This is a sealed bid solicitation for Power Takeoff, Trans, with a 5-year long-term contract. The solicitation is for vehicular power transmission components. The minimum quantity is 4 each and the maximum is 138 each. Delivery is FOB destination. Packaging requirements are MIL A. A First Article Test Report is required, but a waiver may be authorized. The Technical Data Package (TDP) is competitive but contains source-controlled components. Access to the TDP requires data custodian approval through the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Offers must be submitted electronically via email by the closing date specified on SAM. gov. Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals are subject to specific provisions. The government may conduct a pre-award survey to assess offeror responsibility. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated offer or best value to the government from a responsible offeror meeting all material requirements.
The government requires deliveries according to the following schedule: if FAT is required, start deliveries 750 days after the delivery order date; if FAT is not required, start deliveries 330 days after the delivery order date. You will deliver 9 units every thirty days. Accelerated delivery is acceptable. The bid notice states The contractor must take into consideration the length of time necessary to deliver its shipment to the destination designated in the contract, to ensure that the item reaches its destination by the time reflected in the contract.
The bid notice mentions Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports. Specific payment terms are detailed in Section G, including document types for cost-type, fixed-price, progress payments, and performance-based payments. The notice states The contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order.
The bid notice states The government will award a contract to the offeror that: 1 submits the lowest evaluated offer if award is based on price only, or the offer that provides the best value to the government if factors in addition to price are identified elsewhere in this solicitation, and 2 submits a bid or proposal that meets all the material requirements of this solicitation, and 3 meets all the responsibility criteria at FAR ****.
The bid notice states The contractor shall comply with the higherlevel quality standards listed below. ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent. It also mentions that a First Article Test Report is required and waiver may be authorized. For TDP access, only the data custodian, as identified in the United States Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) will be granted approval to download the Technical Data Package (TDP), once it is made available in Contract Opportunities.
The bid notice mentions caution late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals: see section l, provision **** or **** also states If the contractor fails to retain or provide the documentation, or the contracting officer finds the documentation to be unacceptable, the contracting officer may take corrective action, including, but not limited to, cancellation of undelivered orders or rejection of delivered supplies.
The bid notice does not explicitly mention a mandatory or optional site visit. However, Section M states o make sure that the offeror meets the responsibility criteria at FAR **** we may: 1 arrange a visit to the offerors plant and perform a preaward survey.
The bid notice states A first article test report is required. and The approved first article items, as described elsewhere in this contract, consist of a quantity of 3 that will be consumed or destroyed in testing.
The bid notice states Protests, as defined in FAR ****, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), must be served on the contracting officer identified in the solicitation by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them. The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.