Manufacture, Supply, and Distribute Flat Bronze Markers

What they want

• Cast and finish flat bronze markers: B1, B6 (Medal of Honor), T1 and T6 (old style), 12 x 24 inches, to Government drawings
• Use bronze with copper 87-89% and zinc 4-8%, brown pigmented finish, leather-look texture, glossy protective coating
• Add four 5-inch threaded brass rods with nuts and washers to each marker
• Deliver F.O.B. destination within 20 calendar days of each order, and within 10 days for 'specials', at no extra cost
• Send weekly delivery, return and scrapped-marker reports to the VA
• Handle returns, reshipments and scrapped markers at your own cost, including monthly reimbursement checks for scrapped markers
• Pass VA quality inspections at your plant (some without notice) and keep quality records
• Update emblem drawings within 10 business days of notice

What they'll judge offers on

• Price
• Technical (Experience, Key Personnel, Quality Control Plan, plus the bronze sample)
• Past Performance

What to include when you submit

• Send four separate files: Volumes A, C and D as separate PDFs, and Volume B (pricing) as the completed Price/Cost Schedule Excel spreadsheet (Attachment 1) only
• Volume A: signed SF 1449, legal name as in SAM, street address (no P.O. boxes), UEI, point of contact, acknowledgment of amendments, subcontractors or joint venture partners, and one copy of VAAR 852.216-72 showing the percent of base price that is copper and tin separately
• Volume C: experience statement, resumes of key personnel, and a quality control plan
• Volume D: 3 to 5 past performance references from the last 5 years (list NCA contracts first), a Past Performance Questionnaire for each (Attachment 5), and a description of any material legal proceedings
• Samples of B1, B6, T1 and T6 markers, each marked on the back with company name, solicitation number, email, address and phone, and with 'PROPERTY OF THE US GOVERNMENT' cast in 1/2-inch letters
• Samples must be made in the facility(ies) that will make production items, with one per additional facility, and must arrive before the closing date and time; no hand-carried samples
• If you have trouble submitting before the deadline, email the Contract Specialist with the subject 'Submittal Issues' and the RFP number, and keep read and delivery receipts
• Do not send a copy of the whole RFP

You must have

• Active SAM registration at the time of submission, with representations and certifications completed Offerors MUST have an active registration in the System of Award Management (SAM)
• Legal business name must match SAM, and the address cannot be a P.O. box Complete Company Address (No P.O. Boxes).
• SDVOSB or VOSB firms must be certified in SBA's DSBS at submission (the notice shows no set-aside; the SF 1449 lists a 500-employee size standard) 500 Employees
• Ability to cast bronze markers and make the physical samples in your own production facility The sample shall be manufactured in the same facilities to be used in the manufacture of production items.
• At least 3 and no more than 5 past performance references for similar supplies in the last 5 years Offerors shall provide at least three (3) and no more than five (5) references for performance on prior contracts

Current contractor

This is a recompete. The Q&A says prior award information is publicly available on SAM.gov but does not name the current contractor.

Not in the notice text

• Price schedule (Attachment 1 Excel) was not read, so order quantities, any guaranteed minimum amount and maximum are unknown
• Length of the contract (base period and options) is not shown in the text provided
• About 70,000 characters from the middle of each RFP file were left out (including the ordering, order limitation and option clauses and the veteran-owned business evaluation clause), so some terms may be missing
• The drawings (Attachment 2 portfolio) could not be read
• Whether any preference for veteran-owned businesses applies to evaluation is not visible in the text provided
• Dollar value of the contract is not stated
• Current or past contractor is not named