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NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1305M220QNWWG0002

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on beta.SAM.gov.

Solicitation number is 1305M220QNWWG0002 and is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ).

This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through:

a. Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-01, effective 11/12/2019, located at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

b. Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR), effective 11/18/2019, located at:

http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm,

c. NOAA Acquisition Manual, located at:

https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_acquisitionmanualtableofcontents.html

It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 and the associated Federal Supply Code (FSC) code is R799 for this procurement:

Is not being set-aside for small businesses.

Is being set-aside 100% for small business. The small business size standard is $16.5 million.

The table below lists the Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLIN(s)) and items, quantities and units of measure, inclusive of any applicable options.

PRICE SCHEDULE

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

EXTENDED

PRICE

0001 Radio Frequency Interface Surveys

Firm-Fixed Price

64 EA $ $

0002 Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and Travel

Travel will be authorized in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31.205-46(2)(i)- Federal Travel Regulations (FTR). All travel shall be pre-approved by the Government and supporting documentation shall be submitted with all invoices.

This is a cost reimbursable type line item. It is understood that the ODCs estimated within the ceiling may vary only as expressly authorized by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), based on the execution of tasks outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW); however, the Contractor shall not exceed the Not to Exceed (NTE) amount except at its own risk in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (OCT 2018) Alternate I (JAN 2017).

1 EA NTE

$312,000.00

NTE

$312,000.00 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_acquisitionmanualtableofcontents.html

It is anticipated one firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued in response to this RFQ. The anticipated period of performance is April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. Deliverables will be submitted to the COR in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

Questioning pertaining to this RFQ via email to Contract Specialist, Nicole Frie, at Nicole.Frie@noaa.gov by 5:00pm Eastern Time on December 2, 2019. Telephonic requests will not be honored.

All responsible sources may submit a quote for consideration by the agency. Quotes must be submitted via email to Nicole.Frie@noaa.gov by 5:00pm Eastern Time on December 6, 2019. All quotes shall include price(s), a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms.

Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

The following provisions are applicable to this procurement:

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

REGULATION TITLE

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

• Technical Capability

• Past Performance

• Price

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) Addendum:

Technical Capability (Limited to ten (10) pages): The quoter shall demonstrate the following:

• Radio Frequency expertise

• Infrastructure to support the travel required in the SOW

• Experience providing Radio Frequency Surveys

Past Performance (Limited to six (6) pages): The quoter shall submit, as part of its quote, information on previously performed contracts or on-going contracts that are similar to the statement of work\ in the solicitation performed for Federal, State or local Governments, and for commercial firms. Information shall be provided on either 1) all such contracts within the past three years, or 2) the last three such contracts performed, whichever is fewer, and shall be limited to the name and address of the organization for which the product was supplied and services were performed and the number (phone, fax or Internet) of a contact for each contract listed. The quoter should not describe past performance history in the quote. The information should include, however, discussion of any major problems encountered on the contracts listed and the corrective actions taken to resolve them. The information may also include a description of any quality awards earned by the quoter.

The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. Quoters lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. However, the quote of a company with no relevant past performance history, while not rated favorably or unfavorably for past performance, may not represent the most http://www.sam.gov/ advantageous quote to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful quote when compared to the responses of other quoters. The quoter should provide the information requested above for past performance evaluation, or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant directly related or similar past performance. The assessment of the quoter’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the responder and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFQ. The Government will give greater consideration to the contracts that the Government feels are most relevant to the RFQ.

Offeror Representations and Certifications: Quoters shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3 with quotes.

Additional contract terms and conditions applicable to this procurement that shall be incorporated by reference in the resulting purchase order are:

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.201-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) Alternate I (2017) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders –

Commercial Items (Oct 2019)

• 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

• 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.644).

• 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

• 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

• 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

• 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

• 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

• 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

• 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

• 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

• 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

• 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

• 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

• 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

• 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

• 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

• 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

• 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

• 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(End of clause) FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability Of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Authority (Mar 2010) CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) (Apr 2010) CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests (Apr 2010) NAM 1330-52.222-70 NOAA Sexual Assault And Sexual Harassment Prevention And Response Policy (May 2018)

NAM 1330-52.237-70 Contractor Communications (No Date) NAM 1330-52.240-304 NOAA Acquisition And Grants Office Ombudsman (Oct 2016) NAM 1330-52.242-70 Submittal of Invoices (Feb 2011)

NAM 1330-52.243-70 Requests For Equitable Adjustment (Oct 2017)

NOAA/AGO/ERAD

Reimbursement of Travel Costs (No Date)

(1) Area of Travel. Performance under this contract may require travel by contractor personnel. If travel, domestic or overseas, is required, the contractor is responsible for making all needed arrangements for these personnel. This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Medical examinations

• Immunizations

• Passports, visas, etc.

• Security Clearances

(2) Travel Policy. The Government will reimburse the contractor for allowable travel costs incurred by the contractor in performance of the contract and determined to be in accordance with FAR subpart 31.2 Contracts with Commercial Organizations, subject to the following:

Travel required in performance of this task order shall be governed in accordance with rules set forth for temporary duty travel (TDY) in FAR subsection 31.205-46 Travel Costs.

(3) Travel. Travel, subsistence, and associated labor charges for travel time are authorized, whenever performance of the work requires work to be accomplished at a temporary alternate worksite.

Travel performed for personal convenience and daily travel to and from work at contractor’s facility or a designated Government worksite or a designated alternate worksite will not be reimbursed.

(4) Per Diem. Per diem for travel on work assigned under this task order will be reimbursed to employees consistent with company policy, but not to exceed the amount authorized in the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR).

(5) Shipboard Stays. Whenever work assignments require temporary duty aboard ships, the contractor will be reimbursed in accordance with the FTR.

(6) Air/Rail Travel. In rendering the services, the contractor shall be reimbursed for actual cost of transportation incurred by its personnel not to exceed the cost of tourist class rail, or plane fare, to the extent that such transportation is necessary for the performance of the services hereunder and is authorized by the Contracting Officer. To the maximum extent practicable without the impairment of the effectiveness of the mission, transportation shall be tourist class.

In the event that only first class travel is available, it will be allowed, provided justification is fully documented and warranted.

(7) Private Automobiles. The use of privately owned conveyance within the continental United States by the traveler will be reimbursed to the contractor at the mileage rate allowed by the Federal Travel Regulations. Authorization for the use of privately owned conveyance shall be indicated on the document authorizing travel. Distances traveled between points shall be shown in standard highway mileage guides. The traveler shall explain any deviations from distance shown in such standard mileage guides on his expense report.

(8) Car Rental. The contractor shall be entitled to reimbursement for car rental, exclusive of mileage charges, when the services are required to be performed outside the normal commuting distance from the contractor’s facilities or a designated Government or a designated alternate worksite. Car rental for TDY team will be limited to a rate of one car for every four (4) persons on TDY at one site.

(End of clause)