B.01.01 Combined Synopis and Solicitation_FY22 COX Communications_Released.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Document Type: Combined Solicitation/Synopsis Solicitation Number: W912JC-22-R-0007 Posted Date: March 25, 2022 Original Response Date: April 25, 2022 Current Response Date: April 25, 2022 Classification Code: DG11: IT and Telecom-Network as Services Set Aside: No set-aside NAICS Code: 517919: All Other Telecommunications

Contracting Office Address

USPFO for Kansas 2737 S Kansas Avenue Topeka KS 66611

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06 effective 10 June 2021 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) change notices 07/09/2021.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517919, with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.502-2(b), this procurement is unrestricted.

The USPFO for Kansas intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract with a Base contract of 1 year period of service (12 Months) plus two option years.

Base 01 May 2022 – 30 April 2023 Option Year 1 01 May 2023 – 30 April 2024 Option Year 2 01 May 2024 – 30 April 2025

This is for local internet and cable TV services in Salina and Topeka.

Place of Performance (Delivery Location)

Address: Kansas Army National Guard

JFHQ

2722 SW Topeka Blvd Topeka, KS

Postal Code: 66611 Country: UNITED STATES

Offeror shall provide sufficient detailed information, which demonstrates their technical capability, proposed technical approach, and plan for how they intend to meet the requirements as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the solicitation document.

Questions/Proposal Due Date:

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist, Darci Rickson via email at: Darci.a.rickson.civ@army.mil. Questions must be received no later than April 25, 2022, 1:00 pm CT. Any response to questions will be made in writing and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

All proposals are to be submitted by e-mail to the Contract Specialist at darci.a.rickson.civ@army.mil.

Receipt will be verified by the date/time stamp on e-mail. All proposals shall be submitted no later than April 15, 2022, 1:00 pm CT.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212- 1(f).

1. 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition.

(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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) technical approach will be evaluated to determine feasibility of approach as proposed in the business plan and quality control plan to satisfy the requirements of the PWS;

(ii) price will be evaluated to determine it is complete and reasonable;

mailto:Darci.a.rickson.civ@army.mil mailto:darci.a.rickson.civ@army.mil

(iii) past performance will be evaluated to determine overall past performance acceptability including quality of services, business relations, management of key personnel, compliance with regulations, and customer satisfaction.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). For evaluation purposes only, 52.217-8 cost will be evaluated by adding one have of the final option year price to the total proposed price.

(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.

2. FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items” (October 2018) with Alternate I.

• The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u)) of this provision. A completed copy of this provision is to be included with the offer.

3. FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (September 2006)

• Protests shall be served on the Contracting Officer and Office of Chief Counsel by obtaining written and dated acknowledgement of receipt from:

Delos C. Halterman, Contracting Officer USPFO for Kansas 2737 S Kansas Avenue Topeka Kansas 66611

And Office of Chief Counsel Attn: NGB Protest Decision Authority 111 S George Mason Building 2, Ste 3TS Arlington VA 22204-1373 https://www.sam.gov/

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items” (October 2018)

2. FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders – Commercial Item” (Oct 2019) The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

• Subparagraphs (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(8), (b)(9), (b)(16), (b)(22), (b)(23), (b)(25), (b)(27), (b)(28), (b)(29), (b)(30), (b)(31), (b)(32), (b)(33), (b)(34), (b)(42), (b)(49), (b)(55), (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(8), (c)(9), (c)(10)

3. 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of NGB Compliance and Oversight Division and shall not be binding until so approved.

4. 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $5,000, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $1,000,000;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $1,000,000 or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within Thirty (30) calendar days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b) (1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within three (3) working days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

5. 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 90 day.

6. 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor no later than 15 calendar days prior to the expiration of the contract;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 calendar days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 Months.

7. 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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

8. 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

_________________N/A___________________________________________

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

2 In 1 Invoice

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance-based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0670

Issue By DoDAAC W912JC

Admin DoDAAC** W912JC

Inspect By DoDAAC As specified in each task order

Ship To Code ____ leave blank

Ship From Code ____leave blank

Mark For Code ____ leave blank

Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____leave blank

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) As specified in each task order

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____leave blank

LPO DoDAAC ____leave blank

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____leave blank

Other DoDAAC(s) ____leave blank

Additional Email notifications:

Ng.ks.ksarng.list.vendor-pay@army.mil

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Ng.ks.ksarng.list.vendor-pay@army.mil or telephone 785-274-1205.

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

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9. Other applicable provisions and clauses incorporated by reference:

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper MAY 2011 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems JUN 2016 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Service or Equipment

AUG 2019

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity OCT 1995 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and

Construction Contracts

SEP 2013

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2011 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program MAY 2011 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems MAY 2011 52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997 52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013 52.237-1 Site Visit APR 1984 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation APR 1984 52.237-3 Continuity of Services JAN 1991 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.245-1 Alt I Government Property (JAN 2017) Alternate I APR 2012 52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General AUG 2019 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness Training For Contractors FEB 2019 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015

Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors

MAY 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support MAY 2016 252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.216-7006 Ordering MAY 2011 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels DEC 1991 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or

Hazardous Materials

SEP 2014

252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance Of Payments Program Certificate--Basic (Nov 2014)

NOV 2014

252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DEC 2017 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic

Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

APR 2019

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel JUN 2013 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property APR 2012 252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property DEC 2017 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal DEC 2017

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION

Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement