A. RFQ_142082-26-0235 DOT test equipment.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

DOT Keysight Test Equipment.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 142082-26-0235 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), to Keysight diagnostic test equipment used to support the operational radar readiness, maintenance and repair associated with the WSR-88D NEXRAD radar, for the National Weather Service (NWS), Radar Operation Center (ROC).

This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.

(ii)

CLIN 0001

Diode (Crystal) Detector, in accordance with the Statement of Need (SON). Qty: 11. Expected delivery as soon as possible, but no later than one (1) year after award. FOB: Destination.

CLIN 0002

Keysight Power Sensor- Medium Power, in accordance with the Statement of Need (SON). Qty: 11.

Expected delivery as soon as possible, but no later than one (1) year after award. FOB: Destination.

***See attached SON which applies to all CLINs.***

(iii) BRAND REQUIREMENT: KEYSIGHT This is a brand name justification for a new requirement to procure Keysight diagnostic test equipment.

The specific brand name requirement for Keysight diagnostic test equipment is essential to the Government's requirement. The WSR-88D NEXRAD program operates under a strict Tri-Agency Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Strategic Plan that mandates a minimum 96% operational availability for the protection of life and property. To sustain this baseline, the program utilizes specific agency reference identification numbers for Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) to standardize maintenance and calibration procedures across the Radar Operations Center (ROC), individual radar sites, and the National Reconditioning Center (NRC). The Keysight N5171B Signal Generator and 8470B Diode Detector are direct form, fit, and function replacements for existing legacy equipment that has reached the end of its 30-year planned life cycle. Using a "brand name or equal" description is not feasible. The RMT has conducted a logistics assessment and determined that introducing a different manufacturer's equipment would break established hardware baselines. Doing so would force the agency to initiate costly Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to rewrite established maintenance technical manuals, re-validate calibration procedures, and overhaul training curriculums at the NWS Training Center (NWSTC). Other companies' products cannot be modified to meet this need without disrupting the standardized network lifecycle support of the WSR-88D, resulting in unacceptable delays and duplicated costs to the Government. Maintaining the exact Keysight brand consistency avoids these severe logistical disruptions, ensures the continuous, safe operation of the national weather radar network, and represents the only viable path to fulfill the agency's minimum needs.

QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED EXCEL PRICING SCHEDULE OR ON

COMPANY LETTERHEAD IN THE SAME FORMAT AS REQUESTED ON THE SCHEDULE.

QUOTES MUST REMAIN VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 60 DAYS.

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(iv) Required delivery by one (1) year after award. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The delivery address is:

NWS ROC NEXRAD Program 1200 Westheimer Dr.

Norman, OK 73069

(v) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

RFO 52.204-5 Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). (OCT 2014) RFO 52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (NOV 2024)(Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Aug 2020) RFO 52.233-2 Service of Protest. (SEPT 2006) RFO 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation JAN 2026)

The following provisions are included by full text:

RFO 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (FEB 2016) (Deviation JAN 2026)

(a) The Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that-

(1) It is ___ is not ___ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is ___ is not ___ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

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RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (Deviation Jan 2026) NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

1. Submit electronic (NOT scanned) quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Utilize the provided pricing schedule (excel sheet) or otherwise in the same format. Quote documents shall include acknowledgement of the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Emailed quotes are required and are to be sent directly to Chelsea.Vera@noaa.gov.

2. Submit specification sheets for all equipment quoted.

3. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

4. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

5. Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 60 days.

6. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with RFO 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered.

RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (Deviation Jan 2026) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).

(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. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following pass/fail criteria;

1. Technical Acceptability/Capability.

Quote shall include a statement demonstrating the offeror’s capability to perform the required scope of work, and the offeror’s understanding of the requirement. The statement must not be a reiteration of the Statement of Work. Vendors must be an authorized Keysight reseller.

Specification sheets must be provided for all equipment quoted. Failure to address the full requirements of the Statement of Work will be considered a fail and the quote will not be accepted.

2. Price.

The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30. The government will review the lowest-priced quote for technical acceptability. This procedure will continue until the government finds a technical acceptable quote. All quotes may not be evaluated for technical acceptance.

(b) Options. N/A

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

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RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

RFO 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1352) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

CAM 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING

VIA EMAIL TO CHELSEA.VERA@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO

LATER THAN 9/4/2026, 11am EST. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

CAR 1352.233-70 Agency protests. (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999).

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

Kevin Buum; kevin.j.buum@noaa.gov

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: Eastern Acquisition Division ATTN: Jennifer Hildebrandt, NOAA NWS Branch Chief Jennifer.Hildebrandt@noaa.gov

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul mailto:CHELSEA.VERA@NOAA.GOV mailto:kevin.j.buum@noaa.gov mailto:Jennifer.Hildebrandt@noaa.gov

482-5858.

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CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests. (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.

(End of Provision)

(vi) CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following clauses are incorporated by reference:

RFO 52.202-1 Definitions. (JUN 2020) RFO 52.203-3 Gratuities. (APR 1984) RFO 52.203-6 Alternate I (NOV 2021) RFO 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023) RFO 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(JAN 2017)

RFO 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (OCT 2018) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2014) RFO 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003) RFO 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (APR 2026) (DEVIATION April 2026) RFO 52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (MAY 2024) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024) RFO 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (FEB 2013) RFO 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

RFO 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023) RFO 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation JAN 2026) RFO 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JULY 1995) RFO 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION April 2026) RFO 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price. (AUG 1996) RFO 52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies. (APR 1984) RFO 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination. (JAN 1991) RFO 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price). (APR 2012) RFO 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service). (APR 1984) CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010) CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. (APR 2010) CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. (APR 2010)

The following clauses are included by full text:

UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net.

There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.

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RFO 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

(End of clause)

RFO 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1352) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

CAR 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance. (APR 2010)

(a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.

(b) The place of acceptance will be:

NWS ROC NEXRAD Program 1200 Westheimer Dr.

Norman, OK 73069

(vii) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 11:00am EST on 9/8/2026.

All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Chelsea.Vera@noaa.gov, and have a minimum validity of 60 days.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES.

IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A

CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT.

NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-71 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT

REQUESTS (FEB

2023) The Contractor must submit payment requests electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and submit payment requests. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment to the Contractor. To be considered proper, invoices must be prepared in accordance with, and contain all elements specified in, the contract payment clause (e.g., FAR 52.212-4(g), FAR 52.232-25(a)(3), FAR 52.232-26(a)(2), FAR 52.232-27(a)(2)).

The Contractor must include the following documents as attachments to payment requests submitted through the IPP: [Contracting Officer list required invoice attachment(s); none if left blank].

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to submit payment requests through the IPP due to a threat to national security; a matter of unusual or compelling urgency; or because the political, financial, or communications infrastructure of a foreign country does not support access to the IPP, the Contractor must request an exception in writing. Contact the Contracting Officer for more information about requesting an exception.

(End of Clause) mailto:Chelsea.Vera@noaa.gov https://www.ipp.gov/

(viii) Per NOAA Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider those representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.