1) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0002: One (1) job, FY 25 Visit two (2) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0003: DATA CLIN: The contractor shall provide all data deliverables in accordance with DD 1423 Form.

CLIN 0004: Option One: One (1) job, FY 26 visit one (1) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0005: Option Two: One (1) job, FY 26 visit two (2) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0006: Option Three: One (1) job, FY 27 visit one (1) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0007: Option Four: One (1) job, FY 27 visit two (2) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0008: Option Five: One (1) job, FY 28 visit one (1) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0009: Option Six: One (1) job, FY 28 visit two (2) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0010: Option Seven: One (1) job, FY 29 visit one (1) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

CLIN 0011: Option Eight: One (1) job, FY 29 visit two (2) for preventative maintenance of the De-ionized Water System located at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

Specifications/Requirement: For a detailed description of requirements please email Acquisition Specialist: Ashley Runkles, Ashley.n.runkles.ctr@army.mil for the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Delivery: Period of Performance is one (1) base period consisting of twelve (12) months and four (4) options periods consisting of twelve (12) months each (Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure for CLIN structure and CLIN type). Delivery and Acceptance shall be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, 6340 Rodman Road, Aberdeen, MD 21005. The FOB point is FOB Destination.

Clauses:

1. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

1. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance):

Price:

Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any). The Government reserves the right and discretion to perform price realism analysis on any offer that appears to be so low as to pose a risk to the Government in understanding the requirements of the solicitation.

Technical Capabilities/Specification:

The technical acceptability element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product/service meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications.

Past Performance:

Past performance will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable rating basis. An “Acceptable” rating is defined as the Government having reasonable confidence that the offeror can complete all requirements under the contract and meet stated delivery dates. An “Unacceptable” rating is defined as the Government having minimal confidence that the offeror can complete all requirements under the contract and meet stated delivery dates. The ratings will be based upon past performance information submitted by past performance information the Government obtains. Only offerors rated “Acceptable” will be eligible for award.

1. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

1. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause. NONE.

1. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

• 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018)


• 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (NOV 2021)


• 52.219-4 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (SEP 2021)


• 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (MAR 2020)


• 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP 2021)


• 52.219-33 NONMANUFACTURER RULE (SEP 2021)


• 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)


• 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)


• 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)


• 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)




• 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014)


• 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021)


• 52.222-54 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (NOV 2021)


• 52.223-20 AEROSOLS (JUN 2016)


• 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)


• 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024)


• 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

1. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

Provisions:

• 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)


• 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020)


• 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)*


• 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION*


• 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)*


• 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2022)


• 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. (OCT 2026)


• 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. (DEC 2019)


• 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. (MAY 2021)


• 252.204-7019 Notice of NISTSP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. (NOV 2023)

Clauses:

• 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)


• 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023)


• 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)


• 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NOV 2021)


• 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)


• 52.213-2 INVOICES (APR 1984)


• 52.232-18 AVAILBILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)


• 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (NOV 2021)


• 252.201-7000 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC1991)


• 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)


• 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC 2022)


• 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)


• 252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APR 1992)


• 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016)


• 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support. (JAN 2023)


• 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. (JAN 2023)


• 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171DoD Assessment Requirements. (NOV 2023)


• 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. (JAN 2023)


• 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. (FEB 2024)


• 252.225-7007 PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES (DEC 2018)*


• 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (APR 2022)


• 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. (MAY 2022)


• 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. (JAN 2023)


• 252.227-7015 Technical Data - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (MAY 2023)


• 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data. (JAN 2023)


• 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012)


• 252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016)*


• 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)*


• 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. (DEC 2006)


• 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2023)


• 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (NOV 2023)


• 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues. (JAN 2023)


• 252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations. (OCT 2010)


• 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. (OCT 2024)


• 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 1998)*

Local Provisions:

• APPLICABLE FOREIGN ACQUISITION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES


• EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL


• DEBRIEF OF UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERS


• ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL


• FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING


• PAYMENT TERMS


• AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS


• DD FORM 1423

Local Clauses:

• ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT


• CONTRACTING OFFICER REP


• TYPE OF CONTRACT


• NON-PERSONAL SERVICES


• AT-OPSEC REQUIREMENTS


• DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT C


• GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE


• EXERCISE OF OPTION


• PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD)


• TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)


• PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS


• RECEIVING ROOM – APG


• SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES


• WORK HOURS


• ID OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES


• GOV’T-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS


• KEY PERSONNEL


• Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Contractors

1. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A

1. The following notes apply to this announcement: In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot not be provided for this acquisition.

Place of Performance: DEVCOM – Army Research Laboratory: 6300 Rodman Rd., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

Offers are due five (5) business days after posting by 11:59 AM EST, to Acquisition Specialist: Ashley Runkles, Ashley.n.runkles.ctr@army.mil

For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Acquisition Specialist: Ashley Runkles, Ashley.n.runkles.ctr@army.mil

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