Combined Synopsis Solicitation Area X Fiber Upgrade.docx

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for B1614 Area X Fiber Upgrade Contract Specialist: Ashlee Pollastri PCO: Jessica Caissey

1. This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

***NOTE***

All instructions, templates and formats contained herein shall explicitly be adhered to; otherwise, a quote is determined to be incomplete and shall not be considered for award.

2. Solicitation Number: F2BDBD9210A001

3. This Synopsis/Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ)

4. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-04

5. A notice regarding any set-aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside

6. NAICS Code: 238210

7. Small Business Size Standard: $16.5M

8. Statement regarding the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, if applicable: N/A

9. Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLINs) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CONTRACT LINE

ITEM NO. (CLIN)

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES:

*structure of CLIN may change

10. Description of requirements for the items to be acquired:

Furnish all labor, materials, and equipment for a fiber optic network upgrade to B1614 Area X IAW the attached SOW.

11. Date of delivery / Period of Performance: 120 Days ARO

12. Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance: Hanscom Air Force Base, MA

13. FOB Point: DESTINATION

14. Attachments:

a) Statement of Work

b) Area X Server Room Fiber Layout

15. The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Ashlee Pollastri at ashlee.pollastri@us.af.mil or (781) 225-0168, and Jessica Caissey at jessica.caissey.1@us.af.mil or (781) 225-4928. Note: At this time we only accept communication via email.

16. Additional Information:

Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to receive an award. If you are not registered you may make a request through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov.

Be advised that all interested parties must be registered as a small business in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Business Search Database under the proper NAICS Code in order to receive an award. If you are not registered, you may self-certify through the SBA website at http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm.

IAW DFARS 252.232-7003(b)(1) all invoices shall be submitted via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) located at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (Procedures and POC’s specific to this contract will be added to the contract).

17. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors and 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items apply to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors

The following is to be added to FAR 52.212-1 paragraph (b):

1. There is no bid schedule provide. Please provide your price quote seperately.

2. The quote in its entirety shall not exceed five (5) pages.

3. Offers are due before 9:00AM EST on Monday, 5 June 2020.

4. Offers shall be emailed to ashlee.pollastri@us.af.mil and jessica.caissey.1@us.af.mil.

Do not post offers to Beta.SAM.

5. Please request read receipt on all submitted quotes.

All questions are due before 4:00 PM EST on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 and should be emailed to ashlee.pollastri@us.af.mil and jessica.caissey.1@us.af.mil; answers will be posted to Beta.SAM NLT Friday, 29 May 2020.

6. A site visit will be held on Hanscom AFB on Thursday, 21 May 2020 beginning at 10:00 AM EST. Please be at the Hanscom AFB Visitor Control Center by Sartain Gate (formerly Vandenburg Gate) in Bldg. 1617, Old Bedford Rd., Hanscom AFB, MA, 01731 no later than 9:30 AM EST to allow enough time to obtain visitor passes. The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes for all visitors. You must contact A1C Jeffrey Lim by COB on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 to register for the site visit to gain access to the base at jeffrey.lim.1@us.af.mil. Please courtesty copy ashlee.pollastri@us.af.mil and jessica.caissey.1@us.af.mil. All contractors MUST pre-register in order to attend. Each individual must posses a valid form of ID, driver’s license or passport, and registration and proof of insurance for each vehicle, including rentals. All individuals must also possess valid proof of citizenship in the form of a passport or birth certificate in order to access the work area. Individuals without a valid proof of citizenship IAW the SOW will not be allowed to access Area X. Note: REAL IDs issed by states are NOT acceptable for proof of citizenship. Please be aware that despite the legalization of marijuana possession in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under 21 U.S.C. § 812 and 21 U.S.C. § 844 marijuana possession remains a federal offense, and it is not allowed on Federal installations, including Hanscom AFB.

7. Vendors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. A vendor shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the vendor has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at http://www.sam.gov. If any vendor has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website, the vendor shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

18. The Following Provisions Are Incorporated By Full Text:

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(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) Lowest price

(ii) Technical acceptability

A technically acceptable quote will include the following:

1. Active/current SAM registration with a Small Business certification under the appropriate NAICS.

2. Inside/outside fiber installation certification

3. Proof of a minimum 5 years’ experience with indoor fiber installation

Award will be made on the basis of the price and other factors in accordance with FAR 13.106-2.

(b) 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 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/.

(End of Provision)

19. The Following Clauses Are Incorporated By Full Text:

AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 2014)

(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 Brian Miller Ombudsman

AFLCMC/AQ-AZ

Acquisition Excellence Directorate

(937) 255-5512 or DSN 785-5512 Email: brian.miller.67@us.af.mil 2640 Loop Road West Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA 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) 256-2397, 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.

(End of clause)

AFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (NOV 2012)

(a) Contractors shall not:

(1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or

(2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order.

[Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.

(b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs:

(1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402;

(2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and

(3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.

[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.] (End of clause)

AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations (NOV 2012)

(a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall:

(1) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and

(2) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes.

(b) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract.

(c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract.

(End of clause)

NOTE: See attached Clause Set for additional applicable provisions and clauses.