Special Purpose Cable for use on the MH-65E

Terms and Conditions

This document outlines the terms and conditions applicable to orders resulting from solicitation 70Z03826QB0000075. Key provisions include:

• Instructions to Offerors (52.212-1): Offers must be held firm for 60 calendar days. Quotations require the "Requirement – 70Z03826QB0000075" document with completed unit prices.
• Evaluation (52.212-2): This solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Small Business Set-aside. Award will be made to the lowest priced offeror rated technically acceptable. Technical acceptability is based on the ability to provide new manufactured commercial items from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an OEM-approved source, with exact part numbers listed on the requirements schedule.
• Price Evaluation: Prices will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. Quantity price discounts and prompt payment discounts should be included.
• Responsibility Matters (52.209-5): Offerors must certify they are not debarred, suspended, or declared ineligible, and have not had recent criminal convictions or unsatisfied delinquent Federal taxes. They must also certify they have not had contracts terminated for default.
• Felony Conviction Representation (52.209-11): Corporations must represent they have no unpaid Federal tax liability or recent felony convictions.
• Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (52.240-90): This provision addresses prohibitions related to covered telecommunications equipment and services, FASCSA orders, Sudan, and Iran. Offerors must represent their compliance and disclose any non-compliance.
• Quality Assurance: Applicable to orders for products touching USCG aircraft. Requires immediate notification of any non-conformity, changes impacting the product, or counterfeit/suspect parts. A quality control manual is required. Changes require USCG approval.
• Packaging Instructions: Material must be packed and labeled suitable for shipment, with specific exclusions for packaging materials (e.g., popcorn, Styrofoam). Individual parts require specific labeling.
• Marking Instructions: Shipping containers must be marked according to the contract/task, including NSN, Part Number, Nomenclature, S/N, Contract Number, and Purchase Order/Item Number.
• Shipping Instructions: Deliverable items are to be shipped to the USCG Aviation Logistics Center.
• Inspection and Acceptance: Performed at destination by local USCG personnel for count and condition. Serial number tracked items require acceptance by local USCG Quality Assurance. A Certificate of Conformance (COC) is required for all items.
• Deliveries or Performance: F.O.B. Destination is requested.
• Invoicing Instructions: Invoices to be submitted IAW FAR 52.212-4 to the designated billing office, with electronic submission encouraged.
• Delivery of Excess Quantities (52.211-17): Governs the treatment of quantities delivered in excess of the ordered amount.
• Option for Increased Quantity (52.217-6): Allows the Government to increase the quantity for Line Item 1 by up to 10 units, with a maximum of 20 units, within one year of award.
• Sustainable Products and Services (52.223-23): Requires compliance with various environmental and sustainability mandates for products and services.

Numerous FAR and HSAR clauses are incorporated by reference or in full text, covering areas such as:

• Prohibition on contracting with entities requiring confidentiality agreements.
• System for Award Management (SAM) registration.
• Combating Trafficking in Persons.
• Buy American Act and Trade Agreements.
• Restrictions on subcontracting.
• Prohibitions related to specific foreign entities and technologies (e.g., China, Iran, Sudan).
• FASCSA orders and prohibitions on certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment.
• Unmanned aircraft systems.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Request for Quote (RFQ) from the US Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center for a "SPECIAL PURPOSE CABLE".

• Item #: 1

• National Stock Number (NSN): 5995-01-656-9656

• Part Number: RCN8800-24D-22P-H

• Nomenclature: SPECIAL PURPOSE CABLE

• Unit of Issue: LG (70 Feet)

• Quantity: 10 (with an optional quantity of 10)

• Requested Date of Delivery: 2026-04-30

• Part Manufacturer CAGE Code: 541Q2

• The RFQ references FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity (MAR 1989), which applies if an optional quantity is stated.

• Bidders must indicate whether they agree to this clause.

• Delivery terms requested are F.O.B. Destination. Offers will be considered F.O.B. Destination unless F.O.B. origin is specified with estimated shipping costs.

• Bidders are requested to provide a quote for the specified item.

• The document includes fields for "QUOTE", "QUANTITY TOTAL", "OPTIONAL QUANTITY QUOTE", "OPTIONAL QUANTITY TOTAL", "EXTENDED", and "LEAD-TIME".

• Estimated Shipping Cost is required if F.O.B. Origin is indicated.

Not specified in the provided text.

• POC: Alex-Marie.B.Midgett@uscg.mil
• The document is an Excel spreadsheet with a sheet titled "RFQ".