Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Buckley Telecommunications_Redacted.pdf

another contractor other than would constitute a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

A. The quote submitted in response to this RFQ must be in compliance with the terms and conditions of the requirements as stated in the RFQ, attachments, and the PWS. All claimed capabilities to meet the requirements shall be realistic and are subject to verification by the Government. Non-conformance with these instructions may result in rejection of the quote or being deemed ineligible for award. Award will be made on the basis of equal importance of technical capability and past performance when combined and compared against price.

B. The quote shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

C. Quote Preparation and Submission: Offeror shall complete and submit a quote with, at minimum, the following information: Statement of Technical Approach, Price Quote, Past Performance, and required contractor representations found in Attachment 2.

1. Quote shall be electronic in a format readable by Microsoft Office applications 365 or later. Provide the quote on company letterhead.

2. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that they submit their quote before the submission date and time deadline.

3. Prior to award, the offeror must complete and be active in the System for Award

Management, SAM.gov (https://www.sam.gov).

2.1. THE PRICE QUOTE: The Offeror shall submit a reasonable, complete, and balanced price quote. The pricing information submitted should fully support the PWS requirements for each major functional element specified in the PWS.

Pricing should follow the CLIN structure in Section 1.5. Information shall also show the consolidated total price for the life of the contract including all periods of performance as listed in Section 1.7.

2.2. THE TECHNICAL APPROACH: Provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying the requirements. Address your technical solution for meeting or exceeding the Government’s minimum performance or capability requirements. All of the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By submitting a quote, the Offeror is representing that their company will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation.

2.3. PAST PERFORMANCE: The Offeror may submit a minimum of one and a maximum of three examples of its own experience with the requirement. Past performance should demonstrate recency (examples that are ongoing or completed within the past five (5) years from the date of issue for this RFQ) and relevancy (examples that reflect the Offeror’s performance related to the objectives identified in the PWS). The Government may also rely upon other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources for evaluating past performance.

3. BASIS OF AWARD:

A. A contract may be awarded if a quote is deemed responsible IAW FAR 9.1 and conforms to the requirements outlined in the PWS (Attachment 1) and to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by the RFQ instructions.

B. Methodology: The Government shall consider technical approach and past performance, when combined, as equal in relative importance when compared to price.

1. Technical Approach: The Government will determine if the quote is technically acceptable based on if the quote meets the requirements as set forth in the PWS and the quote demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the nature and scope of the work required.

2. Past Performance: The Government will evaluate prior experience examples submitted as well as other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources and may contact all sources by any means (phone, email, etc.) to assess experience. Past performance will be evaluated on the basis of recency and relevancy

3. Price: The quoted price will be evaluated for price reasonableness, completeness, and balanced pricing. The Government may compare the quote to the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) or may use other price analysis techniques. The Government may request other than certified cost and pricing data prior to award in order to determine price reasonableness. Failure to provide adequate cost and pricing data upon request of the Government may disqualify a quote from award.

i. Completeness: The quote will be evaluated to ensure continuity and traceability of prices to the technical approach document and to the initial quote to determine the extent to which all the price elements have been addressed. The review will determine the adequacy of the Offeror’s quote in addressing and fulfilling the RFQ requirements.

ii. Reasonableness: For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the Government that a prudent person would pay in the conduct of competitive business. The Government will determine prices fair and reasonable through the use of one or more of the price analysis techniques.

iii. Unbalanced pricing: The Government shall analyze the quote to determine whether it is unbalanced with respect to separately priced line items and annual periods of performance. An offer that is determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

4. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS:

A. See Attachment 2 for all provisions and clauses in their latest editions which apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference or full text.

B. Additional FAR clauses cited within the solicitation will be incorporated into the resulting contract.

C. Awardee will be required to invoice through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF).

** Please fill out the Request for Quote and send with your offer. Interested parties shall submit their quotes via email to Christa Frost at: christa.frost@spaceforce.mil and to Zach McKie at:

zachariah.mckie@spaceforce.mil. **

**A formal site visit will not be conducted for this requirement**

CHRISTA FROST, USSF

Contracting Officer