19GE5024Q0058.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION

Furniture for Production United States Embassy Podgorica, Montenegro

SOLICITATION NO. 19GE5024Q0058

Issued by:

American Consulate General Regional Procurement Support Office Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany

August 20, 2024

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation

Solicitation Number 19GE5024Q0058

Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO) Frankfurt hereby provides the following Combined Synopsis and Solicitation for:

Production, delivery and assembly of work and storage furniture, Brand Name or Equal on behalf of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Podgorica, Montenegro. All interested sellers shall review the solicitation and offer equipment in accordance with the specification provided in this document.

The evaluation of offers will be based on the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. 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 19GE5024Q0058 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 2024-05, effective May 22, 2024.

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany Email: BaltaA@state.gov

Contract Type:

The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose offer is determined be the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall include all labor, equipment, delivery charges, materials, overhead, profit, insurance, warranty, customs clearance, and all other expenses necessary to deliver the required supplies. 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 product 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:

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:

• If applicable, the Contractor shall comply with all import requirements mandated by the Government of Montenegro. Further, the Contractor shall provide all the necessary documentation required at destination for importation of the proposed items.

• The Contractor shall obtain all necessary export licenses regardless of shipping method.

The end user is Montenegrin law enforcement. The Contractor shall state in its export license request that this is a U.S. government funded contract.

• All manuals and literature shall be in the English language.

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 52.247-34. 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 standard warranty information unless indicated otherwise.

All items should come with at least a two-year warranty. The warranty applies as of the date the items are received, accepted and installed at the delivery location. All parts, accessories, service and repairs, if applicable, for the items shall be available in Montenegro. The price for warranty shall be included in the price for each item.

Delivery:

Delivery shall be made FOB Destination (refer to FAR 52.247-34) in Podgorica, Montenegro, as soon as possible but not later than 120 days from the date of contract award and in accordance with the instructions you receive from the Point of Contact (POC) *(to be advised on award).

Delivery Address: *(to be advised on award).

Partial delivery is not authorized.

Marking and Submission of Documents:

The cargo must be clearly marked with the requisition and purchase order number *(to be advised on award). Labels shall also include clear description of items packed inside. If applicable, the Contractor shall provide delivery information or certificates of origin and shipping documents for the required goods being imported to the Point of Contact (POC) *(to be advised on award) in advance of delivery.

The contractor shall ensure that all items are prepared for safe shipment and include all necessary export approvals, required material data safety sheet, licenses, and paperwork. One copy of the packing list and commercial invoice must accompany the shipment, attached to the outside of the “lead” or number one box/carton/package, or individually attached to the outside of each box/carton/package.

Coordination:

The Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of the items with the following Points of Contact (POC): *(to be advised on award).

Brand Name or Equal:

Offerors may assume that each procurement item specified with a brand name, make, and/or model requires the awardee to purchase that specific brand name, make, and model. However, if comparable models are permitted, offerors are encouraged to propose alternative brand names, makes, and/or models. These proposals should be based on the offeror’s assessment of the requirements, compatibility requirements, desired end-use outcomes, available technology, and cost considerations. If an offeror is offering alternate equipment, they shall provide sufficient information in its technical proposal for the Government to evaluate the technical merits of the offeror’s proposed equipment solution.

Alternate items must meet all the salient physical, functional or performance characteristics specified in this solicitation. The offeror must enter exactly what they are proposing (including make, model and description) in their technical proposal in order for the proposal to be considered. The Government will evaluate “equal” items on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the proposal and reasonably available to the Government. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the proposal. Document translations are required for all alternate items (if accepted by the Government), even in cases where it might not have been required for the brand name model specified.

Condition of Delivered Items:

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

The offeror shall include assembly services upon delivery.

Acquisition Method and Extent of Competition:

This solicitation is utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures at FAR 13.1.

List of Attachments:

1. Attachment I - Drawings of furniture for production

2. Attachment II – Price

3. Attachment III – Representations and certifications

SCOPE OF WORK:

1. CLIN 001: WORK FURNITURE - ASSEMBLIES (PRODUCTION)

Structure: Steel structure and table top.

Construction: steel box profiles 30x30x3mm.

Table top: Refined chipboard, surface structure - orange peel, board thickness d=18mm.

