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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 07, 2008 FBO #2477
SOLICITATION NOTICE

H -- 3 Packages VI3 Digital Imaging Software, 3 sets of maunals, and training

Notice Date

9/5/2008
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, JM&L LCMC Acquisition Center, Picatinny, US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
 

ZIP Code

07806-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W15QKN-08-T-0636
 

Response Due

9/17/2008
 

Archive Date

10/17/2008
 

Point of Contact

Catherine McDonald, Contract Specialist, (973)724-2286<br />
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under solicitation number W15QKN-08-T-0636. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26. The appropriate NAICS code and small business size standard are 334517 and 500 employees respectively. The U.S. Army Joint munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center in support of Maneuver Ammunition and Ground Systems (AMSML-AQ-MA) intends to solicit, negotiate, and award on a sole-source basis to VJ Technologies, Inc. for image analysis software. This software, VI3 Digital Imaging Software is required to duplicate the analysis performed by contractors supplying ordnance. The software is VJ Technologies, Inc. proprietary, and no other company is known to provide the software. ItemQuantityUnit PriceTotal PriceCopies of VI3 Software3 PackagesStdrd. Cmmrcl. Manuals3 SetsOn-site Training2 days Place and date of delivery, acceptance and FOB Destination shall be: Inspection /Acceptance will be at destination point.Delivery schedule within 6 months after purchase order award on all itemsbeing procured. Early shipments are authorized. Items should be shipped to the following address: Howard Jenkinson, Ph.D. for Scott Mc Clain AMSRD-AAR-QES-D-B908 (973)724-2645 The following provisions apply to this acquisition: The provision at FAR 52.212-1, instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offeror must also include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, with its offer. The full text clause may be accessed electronically at the following address:http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.htm The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses shall be incorporated in full text by addendum to FAR 52.212-4: 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests ARDEC 25 Commercial Packaging Requirements Include the following in solicitations and contracts whenever specified on the AMSTA-AR Form 377. If the block on the 377 Form mandating bar-coding is checked, then paragraph 6.2 needs to be included. If bar coding is not required then the paragraph 6.2 is not needed. You will have to remove paragraph 6.2 from the clause. COMMERCIAL PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS 1 Packaging - Preservation, packaging, packing, unitization and marking furnished by the supplier shall provide protection for a minimum of one year, provide for multiple handling, redistribution and shipment by any mode and meet or exceed the following requirements. 1.1 Cleanliness - Items shall be free of dirt and other contaminants which would contribute to the deterioration of the item or which would require cleaning by the customer prior to use. Coatings and preservatives applied to the item for protection are not considered contaminants. 1.2 Preservation - Items susceptible to corrosion or deterioration shall be provided protection such as preservative coatings, volatile corrosion inhibitors, desiccants, water-proof and/or water-vapor-proof barriers. 1.3 Cushioning - Items requiring protection from physical and mechanical damage (e.g. fragile, sensitive, material critical)or which could cause physical damage to other items, shall be protected by wrapping, cushioning, pack compartmentalization, or other means to mitigate shock and vibration to prevent damage during handing and shipment. 2 Unit package 2.1 Unit Package - A unit package shall be so designed and constructed that it will contain the contents with no damage to the item(s), and with minimal damage to the unit pack during shipment and storage in the shipping container, and will allow subsequent handling. The outermost component of the unit package shall be a container such as a sealed bag, carton or box. 2.2 Unit Package Quantity - Unless otherwise specified, the unit package quantity shall be one each part, set, assembly, kit, etc. 3. Intermediate Package 3.1 Intermediate Packaging - The use of intermediate packaging is required whenever one or more of the following conditions exist: a. The quantity is over one (1) gross of the same national stock number. b. Use enhances handling and inventorying. c. The exterior surface of the unit pack is a barrier bag. d. The unit pack is less than 64 cubic inches. e. The weight of the unit pack is less than five (5) pounds and no dimension is over twelve (12) inches. Intermediate container shall be limited to a maximum of 100 unit packs, a net load of 40 pounds, or a maximum volume of 1.5 cubic feet, whichever occurs first. 4 Packing 4.1 Unit packages and intermediate packages not meeting the requirements for a shipping container shall be packed in shipping containers. All shipping containers shall be the most cost effective and shall be of the minimum cube to contain and protect the items. 4.2 Shipping Containers - The shipping container (including any necessary blocking, bracing, cushioning, or waterproofing) shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used and shall provide safe delivery to the destination at the lowest tariff cost. The shipping container shall be capable of multiple handling, stacking at least ten feet high, and storage under favorable conditions (such as enclosed facilities) for a minimum of one year. 5. Unitization: Shipments of identical items going to the same destination shall be palletized if they have a total cubic displacement of 50 cubic feet or more unless skids or other forklift handling features are included on the containers. Pallet loads must be stable, and to the greatest extent possible, provide a level top for ease of stacking. A palletized load shall be of a size to allow for placement of two loads high and wide in a conveyance. The weight capacity of the pallet must be adequate for the load. The preferred commercial expendable pallet is a 40 x 48 inch, 4-way entry pallet although variations may be permitted as dictated by the characteristics of the items being unitized. The load shall be contained in a manner that will permit safe handling during shipment and storage. 6. Marking 6.1General Marking: In addition to any special markings called out by the contract, all unit packages, intermediate packs, exterior shipping containers, and unitized loads (if applicable) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129P, Change 3, dated 29 October 2004 (Standard Practice for Military Marking). The contractor is responsible for application of special markings as discussed in the Military Standard regardless of whether specified in the contract or not. Special markings include, but are not limited to, shelf-life markings, structural markings, and transportation special handling markings. The marking of pilferable and sensitive materiel will not identify the nature of the materiel. Unless otherwise specified, shipments shall have the address markings applied to the identification marked side of the exterior shipping container or to the unitized load markings. The following shall be marked "FROM: name and address of consignor and TO: name and address of consignee". 6.3 Military Shipment Labels(MSLs) may be created using commercially available programs. These commercial programs can generate a MIL-STD-129 and Defense Transportation Regulation compliant MSLs and package labels. For example, the EasyForm MSL at http://www.easysoftcorp.com/products/Software/MSL.html. Insure that the ship to and mark for in-the-clear delivery address is complete including: consignees name, organization, department name, office, building, room, street address, city, state, country code, & DODAAC. 6.4 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is required on all shipments to Defense Distribution Centers of San Joaquin and Susquehanna with the exception of munitions and explosive items. Munitions and explosive items are not to have RFID tags applied. Instructions for application and content of the tags may be found in Change 3 to MIL-STD-129P. Further information on this requirement may be obtained through sources found on the official government website www.dodrfid.org. 7. Hazardous Materials 7.1 Hazardous Materials is defined as a substance, or waste which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce and which has been so designated. (This includes all items listed as hazardous in Titles 29, 40 and 49 CFR and other applicable modal regulations effective at the time of shipment.) Ammunition and explosives (Hazard Group 1) are special cases and must be properly hazard classified and registered with the competent authority of the United States (Department of Transportation) and assigned an ex number prior to shipment. 7.2 Packaging and marking for hazardous material shall comply with the requirements for the mode of transport and the applicable performance packaging contained in the following documents: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29, Title 40 and Title 49 Joint Service Regulation AFJMAN24-204/TM38-250/NAVSUPPUB 505/MCOP4030.19/DLAM 4145.3 (for military air shipments). 7.3 If the shipment originates from outside the continental United States, the shipment shall be prepared in accordance with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in a manner acceptable to the Competent Authority of the nation of origin and in accordance with regulations of all applicable carriers. 7.4 A Product Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) is required to be included with every unit pack and intermediate container and shall be included with the packing list inside a waterproof sealed pouch attached to the outside of the package. 8. Wood Packaging Materials - All non-manufactured wood used in packaging or unitization shall be heat treated to a core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes. The box, wood packaging, and pallet manufacturers shall be affiliated with an inspection agency accredited by the Board of Review of the American Lumber Standard Committee. An international source of wood must be accredited by an international certification authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Each box shall be marked to show the conformance to the International Plant Protection Convention Standard. Boxes and any wood used as inner packaging made of non-manufactured wood shall be heat treated. The quality mark shall be placed on both ends of the outer packaging (between the encl cleats or battens if applicable). Quality marks for pallets shall be placed on two opposite end posts. Quality mark for wood unitization components shall be placed on two opposite sides. Foreign manufacturers shall have the heat treatment of non-manufactured wood products verified in accordance with their Nation al Plant Protection Organizations compliance program. 