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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Special notices to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s):

All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management at: https://sam.gov at the time the quote is submitted. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instructions shall be provided at the time of the award.

The solicitation number FA252125QB124 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote.

This solicitation will be a 100% small business set aside.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 334290 NAICS size standard: 800 Employees

Brief Description: The requirement is to replace/upgrade the current Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) deterrent systems for both Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral SFS Airfields.

Attachment(s):

Statement of Work (SOW)

Contract CLIN schedule:

CLIN Description Qty Unit Unit Price Extended Price

0001 Patrick Space Force Base Bird/ Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Deterrent System. ( All requirements notated on the SOW shall be included in those quantities)

1 Lot $ $

0002 Cape Canaveral Base Bird/ Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH)

Deterrent System. ( All requirements notated on the SOW shall be included in those quantities)

1 Lot $ $

Total Price $

F.O.B. Destination shall be quoted for supplies to be delivered within the United States unless there are valid reasons to the contrary. Shipping cost should be included in the total quoted price.

Ship to address/date: Requested within 3 months after award

972 S PATRICK DR

PATRICK AFB FL 32925

This address is for quotation purposes. A more accurate address will be given at the time of award.

Applicable FAR Provision(s)/Clauses in by full text:

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

RFQ due date: 18 Sep 2025 RFQ due time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern Questions due date: 13 Sep 25 Questions due time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern

Email communication and submissions to both ayden.mccollough.1@spaceforce.mil and gage.belyeu.2@spaceforce.mil. Quotes/offers received by any other means will not be accepted/considered for award. Communication via phone is not acceptable or allowed.

If the receipt of offers date differs from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities; SAM Contract Opportunities have precedence.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

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 SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—Please provide the following information with your quote:

GSA Number/Expiration (if applicable):

UEI Number:

Cage Code:

Estimated Delivery Time:

Payment Terms:

Standard Commercial Warranty:

Quote Expiration Date:

FOB: Destination/Origin

Shipping Cost included? Yes/No

What is the place and address where the items are manufactured? This information is required for reporting information to the Department of Defense.

(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States);

COMPLETE ADDRESS

Or

(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

COMPLETE ADDRESS

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

The following applies to offerors and any submitted offer(s):

The quoter shall submit an electronic technical quote that demonstrates the ability to meet requirements as specified in the RFQ. The quote shall provide sufficient detailed information which demonstrates their technical capability, including product characteristics, installation services, design capability. The technical quote shall address the length of time the vendor will require for completion and delivery of the item.

Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable):

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. This paragraph is tailored to read as follows: Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, to reach the Government office designated 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 offers or revisions are due. Offers received after the solicitation due date and time are considered late and will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror 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 Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror 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 Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

The Government reserves the right to purchase some, all, or none of the items/quantities listed in this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

Evaluation Criteria

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government intends to award a FFP 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. Award will be made to the offer who is technically acceptable, provides the best value, and is deemed responsible. The government reserves the right to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors.

The following factors may be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical acceptability: The government will evaluate quotes based on whether the offer conformed to the submission instructions and minimum requirements identified in the solicitation.

2. Price: The total evaluated price will include the total price of all line items. The price will be evaluated but not scored. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed price is complete, fair, and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Schedule price reductions are requested.

3. Past Performance: The government will evaluate past performance based on information obtained through Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), and Supplier Performance https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-32#FAR_Subpart_32_11 http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

Risk System (SPRS) databases or any other reasonable basis. Offerors with derogatory marks or terminations for default/cause will not be considered for award.

Notes to Offerors/Suppliers:

A final award decision will ultimately be made based on the offer which presents to be the overall Best Value to the Government, to include consideration of the factors above and any others deemed relevant to the requirement.

(b) A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories: (A) Small business; (B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business; (C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program; (D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or (E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.

An offeror must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer to be eligible for an award. Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.1, “Responsible Prospective Contractors.” Part of the determination addresses financial capability.

Please provide the names, addresses and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution.

(d) A written notice of an 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 there are negotiations or not after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before the award.

(End of provision)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

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

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (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 (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) (E.O. 13513).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1), in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712).

(iii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions).

(iv) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(v) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(vi) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

(vii) (A) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

(B) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

(viii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(x) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(xi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(xiii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xiv) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

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

(xvi) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xvii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xviii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xix) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2025) (E.O. 12989).

(xx) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

(xxi) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xxii) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxiii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxv) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232-40.

(xxvi) 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub.

L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

(xxvii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

Applicable FAR Provisions/Clauses in by reference

52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Nov 2024) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024) with its Alternate I (Feb 2024) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements – Notice and Representation (Jun 2020) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

Applicable DFARS Clauses/Provisions

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Dec 2022) 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2022) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (May 2024) 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (Dec 2019) 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (May 2021) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Jan 2023) 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (Mar 2023) 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (May 2019) 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Jan 2023) 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit (Jun 2012)

252.215-7008 Only One Offer (Dec 2022) 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors (Jan 2023) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Feb 2024) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Mar 2022) 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Apr 2022) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (May 22) 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (Jan 2023) 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—Certification (Jun 2023) 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—Certification (Jun 2023) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Payment Instructions (Jan 2023) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2022) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Nov 2023)

Applicable DAFFARS Clauses

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (JUL 2023) 5352.204-9000 Notification of Government Security Activities (Jul 2023) 5352.204-9002 Security Incident Reporting and Procedures (Jun 2024) 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (Jun 2024) 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations (Jul 2023) 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Jun 2024)

The full text of these clauses and provisions may be assessed electronically at the website:

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