Production: Make the structure from a single piece of steel profiles closed on all sides welded at a 90-degree angle with no visible traces of connection. Joints and welds are ideally made, cleaned and honed. Horizontal contact surface with the plate on the steel frame must be ideally flat. Steel profiles under the table top to perforate for the purpose of fastening the plate with screws for construction. Fix the Univer plate with screws for steel box profiles of horizontal steel frame in the necessary places. Table must be stable and of appropriate rigidity. Perform fixing from the underside of the steel box profile. All the holes in which the screw with a conical head should enter need to be frezenked. For the purpose of passing cables through the table top, drill holes in the board at the designated places with a diameter of Ø50mm.

Installation: The table is placed in the designated place in the room in accordance with other elements of the Assembly.

Equipment: From the underside of the legs in the axis set circular adjusting feet with a diameter of max.30mm for fine leveling of the table in space. Place appropriate circular plastic lids on the intended openings in the panel.

Finish: paint the steel structure with base paint for metal. After that finish paint with paint for metal Anthrazitgrau 7016. Before applying paint, the structure needs to be well cleaned of dust and sanded. The color of the table top is Anthrazitgrau 7016. Curb the table top with ABS tape on all sides in the same pattern and color Anthrazittgrau 7016.

See “Attachment I -Drawings of furniture for production” for details regarding positions A to J.

Sub CLIN Name Position Unit of measure

Quantity

Sub CLIN 001.a ELEMENT A PIECE 50 Sub CLIN 001.b ELEMENT B PIECE 17

Sub CLIN 001.c ELEMENT C PIECE 71 Sub CLIN 001.d ELEMENT D PIECE 51 Sub CLIN 001.e ELEMENT E PIECE 7 Sub CLIN 001.f ELEMENT F PIECE 8 Sub CLIN 001.g ELEMENT G PIECE 1 Sub CLIN 001.h ELEMENT H PIECE 10 Sub CLIN 001.i ELEMENT I PIECE 157 Sub CLIN 001.j ELEMENT J PIECE 29

2. CLIN 002: STORAGE FURNITURE - CLOSETS (PRODUCTION)

Construction: All elements of cabinets and shelves are made of quality boards of refined chipboard d = 18mm. Connect the plates to each other at an angle of 90 degrees with wooden dowels with no visible traces of connection. All visible sides are banded with quality bucket tape (ABS) in the same pattern.

Glass doors on individual elements make of clear glass d = 6mm.

Installation: All free-standing corps are merged into one unit without visible traces of fusion.

Additionally attach the corps to the wall and lean on the floor using circular feet of 7cm high chosen by the designer with the possibility of leveling the corps in space. Corporas that are an extension of existing corpora (P.01, P.01A i P.02), attached to existing corpora with no visible traces of merger. Previously, carry out careful dismantling of all horizontal shelves and doors of the existing closets corpus.

Equipment: The closet door is equipped with quality locking locks and quality opening hinges.

In addition, closets P.01 i P.03B are equipped with a bar for hanging wardrobe hangers.

Closet door opening mechanism: high-quality push mechanism.

Plate finish: "Orange peel". Plate color: Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016.

See “Attachment I -Drawings of furniture for production” for details regarding positions P.01 to P06.

Sub CLIN Name Position Unit of measure Quantity

Sub CLIN 002.a OFFICE FOUR-WING CABINET

MADE OF REFINED

CHIPBOARD (UNIVER) -

EXTENSION AND UPGRADE

OF THE EXISTING CLOSET

P.01 PIECE 59

Sub CLIN 002.b OFFICE FOUR-WING

WARDROBE MADE OF

REFINED CHIPBOARD

(UNIVER) AND GLASS -

EXTENSION AND UPGRADE

OF EXISTING CLOSET

P.01.A PIECE 1

Sub CLIN 002.c OFFICE SEVEN-WING

CABINET MADE OF REFINED

CHIPBOARD (UNIVER) -

EXTENSION AND UPGRADE

OF THE EXISTING CLOSET

P.02 PIECE 7

Sub CLIN 002.d OFFICE FOUR-WINGED

CABINET MADE OF REFINED

Chipboard (UNIVER)

P.03 PIECE 79

Sub CLIN 002.e OFFICE FOUR-WING CABINET

MADE OF REFINED

CHIPBOARD (UNIVER) AND

GLASS

P.03.A PIECE 1

Sub CLIN 002.f OFFICE FOUR-WING

EDBOARD CUPBOARD

(UNIVER) WITH WARDROBE

P.03.B PIECE 17

Sub CLIN 002.g OFFICE SEVEN-WING

CUPBOARD MADE OF

REFINED CHIPBOARD

(UNIVER)

P.04 PIECE 27

Sub CLIN 002.h OFFICE OPEN SHELVES / HEIGHT SPACING 10 cm

P.05 PIECE 8

Sub CLIN 002.i OFFICE DOUBLE-WINGED

CUPBOARD MADE OF

REFINED CHIPBOARD

(UNIVER)

P.06 PIECE 18

3. CLIN 003: STORAGE FURNITURE - SHELVES (PRODUCTION)

Structure: Steel structure and table top.

