What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking maintenance and calibration services for aerosol photometers, as outlined in a sources sought notice. This opportunity is not set aside for small businesses and is specifically sole-sourced to Air Techniques International, meaning no other bids will be accepted. Interested vendors should note that this is not a solicitation for proposals, but rather a request for information to gauge capabilities, and they must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
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(Note: A “seated contractor” is a contractor who received CACs and are granted access
to Navy or NNSY information technology systems and are stationed at NNSY as their
permanent work location.)
• Procedure for receiving a DBIDS card:
a) Contractor will complete the SECNAV 5512 form(s) and forward them to their
NNSY Sponsor/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
b) The sponsor will complete the CVS spreadsheet utilizing the information on the
completed SECNAV5512 forms and forward all documents to Commander Navy region
mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) for vetting.
c) CNRMA will add the contractor to the “179-Day List” which is utilized by the Pass
and ID office to create the DBIDS card.
d) Once on the 179-Day List, the contractor may go to Pass and ID to have their
DBIDS card generated.
e) Green NAVSEA access badges can be generated at this point with contractors
providing proof of U.S. Citizenship (Birth Certificate/ US Passport).
Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs): A PED is defined as any non-stationary
electronic apparatus with singular or multiple capabilities of, but not limited to recording,
storing, and/or transmitting data, voice, video, or photo images (e.g., cell phones,
laptops, tablets and wearable devices such as fitness bands and smart watches).
a) NAVSEA 04 Ser 04/281 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ALLOWING CAMERA-
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITHIN THE CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL
AREA.
b) NAVSEAINST 2200.1A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES POLICY
c) SECPROMAN Vol 1 5510.36 Rev E.
In accordance with ref (a), personally owned camera enabled PED’s will be authorized
inside of the Controlled Industrial Area (CIA) and all Security Islands.
Camera enabled PEDs will remain unauthorized within Controlled Nuclear Information
Areas (CNIAs), Nuclear Work Areas (NWAs) and Open Storage Areas.
All PEDs, camera enabled or not, are still prohibited within NWAs and Open Storage
Areas.
The allowance of camera enabled PEDs inside of the CIA and Security Islands does not
negate existing photography policies. Unofficial photography, filming of video, or live
streaming from the camera-enabled PED remains prohibited within the CIA or any
NAVSEA controlled space outside of the CIA. Further, audio recordings (both digitally
or magnetically) in NAVSEA spaces is prohibited without the approval of the Code 1120
Security Director.
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Submarine Specific PEDs Instructions: In accordance with
COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 2075.1C, the use of PEDs while in or on
Department of Navy Submarines, are prohibited.
SAFETY
"Per FAR 22.102-1(a) entitled "Safety", Contractors are hereby informed that their
employees or representatives present on property under Norfolk Naval Shipyard
cognizance must follow Federal and State OSHA requirements and Norfolk Naval
Shipyard OSHE Program Manual, NAVSHIPYDNORINST P5090.2 requirements or
safety requirements for site specific location of the contract.
a. Contractors and Non-NNSY Government Agencies (NNGAs) are hereby
informed that their employees or representatives present on property under
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) cognizance must adhere to Federal OSHA
requirements for hazardous energy control IAW 29 CFR 1915.89 and must follow
Hazardous Energy Control (HEC) procedures as identified in NAVSEA’s
Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment Corporate Manual (OSHECM)
Chapter 250 (latest revision), when performing work under NNSY contract. All
HEC work to be performed by Contractors and NNGAs requires that NNSY
Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) and/or Contracting Officer’s
Representatives (CORs) be notified of the HEC scope of work prior to starting
work. Any changes or deviations in the initial scope of HEC work requires the
NNSY TPOCs and/or CORs be informed of the change/deviation. Appendix
250.B-1 through B-3 of OSHECM Chapter 250 for multiple employer work
identifies when Contractors and NNGAs are required to assign their
Lockout/Tags-Plus Coordinator (LOTC) to coordinate HEC work with the
cognizant NNSY LOTC. HEC locks shall be provided by the contractor or NNGA
for their employees use. The HEC locks shall have red bodies with name labels
or name tags affixed, identifying who installed the HEC lock(s) and a point of
contact telephone number. HEC lock name lables and tags must be made of
materials that will hold up to the environment to which they are exposed. HEC
tags used for Tags-Plus HEC work shall be provided by the cognizant NNSY
LOTC to the contractor or NNGA for their use if machinery, equipment, or
systems (MES) cannot be locked out. OSHECM Chapter 250 Tags-Plus
procedures will be strictly followed.
b. Contractors and NNGA’s may obtain electronic copies of OSHECM Chapter 250
(latest revision) and access the OSHA 1915.89 web site by using the following
link to NNSY’s public access web site:
http://www.navsea.navy.mil/shipyards/norfolk/default.aspx
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c. Names and contact information for NNSY LOTCs and/or the Facility Custodian
will be provided by NNSY TPOC and/or CORs set forth elsewhere in this award
document.”
d.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO NAVY INSTALLATIONS
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), has established the Defense
Biometric Identification System, (DBIDS), a standardized process for granting
unescorted access privileges to vendors, contractors, suppliers and service providers
not otherwise entitled to the issuance of a Common Access Card (CAC) who seek
access to and can provide justification to enter Navy installations and facilities.
Participation in the DBIDS is not mandatory, and if the Contractor chooses to not
participate, the Contractor's personnel will have to obtain daily passes, be subject to
daily mandatory vehicle inspection, and will have limited access to the installation. The
Government will not be responsible for any cost or lost time associated with obtaining
daily passes or added vehicle inspections incurred by non-participants in the DBIDS.
Alternatively, if the vendor so chooses, it ma…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.