316 OSS DataScout Combined Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

Department of the Air Force 316th Contracting Squadron - Joint Base Andrews, MD

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Requirement Title:

Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Issue Date:

Response Deadline:

Point(s) of Contact:

Alternate POC:

Contracting Officer:

316 OSS TEMPO DataScout 10G

FA286024Q4029

August 01, 2024

August 12, 2024 no later than 4:30 PM EST

Andrea Begens / andrea.begens@us.af.mil / (240) 612-5668

Alexis Huggins / alexis.huggins@us.af.mil / (240) 612-3997

Alexis Huggins / alexis.huggins@us.af.mil / (240) 612-3997

1. 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; this is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 07/29/2024 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 05/22/2024

3. This acquisition is set aside for Small Businesses.

4. The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 334220.

5. The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1,250 employees.

Description:

The 316 OSS requires procurement of TEMPO DataScout 10G (Model: DS10G-Combo-Everything) to provide critical test equipment for support of Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications systems, both analog and digital connectivity, including but not limited to radios, communications consoles, communications lines, Navigational Aids (NavAids), and digital voice recorders. A summary of the Physical and Essential Characteristics has been provided below, but please refer to Attachment 1 to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for more Salient Characteristics.

Physical characteristics = Size: 10 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches (WxHxD) 254 x 165 x 56 millimeters (WxHxD) • Weight: 0.91 kg (2.0 lbs) minimum 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) maximum

Essential Characteristics = The equipment must be man-portable and provide Loopback, Latency, Return Loss, Noise & Bit Error Rate Tests for the following connection types: • Ethernet (10/100) Copper • Fast Ethernet (100) Fiber SFP • Dual Gigabit Ethernet (1000) Copper • Dual Gigabit Ethernet (1000) Fiber • Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber • DS3 • DS1/FT1/E1 • 2-Wire • 4-Wire

Brand Name = TEMPO DataScout 10G (Model: DS10G-Combo-Everything)

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract for the following (see attachment 1 for the salient characteristics):

General Information

Requirement Information mailto:glenn.stone@us.af.mil mailto:Julia.Lagace@us.af.mil mailto:Julia.Lagace@us.af.mil

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Price

TEMPO DataScout 10G (Model: DS10G-Combo-Everything)

2 Each

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point: Destination

Delivery, inspection, and acceptance shall be to:

TSgt Ross Malcolm

316 OSS (AFDW)

Andrews AFB, MD 20762

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

***NOTE***

All instructions, templates, and formats contained herein shall explicitly be adhered to; otherwise, a quote is determined to be incomplete and shall not be considered for award.

If you are the apparent awardee, the Government will notify you immediately by sending a copy of the contract for your signature. The signed contract shall be returned to the Government within 48 hours once it is received and will then be distributed once the contract is countersigned by the Contracting Officer and awarded. If you do not meet the required deadline, the Government reserves the right to award to the next technically acceptable offeror.

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POC and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

2. Quotes must be valid for 90 days.

3. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

CAGE Code: Small Business: Yes/No Veteran-Owned: Yes/No SAM Registered: Yes/No

Woman-Owned: Yes/No Discount Terms:

Printed Name: Estimated Period of Performance/Delivery:

Sign and Date:

4. Offers shall be emailed to TSgt Andrea Begens / andrea.begens@us.af.mil and Alexis Huggins / alexis.huggins@us.af.mil. Do not post offers to SAM.gov. Failure to respond to both emails may result in being technically unacceptable. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in order to receive an award.

FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(a) The Government will award a 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

- Price

- Technical Acceptability (evaluated through quote being in accordance with solicitation and Salient Characteristics)

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, emailed 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.

Instructions to Offerors

Evaluation Criteria mailto:glenn.stone@us.af.mil mailto:julia.lagace@us.af.mil

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services with Alternate I applies to this acquisition; the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)

52.204-27 Prohibition on a Byte Dance Covered Application (June 2023)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation

52.222-3, Convict Labor

52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022)

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-1, Payments

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

Clauses and Provisions

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at www.acquisition.gov.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other

Covered Entities 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3, Protest after Award 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination

The following DFARS clauses and provisions cited are applicable to this solicitation:

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004, Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System 252.223-7008, Prohibition on Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and balance of Payments Program 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea http://www.acquisition.gov/

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

The following AFFARS clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics Sheet Attachment 2 - Redacted Brand Name Justification

Attachments