Construction: steel box profiles 30x30x3mm.

Table top: Refined chipboard, surface structure - orange peel, board thickness d=18mm.

Production : Make the structure from a single piece of steel profiles closed on all sides welded at a 90-degree angle with no visible traces of connection. Joints and welds are ideally made, cleaned and honed. Horizontal contact surface with the plate on the steel frame must be ideally flat. Steel profiles under the table top to perforate for the purpose of fastening the plate with screws for construction. Fix the Univer plate with screws for steel box profiles of horizontal steel frame in the necessary places. Table must be stable and of appropriate rigidity. Perform fixing from the underside of the steel box profile. All the holes in which the screw with a conical head should enter need to be frezenked.

Installation: The table is placed in the designated place in the room in accordance with other elements of the Assembly.

Equipment: From the underside of the legs in the axis set circular adjusting feet with a diameter of max.30mm for fine leveling of the table in space. Place appropriate circular plastic lids on the intended openings in the panel.

Finish: paint the steel structure with base paint for metal. After that finish paint with paint for metal Anthrazitgrau 7016. Before applying paint, the structure needs to be well cleaned of dust and sanded. The color of the table top is Anthrazitgrau 7016. Curb the table top with ABS tape on all sides in the same pattern and color Anthrazittgrau 7016.

See “Attachment I -Drawings of furniture for production” for details regarding positions P.12 and P13.

Sub CLIN Name Position Unit of measure

Quantity

Sub CLIN 003.a PARAPET SUBWINDOW SHELF

TYPE 1

P.12 PIECE 110

Sub CLIN 003.b PARAPET SUBWINDOW SHELF

TYPE 2

P.13 PIECE 7

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Delivery – no later than 120 days from the award date. The supplier shall provide a delivery and installation plan.

New furniture will need to be assembled at the location and placed in the preassigned office space. The Government will provide detailed building floor plan with planned furniture set-up to the selected vendor.

Parts of the old furniture marked for disassembly should be removed and transported from the location. This service shall be included in the price.

Price shall include the cost of materials, manufacturing, removal and installation on site.

Eventual dimension differences given in Scope of Work and on site can vary +/- 5% and shall not affect the price or produce an additional charge. Increases in quantities deviating from those specified in the Scope of Work are not permitted and any changes will be solely at the expense and responsibility of the contractor.

NOTE:

All measurements and drawings are provided in Attachment I - Drawings of furniture for production. All positions and measures to be checked on the spot. Possible discrepancies and deviations in textual, numerical and graphic documentation shall be resolved with requestors.

The elements are performed according to the workshop drawings of the Contractor previously prepared on the basis of specifications and submitted for inspection and written consent of the requestors. The final selection of materials, fittings, finishes and colors of all elements of the position is approved and certified by the requestor.

Applicable Clauses and Provisions:

The full text of the referenced FAR and DOSAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference:

CLAUSE/PROVISION TITLE AND DATE

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020)

FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991)

CLAUSE/PROVISION TITLE AND DATE

DOSAR 652.229-70 Excise Tax Exemption Statement for Contractors Within the United States (Jul 1988)

DOSAR 652.229-71 Personal Property Disposition at Posts Abroad (Aug 1999)

DOSAR 652.232-70 Payment Schedule and Invoice Submission (Fixed-Price) (Aug 1999)

DOSAR 652.242-73 Authorization and Performance (Aug 1999)

DOSAR 652.243-70 Notices (Aug 1999)

DOSAR 652.247-70 Notice of Shipments (Feb 2015)

DOSAR 652.247-71 Shipping Instructions (Feb 2015)

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2023) - the applicable clauses under paragraph (b) are: 52.203-6; 52.203-17; 52.204-10; 52.204-27; 52.204- 30; 52.209-6; 52.222-19; 52.222-50; 52.225-5; 52.225-13; 52.226-8; 52.232-33 [U.S Based Company: 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36].

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

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

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 lowest price technically acceptable offer, which meets the required delivery date requirements. Evaluation will be based on offeror’s submission and the provision at FAR 52.212-2, as provided in this solicitation.

The Government reserves 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) Technical Capability/Acceptability

The offered products shall conform to the detailed specifications and performance criteria outlined in the solicitation, including materials, dimensions, functionality, and other technical aspects. Evaluation will consider the quality and reliability of the products, which may involve examining product certifications, warranties, and relevant testing results or industry standards compliance. Products will be assessed for their ability to perform as intended in specific use-case scenarios, potentially through reviewing technical documentation or product demonstrations.

