Amend 1_SOLICITATION_70Z0G322QB334118.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION RFQ# 70Z0G322QB334118

Amendment 1 – Updates highlighted in Yellow

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard C5ISC Operations Systems Center located at 408 Coast Guard Drive, Kearneysville, WV, has a requirement for the Next Generation Biometrics at Sea System (NGB) hardware devices. NGB is the primary biometric collections system for the Coast Guard’s Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations (AMIO) and Enforcement of Laws and Treaties (ELT) providing mobile biometrics collection and analysis capability to operators in the maritime environment and remote areas where the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operates. NGB aids in identifying individuals interdicted at sea and provides decision makers with information to assist in the determination of courses of action in USCG law enforcement interdictions; (e.g. repatriate, arrest, refer for prosecution, etc.), by providing additional identifying information of interdicted persons not available without NGB collection and analysis.

Due to the extreme conditions the devices will operate in, and the sensitive networks the devices will interface with, only six (6) devices will be purchased on the contract that results from this contract. The USCG is including a clause and line item for an optional purchase of an additional 134 devices. This option will only be exercised after the USCG puts the initial six (6) devices through a testing process to verify the devices will function under the conditions experienced in the field and on the networks used by the USCG and DHS. After successful testing the option will be exercised for the additional 134 devices. If the testing finds the devices to not meet the USCG’s needs the option will not be exercised.

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be a Firm Fixed Price type contract with an optional additional quantity above the initial quantity.

Delivery: 20 calendar days or less for the initial 6 devices. The Optional 134 devices can be delivered upon a mutually agreed upon scheduled, with all devices being delivered no later than 90 days after the option is executed. FOB Destination

This is an unrestricted solicitation, NAICS Code 334118.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotation (RFQ), solicitation # 70Z0G322QB334118. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are thus in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-04.

PRICING SCHEDULE

Contract Line Item (CLIN)

Description Quantity

0001 Next Generation Biometrics at Sea System (NGB) hardware devices 6 0002 Warranty (Only designate if a 1 year warranty is not included)

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0003 Option: Remaining Next Generation Biometrics at Sea System (NGB) hardware devices

0004 Warranty of Optional Quantity of 134 (Only designate if a 1 year warranty is not included)

RESPONSIBILITY

All of the components listed must be able to be integrated and work together with each other to complete the functionality of this request. This purchase order shall be awarded only to a responsible prospective Contractor. To be determined responsible, a prospective Contractor must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or have the ability to obtain them, as well as:

a) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

b) Have a satisfactory performance record;

c) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, and quality control measures applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective Contractor and Subcontractors;

d) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them; and

e) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Submit One (1) electronic copy of your quotation no later than the specified time listed.

Quotations shall reference 70Z0G322QB334118.

Quotations shall be submitted via email to Becky M. Edgar, Contracting Officer at becky.m.edgar@uscg.mil and Laura L. Logreco, Contract Specialist, at laura.l.logreco2@uscg.mil by 9:00 AM EST, Monday, 12 September 2022.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE QUOTE

a) All questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, for information about any aspect of the solicitation. Prospective Offerors are warned against contacting any USCG personnel outside the Procurement Department mailto:becky.m.edgar@uscg.mil mailto:laura.l.logreco2@uscg.mil

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b) Questions will be submitted by email to Becky M. Edgar, Contracting Officer at becky.m.edgar@uscg.mil and Laura L. Logreco, Contract Specialist, at laura.l.logreco2@uscg.mil. Answers to inquiries/questions will be provided to all vendors being solicited, giving due regard to the proper protection of proprietary information.

c) No information concerning this solicitation will be provided in response to telephone calls.

d) Prospective Offerors are asked to submit their questions grouped by solicitation section and making reference to the particular paragraph. Questions must be submitted no later than Thursday, 1 September 2022 by 2:00 PM EST. Any questions received after that may not be answered before the solicitation closing date.

CONTRACTOR’S WRITTEN QUOTATION

The contractor shall provide its quote in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria outlined herein.

The contractor is urged to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that its offer contains all necessary information.

TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY: The Offeror shall detail how the recommended Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) product will meet the salient characteristics outlined in the minimum standards in Attachment 1. The page count for the technical portion of the proposal shall not exceed 15 pages.

Additionally, provide a copy of the required contractor completed clauses in Attachment 2.

Completion of Attachment 2 does not count towards the Technical Acceptability page limit.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Each Offeror shall provide a maximum of three (3) examples of recent (within the past 5 years) experience during which the Offeror provided similar solutions to public or private sector clients. Examples shall include project title, length of project, similarities of project to the USCG’s requirement. The page count for each prior experience example shall not exceed 3 pages.

PRICE: The Offeror’s quotation must include pricing for each of the CLINs listed on the Pricing Schedule. Offerors are encouraged to provide a breakdown of price per device if multiple attachments or modules are included to support a system that meets all minimum standards. This can be demonstrated by breaking down the CLIN’s into sub-CLIN’s to illustrate individual price elements if attachments or modules are included to support a system that meets all the standards.

CLIN’s can be broken out into sub-CLIN’s to illustrate individual price elements if attachments or modules are included to make a working system. *Note: The government expects, at a minimum, a full warranty for a year after purchase to be included with the pricing of the device.

If this is not included please add CLIN 0002 and CLIN 0004 for pricing of 1 year warranty.

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METHOD OF AWARD

The Government will award a firm-fixed price contract to the Offeror whose proposal conforms to the requirements outlined in this request for quotation and is determined to be the best value to the government based on a tradeoff between Technical, Prior Experience, and Price.

1. Technical Acceptability:

a. The Government will evaluate on an acceptable (meets all standards) or unacceptable (does not meet all standards) basis.

2. Prior Experience: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s prior experience delivering biometrics devices with similar requirements to establish confidence in the Offeror’s ability to successfully deliver the proposed solution.

3. Price: The Offeror’s total price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.

Total price is the sum of all four CLINS in the Pricing Schedule.

The Technical Acceptability and Prior Experience are equally important and when combined are more important than Price. Offeror’s whose proposal is found to be technically unacceptable will not be further considered. Offeror’s whose technical proposal is found to be acceptable will be evaluated for Prior Experience and Price. The Government plans to award a single purchase order for the entire requirement without exchanges with Offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into exchanges if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer.

SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS:

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (classified to 29 U.S.C. § 794d) requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communications technology (ICT), it shall be accessible to people with disabilities. Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities must be afforded access to and use of information and data comparable to that of Federal employees and members of the public without disabilities.

All products, platforms and services delivered as part of this work statement that, by definition, are deemed ICT shall conform to the revised regulatory implementation of Section 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R. § 1194.1 & Appendixes A, C & D, and available at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=e1c6735e25593339a9db63534259d8ec&mc=true&node=pt36.3.1194&rgn=div5. In the revised regulation, ICT replaced the term electronic and information technology (EIT) used in the original 508 standards. ICT includes IT and other equipment.

Exceptions for this work statement have been determined by DHS and only the exceptions described herein may be applied. Any request for additional exceptions shall be sent to the Contracting Officer and a determination will be made according to DHS Directive 139-05, Office of Accessible Systems and Technology, dated November 12, 2018 and DHS Instruction https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:29%20section:794d%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section794d)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=e1c6735e25593339a9db63534259d8ec&mc=true&node=pt36.3.1194&rgn=div5 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=e1c6735e25593339a9db63534259d8ec&mc=true&node=pt36.3.1194&rgn=div5

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139-05-001, Managing the Accessible Systems and Technology Program, dated November 20, 2018, or any successor publication.

1.1 Section 508 Requirements for Technology Products

Section 508 applicability to Information and Communications Technology (ICT): Biometric Portable Hand Held Device

Applicable Exception: N/A Authorization #: N/A Applicable Functional Performance Criteria: All functional performance criteria in Chapter 3 apply to when using an alternative design or technology that results substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by conformance to one or more of the requirements in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Revised 508 Standards, or when Chapters 4 or 5 do not address one or more functions of ICT.

Applicable 508 requirements for electronic content features and components (including but not limited to Internet or Intranet website;

Multimedia (video/audio)): Does not apply

Applicable 508 requirements for software features and components (including but not limited to Software infrastructure): All requirements in Chapter 5 apply, including all WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria, 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology, 503 Application, 504 Authoring Tools

Applicable 508 requirements for hardware features and components: Does not apply

Applicable 508 requirements for support services and documentation: All requirements in Chapter 6 apply

1.2 Section 508 Requirements for Technology Products (include in the SOW, PWS, or

SOO)

Section 508 applicability to Information and Communications Technology

(ICT): Service Software Maintenance Applicable Exception: N/A Authorization #: N/A Applicable Functional Performance Criteria: All functional performance criteria in Chapter 3 apply to when using an alternative design or technology that results substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by conformance to one or more of the requirements in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Revised 508 Standards, or when Chapters 4 or 5 do not address one or more functions of ICT.

Applicable 508 requirements for electronic content features and components (including but not limited to Multimedia (video/audio)): Does not apply

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Applicable 508 requirements for software features and components (including but not limited to Software infrastructure): All requirements in Chapter 5 apply, including all WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria, 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology, 503 Application, 504 Authoring Tools

Applicable 508 requirements for hardware features and components: Does not apply

Applicable 508 requirements for support services and documentation: All requirements in Chapter 6 apply

1.3 Section 508 Requirements for Technology Services (include in the SOW, PWS, or

SOO)

1. When providing installation, configuration or integration services for ICT, the Contractor shall not reduce the original ICT item's level of Section 508 conformance prior to the services being performed.

2. When providing maintenance upgrades, substitutions, and replacements to ICT, the contractor shall not reduce the original ICT’s level of Section 508 conformance prior to upgrade, substitution or replacement. The agency reserves the right to request an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for proposed upgrades, substitutions and replacements prior to acceptance. The ACR should be created using the on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version

2.2 508 (or successor versions). The template can be located at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat

3. When modifying, installing, configuring or integrating commercially available or government-owned ICT, the Contractor shall not reduce the original ICT Item’s level of Section 508 conformance.

4. Contractor personnel shall possess the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to address the accessibility requirements in this work statement.

1.4 Section 508 Deliverables (include in the SOW, PWS, or SOO)

1. Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Reports: For each ICT item offered through this contract (including commercially available products, and solutions consisting of ICT that are developed or modified pursuant to this contract), the Offeror shall provide an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) to document conformance claims against the applicable Section 508 standards. The ACR shall be based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.0 508 (or successor versions). The template can be found at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat. Each ACR shall be completed by following all of the instructions provided in the template, including an explanation of the validation method used as a basis for the conformance claims in the report.

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