Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases.pdf

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COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Class Code: B

2. NAICS Code: 541110

3. Subject: Patent Drafting Support Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX21R0016

5. Set-Aside Code: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside

6. Response Date: 26 March 2021

7. Place of Performance: US Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground

Adelphi Contracting Division, ACC-APG-CCAP-SCA 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783-1197, USA

8.

(i) 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.

(ii) The solicitation number is W911QX21R0016. This acquisition is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021- 03, dated 16 February 2021.

(iv) This acquisition is a 100% total set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 541110. The small business size standard is $12,000,000.00.

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

CLIN 0001: Patent Application Drafting Support Services (Firm Fixed Price

(FFP) CLIN)

The Contractor shall perform patent application drafting support services, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Quantity (QTY) 1 JOB

CLIN 0002: Data The Contractor shall furnish the data in accordance with the DD1423 Contract Data List Requirements (CDRLs). QTY 1 JOB (This CLIN is not separately priced).

(vi) Description of requirements: The PWS (Patent Drafting Services) and Sample Individual Tasks for Solicitation PWS (for solicitation purposes only) will be provided under separate cover upon request to suitable offerors.

(vii) The anticipated Ordering Period is five (5) years from the date of contract award. Inspection and acceptance shall be performed at Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD 20783. The FOB point is Destination.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR

PROPOSAL PREPARATION (GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDERS)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL

PREPARATION (GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDERS)

Offerors shall submit their General Technical Proposals separately from their Specific Technical Task Order proposal.

Specific Technical Task Order proposals are requested for evaluation purposes only. The Government does not intend to issue a task order resulting from the Sample Individual Tasks for Solicitation PWS at the time of this solicitation.

A. GENERAL TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION MATERIALS

1. For technical input, the offeror shall include:

a. At least three (3) examples of a US Patent Office issued Patents for all three

(3) of the technical areas in accordance with the PWS C.1.3 that were submitted by Patent Attorneys or Patent Agents currently employed by the Offeror and included in the labor proposed for the subject Task Orders.

b. Patent Certification – Patent attorneys or Patent agents that are registered to practice before the US Patent & Trademark Office.

c. Resumes for Patent attorneys or Patent agents having at least, individually, three (3) years of experience preparing patent applications on highly complex technologies.

2. For past performance input, the offerors shall include:

a. A list of patents in all three (3) areas of mechanical, electrical, and chemical, that have been issued by the U.S. Patent Office over the last five (5) years to include the patent number, patent title, technical area (as cited in PWS).

b. A list of at least three (3) references of customers within the last three (3) years that have received patent application services to include the Point of Contact (POC) name, telephone and email address.

B. SPECIFIC TECHNICAL TASK ORDER SUBMISSION MATERIALS

1. Technical proposal for each individual sample task that includes the following:

a. An understanding of the problem to include the Offeror's knowledge of the disciplines involved in the task

b. Proposed technical approach/plan to meet the objectives of the individual tasks

c. Resources and schedule to accomplish the offeror's proposed approach in the individual tasks.

2. An individual price for completion of each Task Order.

C. SUBMISSION OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC TECHNICAL TASK ORDER

MATERIALS

The Contractor shall submit one (1) copy of the General and Specific Technical Task Order materials to Caleb Baisden and Ariel Amey by email. Electronic file submission in PDF, Microsoft Word, and/or Microsoft Excel is preferable. Please submit to:

Caleb Baisden, Acquisition Specialist: Phone:(301) 394-3396, richard.c.baisden2.ctr@mail.mil

Ariel Amey, Contracting Officer: Phone:(301) 394-1081, ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be mailto:richard.c.baisden2.ctr@mail.mil included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: See attached Evaluation Criteria (LPTA)

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

(xi) 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.

(xii) 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:

52.203-3, GRATUITIES (APR 1984)

52.203-6, RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE

GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006)

52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018)

52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR

PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015)

52.209-9, UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (OCT 2020)

(DEVIATION 2020-O0008)

52.219-8, UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2018)

52.219-13, NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE OF ORDERS (MAR 2020)

52.219-14, LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION

2020-O0008)

52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (MAY 2020)

52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999)

52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007)

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)

52.222-40, NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2019)

52.222-54, EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (OCT 2015)

52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.224-3, PRIVACY TRAINING (JAN 2017)

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

52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013)

52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

DFARS:

252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

252.204-7008, COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE

INFORMATION CONTROLS (OCT 2016)

252.204-7009, LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OR DISCLOSURE OF THIRD-

PARTY CONTRACTOR INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT

CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016)

252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION

(DEC 2019)

252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (DEC 2019)

252.204-7019, NOTICE OF NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT

REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2020)

252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV

2020)

252.205-7000, PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO COOPERATIVE

AGREEMENT HOLDERS (DEC 1991)

252.215-7008, ONLY ONE OFFER (JUL 2019)

252.225-7001, BUY AMERICAN AND THE VALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM (DEC 2017)

252.225-7012, PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES

(DEC 2017)

252.225-7052, RESTRICTION ON THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN MAGNETS

AND TUNGSTEN (DEC 2019) (DEVIATION 2020-O0006)

252.225-7974, REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS

WITH THE MADURO REGIME (FEB 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0005)

252.226-7001, UTILIZATION OF INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIAN-

OWNED ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SMALL

BUSINESS CONCERNS (APR 2019)

252.227-7015, TECHNICAL DATA—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2014)

252.227-7037, VALIDATION OF RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS ON TECHNICAL

DATA. (SEP 2016)

252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.237-7010, PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JUN 2013)

252.243-7002, REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (DEC 2012)

252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

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

(xiii) 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/DFARS Clauses:

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

(JUL 2015)

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015)

52.209-7, INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL

2013)

52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

252.201-7000, CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC1991)

252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.204-7012, SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND

CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016)

252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND

RECEIVING (JUN 2012)

FAR/DFARS FILL-IN/FULL TEXT CLAUSES:

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019)

52.204-26, COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

52.252-1, PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

252.211-7003, ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JUN 2013)

252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY

2013)

LOCAL CLAUSES:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

TYPE OF CONTRACT

AUTHORIZED OFFICE TO ISSUE ORDERS

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

INDEFINITE DELIVERY-IDEFINITE QUANTITY ON-RAMPING PROCEDURES

INVOICING

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SEPARATE TECHNICAL AND PRICING PROPOSALS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION (TASK ORDERS)

ADELPHI CONTRACTING DIVISION WEBSITE

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING UNDER CONTRACT

PAYMENT TERMS

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (AFARS 5132.702)

DD FORM 1423 - CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST

DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

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

(xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: The Government is contemplating awarding multiple Commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for this requirement under the FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot be provided for this acquisition.

(xvi) Offers are due on 26 March 2021, by 11:59 AM EST, via email to Contracting Officer, Ariel Amey at ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil and Acquisition Specialist, Caleb Baisden at richard.c.baisden2.ctr@mail.mil.

(xvii) For questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Acquisition Specialist, Caleb Baisden at richard.c.baisden2.ctr@mail.mil,

(301) 394-3396, Jonathan Chattler at jonathan.r.chattler.civ@mail.mil, (301) 394-3016, and Ariel Amey at ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil, (301) 394-1081. All questions are due by 11:59 AM EST on 15 March 2021. If there are parts of the solicitation that are vague and/or ambiguous, request clarification from the aforementioned contacts before the established cut-off date for questions.

Contracting Officer:

3/4/2021

X Ariel M. Amey

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: USA