Additionally, any innovative features or technological advancements that provide added value or improved performance over competing offers will be considered.

(ii) Past Performance

Past performance information that is independently obtained, by the U.S.

Government, from other Government and commercial sources may also be used during past performance evaluation. Based upon information gained from other Government and commercial sources, past performance evaluation will assess the recency and relevancy of collected information in accordance with 52.212-1. If found recent and relevant, the Government will evaluate whether the offeror had successfully demonstrated an ability to perform. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the acquisition. In addition, the Contracting Officer may use past performance information in making a determination of responsibility.

(iii) Price

The price will be evaluated by the lowest aggregate sum of the items including any delivery charges, custom clearance, handling charge, Value Added Tax (VAT) (if applicable) etc.

(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 52.214-34 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)

FAR 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (Feb 2000)

If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using the U.S. Department of State foreign currency exchange rate in effect as follows:

(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers if award is based on initial offers; otherwise

(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.

(End of provision)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

Pursuant to FAR 12.302(d), the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) is augmented as follows:

Submission of Offers: Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery. As a minimum, offers must show-

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This shall include product literature, or other documents;

(3) Terms of warranty;

(4) Price and any discount terms;

(5) Delivery schedule and method of shipment;

(6) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR

52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); and

(7) Past performance information to include recent and relevant three (3) contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

Offers who fail to furnish required representations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation shall be excluded from consideration.

Preparation of Offers: Offerors shall prepare and submit its offer in two (2) volumes as set forth below.

VOLUME I: PRICING AND REPRESENTATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

(i) The offeror shall complete pricing information in Attachment II- Price (excel file) and state the currency of the offer.

Currency: _____________________________

(ii) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (May 2024), FAR 20.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021):

Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the above listed representations and certifications.

VOLUME II: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY AND PAST PERFORMANCE

The proposed supply shall meet all of the minimum technical specifications and the delivery terms contained herein. In addition, the offeror shall provide:

(i) Descriptive Literature.

(ii) A delivery confirmation providing delivery within 120 calendar days of award to

Podgorica, Montenegro.

(iii) Warranty Provisions: two-year warranty is implied and shall be included in the contract price.

(iv) Past Performance.

(v) Technical Compliance Matrix

TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE MATRIX:

Required Specifications

Place of manufacture

(Representations & Certification) – to be completed by offeror.

Offered Specifications To Be Completed by Offeror

CLIN 001

WORK FURNITURE

- ASSEMBLIES

(PRODUCTION)

Specifications as listed in the SCOPE OF WORK part of this document and per Attachment I - Drawings of furniture for production

CLIN 002

STORAGE

FURNITURE -

CLOSETS

(PRODUCTION)

Specifications as listed in the SCOPE OF WORK part of this document and per Attachment I -

CLIN 003

STORAGE

FURNITURE -

SHELVES

(PRODUCTION)

Required Specifications

Place of manufacture

(Representations & Certification) – to be completed by offeror.

Offered Specifications To Be Completed by Offeror

Specifications as listed in the SCOPE OF WORK part of this document and per Attachment I -

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

The complete offer submission shall include:

1. Volume I - Price Offer and a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 20.204-24 (Attachment II – Price and Attachment III – Representations and certifications)

2. Volume II - Technical Capability: Descriptive literature, a delivery confirmation, warranty provisions, past performance, and completed Technical Compliance Matrix.

Failure to furnish and deliver all requested information in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation shall result in a non-responsive proposal and removal from award consideration.

The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 USC 1001.

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS:

Interested parties may submit any questions concerning the solicitation as soon as possible but not later than 11:00 hours Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, email to Andra Balta at “BaltaA@state.gov.” The email subject line must read “Solicitation 19GE5024Q0058.”

Late questions may not be considered.

OFFER DUE DATE:

Offers shall be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 15:00 hours Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Friday, September 13, 2024, email to Andra Balta at “BaltaA@state.gov.” The email subject line must read “Solicitation 19GE5024Q0058.”

Electronic offers shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, or Adobe PDF, as applicable. The email size shall not exceed 45 MB.

The Government shall not be responsible for an offeror being unable to successfully transmit emails due to any file size constraints of their email systems. Offerors shall ensure that emails have been transmitted and that messages have not been returned “undeliverable”.

Use of electronic depositories is not permitted (for example, Google Drive).

Late submissions shall not be considered.

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

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