Combined Synopsis Solicitation (006).pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The Government anticipates a sole source award to the manufacturer, Canberra Inc.

The solicitation number FA702220QGAMA shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-05 effective 30 Mar 2020.

This requirement will not be aside for small business

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 334519 with a size standard of 500 Employees.

The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the purchase and delivery of

Gamma Detector Suites. The items that are needed to be procured for this requirement.

Description Qty Unit

Cost

Total

BEGE6530 RDC6, ULB

copper/carbon fiber construction

SAGE 20mL well vial, RDC4, ULB copper/carbon fiber construction

6'' shield, front opening compatible w/ RDC4 and

RDC6 detectors (Dual plug sets or stackable front sliding plugs)

Cryo‐Cycle II Hybrid Cryostat 1

SOCS Characterization:

Standard HPGE

Cosmic Veto 1

TOTAL PRICE: _____________________

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

Ship to address:

AFTAC /DET 1

Attn: SSgt. Carpenter

AF NO MILSBILLS PROC CP 3214941029

1020 SOUTH PATRICK DRIVE

PATRICK AFB, FL 32925 3516

United States

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm until 30 Jun 2020.”

RFQ due date: 11 May 2020

RFQ due time: 1:00 P.M. EST

Email to Luke.Hassenplug@us.af.mil or Dawn.Melchione@us.af.mil

AMIC Det 2 OL/PKA

AFTAC Bldg. 10989

1020 S. Patrick Drive

Patrick AFB FL 32925

ALL QUOTES MUST BE EMAILED TO LUKE HASSENPLUG OR DAWN

MELCHIONE AS STATED ABOVE, OR TO THE ADDRESS IF MAILING.

ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE.

YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be email to Luke.Hassenplug@us.af.mil or

Dawn.Melchione@us.af.mil by 1:00 P.M. EST 11 May 2020.

Please provide the following information with your quote:

Company Name:____________

DUNS Number: ____________

Cage Code: _______________

*Number of Employees_____________

*Total Yearly Revenue_______________

*Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1070_147634

Estimated Delivery Time: ____________

Payment Terms: _________________________

Warranty: ________________

FOB (Select): ____ Destination _____ Origin

Shipping Cost included? ____ Yes _____ No

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://beta.sam.gov/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

*52.209-11 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a

Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 16)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the

Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 14), Evaluation-Commercial

Items (Oct 2014) https://beta.sam.gov/

(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:

1. Compliance with Technical Specifications

2. Price

Compliance with technical specifications is equally as important as price.

N/A (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).

(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.

(End of provision)

FAR Provision *52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Mar

2020), with its Alternate I (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System For Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ at the time of

Quote submittal.

FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote or proposal’s 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.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1145_161469 https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or

Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 20), Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with

Alternate I (Oct 1995)

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Oct 2010)

52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To

Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014)

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017)

52.204-4 Paper (May 2011)

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 206)

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018)

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755)

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020)

52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

(May 2014)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug

2011)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

52.242-13 Bankruptcy (Jul 1995)

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

DFARS Clauses:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011)

252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related

Felonies (Dec 2008)

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1595_233379

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General. As prescribed in 203.1004(a), use the following clause: (Aug 2019)

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

As prescribed in 203.171-4(b), insert the following provision: (Nov 2011)

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992)

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions (Oct 2005)

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec

2019)

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May

2016)

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)

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors (Jan 2018)

252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force (Sep 1988)

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013)

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2017)

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Dec 2017)

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Dec 2017)

252.225-7016 Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings (Jun 2011)

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013)

252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tungsten (Dec 2019)

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, 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)

252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations (May 2013)

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)

252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tungsten (Dec 2019)

The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (Oct 2019)

The Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation (AFFARS) 5352.201-9101 (Oct 2019), Ombudsman, is applicable.

(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, Lt Col Aaron D. Judge, 129 Thompson St., Bldg. 586, Rm 129, Comm: 757-764-

5372, aaron.judge@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.

NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF AWARD BUT SHALL

REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE.

Attachments: (1)

J&A Gamma Detectors Suite