191NLE24Q0036 Money Laundering Task Force Fusion Center.pdf

United States Department of State

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

INL-Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Money Laundering Task Force Fusion Center

Dominican Republic, Cellular Exploitation

191NLE24Q0036

SECTION 1

SOLICITATION CONSIDERATIONS

1.1 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.sam.gov.

1.2 TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT (19 U.S.C. 2512(A)) (TAA)

Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that shall supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been, substantially transformed, in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered, substantially transformed, and based solely on its integration into IT or other systems.

1.3 UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE

The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion concerning all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract, which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer.

All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S

Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.

See FAR 3.104 for additional information.

http://www.sam.gov/

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SECTION 2 (Instruction to Offerors)

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS/RESPONDENTS

SUBMISSION INFORMATION PERTAINING TO REQUEST FOR QUOTE

2.1 INFORMATION TO CONTRACTOR

Contractors are reminded that information furnished under this Request for Quote (RFQ) may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Therefore, all items that are confidential to business or that contain trade secrets or proprietary or personnel information shall be clearly marked. Marking of items shall not necessarily preclude disclosure when Department of

State (DOS) determines disclosure is warranted by FOIA. However, if such items are not marked, all information contained within the submitted documents shall be deemed releasable.

2.2 QUESTIONS CONCERNING SOLICITATION

Offerors are warned against contacting any INL personnel other than the Contracting Officer and

Contract Specialist prior to award of the Contract resulting from this RFQ. If such a contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing vendors, the vendor making such a contact may be excluded from award consideration.

No information concerning this RFQ shall be provided in response to telephone calls. All such requests shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist.

Submit Questions by:

• 5:00 P.M. (local Washington D.C. time) on the following date: 26 April 2024

2.3 NOTICE OF SAM.GOV SYNOPSIS CLOSING DATE AND TIME

All offers shall be submitted to the designated Government Representative via email.

Any communications in reference to this RFQ shall cite the reference section title and page number, and directed to the following individuals:

Name: Mohan N. Krishnakumar

Title: Contracting Officer

E-mail: KrishnakumarM@state.gov

Closing Date and Time:

• 5:00 P.M. (local Washington D.C. time) on the following date: 07 May 2024

2.4 CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS

The Department of State (DOS) encourages the use of subcontractors. In addition, the Department requires that any potential Organization Conflict of Interest be identified in the proposal to ensure proper firewalls established prior to award.

2.5 MULTIPLE PROPOSALS/ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

Contractors shall not submit, nor shall the Government accept or evaluate, multiple proposals offering alternative solutions. Contractors shall not submit, nor shall the Government accept or evaluate, multiple solutions within one proposal.

2.6 PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS

Contractors shall agree, if the proposal is accepted within ninety (90) calendar days (unless a greater period is inserted by the contractor) from the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals, to furnish any or all of the requirements upon which prices are proposed at the price set opposite each item, performed and/or delivered at the designated point(s) within the time specified.

2.7 SPECIFIC SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Vendors shall limit the number of pages to no more than Thirty (30), 12 Point Font, Times New

Roman, pdf. (suggestion) mailto:KrishnakumarM@state.gov

SCOPE OF WORK

Money Laundering Task Force Fusion Center

Dominican Republic, Cellular Exploitation

General Information

INL assists the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) in its efforts to transform and modernize organizations with increased capability. A key component in this transformation is the development of a Money Laundering Task Force. INL has been providing equipment, technical assistance, and training to the GoDR to further support their modernization efforts. INL’s collaborative relationships with military, judicial and law enforcement agencies increase accountability, transparency, respect for the rule of law and human rights and participation of civil society.

Scope Of Work

INL Santo Domingo requires cellular exploitation equipment, software, training, and warranty support to support the Dominican Republic Money Laundering Task Force. The contractor chosen for this procurement will supply the equipment, licenses and warranty listed at the end of this document, in

Annex A.

Place of performance:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Special Requirements and/or Constraints.

All equipment and software must be new. In addition, the contractor shall not provide any equipment, hardware, or software for which the manufacturer has announced end-of-life prior to proposal submission. The contractor shall coordinate all equipment delivery with the Contracting Officer

Representative (COR) and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Santo

Domingo.

The contractor shall verify that equipment manufacturer(s) has (have) a local presence in Dominican

Republic that can provide technical and warranty support for equipment and software.

The contractor shall ensure that, if an export license is required, all necessary export approvals and paperwork are obtained before shipment, in conformance with Department of Commerce and/or

Department of State export regulations. The contract price includes compliance with all applicable export/ITAR licensing requirements.

The source and nationality restrictions found in 22 CFR 228, as adopted by INL and the Department of Commerce EAR and CCL regulations, apply to this contract. The contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and COR of any instance in which a waiver is required. The contractor shall identify the commodities, the country of source and nationality, the estimated dollar value, and provide documentation necessary to obtain a waiver under subpart D of 22 CFR 228.

This is a firm-fixed price, single award delivery order with defined quantities of required commodities and services. No additional sums shall be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment, or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor shall the delivery order price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates.

Related travel cost will be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

All Contractor personnel assigned to this project may be subject to security screening by the US

Embassy Regional Security Officer (RSO and/or Government of the Dominican Republic). In the event a contractor or subcontractor employee does not pass the required security screening, the contractor shall immediately provide a replacement at no additional cost to the Government.

The following evaluation factors will be used for bid selection:

i. Compliance with the requested technical specifications, warranty, and period of performance.

ii. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable, responsible bidder.

iii. The government reserves the right to reject quotations that are incomplete, non-compliant with the terms of this solicitation, or that are unreasonably high in price.

iv. For evaluation purposes, the price will be determined by multiplying the offered prices times the quantities stated in the schedule, and arriving at a grand total, including all options, if any.

v. The government will evaluate the proposed delivery time frame and the technical specifications. The government will only consider for award those companies that the government determines have a high likelihood of satisfactorily completing the required items based on the proposal.

vi. The government will determine the firm’s responsibility by analyzing whether the apparent successful quoter complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1.

vii. Unless an exception in FAR 4.1102 applies, a quoter must be registered in SAM

(www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award. If the bidder does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting

Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered bidder.

Technical Support and Warranty:

Contractor shall complete delivery no later than 180 calendar days from the date of award.

The contractor will provide all manufacturer and warrantied patches, firmware, and new versions of software upon equipment delivery.

Project Documentation: The contractor shall provide complete documentation for all hardware and software delivered under this project to include, but not limited to warranty, software, and installation manuals. All documentation will be in Spanish unless otherwise noted. At a minimum the documentation must include:

• Original equipment manufacturer documentation.

• Installation diagrams if applicable.

• Software installation manual if applicable.

• Manufacturer user and administration manual of all software.

• Manufacturer Warranty on all equipment / Technical Support information and contact information.

Software licenses and/or warranty registrations associated with the equipment shall be earmarked and registered under the following ownership:

http://www.sam.gov/

Shipping

Contractor shall ship all equipment and hardware directly from contractor’s supplier and/or facilities to a delivery forwarding service supporting the US Embassy, Santo Domingo.

Delivery Location:

Department of State

11380 NW 34th St

SUVI Global Services (305-477-4850)

Doral, FL 33178

Delivery shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer, COR, and US Embassy Santo Domingo.

US Embassy Santo Domingo Point of Contact

Arlyn Suncar suncarac@state.gov

All items shall be clearly marked as follows:

EMBAJADA DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA – INL

MLTF

Dominican Republic

Order No. (insert)

Item #__ of __ (if applicable)

ATTN: INL/Dominican Republic

Contractor is responsible for GoDR Customs clearance and fees. The price quoted must include delivery to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. US-based procurement is ultimately intended for an overseas destination. Although contractor is responsible for customs clearances, US Embassy may assist or support customs clearance process if required.

The final inspection and acceptance of ALL items shall be performed upon delivery to the INL Santo

Domingo warehouse by the U.S. government. All equipment delivered shall conform exactly to the standard described in the technical specification sheet.

The payment(s) to the Contractor shall be made following final delivery to INL Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products by INL Santo Domingo.

If the items or some item does not fulfill requested technical specifications, INL shall return the items to vendor with no cost to INL, Santo Domingo. The vendor shall evaluate and replace returned items with no transportation cost to INL.

INL Santo Domingo will have 30 days (Calendar Days) to inspect and accept all items after arrival at the INL warehouse.

Delivery Points of Contact

INL PoC: Arlyn Suncar, suncarac@state.gov

Warranty:

Warranty shall be effective in Dominican Republic. The Contractor shall be solely responsible, at no additional cost to the Government, of export/import procedures, shipping costs, parts, labor, and any other costs required for all repairs/replacements performed under warranty.

Annex A

Note: The equipment defined below if for reference only and equivalent brand/model/specifications will be considered for this acquisition.

Item # Product # Product Description Qty

B-AIS-05-

Cellebrite Premium Stand Alone 1

B-UFD-10-

Cellebrite UFED 4PC Laptop/

Tablet Ultimate

Subscription

B-TRN-02-

Cellebrite ILT CCO + CCPA -

Cellebrite Certified

Operator + Physical

Analyst

B-ANY-05-

Cellebrite Pathfinder Subscription

Package

U-TRN-04-

Cellebrite ILT CPT - Cellebrite

Pathfinder Training

BASIS OF AWARD

EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS:

• Award from this solicitation will be made on an “All or None” basis.

• Award will be made based on the Lowest Priced-Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote that is responsive to the Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. The Government reserves the right to reject a quotation that is technically unacceptable or unreasonably high in price.

2. The Government will determine acceptability by assessing the quoter's compliance with the terms of the RFQ.

3. The quoter must be able to demonstrate that it has the necessary resources to provide on-time delivery as well as a high level of quality for the requested items.

QUOTATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

1. PRICE: unit and extended prices, inclusive of delivery charges. (N/A if not applicable)

2. DELIVERY DATE: Vehicles delivered to Government by XXXXXXXXX.

3. DESCRIPTION: Description/nomenclature of the item being quoted; product literature may be provided. Quotation must demonstrate compliance with all required features. Also include description of warranty terms.

4. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) AND Central Contractor Registration (CCR): DUNS number and statement that the quoter is registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/System for Award

Management (SAM).

5. PAST PERFORMANCE: A list of contracts within the last two (2) years for the provision of comparable to federal or commercial customers. The list shall include contact information (name, organization, email, and phone) and limited to no more than five (5) references.