9. Quality Assurance -The contractor is responsible for establishing a quality system. Full consideration to examinations, inspections, and tests will be given to ensure the acceptability of the commercial package. ARDEC 30 Acceptance [ ] Acceptance will be at the Contractor's plant. [X ] Acceptance will be at destination ARDEC 46 Deliveries to TACOM Trucks shall deliver Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Enter through the truck entrance and report to the Scale House for further assistance. Schedule shipments with TACOM- ARDEC receiving personnel before delivery at telephone number (973) 724-4234 or 3384. Failure to schedule delivery could result in delay of off-loading. If you cannot deliver by the contract/purchase order delivery date, you will notify the Contract Specialist cited on DD Form 1155, SF33 or SF18 for disposition instructions. ARDEC 59 Payment Payment shall be made to the remit-to address shown on the invoice as authorized by the contractor. ARDEC 68 Identification of Contractor Employees This requirement is only applicable to contractor employees working on Picatinny Arsenal. 1.All contractor employees (which includes students utilized in the performance of the contract) working on the U.S. Army installation, Picatinny Arsenal in the State of New Jersey, in connection with this contract, shall conform to all applicable federal or state laws, and published rules and regulations of the Departments of Defense and Army, as well as any applicable regulations promulgated by TACOM-ARDEC and/or Picatinny Arsenal, including but not limited to traffic regulations. Additionally, all contractor employees working on classified contracts shall comply with the requirements of the National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) and Army Regulation 380-5, Department of the Army Information Security Program. The term "contractor employee" includes employees, agents, students or student interns, or representatives and all employees, agents or representatives of all subcontractors and suppliers. Contractors are responsible for obtaining/returning identification badges /passes and vehicle decals/passes for each contractor employee who will work on the contract or enter Picatinny Arsenal. The badges/passes/decals are required for the term of the contract until completion or until release of the employee. a. To obtain proper identification, contractor employees requiring recurring access (more than 90 days), must complete an application identification form (SMCAR 3058) for access to the installation. The form can be obtained from the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The form must be signed by the CO or COR and also identify the contract number and expiration date before the badge can be issued. This form is brought to the Security Division, Badge and Identification Section, Building 1136 for processing of proper identification required per terms of the contract. Contractors requiring access for less than 90 days will be required to obtain a pass (Visitor Registration Form) from the Visitor Control Center. Passes will be issued for dates access is required, not to exceed 90 days. The CO or COR must complete the Visitor Registration Form applications on the PICAWEB prior to the contractor employee arriving at Picatinny Arsenal. b. For the performance of this contract, the contractor shall utilize only employees who are U.S. Citizens or lawfully admitted and employed non-citizens. c. The contract will not take effect until the contractor certifies, in writing, that all personnel utilized in the performance of this contract have been, or will be verified to be lawfully employable in the United States, and that the contractor has or will complete a criminal background check before an individual is utilized in performance of this contract. i.Lawful employability will be verified by means of Employment Eligibility Form, INS Form I-9(if applicable), or by other applicable INS documentation approved for a specific non-citizen status. ii. The criminal background check will establish that neither the Contractor, nor individual's state or nation of permanent residence has any record or credible information that the individual has a "criminal history". In this context, "criminal history" will be defined as adjudicated guilt or pending adjudication of a crime as defined under New Jersey law, or equivalent offense under the applicable laws of another jurisdiction. If the contractor has doubt about the applicability of an offense to this definition, the circumstances must be reported to TACOM-ARDEC Security for adjudication of the individual's employability." d. Any delay in the furnishing of the above, including any delay in the obtaining of the background check, is at the sole risk of the contractor and will not be the basis of any equitable adjustment or other change to the contract. e. The contractor shall utilize only qualified, responsible, and capable employees in the performance of the work on the contract. The Contractor shall not employ persons for contract work to be conducted on the installation who have criminal history. The Contracting Officer will require that the contractor remove from performance of work, employees who have a criminal history, endanger persons or property, or whose continued employment under this contract is inconsistent with the interests of military security. Additionally, the TACOM-ARDEC Commander may bar such employees from the installation. f. The identification badge or pass issued to each employee of the contractor is for his own use only. Misuse of the badge or pass, such as permitting others to use it will result in criminal charges under Title 18 USC 499 and 701; and barring the employee from Picatinny Arsenal. Should the employee lose the badge or pass, the contractor may be charged for the cost of re-issuance of the badge or pass. Additionally, the employee and the contractor must submit a sworn affidavit as to the circumstances of the loss before a new badge or pass is issued. g. Fingerprinting of employee and any other procedure deemed necessary for the security of Picatinny Arsenal may be required at the discretion of Picatinny Security. All Contractor personnel requiring access to the Picatinny ADP system are required to have a National Agency check. 