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 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for court reporter transcription services.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Quotes are being requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) no. N0016718Q0117.  The NAICS code is 561492 and the business size standard is $15 million.  This requirement is being solicited as a100% total small business set-aside. The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-100

and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20180824.  SEE ATTACHED SOLICITATION FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.  The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible offerors on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.  The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a contract without discussions with offerors.  The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.   Evaluation Factors (in order of importance) •1.        Technical - Offerors' quotes must reflect the required specifications included in the RFQ. •2.        Price - Offerors' quotes must include all applicable costs.See 52.212-2- EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS, incorporated into this solicitation at pages 21-22, for additional information regarding the evaluation process for this award. Questions/clarification regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to james.valiga@navy.mil.  Any questions must be presented no later than 14 September 2018 and will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation.   Quote packages are due by 20 September 2018 at 10:00AM EST. Late quotes will not be considered.  Quote packages shall be sent to james.valiga@navy.mil and contain a cover sheet that provides the following information: •a)  Official Company Name;•b)  Point of contact including name and phone number; and•c)  DUNS number. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is James Valiga, at james.valiga@navy.mil.Contact Information: James M. Valiga, Admin/Tech Specialist, Phone 3012271713, Email james.valiga@navy.mil Office Address :9500 MacArthur Boulevard West Bethesda MD 20817-5700 Location: NSWC Carderock Division Set Aside: N/A