This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for wiring harnesses. The procurement is set aside for small business concerns, with FPI Unicor allowed to quote. The RFQ requires a first article test and report. Inspection and acceptance will be at origin, with delivery FOB destination. Offers must be submitted electronically via email to the contract specialist by the closing date. The Technical Data Package (TDP) is available on sam. gov. Vendors must be registered in SAM. gov.
The delivery deadline for item **** is 620 days after award, for item **** is 340 days after award, and for item **** is 280 days after award upon exercise of the option. The bid notice states please pay close attention to the solicitation closing date and time as stated on the cover page of this solicitation, local time EST, for DLA Weapons Support Warren.
The bid notice mentions discount options for prompt payment: a. 10 calendar days, b. 20 calendar days, c. 30 calendar days. It also details electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).
The bid notice states, The contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.
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 ****.
Vendors must be registered in SAM. gov. The bid notice also mentions requirements related to cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC Level 2 self) and safeguarding covered contractor information systems.
The bid notice mentions that failure to have items inspected and accepted will result in their rejection at the destination, and rejected supplies will be returned at the offeror's expense. It also states that if the contractor fails to deliver any first article report on time, or the contracting officer disapproves any first article, the contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the default clause of this contract.
A first article test and report is required, indicating that samples or prototypes are necessary for evaluation.
The bid notice mentions, Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest 1 with the procuring contracting officer, 2 with the General Accounting Office, or 3 pursuant to Executive Order ****, with the agency for a decision by the activity's chief of the contracting office. Specific deadlines for filing protests are not explicitly stated in the provided text.