RIX Industries Flow Downs

2/9/2021

Description:

Solicitation Instructions

Clause:

1. Bidder will carefully review all documents cited in Buyer's solicitation to ensurethe following:a. All information required to properly respond to this solicitation has beenreceived;b. All tooling and material requirements, processes, and procedures areunderstood and priced accordingly in its response to this solicitation.c. Bidder shall contact Buyer's Authorized Procurement Representative, toresolve questions or concerns.2. Bidder shall notify Buyer if a former employee of Buyer is representing Bidderin connection with its proposal or any resulting order.3. Bidder will propose to the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation,which will apply to any resultant Purchase Contract(s). Requests for deviationto any terms and conditions are an award discriminator. To maximizecompetitive position, Bidders should bid without exception to Buyer’s requestedterms and conditions. Buyer may consider Bidder’s proposal nonresponsivebased on exceptions to terms and conditions, and in such cases Bidder could beremoved from a competition or further consideration for a contract award.4. Bidder will provide pricing for the exact quantity requested as written and thenext highest quantity break, if any, above the quantity specified herein.5. Bidder's response to this solicitation will be based upon zero shipping tolerance.If Bidder's offered price can be reduced by allowing for shipping tolerances,Bidder will so indicate by quantifying the reduction and specifying the shippingtolerance.6. Bidder will indicate any manufacturer's part number if its response to thissolicitation proposes an equivalent item other than the requirement stated herein.7. Bidder will return the original Request for Quotation (RFQ), signed, dated, andincorporating the information indicated below. If Bidder received a Request ForProposal (RFP), the information indicated below will be provided as part of itsresponse to this solicitation:a. Unit price for quantities indicated, Bidder's corresponding unit ofmeasure, and the extended price (the product of the quantity requiredmultiplied by the unit price);b. Bidder's delivery schedule. Note: If Bidder can deliver in accordance withBuyer's required schedule, a separate indication of schedules is not required;c. Production lead-time required (in weeks)8. Payment shall be subject to the Enterprise Standard Payment Terms and process,and adjustment process set forth elsewhere in this RFP or as set forth at:http://www.boeingsuppliers.com. Bidder shall provide any prompt paymentdiscounts in its proposal.9. If Bidder intends to subcontract to lower-tier subcontractors more than 70 percentof the total cost of work to be performed, Bidder shall identify in its proposala. The amount of Bidder’s indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to the work tobe performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s); andb. A description of the added value provided by Bidder as related to the work tobe performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s).10. Responses to this solicitation received after the specified "Bid Close Date"or "Required Date " may be considered nonresponsive. Any extension of the BidClose Date or Required Date shall require approval by Buyer's AuthorizedProcurement Representative. Buyer reserves the right to consider proposals ormodifications to proposals received after the date specified in this solicitation,provided such documents are received prior to award. Buyer reserves the right toclose the solicitation prior to the Bid Close Date if all solicited Bidders haveresponded.11. Proposals signed by an agent of Bidder will be accompanied by evidence of his orher authority to sign as agent of Bidder unless such evidence has been previouslyfurnished.12. Buyer reserves the right to reject any or all solicitation responses. Any award, ifmade, will be made to the Bidder whose proposal will result in the best value forthe Buyer, and may be other than the lowest-price proposal.13. The award, if any, may be made based on initial proposals, withoutdiscussion or negotiation. Accordingly, initial proposals should be submitted andwill be evaluated on the most favorable terms, including price, delivery, quality,technical requirements and all other factors that Buyer, in its sole discretion,deems relevant.a. Buyer may make an award for any item (or group of items) in Bidder'sproposal for a quantity less than the quantity proposed at the unit priceproposed, unless Bidder specifies otherwise.b. Unless specified otherwise in the solicitation, Buyer reserves the right toaward each item and quantity at Buyer’s discretion, which may result inthe Bidder being awarded all, some or none of the items solicited.c. Bidder shall support and demonstrate to Buyer the reasonableness ofBidder’s proposal including pricing submitted. Bidder shall provide toBuyer such information including certified cost or pricing data (ifapplicable), other than certified cost or pricing data, and any otherinformation