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COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION

United States Embassy Accra, Ghana

Supply and delivery of Cyber Investigations Equipment

SOLICITATION NO. 19GE5019Q0002

Issued by:

American Consulate General Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany

December 7, 2018

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation

Solicitation Number 19GE5019Q0002

The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Combined Synopsis and

Solicitation for:

Supply and delivery of Cyber Investigations Equipment to the Dispatch Agency in New Jersey. The evaluation of offers will be based on the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach.

The buyer is accepting offers for both, the requested Brand Name Only items as per attached

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC), as well as Brand Name or Equal items as per requirements stated in this document. It is the offeror’s responsibility to prove that the equipment it is offering meets the requested specifications.

Synopsis:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 19GE5019Q0002 and is issued as a

Request for Quotations (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC

2005-101 and FAC 2005-101 continued, effective October 26, 2018.

NOTE: This requirement is set aside for Small Business concerns pursuant to FAR 19.5. Only companies that are registered in SAM, are a Small Business concern in SAM, and have submitted documents verifying their eligibility to the Small Business Program at the date of proposal submission may respond to this RFQ. The North American Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334112 with a small business size standard of 250 employees.

The PSC code is 7030.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3331

E-mail: PfannkucheS@state.gov

Contract Type:

The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose offer is evaluated as the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall include all labor, equipment, delivery charges, materials, overhead, profit, insurance, warranty, and all other expenses necessary to deliver the required equipment. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalations in the cost of materials, equipment, or labor, or because of the

Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Term of Contract:

This ensuing contract shall be effective from the date of the Contracting Officer’s signature and shall remain valid until all items are received and accepted by the Government.

Compliance with Specifications:

Offerors shall also provide with their offer, at a minimum, existing product literature substantiating the acceptability of their offered products in accordance with this solicitation’s specifications provided in the solicitation. Failure to provide this information will result in a ‘non- responsive’ offer and removal from award consideration.

Descriptive Literature Required for all Brand Name or Equal items:

Definition: (a) "Descriptive literature" means information (e.g., cuts, illustrations, drawings and original manufacturers' brochures) that is submitted as part of an offer. Descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as (1) design; (2) materials; (3) components; (4) performance characteristics; and (5) methods of manufacture, assembly, construction, or operation. The term includes only information required to determine the technical acceptability of the offered product. It does not include other information such as that used in determining the responsibility of a prospective contractor or for operating or maintaining equipment. (b) Descriptive literature must be (1) identified to show the item(s) of the offer to which it applies and (2) received by the time specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers. (c) Data displaying more than one model or size shall be clearly marked so as to indicate the specific item being offered. (d) Offers which do not present sufficient information to permit complete technical evaluation by the Government may be rejected. It is the offeror’s responsibility to prove that their proposed solution meets the requested specifications, subject to any limitations elsewhere in this solicitation.

Other Specific Requirements:

All manuals and literature shall be in the English language.

Tax exemption number: Department of State Tax Identification Number: DOS 54-1352940

Basis of Price:

The price of all items shall include their transportation f.o.b. destination to the designated delivery point in accordance with FAR 52.247-35. All or Nothing: The Government is allowing complete offers for all items. Offers failing to meet this condition may be rejected.

Warranty:

The Contractor shall provide a copy of warranty information of three (3) years. The warranty applies as of the date the items are received and accepted at the delivery locations. The price for warranty shall be included in the price for each item.

Delivery:

Delivery shall be made f.o.b. destination as soon as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of contract award.

Delivery shall be made to the following address in the U.S.:

Landstar Express C/O A&F SERVICES

Attn: U.S. Dispatch

333 First Street

Elizabeth, NJ, 07206

Partial delivery is not acceptable.

Marking:

The cargo must be clearly marked with the requisition and purchase order number (to be advised on award)

Coordination:

The Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of the items with the following Points of Contact

(POC): (to be advised on award).

Condition of Delivered Equipment:

Only new equipment is authorized; no grey market or refurbished products. All items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way.

APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial

Items – to be completed with other certifications and submitted with the offer; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, FAR 52.211-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.232-

40, 52.247-35, DOSARS 652.232-70, 652.242-73 and 652.243-70; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items - the applicable clauses under paragraph (b) are: 52.203-6, 52.203-15, 52.209-6, 52.222-19, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-29, 52.232-33, [U.S. Firms: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-

36, 52.222-37]. The full text of the referenced FAR and DOSAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdosara.htm, respectively.

The following and provision(s) are provided in full text:

Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror (as determined within the meaning of FAR Part 9, paragraph 9.104), whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the most advantageous solution to the Government, price and other factors considered. Evaluation will be based on offeror’s submission and the provision at FAR

52.212-2, as provided in this solicitation.

The Government has the right to award without any discussions. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(a) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Price

The price will be evaluated by the lowest aggregate sum of the items including any delivery charges, etc.

(ii) Technical Capability/Acceptability

Technical capability is equal to price.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdosara.htm

(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)

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

(End of Provision)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2018-

O0018) (Oct 2018)

Pursuant to FAR 12.302(d), the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial

Items (DEVIATION 2018-O0018)(Oct 2018) is augmented as follows:

1) The period of acceptance of offers is herewith changed to 60 calendar days.

2) Preparation of Offers - Offerors shall prepare and submit pricing on FedBid. In addition offerors shall complete and submit the following:

(i) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Aug 2018)

Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications. A completed copy of these provisions MUST be included on the System for Award Management (SAM) web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

(ii) Technical Compliance Matrixes:

REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS: - OFFERED SPECIFICATIONS (TO BE

COMPLETED BY OFFEROR) -

https://www.sam.gov/portal

CLIN 0001: BRAND NAME ONLY!

CELLEBRITE UFED 4 PC ULTIMATE with following abilities:

physical extraction and decoding while bypassing pattern lock / password / PIN from Android devices including HTC, Motorola, Samsung Galaxy S, SII, and

SIII family.

physical extraction from BlackBerry devices running OS 4-7, including decoding BBM data, apps, emails, and

Bluetooth.

physical extraction and decoding from locked Nokia BB5 devices.

access to locked devices by bypassing, revealing or disabling the user lock code.

file system extraction from any device running Windows phone 7.5 and 8 including Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Huawei and ZTE.

TomTom® trip-log decryption, and data extraction from other portable GPS devices.

decoding Apps data, passwords, emails, call history, SMS, contacts, calendar, media files, and location information.

generation and customization easy-to-read reports in a variety of formats.

CLIN 0002: BRAND NAME ONLY!

CELLEBRITE LICENSE FOR 3 YEARS

CLIN 0003: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL!

ULTRABLOCK USB3.0 TO IDE/SATA

FORENSIC WRITE-BLOCKER KIT WITH

CABLES AND POWER SUPPLY

CLIN 0004: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL!

ULTRABLOCK FORENSIC FIREWIRE

WRITEBLOCKER WITH CABLES AND

POWER SUPPLY

ATTACHMENT: Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for all Brand

Name Only items.

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

The complete offer submission shall include:

(1) Price Offer and Representations and Certifications

(2) Technical Capability – Completed Technical Compliance Matrix.

Offers and all supporting documentation shall be submitted via FedBid.

Submission of Questions:

Interested parties may submit any questions concerning the solicitation as soon as possible but not later than 1100 hrs ET on Friday, January 04, 2019 through FedBid. Late questions may not be considered.

Offer due date:

Offers shall be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 1100 hrs ET on Monday, January 14, 2019 through FedBid.

Applicable laws and regulations: Solicitation and award will be subject to laws and regulations of the United States of America.

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