BBSWARMBOT_RFQ.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Contract Opportunities (SAM.gov)

Swarmbotics AI PN: SB-FA41 & SB-FSR-1

HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS LATELY ON WWW.SAM.GOV?

IF NOT, BE SURE TO DO SO PRIOR TO CLOSING OF SOLICITATION.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. OFFEROR:

Company Name:___________________________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Company Rep:______________________________________Title________________________________ Phone: _________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ UEI Number: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Is your company a dealer _______ or manufacturer? _________________________________

Business Size:________________________________________________________________

Please provide pricing for the following PNs. See Terms & Conditions on following pages.

Requirement Qty Requested

DARO

Manufacturer and Part Number

Quoting

Country of Origin

(COO)

Quoted Price (EA) (Discount

Requested) Extended

Quoted Price

Swarmbotics AI FireAnt part number SB-FA41;

Brand Name or Equal 2 8 $ $ Swarmbotics AI part number SB-FSR-1 (1) person 6 Day Field Service Representative Support; ‘or Equal’ 1 8 $ $

TOTAL: (must include all charges as they relate to the request) $ This requirement consists of two orders for a qty of 1(ea) for a total requested qty (2) and a total of 1 (Field Service Representative) and will be shipping to: FORT CAMPBELL KY 42223

NOTE: Delivery addresses will either be disclosed at time PO is issued, or the vendor may be required to contact NAVSUP or GSA’s New York Transportation Department at time of shipment to obtain shipping information.

2. TERMS OFFERED:

● Delivery shall be FOB Destination, CONUS. Yes ______ No ______.

● Extended lead-time and reason (if cannot meet requested DARO): ___________________________________________________.

● Price valid through_____________________________________Minimum Order Threshold (MOT)____________________________.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE:

NOTE: The below requirements marked with an (x) are to be completed and/or acknowledged. If any applicable blanks are not complete, the vendor’s quote may not be considered for award.

___X Will comply with all terms and conditions of the solicitation. Yes ______ http://www.sam.gov/

___X__ Is registered with OMS Vendor Portal or EDI to receive orders electronically. Yes ______.

___X _ Provided all requested documents by the close date and time of the solicitation to include:

● Pages 1 and 2 of this document: Yes ______

● All required Provision and Clause fill-ins submitted (as applicable):

● My company is registered with SAM.gov and has provided responses to the provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications:

Yes ______ No_______.

● In accordance with Provision 52.240-90(c), Covered telecommunications equipment or services representations. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (1) It will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g); and (2) It does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g). Yes ______ No_______.

● In accordance with Provision 52.240-90(d), ASCSA Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g). Yes ______ No_______.

● Offeror shall disclose within 72 hours to the contracting officer the information in Provision

52.240-91(h)(1) for each product or service not compliant (Confirmed ______).

● Offeror certifies that they will comply with all requirements in Provision 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. Yes ______ No_______.

___X My company has quoted an ‘or equal’ item for consideration: Yes ______No_____.

● If yes, Applicable technical documents are attached to my RFQ submission: Yes ______N/A_____.

● Manufacturer Quoted:__________________________________

● Manufacturer Part Number Quoted:__________________________________

___X Read, signed, and returned attached MIL-STD-129R Compliance Form IAW Clause 552.211-73: Yes ______ OR if your company has a completed form on file for the Instaquote program check here: Yes ______. Only one yes should be selected.

SELF CERTIFICATION:

By signing below, you are certifying that the information submitted on this form is accurate and meets the requirements listed in the RFQ. In the event your firm ships an item that does not meet the specifications of the requirement, your firm will be responsible for a refund of the payment, or a correct replacement item and any cost incurred by the government.

Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________

4. BASIS OF AWARD:

A vendor meeting all administrative compliance requirements in Section 3 above will receive a rating of pass and move forward to the final evaluation factor: Low Price. In the event of a tie DARO will be taken into consideration due to the urgency expressed by the end-user.

If any required documents are not submitted or required field left blank on pages 1 and 2 of this document including the Section 3 questions or if the completion of required clauses and provision fill-ins are not made (as applicable), further consideration for award may not be made.

5. APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The following is a brief overview of several applicable conditions as they relate to any award placed against this RFQ.

All quotes must be submitted via email upon the close date of the RFQ to be considered for award.

Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before an award can be made to them. If a quoter is not registered in the SAM, they may do so through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov, prior to the close date of the solicitation.

Description of Agreement:

An all-or-none award will be made. This RFQ may result in an award with the General Services Administration/ Supply Chain Management Contracting Division (GSA/SCM). When a PO is accepted by the seller, it becomes a binding contract between both the buyer and the seller. Any vendor submitting a quote, must be registered and have the ability to accept POs in GSA’s Order Management Services (OMS) Vendor Portal or have the ability to receive orders via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

____ This RFQ is set aside exclusively for Small Business IAW FAR 19.201 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-19).

_X_ This RFQ is not set aside.

____ NAICS - 541990: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Size Standard: $19.5 million or less registered in the SAM account to be eligible for award.

Extent of Obligation:

This is a Request for Quotations (RFQ), and quotations furnished are not offers. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation, or to contract for supplies or services.

APPLICABLE PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

()52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions X 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation X 52.204-7System for Award Management—Registration ()52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration, with Alternate I ()52.204-90 Offeror Identification ()52.207-6Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) ()52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters ()52.219-2Equal Low Bids X 52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products ()52.222-48 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment–Certification ()52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Certain Services-Certification ()52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan ()52.223-4Recovered Material Certification () 52.225-2Buy American Certificate ()52.225-4Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate X 52.225-6Trade Agreements-Certificate ()52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification ()52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications ()52.226-3Disaster or Emergency Area Representation ()52.229-11Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation http://www.sam.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_203_11 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_203_18 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_204_7 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_204_7 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_204_90 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_207_6 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_209_12 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_18 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_48 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_52 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_56 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_223_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_6 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_226_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_229_11

X 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

APPLICABLE CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

()52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alt I ()52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct X 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights ()52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements ()52.204-9Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel X 52.204-13 System for Award Management—Maintenance ()52.204-91 Contractor identification ()52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment ()52.209-9Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters ()52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations ()52.219-4Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns () 52.219-6Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside ()52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, with Alternate I ()52.219-8Utilization of Small Business Concerns ()52.219-9Small Business Subcontracting Plan ()52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting ()52.219-16 Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan ()52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule X 52.222-3Convict Labor X 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies ()52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans ()52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans, with Alternate I X 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ()52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, with Alternate I ()52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans X 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act ()52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards ()52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires ()52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) ()52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment X 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons ()52.222-50 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()52.225-3 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IV X52.225-5 Trade Agreements ()52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission outside the United States ()52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States ()52.226-4Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside ()52.226-5Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area X 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ()52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements ()52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services ()52.232-30 Installment Payments of Commercial Products and Commercial Services X 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management () 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management ()52.232-36 Payment by Third Party X 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors ()52.232-90 Fast Payment Procedure X 52.233-3Protest After Award X 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim X 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions ()52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions, with Alternate I ()52.240-92 Security Requirements ()52.240-92 Security Requirements with Alternate II X 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems X 52.244-6Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services ()52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels ()52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate I ()52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate II

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A vendor meeting all administrative compliance requirements in Section 3 above will receive a rating of pass and move forward to the final evaluation factor: Low Price. In the event of a tie DARO will be taken into consideration due to the urgency expressed by the end-user.