2.All contractor employees, while on the premises at Picatinny Arsenal, shall continually wear the badge, obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 above. The badge shall be worn so as to be visible to others at all times. Individuals issued passes will have on their person the pass. Passes will be presented upon request by Security personnel or other government official charged with security of the area. 3.All contractor employees meeting with Government employees or attending meetings at Picatinny, shall, at the beginning of the meeting, announce to all other attendees that they are contractor employees, employed by (Name of Contractor's name/address), and the name of all other companies or individuals that currently employs them or that the contractor employee currently represents. In addition, contractor employees shall wear a visible badge that displays their company's name. If a visiting contractor is working on a classified contract his/her visit request with security clearance information must be approved by the TACOM-ARDEC Industrial Security Division, where it will be held on file. Government employees hosting meetings will verify the contractor employee's security clearance information is on file in the TACOM-ARDEC Security Division prior to contractor access to classified information. 4. When the contract number under which the badge / pass was obtained is completed (date of last delivery or performance of last service, termination of the contract or release of the employee) including any exercise of an option pursuant to the terms of the contract, the contractor shall return the badges / passes for all of their employees to Picatinny Security and obtain a receipt for each within (3) three business days. Identification cards, Computer Access Cards and computer accounts must be surrendered to ARDEC Security upon completion of the contract or an employees termination during the life of the contract. 5. Failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph 4 will be grounds for withholding any funds due the contractor until completion of the requirement, notwithstanding any other clause or requirements in the contract. Failure to comply may also be used as an adverse factor with respect to contractor past performance in connection with award of future contracts to the firm. 6. If the contractor obtains a new or follow-on contract for work at Picatinny Arsenal, he shall obtain new badges / passes for each of his employees indicating the new or follow-on contract number and comply with the applicable provisions of the follow-on contract which cover the subject matter of this Clause. This paragraph does not apply to the exercise of an option. 7. The contractor and each contractor employee working on Picatinny Arsenal shall sign a Non-disclosure Agreement on their company's letterhead prior to commencing work under the contract or obtaining the badges / passes required by paragraph 1 above. There will be one Non-disclosure Agreement for each employee. The Non-disclosure Agreement shall be in the format indicated below. 8. The COR has the responsibility to assure contractors comply with the provisions of this clause. The COR/Government Point of Contact (POC) shall coordinate the contractor's obtaining and returning of badges / passes and signature of the Non-disclosure Agreement. The contractor shall furnish, before initiating work under the contract, the COR/Government POC two (2) copies of each fully completed, signed, SMCAR 3058 and non-disclosure statement for each contractor employee. One copy shall be maintained in the COR/Government POC file. The COR/Government POC shall furnish the other copy to the Contracting Officer for inclusion in the official contract file. 9. Contractor Employees having a mission related need to use a camera any place on the Installation will submit a request for camera pass in accordance with ARDEC Regulation 190-4, to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) of the contract and obtain a camera pass by the Chief of Police prior to bringing a camera onto the installation. 10. Before any contractor employee can be given access to "non- public information" (as defined below) there must be a signed, written agreement between the recipient contractor/contractor employee and the owner of the non-public information. A copy of the agreement will be made a part of the contract file. FORMAT FOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTI, ____________________, an employee and authorized representative of ___________________________________________________________, aContractor providing support services to Picatinny Arsenal or its tenants (hereinafter PICATINNY), and likely to have access to nonpublic information (hereinafter RECIPIENT), under contract number ______________________, agrees to and promises the following:WHEREAS RECEIPIENT is engaged in delivery support services to PICATINNY under contract; andWHEREAS, It is the intention of PICATINNY to protect and prevent unauthorized access to and disclosure of nonpublic information to anyone other than employees of the United States Government who have a need to know; and, WHEREAS, PICATINNY