Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases (Under SAT).pdf

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX25Q0004

2. Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE for one (1) laser illumination system

3. Classification Code: 66

4. NAICS Code: 334516

5. Response Date: Five (5) business days 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: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED

EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE

UTILIZED:

THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM

RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE

CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE COMPETITIVE

IN TERMS OF MARKET PRICES, QUALITY, AND DELIVERY. IF ONLY ONE

ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL

BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL CONSIDER

AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO

CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL

AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST

ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS

AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF

BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

FIRST, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE

CRITERIA IS NOT MET.

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 (FAC) 2024-07 published on 29 August 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) laser illumination system

Specifications/Requirement: See attached document titled “Salient Characteristics”

Delivery: Delivery is required within 12 weeks after contract award.

Delivery shall be made to:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Shipping and Receiving 6375 Johnson Road, Building 321 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

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:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has the lowest evaluated price of all offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

Technical Acceptability:

The technical acceptability element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications.

Past Performance:

Past performance will not be evaluated. The Contracting Officer determines that past performance need not be evaluated because the supplies being purchased are of a low complexity that past performance information would not make a substantial difference.

Price (include in all instances):

Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any).

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:

52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018)

52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND

OTHER COVRED ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

52.204-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR

PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (NOV 2021)

52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC

CORPORATIONS (NOV 2015)

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

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (MAR 2023)

52.219-33 NON-MANUFACTURER RULE (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)

52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020)

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021)

52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN ACT – SUPPLIES (OCT 2022)

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 – SYSTEM FOR

AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2023)

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 REQUIREMENTS TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF

WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (DEC 2022)

252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2022)

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)

252.204-7024 NOTICE ON THE USE OF THE SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

RISK SYSTEM (MAT 2023)

252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)

252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JAN 2023)

252.225-7007 PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM

COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES (DEC 2018)

252.225-7012 PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES

(APR 2022)

252.225-7020 TRADE AGREEMENTS CERTIFICATE – BASIC (NOV 2014)

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)

252.225-7059 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM THE

XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION -REPRESENTATION (JUN

2023)

252.225-7059 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM THE

XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION (JUN 2023)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN

2023)

252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA - BASIC (JAN 2023)

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:

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

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)

52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE

(AUG 2020)

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN

2013)

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

DFARS:

252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT

(APR 1992)

252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND

RECEIVING REPORTS (DEC 2018)

ADELPHI LOCAL CLAUSES:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

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.

10/8/2024

X Robert Edwards

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: USA