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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

52D CONTRACTING SQUADRON (USAFE)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Requirement Title:

Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Issue Date:

Response Deadline:

radios PRC-117G

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Monday, 01 September 2025

Thuirsday, 15 September 2025 no later than 0800 AM Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Point(s) of Contact: Nadine Sondermann, nadine.sondermann@us.af.mil

Christine Zacchetti, christine.zacchetti.1.de@us.af.mil

General Information

1. 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.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request for Quote (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice

Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular

08/07/2025

01/17/2025

10/16/2024

4. Due to the overseas location of this requirement, no set-aside will be used in accordance with FAR 19.000(b).

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 334220

Requirement Information

Description:

Spangdahlem Air Base has a requirement for L3Harris PRC-117G radio and ancillary equipment as outlined in the CLINs below under brand-name or equal conditions.

Please provide corresponding data sheets to the quoted items.

Place of Delivery/Performance/ Acceptance/FOB Point:

Spangdahlem, Germany

Line Item Description Quantity Unit Unit Price

AN/PRC-117G(V)l(C) RADIO ASSY, TYPE I

2 EACH

MUL TIBAND MANPACK

0002 HANDSET, MODIFIED H-250 2 EACH

0003 RF-3165-AT122 Manpack High-band Antenna 2 EACH

0004 Battery charging station 1 EACH

0005 BB-2590/U 4 EACH

0006 Shipping/Delivery 1 EACH

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Instructions to Off erors

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (Addendum to 52.212-1)

QUOTE SPECIFICS:

In order to be considered for evaluation quotes must include a Price Exhibit and a Technical Exhibit.

1. Quote shall include the offeror's Price Exhibit as follows:

a. Contractor shall complete and return the Bid Schedule (as shown above).

2. Quotes shall include the offeror's Technical Exhibit as follows:

b. Specifications Compliance: Contractor shall provide, in sufficient detail, a description of the products being provided as well any accompanying commercial product literature (Drawings, Security features, Materials Used, etc.) in accordance with the specifications cited in the above Description block. Note: simply restating the requirement as it is written in the solicitation and/or copying and pasting pictures from a website does NOT constitute "sufficient detail".

(End of Provision)

- All questions are to be submitted in writing by 6 September 2025, not later than 0800 AM CEST

- Quotes are required to be valid until 1____________________ �

Evaluation Criteria

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AW ARD: (Addendum to 52.212-2)

Evaluation of Quotes: In accordance with FAR 12.602(a) and FAR 13.106-2, the following is provided:

a. The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this Request for Quotation (RFQ) to the vendor whose quotation conforms to the solicitation and is considered most advantageous to the Government, with price and technical factors being considered. Offerers should propose their best solution to meet the stated requirements.

b. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

1. Price

2. Technical Capability

c. Basis of Award: The award will be made to the vendor whose quotation represents the best value to the government.

As allowed by FAR 13.106-2(b)(l), the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process shall be applied.

A ward will be made to the vendor who is deemed responsible, responsive, and represents the best value to the government based on selection of the lowest evaluated price that is deemed technically acceptable. The best value is represented by the lowest priced technically acceptable quotation. To be eligible for award, a quotation must meet all technical requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and provide all information required as defined in

Addendum to 52.212-1. To be rated "technically acceptable" the offer must have an "acceptable" rating in the Technical

Factor. The technical area will be evaluated on an "acceptable" or "unacceptable" basis. The Government reserves the right to hold interchanges with all, some, or no quoters. Additionally, if no quotes are rated technically acceptable, the

CO has reserved the right to cancel the Solicitation in lieu of conducting interchanges. In this case, the Government is under no obligation to release a new Solicitation.

d. Evaluation Process: The evaluation process will begin with the evaluation of the lowest priced quotation after determining responsiveness. The lowest priced proposal will then be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest priced proposal is found to be technically acceptable, then that quoter will be evaluated for responsibility using the

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Clauses and Provisions

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications posted at FAR 52.212-3 have been entered or updated electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal in the last 12 months, and are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. Alternatively, if the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision and include a completed copy with its offer.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

D 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I

D 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct

D 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

IR] 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

D 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

D 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

D 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers

D 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

D 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

D 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

D 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

IR] 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

D 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification

IR] 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

IR] 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

IR] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

0 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab or Other

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(b) Invoices submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract shall be exclusive of all taxes or duties for which relief is available. The Contractor's invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged.

( c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government's exemption from these taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract.

(d) Tax relief will be claimed in Germany pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America and Germany Concerning Tax Relief to be Accorded by Germany to United States Expenditures in the Interest of Common Defense. The Contractor shall use Abwicklungsschein fuer abgabenbeguenstigte Lieferungen/Leistungen nach dem Offshore Steuerabkommen (Performance Certificate for Tax-Free Deliveries/Performance according to the Offshore Tax Relief Agreement) or other documentary evidence acceptable to the German tax authorities. All purchases made and paid for on a tax-free basis during a 30-day period may be accumulated, totaled, and reported as tax-free.

End of clause

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman

As prescribed in 5301.9103 Solicitation Provision and Contract Clause , insert the following clause:

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 0MB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

( c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman

Primary:

Mr. Alex Hight

AFICC/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail:

alex.hight@us.af.mil

Tel: DSN: (314)480-2209 Fax: (49)-6371-47-2025

Alternate:

Mr. Alexander Larson

AFICC/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail:

alexander.larson.1@us.af.mil

Tel: DSN: (314)480-9330 Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025

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.

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