acknowledges that RECIPIENT will from time to time have or require access to such nonpublic information in the course of delivering the contract services; and,WHEREAS, RECIPIENT may be given or other have access to nonpublic information while providing such services; and,WHEREAS, "nonpublic information" includes, but is not limited to such information as: proprietary information (e.g., information submitted by a contractor marked as proprietary); advanced procurement information (e.g., future requirements, statements of work, and acquisition strategies); source selection information (e.g., bids before made public, source selection plans, and rankings of proposals); trade secrets and other confidential business information (e.g., confidential business information submitted by the contractor); attorney work product; information protected by the Privacy Act (e.g., social security numbers, home addresses and telephone numbers); and other sensitive information that would not be released by Picatinny under the Freedom of Information Act (e.g., program, planning and budgeting system information);NOW THEREFORE, RECIPIENT agrees to and promises as follows:RECIPIENT shall not seek access to nonpublic information beyond what is required for the performance of the support services contract; RECIPIENT will ensure that his or her status as a contractor employee is known when seeking access to and receiving such nonpublic information of Government employees; As to any nonpublic information to which RECIPIENT has or is given access, RECIPIENT shall not use or disclose such information for any purpose other than providing the contract support services, and will not use or disclose the information to any unauthorized person or entity for personal, commercial, or any unauthorized purposes; and If RECIPIENT becomes aware of any improper release or disclosure of such nonpublic information, RECIPIENT will advise the contracting officer in writing as soon as possible. The RECIPIENT agrees to return any nonpublic information given to him or her pursuant to this agreement, including any transcriptions by RECIPIENT of nonpublic information to which RECIPIENT was given access, if not already destroyed, when RECIPIENT no longer performs work under the contract. RECIPIENT understands that any unauthorized use, release or disclosure of nonpublic information in violation of this Agreement will subject the RECIPIENT and the RECIPIENT's employer to administrative, civil or criminal remedies as may be authorized by law. RECIPIENT: _____________________________ (signature)PRINTED NAME: _________________________TITLE: __________________________________EMPLOYER: ______________________________ ARDEC 163 Disclosure of Unit Price Information This constitutes notification pursuant to Executive Order 12600, Pre-Disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information (June 23, 1987), of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased. We consider any objection to be waived unless the contracting officer is notified of your objection to such posting prior to submission of initial proposals 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items.As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause:Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jun 2008) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:(1) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).(2) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:[Contracting Officer shall check as appropriate.]_X__ (16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)(E.O. 11755)._X__ (19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007)(E.O. 11246)._X__ (28) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (June 2003)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d)._X__ (36) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds TransferCentral _X__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act ________________________________________________(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractors directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause--(i) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.(ii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007)(E.O. 11246).(iii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006)(38 U.S.C. 4212).(iv) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793).(v) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).(vi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, (Nov 2007), flow down required for all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)(vii) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-50.(viii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)(ix) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)(x) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.(End of Clause) This combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed price award. Commercial warranty requirements apply to this acquisition that is consistent with customary commercial practices. The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation is Ms. Cathy McDonald, phone 973-724-3968, E-mail catherine.mcdonald1@us.army.mil. NOTE: This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.htm. Numbered Note 22 is applicable to this acquisition and can be found at http://www.fbodaily.com/fbo/notes.html Proposals may be e-mailed to catherine.mcdonald1@us.army.mil or proposals may be faxed to (973) 724-5904, Attn: Cathy Mc Donald. Closing date for receipt of proposals is 3:00 p.m. EDT, 17 September 2008. This is a sole-source requirement to VJ Technologies, Inc., 89 Carlough Road, Bohemia, NY 11716-2903.
 

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