2. Addenda to 52.212-1_Power Converters_Final.pdf

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1

FAR provision 52.212-1 (NOV 2021) is hereby replaced in its entirety

Instructions to Quoters-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition—

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of quotes. Submit signed and dated quotes to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotes may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotes must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotes (if specified);

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter;

(4) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the quoter shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the quote is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of quotes. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm until 30 September 2025.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of quotes. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple quotes. Quoters are encouraged to submit multiple quotes presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10, or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each quote submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of quotes.

(1) Quoters are responsible for submitting quotes, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that quotes or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any quote, modification, revision, or withdrawal of a quote received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotes is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quote would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful quote, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received prior to award.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotes cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of quotes by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of quotes will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(4) Quote may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of quotes. Oral quotes in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile quotes, quotes may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of quotes, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile quotes. A quote may be withdrawn in person by a quoter or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of quotes, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the quote.

(g)Contract award. Quotes should contain the quoter’s best technical and price terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotations. The Contracting Officer may issue an award to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation.

(h)[Reserved]

(i) [Reserved]

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all quotes that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and quotes at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Quoter shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its quote, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Quoter's name and address.

The Quoter also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Quoter to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Quoter does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Quoter should indicate that it is a quoter for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) [Reserved]

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting quoters, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed quoter’s quote.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed quoter and past performance information on the debriefed quoter.

(3) The overall ranking of all quoters, when any ranking was developed by the agency.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful quoter.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed quoter as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of Addendum 1)

National Guard Bureau, Agency Protest Program

National Guard Agency Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns with the National Guard (NG) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum.

Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods as if filed at the GAO. The NG protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. An agency protest may be filed with either the Contracting Officer or the NG Agency’s Protest Decision Authority, but not both, in accordance with NG protest procedures.

To be timely, the protests must be filed with the periods specified in FAR 33.103.

1) Protests to the Contracting Officer shall be filed under FAR 52.233-2 at:

104th Fighter Wing Contracting Office ATTN: SMSgt Freeman B. Knowlton 815 Southampton Rd Westfield, MA 01085-1482 Email: 104.FW.MSC@us.af.mil

2) To file a protest under the NG Agency Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below:

National Guard Bureau Office of the Director of Acquisitions

ATTN: NGB-AQ-O

111 S. George Mason Dr.

Arlington, VA 22204 Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@mail.mil

NG Public-facing, general Protest information is found at:

https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Director-of-Acquisitions/

Directorate of Acquisitions information for the contracting enterprise is found at https://gko.portal.ng.mil/ngb/STAFF/D01/D01/OI/Protests%20and%20Complaints/Forms/ AllItems.aspx

(End of Addendum 2)

BEST VALUE – TRADE OFF EVALUATION (PAST PERFORMANCE, TECHNICAL,

AND PRICE) QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

General: The following instructions cover specific preparation and submission of the quoter’s quote for this solicitation. Quoters must follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are cautioned that any noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the RFQ may cause their quote to be determined not eligible for award. Quotes must be received by the 104th Fighter Wing Contracting Office, addressed to SMSgt Freeman B. Knowlton, no later than the date and time specified in Block 8 on the face page of the RFQ. To facilitate uniform handling and evaluation, submission of quote packages must be submitted via electronic mail to 104.FW.MSC@us.af.mil with the solicitation number W50S8125QA013 in the Subject Line.

Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed to MSgt Nathan Staples at 104.fw.msc@us.af.mil.

***The Government will not answer questions via telephone.

Your quote will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-2 and FAR subpart 13.5. We will consider how well you complied with these instructions. We may consider any significant failure to comply with these instructions to be indicative of what we could expect from you during contract performance. Please contact our contracting officer if you do not understand any part of these instructions.

Volume Organization

Quote: Quotes shall be submitted to the Government as one e-mail with three separate volumes (i.e., attachments) as set forth below:

VOLUME PAGE

LIMITS

NUMBER

OF COPIES

DESCRIPTION

I N/A 1 Quote (Completed SF 1449, amendments, and representations and certifications (fill-ins))

II 1 Technical

III 1 Past Performance

In addition to the volume organization set forth above, quote volumes shall comply with the following format:

Each volume shall be marked with the RFQ number and the quoter’s name and address, and the number of the Volume, i.e. I, II, etc. Quotes shall be in the English language and all monies shall be proposed in United States dollars.

Print shall be no smaller than a font size of 12. Paper size shall be 8 1/2” X 11,”, and margins shall be no smaller than 1 inch, and each page within a volume shall be numbered consecutively.

Do not include extraneous information not requested by the RFQ.

Volume I, Quote

General: Your quote shall consist of the following: (1) Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, with blocks 12, 17, and 30 completed by you (including any amendments issued). (2) Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, Section SF 1449 – Continuation Sheet

(Schedule of Supplies/Services), with your proposed prices inserted in the appropriate blank spaces. (3) Quoters shall ensure that all clauses and provisions that require “fill in” information are appropriately completed, including the proposed prices associated with the contract line items in the RFQ.

Volume II, Technical

General: Your quote shall consist of the following subfactors outlined in 52.212-2 and 52.212-2 addendum:

(i) Subfactor 1 - Conformance to Specifications

(ii) Subfactor 2 - Delivery Schedule

Volume III, Past Performance

General: Your quote shall consist of the following: Provide descriptions of up to three (3) Federal contracts completed by the prime contractor within the last five (5) years from the solicitation date. Contracts older than five years may be submitted but may be considered less relevant. The contract description must explain how the work completed under the contract is relevant to the work to be performed under this contract.

The completion and submission of the above items of information will constitute your quote and written assent to perform in accordance with the terms of this RFQ.

(End of Addendum 3)

(End of Addenda to 52.212-1)