Combined Synopsis Solicitation -HT941026QE027 Critical Water Testing.docx

NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HT941026QE027. It 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) 2026-01 effective 03/13/2026 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change 05/07/2026. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 325199. The size standard is 1,250 (# of employees). The Product and Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is B533.

This is an unrestricted procurement, inviting full and open competition.

This requirement is for NON-PERSONAL Critical Water Testing Services at Robert E Bush Naval Hospital, Twentynine Palms, CA.

Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contracting Activity (DHACA) Healthcare Contracting Division-West (HCD-W) requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the following:

Critical Water Testing Services

Items required:

FOB Destination: The Quoter is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control.

DEFENSE BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (DBIDS)

(a) DBIDS is the current system for access control verification and management for the Department of Defense (DoD).

(b) DBIDS guidance for Vendors/Contractors to obtain a pass is accessible through the following website: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Base-Support/DBIDS/

(c) For more information or to enroll in the DBIDS Program, call: 1 (202) 433-4784.

For the local Pass and ID Office at the following locations, call:

(d) Pre-enrolling will help expedite your processing time. To pre-enroll for a DBIDS card, visit the following website: https://dbids-global-enroll.dmdc.mil/preenrollui/

(e) Vendors, contractors, suppliers, and other service providers shall present their pass upon entry at the entry control point (ECP).

This acquisition incorporates by reference the following FAR provisions and clauses:

The following additional DFARS provisions and clauses applicable to this acquisition are incorporated by reference:

The following FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by full text apply to this acquisition:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

(a) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;

(3) The Offeror’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(4) Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award.

(d) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(e) Debriefings. If a postaward debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Replace Paragraph 52.212-1(b) with the following: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF QUOTES:

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible Quoter, whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is the most advantageous (best value) to the Government, price and other factors considered as defined in the EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD section below. The Government will review the quotes received to determine if they are compliant with the RFQ requirements. A compliant quote is one that meets all of the terms, conditions, and specifications in the RFQ. The Quoter must provide all documents listed and comply with all RFQ instructions in order for their quote to be considered “compliant” with this RFQ. Only compliant quotes will be evaluated for award. The quoter shall have a title page identifying the quoter, the full address, phone/fax number, contacts (POCs) with email addresses, business size, Cage code and Unique Entity Identification Number, the solicitation number and its contents. Reference solicitation No.: HT941026QE027

Acceptable Quote Submission:

Quotes shall be submitted via E-mail to: Felicia Jones, felicia.m.jones16.civ@health.mil

All submissions must clearly identify this notice and the name of the contract specialist on the first page or subject line. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the quote reached the designated contracting office on time and should allow reasonable time for transmission to be completed. Large e-mail files may not be transmitted properly so it is advised to send large attachments in several separate e-mails. All pages of the transmission and attachments must reach the office before the deadline specified. Any part of the quote that arrives after the specified deadline may not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of quotes and should confirm by telephone that the quote was received. The point of contact for this requirement is Felicia Jones, 253.966.8673.

DEADLINE for QUOTE SUBMISSION is 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, 21 August 2026.

WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. Quotes shall be prepared in separate volumes as follows:

VOLUME I – ADMINISTRATIVE

VOLUME II – TECHNICAL

VOLUME III – PRICE

The quoter shall submit 1 copy of its entire quote. The submission of an incomplete quote may render the quote unacceptable and will not be considered.

WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION, shall include the following:

VOLUME I – ADMINISTRATIVE

a. Request for Quotation. A signed copy of Administrative Coversheet with signatures of a corporate officer authorized to negotiate for the company. Include name of the company, phone, fax numbers, and email address(es).

b. Acknowledged and signed copies of amendment(s) if applicable. The number of copies required will be shown on the SF 30.

c. Completed copy of the Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (Deviation 2023-O0002) (Alternate I). The quoter shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the quoter has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the quoter has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the quoter shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u)) of this provision.

d. The quoter shall provide points of contact for administration of the contract during the quoter’s normal business hours and after normal business hours. The POC for other than normal business hours will be contacted only in the event of emergencies. Accordingly, the named individual(s) should possess sufficient corporate authority to effectively deal with emergency situations and the telephone number provided should be functioning at all times other than normal business hours. If there are different POCs for different conditions, such as weekdays, weekends, holidays, etc., please furnish and explain:

(1) Quoter’s normal business hours/days:

(2) POC(s) during normal business hours:

(3) POC(s) for other than normal business hours:

VOLUME II – TECHNICAL

This part of the quote shall be addressed in sufficient written detail for the Government to determine if quoters understand this aspect of the Government’s requirement. Quoters shall provide sufficient narrative and supporting data. The quoters are cautioned that simply restating the Government requirement or stating “will comply” may be insufficient. A compliant quote is one that meets all of the terms, conditions, and specifications in the RFQ. The quoter must provide all of the documents listed and comply with all RFQ instructions in order for their quote to be considered “compliant” with this RFQ. Only compliant quotes will be evaluated for award.

FACTOR 1: Technical Capability- Quoters shall provide sufficient detail for the Government to determine whether the quote acceptably meets the requirements of the solicitation. The quote shall submit a capabilities statement, not to exceed two (2) pages, demonstrating their technical capability to perform the required services in accordance with Attachment 1 Statement of Work.

VOLUME III – PRICE

a. Schedule Pricing for Requirements. The quoter shall submit proposed pricing for all Line Item Numbers identified in the Request for Quote, unless otherwise noted. The quoter shall submit pricing for the base period and each option period. The CLIN Pricing Sheet Attachment 2, shall be completed and signed, with acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation. Incomplete pricing may result in the Quoter’s quotation being deemed ineligible for award.

Protests received at a level higher than the contracting officer will be referred to the contracting officer. Protestor may request a review by the contracting officer or an independent review at a level higher than the contracting officer. Requests for appeals or independent review will be addressed to the contracting officer for referral to the review authority. Questions on this process will be referred to the cognizant contracting officer identified in the solicitation.

(n) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR and DFARS provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 for locations where full text can be obtained.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

Paragraph (a) is hereby replaced with the following:

Award will be made in accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Except communications conducted for the purpose of minor clarifications, the Government intends to evaluate quotes and issue a fixed price order without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the quoter’s best terms from a technical and pricing standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

EVALUATION FACTORS. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

Factor 1. Technical Capability Factor 3. Price

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY (FACTOR 1). The quote must consist of written documentation to provide sufficient narrative and supporting data to address how the quote meets the minimum qualifications/requirements identified in Attachment 1Statement of Work. The following ratings will be used in evaluating each quote:

Note: To receive consideration for award, a rating of “Acceptable” must be achieved for all technical requirements.

PRICE (FACTOR 2) is not rated. Price and/or cost analysis will be used to evaluate a quoter’s price and the extent to which it is fair and reasonable, and balanced

An Award will be made to the quoter possessing all of the following characteristics:

1) Meets the acceptability standards for non-price factors

2) Conforms to the solicitation,

3) Is from a prospective contractor who is responsible (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 9). (As part of a responsibility determination and pre-award risk assessment, the Contracting Officer will review the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems (FAPIIS) and System for Award Management (SAM)), and,

4) Has a price that is determined to be fair and reasonable, and balanced.

Paragraph (b) is hereby addended and reads as follows:

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for order-issuing purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quotation is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The Government will evaluate quotations for order-issuing purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quotation is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

FAR 52.217-8: For purposes of evaluating the Option to Extend Services only, the Contracting Officer will consider the prices submitted for the base year, each option year, and an additional six (6) months of service to determine that the price of the Purchase Order award, to include 52.217-8, is fair and reasonable.

Paragraph (c) is hereby addended and reads as follows:

(c) If the Government issues an order to a quoter, a binding contract will result when the quoter accepts the Government’s offer. The quoter shall indicate acceptance of the order by written notice to the Government. The Government may, by written notice to the quoter, at any time before acceptance occurs, withdraw, amend, or cancel its offer.

(End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-2)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the period of performance of the contract.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days prior to contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed .

(End of Clause)

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 this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/RFO.pdf https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

(End of provision)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/RFO.pdf https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

2 IN 1 SERVICES ONLY

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

The following Defense Health Agency (DHA) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) apply to this acquisition:

DHA PGI 211.106 PURCHASE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS (April 4, 2014)

PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

1. Contractors, including subcontractors at all tiers, shall provide for a clear distinction from Government personnel. Contractor employees shall not act, advertise, or presume to be Government employees, agents, or representatives. Contractor employees are required to appropriately identify themselves as contractor employees at all times, including in telephone conversations, formal and informal written correspondence, paper and electronic, and in any other situation where their actions could be construed as acts of Government officials, unless, in the judgment of the Government, no harm can come from failing to identify themselves. Contractor employees shall be introduced as contractor personnel and display distinguishing visible identification at all times whether in conversations, meetings, or other forms of communication with Government personnel.

2. Contractor personnel, while performing in a contractor capacity, shall refrain from using their retired or reserve component military rank or title (if applicable) in written or verbal communications associated with the contracts for which they provide services.

3. The Contractor shall incorporate the substance of this requirement in all subcontracts awarded under this contract.

(End of requirements language)

DHA PGI 233.103-90 AGENCY LEVEL PROTESTS (March 22, 2020)

An interested party filing a protest with Defense Health Agency (DHA) has the option of requesting review by either the Contracting Officer (CO) or an independent review Official (IRO), who is a DHA official at a level above the CO. Alternately, an interested party may request IRO review as an appeal of the CO’s protest decision.

Where applicable, an interested party must clearly state in the protest that IRO review is requested, and must specify the nature of the independent review sought – whether as an alternative to CO review or as an appeal of the CO’s decision.

Regardless of which review is requested, all protests must be complete and submitted to the CO within the timeframes specified in FAR Subpart 33.1.

(End of DHA language)

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