70RDAD21Q00000012 Combined Synopsis and Solicitation R.pdf

Solicitation 70RDAD21Q00000012 PPE Powered Air Purifying Respirator Kits PR No. RUAS-21-PE006

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Description:

i. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) using FAR Part 13 to the responsible Offeror whose quotation conforming to this synopsis/solicitation that will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

ii. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number is: 70RDAD21Q00000012.

iii. This RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-02.

iv. This acquisition is not set aside for Small Businesses.

v. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS), Description, Quantities, and Units of Measure are:

The vendor shall furnish PX5 T-link Powered Air Purifying Respirator Kits:

CLIN DESCRIPTION

Unit of Issue Quantity

Unit Price

Quoted Delivery

Date

USCG - PX5 T-link Powered Air Purifying Respirator Kits (17-208-22)

Each 87

0002 USCG – PX-5 HEPA filters Each 1,218

0003 USCG – PX-5 Pre-Filters Each 1,740

Note: Pricing shall include all shipping costs.

Quoters shall provide their best possible delivery dates.

vi. Product Description: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the need to purchase Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) to protect United States Coast Guard (USCG) medical providers at Coast Guard (CG) clinic facilities. The Contractor shall provide PX5 Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) kits, HEPA filters and replacement filters to support dental and health care providers at CG clinic facilities to enable clinicians to perform all examination and treatment functions while enabling the wear of dental/medical optical devices.

PAPRs provide enhanced protection from aerosolized matter that result from the treatment process.

vii. The Contractor shall deliver specified quantities of PAPR kits and filters under each CLIN to the shipping location specified below.

CLIN 0001 - 0003 United States Coast Guard (USCG) Required Delivery Date: 1/29/2020 Shipping Location(s): Attn: TBD

USCG Base Portsmouth Attn: DOL-44 MEPE PL 4000 Coast Guard Blvd Portsmouth, VA 23703

Delivery Instructions: Not Applicable

FOB Destination

If requested by the CO or the COR, the Vendor shall provide tracking information.

Defective or Damaged Products

Products delivered that are found to be damaged or in an unacceptable condition may, at the discretion of the CO, be returned to the Vendor at the Vendor’s expense within thirty (30) days of receipt. Credit for returned goods shall be made immediately after the Vendor receives the returned products.

viii. The FAR provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (JUN 2020) applies to this acquisition. The following addendum has been attached to this provision:

ADDENDUM to 52.212-1

The following addendum has been attached to this provision: Quoters’ submissions shall include the following information: Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS); North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code; Contact Name; Contact Email Address; Contact Telephone and Fax Number; Complete Business Mailing Address.

The Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist will perform an initial compliance check of quotations to determine conformance of the quotation to the RFQ instructions. Quotations found to be in gross non-conformance with the RFQ instructions will be identified by the Contracting Officer and may be excluded from the competition. Quotes that do not meet the delivery deadline for receipt may be excluded from the competition and its quotation may not be accepted.

Quotation Content:

The quotation consists of two parts. Part I is the Technical Requirements and Delivery Date and Part II is the Price.

1. Technical Requirements and Delivery Schedule The Quoter shall include capability information that demonstrates the Quoter’s understanding of and capability to deliver the requirements set forth in Section vii: Delivery Requirements. The Quoter shall include sufficient product literature information to verify the items meet specifications. The Quoter shall also include delivery schedule in this section of their Quotation.

The Contact Information sheet shall include the company’s Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and points of contact

(POC).

2. Price The Quoter shall submit a firm fixed-price quote by completing all Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) outlined in Section vi: Product Description.

ix. The FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. This contract will be awarded on a Best Value / Trade Off basis.

Award will be made to the responsible vendor submitting an overall quote that is determined most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. Award will be made to the firm whose quote meets the Government's requirements and whose technical quote and price represents the Best Value – Trade Off to the Government. The evaluation of quotes will be based on an evaluation of the vendor’s (1) Technical Requirements; (2) Deliver Date;

and (3) Price. Award will be made to the Quoter offering the Best Value to the Government.

The Government will perform a compliance review of the quotation to ensure that the vendor has provided all required information. Evaluation will be conducted, and selection will be made in accordance with the guidelines provided in this solicitation. DHS will perform a technical evaluation to include the delivery schedule, based on the vendors written Technical Information and Price Information to assess the best value to the Government. The determination of best value will be made by comparing technical capability, delivery schedule and price. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior Technical Requirements in consideration of the quickest delivery time rather than the lowest price.

However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher price to achieve only slightly superior (Technical and Delivery Time) capabilities. The Government may seek consideration if the proposed delivery schedule cannot be met after award.

Past Performance Information is not required. However, Past Performance reports may be accessed and reviewed by the Government through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System at www.CPARS.gov.

Awards may also be made on the basis of initial quotations without discussions. Quoters are therefore cautioned that each initial quotation should contain the Quoters best terms. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

x. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (NOV 2020) applies to this acquisition. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires offerors to complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. The offeror is hereby required to complete the annual offeror representations and certifications prior to the response due date.

xi. The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (OCT 2018), applies to this acquisition. The following addendum have been attached to this clause:

ADDENDUM to 52.212-4

Original invoices shall be e-mailed to: InvoiceMGT.Consolidation@ice.dhs.gov with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer, Ronald Jean-Baptiste at Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov, Contract Specialist Pavi Tumbapura at Pavithra.Tumbapura@hq.dhs.gov and to the Contracting Officer's Representative.

xii. The FAR provision at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Nov 2020) applies to this acquisition.

FAR clauses cited in this clause that are applicable to this requirement are: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, 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, 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans, 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-http://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:InvoiceMGT.Consolidation@ice.dhs.gov mailto:Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Pavithra.Tumbapura@hq.dhs.gov

33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Full text of FAR clauses and provisions incorporated by reference can be found at www.aquisition.gov.

xiii. The following additional clauses apply to this requirement: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management, 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. HSAR 3052.209-70 Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates, HSAR 3052.242-72 Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative.

Full text of FAR and HSAR clauses and provisions incorporated by reference can be found at www.aquisition.gov/ and at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFHSARA.HTM (respectively).

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or http://www.aquisition.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFHSARA.HTM https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract.

Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It _____will, _____ 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. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It _____ does, ____ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph ©(2) of this section if the Offeror responds “does” in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “will” in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

https://www.sam.gov/

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C)Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained:

Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “does” in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered services—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C)Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained:

Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it ___ does, ____ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it _____does, _____does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

xiv. Rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) - None.

xv. Any questions concerning this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email to the point of contact noted in section "xvi” no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on Monday, December 14, 2020. Quotes are due no later than Wednesday, December 16, 2020

- 12:00 p.m. ES and shall be submitted via email to the point of contact noted in section "xvi".

xvi. For more information regarding this RFQ please contact Pavi Tumbapura, Contract Specialist,(202) 447-0094 /Pavithra.Tumbapura@hq.dhs.gov and Ronald Jean-Baptiste, Contracting Officer, (202)447-5705 / Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:/Pavithra.Tumbapura@hq.dhs.gov mailto:%20Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov.