SOLICITATION RFQ 70Z08421QBB500500 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 protesters 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 agencys 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. 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subparts 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. This is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 70Z08421QBB500500. This request is being issued by Contract Office 7008: USCG Director of Operational Logistics (DOL-95), 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, VA 23510. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05. The full text of FAR Clauses may be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. The full text of HSAR Clauses may be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/hsar This solicitation is Unrestricted using Full and Open Competition. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) 326130 and the size standard is 500 employees. A list of line item numbers and items, quantities, and units of measure (including options) is found at Attachment 1, B.2 Schedule of Prices This Request for Quotes is issued to establish an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed Price contract to provide various sizes of High Intensity Retro-Reflective Elastomeric Film for Sign Face Materials (Characters and Tape) on Aids to Navigation (ATON) in accordance with the attached specification for the U.S. Coast Guard. Required Delivery Date will be 60-days after date of issuance of the delivery orders. The place of delivery identified on individual delivery orders will be U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, Receiving, Building #88, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000, FOB Destination. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and any addenda to the provision (see full text below). FAR Provisions 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial, applies to this acquisition with specific evaluation criteria (see full text below). FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, and any addenda to the clause (see full text below). FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (see full text below). The acquisition is not rated Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their proposals via email to [email protected]. All proposals must be received by 3:00 PM Eastern, Tuesday, June 17, 2021 to be considered for award. Electronic submissions only. Contact Barbara Spruill (757) 628-4159 for information regarding the solicitation. 2. The following Attachments apply to RFQ 70Z08421QBB500500: Attachment 1 B.2 Schedule of Prices (.xlsx format) (pages 1 86) Note: Vendor shall enter unit price, cells for total price cells contain formulas and will calculate automatically Attachment 2 Specification 393-C Retro-Reflective Characters and Tape Attachment 3 DHS Form 700-21 Material Inspection and Receiving Report Attachment 4 Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Attachment 5 SF-1449 (optional, for award only) Attachment 6 CLAUSES and PROVISIONS 3. This requirement consists of a Base Year and Four (4) Options Years Anticipated Contract Performance Periods (dates may change based on contract award date) Base Period: 23 JUN 2021 (or date award) 22 JUN 2022 Option Period One: 23 JUN 2022 22 JUN 2023 (If exercised by the Government) Option Period Two: 23 JUN 2023 22 JUN 2024 (If exercised by the Government) Option Period Three: 23 JUN 2024 22 JUN 2025 (If exercised by the Government) Option Period Four: 23 JUN 2025 22 JUN 2026 (If exercised by the Government) 4. Schedule of Supplies/Services is provided as Attachment 1. All prices submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in whole dollar amounts and based on fixed prices. This solicitation may result in up to two contracts (one for each item [i.e. characters and/or tape]). Offeror(s) have the option to propose on any items. A contract will be awarded to the offeror(s) with the lowest price technically acceptable offer. FAR 15.101-2 applies. 5. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. 6. Payment will be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the financial institution listed in the System for Award Management (SAM) (See FAR Clause 52.232-33). Electronic submission of invoices is mandatory for this contract and/or any orders issued in accordance with this contract. All information set forth in FAR Clause 52.212-4, paragraph (g) must be included in an invoice to constitute a proper invoice. Specific U.S.C.G. requirements include the following: Invoice MUST include the following information: Complete Business Name and Remittance Address Invoice Number, and Invoice Date Requisition Number in Block 1 of the OF347 Contract Number and Delivery Order Number Unique Identification Number (formally DUNS) Business Size Full description, including the price and quantity of supplies or services actually delivered or rendered. NOTE: Invoices MUST match the delivery order Shipping and Payment Terms Each invoice must be submitted to the designated billing office via one of the following methods, listed in descending order of preference: FINCEN Website invoice receipt form: http://www.fincen.uscg.mil/centralinv/central_inv__contr.cfm FAX: 757-523-6900 Mailed to: U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center, P.O. Box 4122, Chesapeake, VA 23326-4122 To facilitate processing, all proper invoices and any supporting information submitted electronically using the FINCEN web based invoice submission capability must be submitted as a single Adobe .pdf formatted file. Responsible official who can receive notification of an improper invoice and answer questions regarding the invoice, fill-in below: NAME: TITLE: ADDRESS: PHONE #: EMAIL: At the time of each delivery of supplies under this contract, the contractor shall prepare and furnish to the Government a DHS Form 700-21, Material Inspection and Receiving Report. 7. It shall be the obligation of the offeror to exercise due diligence to discover and to bring to the attention of the Government any ambiguities, inconsistencies, or concerns regarding the information in this solicitation. All questions/concerns regarding this solicitation shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at [email protected] no later than 7 days prior to the due date for receipt of proposal. Follow-up/additional questions will not be accepted after this date, unless the date for receipt of proposal is extended an Amendment of Solicitation (SF-30), which will be posted on the beta.SAM.gov website for viewing by all potential offerors. 9. The attached clauses are provisions are applicable to this acquisition.