necessary to satisfy Buyer’s obligation to establish a fair andreasonable price.14. Buyer will use historical data from its Supplier Rating System when consideringquality and timely delivery performance as award factors. Buyer intends toemploy best value quantitative analysis of historical performance data wheneverall responsive Bidders have representative performance data in the SupplierRating System.15. Boeing is committed to conducting this procurement fairly, impartially, and in anethical and proper manner. In the event that Bidder has cause to believe thatBoeing or any Boeing employee or agent has acted improperly or unethically inconnection with this solicitation, Bidder shall report such conduct to the BoeingEthics hotline. Copies of Boeing’s Code of Conduct and contacts for suchreports are available on http://www.boeing.com/ under “Ethics and BusinessConduct.” Boeing will not use the failure to make such a report as a basis forrejecting Bidder’s proposal. Bidder is nonetheless encouraged to exert reasonableefforts to make such reports when warranted.16. Notwithstanding anything else set forth in Buyer’s solicitation or any othercommunications between Buyer or the Bidder to the contrary, Buyer is under noobligation to award a contract to the Bidder and no costs incurred in thesubmission of any proposals or in making necessary studies or designs for thepreparation thereof shall be paid by Buyer.If this solicitation is in support or anticipation of a U.S. Government PrimeContract or subcontract, the following additional instructions apply:17. In accordance with the requirements of FAR 52.222-24 (FEB 1999), anticipatedaward values of $10 million or more shall subject Bidder to a preawardcompliance evaluation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs(OFCCP), unless within the preceding 24 months the OFCCP has found Bidderto be in compliance with Executive Order 11246.18. If this solicitation supports a DOD prime contract or subcontract, Bidder’sresponse shall provide detailed information about its intended performanceoutside the United States and Canada in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7003.19. Bidder’s response shall identify the country of manufacture of end products to bedelivered under the contract. Bidder is reminded that it is required to complywith the sourcing requirements of any FAR Part 25 or DFARS Part 225 clausesincorporated in this solicitation.20. If this solicitation supports a U.S Government prime contract or subcontract,Bidder is encouraged to propose commercial or non-developmental items asdefined in FAR 2. 101, and to the extent practical, incorporate such items ascomponents of the items to be proposed, in response to this solicitation. If Biddercontemplates proposing commercial items/services, Bidder is requested toexplain its assertion of commerciality and to provide all pertinent supportingevidence/information with its proposal submittal. Bidder's assertion ofcommerciality may be submitted on Buyer's form F70127, Offeror’s Assertion ofCommerciality or other form or format provided or required by Buyer.21. If the customer contract requirements associated with this solicitation containsDFARS 252.204-7012 and/or DFARS 252.204-7020, Bidder shall state in itsproposal whether or not it is in compliance with the referenced DFARS clause(s)and NIST SP 800-171.In addition, Bidder shall (i) contact Boeing Information Security atsuppliercybersecurity@boeing.com for access to the Exostar NIST SP 800-171questionnaire (“Questionnaire”) described atwww.exostar.com/PIM/Cybersecurity; (ii) complete the Questionnaire; and (iii) authorize Buyer to review any Questionnaire completed by Bidder within the last 2 years from the date of this solicitation.22. If any portion of the Bidder’s proposal is for supplies (excluding commerciallyavailable off-the-shelf items) to be acquired outside the United States or is forservices to be performed outside the United States, Bidder shall comply, ifapplicable, with the requirements of clause A717, which is incorporated byreference into this solicitation.23. If Bidder’s proposal is submitted in response to a solicitation that is anticipated tobe competitive, and in the event only one offer is received, additionalinformation, including certified cost or pricing data, will be required inaccordance with FAR 15.403-1.24. If Bidder’s proposal contains a request for use of U.S. Government property,including facilities, special tooling and/or special test equipment, Bidder willprovide a separately priced line item for the rent applicable to the use of suchproperty, in the event the U.S. Government rejects the request for rent-free use.Additionally, Bidder shall provide the following information in its proposal:1) A list or description of the government property proposed for use on a rentfree basis;2) Facility contract number(s) or other instrument(s) under which the property isheld; and3) The dates that the property will be available for use and whether the propertyis to be used concurrently in performance of two or more contracts.