Combo - Beluga Whale EOD Escort.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICIATION ‘COMBO’:

JBER MANAGEMENT, SPECIES, BELUGA EOD ESCORT

Notice to Suppliers: The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse a vendor for any costs.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as well as, FAR Subpart 13.106 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) Solicitation FA500024Q0050 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05, effective 05/22/2024. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses are those in effect to DFARS Change 07/29/2024, effective 07/29/2024. The Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) provisions and clauses are those in effect to DAFAC 2024-0612 effective 06/12/2024. The full text is available through http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

(iv) This requirement is being competed as 100% Small Business Set-Aside with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 562910 with a small business size standard of $25M.

(v) The Pricing Schedule is incorporated as Attachment 3. Vendors shall complete Attachment 3 in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this COMBO.

(vi) The Government intends to award a single labor-hour contract, as a result of this COMBO for Management, Species, Beluga EOD Escort (See Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement). Contractor shall provide professional services, material, and labor for escort, surface survey, and identification (all referred to as Escort) of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) for ESA projects on JBER land, some of which may be highly vegetated, or water based to a depth of 18 inches.

(vii) The first escort excursion will take place in September 2024.

(viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms, and conditions of FAR 52.212-1 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(12) Specific Instructions: The response shall consist of two (2) parts:

(i) Part 1 – Past Performance – Submit documentation of one (1) previous past performance providing relevant EOD services per PWS paragraph 3.1. For services to be considered recent, they must have occurred within the last three (3) years.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

The following information must be furnished:

(1) Company/Division name

(2) Description of Services (must include if an EOD escort was required, if the EOD escort was required to locate surface munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) and subsurface anomalies, and if the contractor was required to provide a vessel for support services.

(3) Contracting Agency/Customer

(4) Contract Number

(5) Contract Dollar Value Per Year

(6) Period of Performance

(7) Current Point of Contact at agency where services were provided (ensure up-to-date name, e-mail address, and telephone number)

(8) A statement authorizing the Government the right to discuss the contracts performance with the POC listed above.

(9) Attach Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), if completed

(ii) Part 2 - Submit one (1) copy of Price Schedule (Attachment 3)

(c) The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The following is inserted as new paragraph (d) of the provision:

(d) Basis For Contract Award: Award will be made IAW FAR Part 13 on a best value basis taking Past Performance and Price into consideration. An acceptable record of relevant past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government than a “Neutral” rating. In that event, the Contracting Officer will be the Decision Authority and will make a best value award decision using Past Performance and Price.

(1) Evaluation Steps:

(A) The Government will review all quotes for compliance. A complaint quote consists of a quote that meets the Governments requirements identified in this solicitation.

(B) Past Performance Factor:

(i) The Government will evaluate past performance information IAW FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) on all quotes based on the references provided by the vendor, will consider an vendor’s supplier risk IAW 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System, and information in the Government-wide Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov/, if available.

(ii) The Government will contact the POC provided per this solicitation in FAR 52.212-1(b)(12)(i)(7). The Government will determine if EOD services were provided and determine if services provided were satisfactory/unsatisfactory. A satisfactory/unsatisfactory response will be given based on the system below:

SATISFACTORY The vendor satisfactorily provided all services IAW the POCs Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Statement of Work (SOW).

UNSATISFACTORY The vendor did not satisfactorily provide all services IAW the POCs PWS or

SOW.

(iii) Taking all past performance information listed in FAR 52.212-2(d)(1)(B)(i), the Government will assign a past performance rating. Past performance will be rated based on the acceptable/neutral/unacceptable rating method outlined below.

ACCEPTABLE Based on the vendor’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

NEUTRAL No performance record within the same scope of work is available or the vendor’s performance record is so sparse that a positive or negative rating cannot be reasonably assigned.

UNACCEPTABLE Based on the vendor’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the vendor will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

(C) Price Evaluation Factor:

(i) The Government will evaluate the total price listed in Attachment 3, Pricing Schedule, including all options, IAW FAR 13.106-3(a).

(ii) The Government will consider a vendor’s price risk in determining if a vendors price is consistent with historical prices paid for a product or a service or otherwise creates a risk to the Government IAW 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

(iii) Evaluating the Option CLINs does not obligate the Government to exercise any Options.

(4) Interchanges: The Government intends to award a labor-hour contract without interchanges with respective vendors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct interchanges if deemed in its best interest.

Interchanges are the contemporaneous exchange of information between the Government, at its discretion, and one, some, none or all vendors that provided quotes in response to the request for quotes. Under FAR 13 procedures the Government may hold Interchanges with vendors to address any aspect of the quote, which may include, but not be limited to, price, and/or past performance. Interchanges may be conducted in writing or as oral conversations, will be conducted in a fair and reasonable manner, and will not favor one vendor over another. Vendors do not have to be offered the opportunity for final quote revisions (FQRs) in response to interchanges.

(5) SAM Registration: Note that SAM registration must be current at time of quote submission and must remain valid through award. If SAM registration lapses during the solicitation and evaluation period, the quote will no longer be eligible for award.

(x) Each vendor shall ensure the provision at FAR 52.212-3 including its Alternate I, Vendors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), are updated at www.sam.gov.

Failure to obtain SAM registration will result in submissions not being considered for award.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. If any, of the additional clauses cited in 52.212-5(b) or (c) are applicable to the specific acquisition are listed in the clauses and provision tables below.

(xiii) No additional contract requirements or terms and conditions are required for this acquisition.

(xiv) No DPAS rating is assigned to this acquisition.

(xv) Any questions shall be directed to the point of contact (POC) listed below IN WRITING to the email address hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil no later than 12PM AKDT on 03 September 2024. All questions will be posted and answered by amendment following this date.

For a quote to be considered it must be emailed to the Contracting Officer, hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil, and Contract Specialist, stephan.weikert.2@us.af.mil, no later than 12PM AKDT on 09 September 2024.

CLAUSES

Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. DEC 2014 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment.

NOV 2021

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures.

DEC 2023

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. NOV 2021 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. MAY 2024 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. MAR 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. OCT 2004

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

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors JAN 2023

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

JAN 2023

252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program

FEB 2024

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services NOV 2023

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

As prescribed in 4.2105(a), insert the following provision:

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered 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" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

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

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

As prescribed in 4.2105(c), insert the following provision:

Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c)

(1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered 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.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

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 not later than 15 days prior to contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend not later than 60 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 24 months.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-17#FAR_17_208

(End of clause)

252.222-7000 Restrictions on Employment of Personnel.

As prescribed in 222.7004 , use the following clause:

RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL (MAR 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in Alaska, individuals who are residents thereof and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract.

(b) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in each subcontract awarded under this contract.

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.

https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-222-application-labor-laws-government-acquisitions#DFARS_222.7004

(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.

N/A

(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 item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

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

(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

Pay Official: DoDAAC F87700

Issue By: DoDAAC FA5000

Admin: DoDAAC FA5000 https://wawf.eb.mil/

Ship To Code: F1W3EA

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC): F1W3EB

(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.

NA

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

Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. NOV 2021 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 252.203-7005 Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2022 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -

Representation

DEC 2019

252.225-7000 Buy American FEB 2024

List of Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement

2. Attachment 2 – Wage Determination

3. Attachment 3 – Price Schedule