Attach 4 - Combo Solicitation 23 April 2026.docx

AC Power Source Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (COMBO) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 12.202 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. Solicitation FA462526Q1051 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). All quotes shall be valid for a period of 90 days.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Effective 03/13/2026., Defense Acquisition Circular 11/10/2025 and Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 10/16/2024.

This is a 100% small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 335311, Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing with a size standard of 800 employees.

The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitations for the purchase of one 1.5kVA Three Phase Solid State AC Power with Limited Feature Set in accordance with the Salient Characteristics.

This will be a Firm Fixed-Price Contract. The Vendor is responsible for requesting any additional information required to submit an accurate quote.

Pursuant to RFO FAR 12.201-1 contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Vendor’s submissions will be evaluated based upon the following:

Evaluation Factors:

Evaluation for this acquisition will be based on technical capabilities and price. Technical capabilities will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable.

The Government will award one contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose proposal conforms to the solicitation, which will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. For the purposes of this solicitation, Technical Capabilities are equal to Price. Pursuant to FAR RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) apply to this acquisition.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) PART I - PRICE Complete Price Schedule (Attach 2)

(ii) PART II – Technical Capabilities Technical capabilities based on information provided in the Salient Characteristics (Attach 1)

All sub-factors will be rated ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE. Technical Capabilities and Price will be evaluated individually and weighed equally, and all areas must have an ACCEPTABLE rating to be considered for an award.

The Government reserves the right to refrain from awarding to any Offeror with pricing that is not determined reasonable, and/or is unbalanced.

This request will be solicited for 5 business days. Quotes must be received no later than 1200 CST to be considered for award; late quotes will not be considered for award. Emailed quotes using file compression, such as .zip, will not be accepted. Quotes must be limited to 3 pages or less. Longer quotes will not be evaluated or considered. Zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system. If email attachments are greater than 10 MB, contact us for alternate instructions before proposal deadline.

Email Quotes to both najee.holland@us.af.mil and tiffany.driskill@us.af.mil

COMPLETE QUOTES MUST BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AS STATED ABOVE, ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure timely receipt of the proposal. Whiteman AFB network utilizes a firewall that may cause delays in receipt of e-mail/attachments. Late receipt of proposals due to a network firewall or outages will be considered late. Offerors should allow sufficient time for the email traffic to be delivered. E-mails received in the Government office after closing time will be considered late and not considered for award.

The Offeror’s quote submission shall consist of the following:

1. COMPANY NAME:

2. COMPANY POINT OF CONTACT:

3. PHONE NUMBER:

4. SAM UEI NUMBER:

5. CAGE CODE:

6. QUOTE EXPIRATION DATE:

7. *Number of Employees:

8. *Total Yearly Revenue:

*Information required determining size of business for the NAICS, 335311

9. PRICING INFORMATION:

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoices will be processed via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and instructions shall be provided at time of award.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date for receipt of proposals. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

The following DAFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (JUL 2023):

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) acquisitions please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Global Strike (AFICC/KG OL-GSC) via the following e-mail workflow address: ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

The full text of these clauses and (*) provisions may be assessed electronically at the website: FAR | Acquisition.GOV NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF AWARD BUT SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE.

Attachments:

1. Salient Characteristics

2. Pricing Sheet

3. Provisions and Clauses

4. Combo Solicitation