Combined Synopsis Solicitation-BMTW.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

(i) 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA445222Q0010 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

(iii) The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06; Effective 05-26-2022.

(iv) This is a 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541990 with a size standard of $17M.

(v) The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the procurement of Battalion Mass Tactical Week (BMTW) Exercise Support Services as described in the Scope of Work. The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below, all CLINs will include the following verbiage: “The contractor shall provide services as described in the Scope of Work and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.”

Item Description Qty Unit Price Extended Amount 0001 BMTW Exercise Support Services 1 JB

21-30 July 2022

0002 BMTW Exercise Support Services 1 JB 4-13 August 2022

1001 OPTION

BMTW Exercise Support Services 1 JB 8-17 September 2022

1002 OPTION

STORM JRTC 1 JB

1-7 November 2022

1003 OPTION

BMTW Exercise Support Services 1 JB 27 Nov – 3 Dec 2022

(vi) Description of the requirement:

The description of the requirement is provided in the attached Scope of Work. Period of performance is detailed in each CLIN above.

(vii) Place of Performance: Pope AAF, NC http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

(viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote.”

Paragraph (b)(12) is added as follows: Additional information required:

a) Relevant Experience Document. Submission of a detailed narrative of the vendor’s relevant experience in working projects that are the same, or similar, to the Scope of Work of this requirement is required.

This document is limited to 5-pages.

b) Submission of the following additional information:

Company Name: _____________ DUNS Number: ______________ Cage Code: __________________ Point of Contact: ______________

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

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows:

The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

Paragraph (e) is deleted in its entirety.

(End of Addendum)

(ix) Pursuant to FAR 12.602, contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Vendor’s submissions will be evaluated based upon the following:

(1) Price; to include all Base + Option CLINs.

(2) Relevant Experience – the Vendor’s relevant experience submission will be evaluated and given a confidence rating as defined below.

Basis for Award

1. Price will be evaluated to determine if it is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3.

2. The Relevant Experience submission will be evaluated and assigned one of three available Confidence Ratings:

https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf

High Confidence The Government has high confidence based on the Vendor’s relevant experience that they will be successful in performing contract requirements with little or no Government intervention.

Some Confidence The Government has some confidence based on the Vendor’s relevant experience that they will be successful in performing contract requirements with some Government intervention.

Low Confidence The Government has low confidence based on the Vendor’s relevant experience that they will be successful in performing contract requirements even with Government intervention.

Award will be made on a best value determination.

(x) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alternate I (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf at the time of Quote submittal.

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), 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 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.

(End of Addendum)

(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2022) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in the clause are also applicable:

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 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) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

(xiii) Additional terms and conditions apply to this acquisition as follows:

(Refer to https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the Full Text of provisions and clauses)

The following FAR Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award (Jun 1988) 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation (Dec 2016) 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation (Jun 2020)

The following DFARS Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

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) 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (May 2021)

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) fill-in: 10-days 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) fill-in: 5-days; 10-days; 5 months.

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011) 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems (May 2011) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information (Oct 2016) 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) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Jan 2021) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Mar 2022) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Mar 2022) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) *Will be Full Text in Award https://www.acquisition.gov/

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors-Prohibition on Fees and Consideration (Apr 2020) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jan 2021)

The following AFFARS Clause is applicable to this acquisition:

5352.201-9101 AFICC-WP Ombudsman (Oct 2019)

(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, Mr.

Robert Hixenbaugh, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Policy & Acquisition Support Directorate (AFICC/KP), 1940 Albrook Drive, Building 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, Phone: (937) 257-5529, Fax:

(937) 656-0919, robert.hixenbaugh@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 Page 19 of 40 directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this solicitation.

(xv) RFQ due dates information:

Questions due date: July 5, 2022, NLT 12:00 PM EDT. Questions received after this date/time may not receive a Government response.

RFQ due date: July 11, 2022 RFQ due time: 12:00 PM EDT Email RFQ submission to Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

THE QUOTE MUST BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. QUOTES NOT DELIVERED BY

THE DUE DATE/TIME MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. YOU MAY WISH TO REQUEST

CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT.

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(xvi) For information regarding this RFQ contact Marc Lopez at Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

Attachments: 1

1. Scope of Work mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil