HT942626RE023

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Issue Date: 09 June 2026 Offeror Question(s) Submissions Date: 16 June 2026, 10:00AM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Offeror Quote Due Date: 29 June 2026 by 10:00AM, EDT

The Theater Preventive Medicine Flight, 18th Medical Group, Kadena Air Force Base requires a non-personal services contract for Pacific Region Force Health Protection Vector-borne Disease Agent Surveillance R&D in External Proficiency Testing.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, FAR Subpart 12.2, supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

1. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a single Firm Fixed Price contract award.

2. The solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-

01, dated 13 March 2026.

3. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541714 for Research and Development in

Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).

4. The contract award will be made on a competitive best-value basis using the Subjective Trade-Off approach.

5. The Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN), items, quantities, units of measure, and descriptions are listed in the attached RFQ.

6. The anticipated period of performance begins 30 September 2026, with a one 12-month period of performance.

7. DFARS Clause 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, applies to this acquisition. Additional requirements and terms are identified in the attached RFQ.

8. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Quality Assurance surveillance Plan (QASP) are included as external attachments.

Solicitation/Contract Form

Borne Disease Agent Surveillance

Product Service Code: Q301

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Pacific Region Force Health Protection Vector-borne Disease Agent Surveillance R&D in External Proficiency Testing.

Product Service Code: Q301 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

Months

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements This requirement is for specialized external quality assurance (EQA) / proficiency testing (PT) panels, reference materials, or controls for the detection of pathogens in arthropod vectors (such as ticks, mosquitoes, and other vectors). Services include the development, preparation, and provision of matrix-appropriate panels (spiked or naturally infected arthropod homogenates/pools) to support molecular assays (PCR, multiplex PCR, or NGS) performed by vector surveillance laboratories.

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Acceptance Location

Acceptance Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT1036 CountryCode: JPN

18TH MDSS SGSM - MM

CP 011 81 98 938 1111 EXT 634 4572, KADENA AB BLDG 626

KADENA AB OKINAWA 904 0203

JAPAN

Deliveries or Performance

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2026 To 29 Sep 2027

12 Months

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title

Effective

Date

Alternate/

Deviation

Variation

Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. Dec 1991

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Tailored) (Jan 2023)

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.

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2in1

(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*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

Pay Official DoDAAC

HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC

HT9426

Admin DoDAAC

HT9426

Inspect By DoDAAC

N/A

Ship To Code

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

HT1036

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

HT1036

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s)

(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.

TBD at contract award

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

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Date

Alternate/

Deviation

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. (Deviation 2026-O0040, Revision 1) Apr 2026

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026

52.245-1 Government Property. Sep 2021

52.245-9 Use and Charges. Apr 2012

Date

Alternate/

Deviation

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

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. May 2024

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Jan 2023

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Jun 2023

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006

252.235-7011 Final Scientific or Technical Report. Dec 2019

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration Jan 2025

252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property. Jan 2024

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

List of Attachments

Number

Attachment Name

Attachment Description

Reference

Identifier

Line Item

Attachment 1 -

QASP

QASP

02 Jun

Attachment 2 -

PWS

Performance Work Statement

02 Jun

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

Date

Alternate/

Deviation

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. Jun 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation.

(May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) Definitions. "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision) https://www.sam.gov/

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

1. QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.

1.1. POINT OF CONTACT (POC): Benjamin Marcus at benjamin.t.marcus2.civ@health.mil. The Offeror is responsible for ensuring receipt by the POC.

1.2. QUESTIONS DUE DATE: 10:00 AM Eastern Time, 16 June 2026

1.3. QUOTE DUE DATE: See Page 01, Block 8.

1.4. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Quotes shall be electronically submitted to Benjamin Marcus at benjamin.t.marcus2.civ@health.mil.

2. QUOTE CONTENT AND FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS.

The Offeror's Quote shall include two separate volumes:

Volume I: Technical Capabilities (Non-Price) Volume II: Price

Each Volume shall be submitted in MS Word, MS Excel, and/or searchable PDF format. The firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files.

Offerors are required to submit completed provisions 52.219-1 and 252.204-7017 with their Quote.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS:

3.1. PAGE LIMITS: Volume I: Non-Price is limited to 10 pages while Volume II: Price has no page limit. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document and not by sections. For any sections of a Quote with a defined page limit, pages exceeding the specified limit will be removed and not forwarded for evaluation.

The following sections are not subject to page limits:

a) Contractor Cover Page

b) Title page

c) Table of Contents

3.2. FORMATTING: Quote content shall be no smaller than Times New Roman font 10. Exhibits, graphics, charts, captions, etc., shall be no smaller than font 10.

4. VOLUME I: TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES (NON-PRICE): The Offeror's response to this solicitation shall be legible and comprehensive to enable the Government to conduct the technical evaluation. The information shall be precise, factual, and complete. Failure to submit all information concurrently and in accordance with these instructions may render the Offeror's Quote "Unacceptable". The Quote shall provide a minimum offer acceptance period of 30 days after the required date for receipt of Quotes. All items should be addressed in the evaluation criteria.

4.1. The Quote shall provide the following:

a) Complete company name and address

b) Company POC including title, email address and phone number

c) Cage Code

d) Unique Entity Identification (UEI)

4.2. The technical capabilities of the Offeror's Quote must clearly state how each performance objective identified in the PWS will be met. The Offeror shall submit sufficient technical documentation that clearly demonstrates compliance with the solicitation requirements including:

a) Technical expertise in External Quality Assurance and External Proficiency Testing

b) Quality control measures

c) Sourcing and delivery approach

d) Capability to meet the estimated schedule.

5. VOLUME II: PRICE

5.1. The Offeror shall provide a unit price and total price for each Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) identified within this solicitation. Offerors shall provide the unit price and total price for all CLINs, as well as provide the total Proposed price.

If the price of a CLIN is wrapped into another CLIN, the offeror shall indicate that the CLIN is "Not Separately Priced." Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR Overhaul 4.202), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately. The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

The Government requests "best possible pricing available" and encourages offerors to incorporate discount pricing if possible.

Date mailto:benjamin.t.marcus2.civ@health.mil mailto:benjamin.t.marcus2.civ@health.mil

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Jan 2017

Statements-Representation.

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

Evaluation Factors for Award

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Tailored) (Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-00038)

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

Evaluation Factor I Technical Capabilities (non-price) Evaluation Factor II - Price

1. GENERAL EVALUATION INFORMATION

Price will be evaluated separately from the non-price factor and is not rated or scored.

To receive consideration for award, the Offeror must achieve a minimum rating of "Acceptable" for Evaluation Factor 1 (Technical Capabilities). In addition, the total proposed price must be determined to be complete and reasonable.

1.2. The Government evaluators will not assume that the Offeror's Quote possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is clearly stated in the Quote.

1.3. The Government intends to award based on the initial Quote without exchanges. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with Offerors if the Contracting Officer determines they are necessary. The Government intends to make a single award as a result of this RFQ.

1.4 If multiple Quotes are provided in response to this solicitation, they will be evaluated separately.

1.5 To receive an award, the Offeror must complete the provision 252.204-7017 that is included within this solicitation.

2. EVALUATION CRITERIA

2.1. Evaluation Factor 1 - Technical Capabilities

The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed technical Capabilities to determine the degree to which the Quote demonstrates:

An understanding of the requirement and the capability to meet all requirements of the PWS; The proposed technical Capabilities are likely to yield the required results within the required timeframe.

Evaluation Factor 1: Technical Capabilities Ratings

Acceptable: The Quote clearly meets the requirements of the RFQ.

Unacceptable: The Quote does not clearly meet the requirements of the RFQ.

Evaluation Factor 2 - Price The Offeror's proposed price (Volume II) will be evaluated separately from the non-price factor and will be assessed for completeness and reasonableness.

Completeness: All CLINs must be priced or marked as "Not Separately Priced". The Offeror must provide a unit price and total price for each CLIN, as well as a total proposed price.

Reasonableness: The Government will evaluate the total proposed price to determine whether it is fair and reasonable using the price analysis techniques in FAR 12.204(a).

(b) Options (if applicable). 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. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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.