Combination Synopsis-Solicitation 24Q0276.pdf

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX24Q0276

2. Title: One (1) free space, high-frequency electro-optic modulator (EOM)

3. Classification Code: 66

4. NAICS Code: 334516

5. Response Date: Five (5) business days after date of posting at 11:59 A.M.

EST due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the SAM.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. Description:

Disclaimer: 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

NOTICE: INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to is Conoptics Inc. (19 Eagle Road Danbury, CT 06810-4127. CAGE Code: 8Z528). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05, effective 22 May 2024.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN0001: One (1) free space, high-frequency electro-optic modulator (EOM)

CLIN0002: Shipping

Delivery: Delivery is required within 90 days after contract award.

Delivery shall be made to:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Shipping and Receiving 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783

Acceptance shall be performed at destination. The FOB point is destination.

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

As stated in Section 6(i) of this document, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation. If additional proposals are received, the proposals will be evaluated by the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria (FAR 15.101-2).

III. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its

Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

IV. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: None.

V. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the

Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR:

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR

PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (NOV 2021)

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (SEP 2021)

52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND

REMEDIES (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (OCT 2015)

52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL

2014)

52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS,

VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE VETERANS (FEB

2016)

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021)

52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)

52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (MAY 2024)

52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (NOV 2021)

52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996)

52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT

2004)

DFARS:

252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.203-7002 REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF

WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (DEC 2022)

252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

252.204-7015 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT (JAN 2023)

252.204-7016 COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

OR SERVICES REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

252.204-7017 PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES REPRESENTATION

(MAY 2021)

252.204-7018 PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (JAN 2023)

252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016)

252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013)

252.225-7007 PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM

COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES (DEC 2018)

252.225-7055 REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS

WITH THE MADURO REGIME (MAY 2022)

252.225-7056 PROHIBITION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH

THE MADURO REGIME (MAY 2022)

252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND

RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC

2018)

252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019)

VI. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR:

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

(AUG 2020)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE

(AUG 2020)

52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

52.204-20 PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

52.204-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

52.204-27, PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUN

2023)

DFARS:

252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT

(APR 1992)

252.215-7012 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS VIA

ELECTRONIC MEDIA (JAN 2018)

252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013)

ADELPHI LOCAL CLAUSES:

• ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

• TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

• SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

• TYPE OF CONTRACT

• GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

• TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

• PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

• RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS – ARL

• EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

• ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

• FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

• PAYMENT TERMS

• AWARD OF CONTRACT

• DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

• ARMY CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM (ACWS) TRANSITION

INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS

VII. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A.

VIII. The following notes apply to this announcement:

The Government is contemplating a Commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract type for this requirement under the FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot be provided for this acquisition.

Offers are due five (5) business days after posting by 11:59 AM EST, to Contract Specialist, Shanna Dellinger, at shanna.dellinger.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Robert Edwards, at Robert.A.Edwards147.civ@army.mil mailto:shanna.dellinger.civ@army.mil mailto:Robert.A.Edwards147.civ@army.mil

8/20/2024

X Robert Edwards

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: USA