Amendment 1:

In regards the eighty (80) VRLA UPS Batteries, EATON UPS Model 9395-275, it was determined that substituted commercial items that for the technical requirement are allowed. Industry standard allows to use equivalent VRLA Batteries when replaced as long as all batteries are replaced with the same batteries. As long as the brand of replacement batteries are equal to or exceeds the original batteries and can maintain the rated 275 kVA output that the EATON Power Xpert 9395 (Model 9395-275) is designed for, that replacement of equal is sufficient.

Additional the Government is looking to acquire standard 3 to 4 years of warranty on the procure batteries.

It is expected that the contractor would be in charge of proper disposal of batteries are in accordance with local and federal EPA standards for Hazardous Material Disposal.

This amendment will not be extending the solicitation date. All proposal are still expected to be received No Later Than 30 August 2024 at 2:00 PM (ET).

Quotes will only be accepted via email as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment sent to [email protected]. In addition to the requirements found at clause 52.212-1(b) and throughout this combined synopsis/solicitation, responses must also include solicitation number; a direct point of contact and telephone number of offeror. Proprietary data in the response will be protected where it is so designated.

For information or questions regarding this RFQ, contact the cognizant Contract Specialist (CS), Pablo Barbatto at [email protected].

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the synopsis and solicitation of the quoted items; no additional request for quotes and/or request for solicitation will be issued.

This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) N6134024R00811 and incorporates the provisions and clauses through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01.

This procurement is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 335910 (Battery Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees. This procurement will be awarded using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) outlined in FAR Part 13. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, Florida intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order that covers the items listed below. All quote information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.