Combo-SIPR Guard 540.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 5th Contracting Squadron - Minot AFB, ND

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Requirement Title: SIPRGuard 250

Solicitation Number: FA452824QJ0540

Solicitation Issue Date: Thursday, 22 August 2024

Response Deadline: Thursday, 29 August 2024 no later than 1000 hours Central Time

Point(s) of Contact: 2d Lt Aaron Johnson/aaron.johnson.97@us.af.mil/701-723-6935

Alternate POC:

Contracting Officer: SSgt Jade Tyler/jade.tyler.2@us.af.mil/701-723-3260

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request For Quotation (RFQ).

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

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 07/29/2024 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-0612

4. This acquisition is set-aside for 100% Small Business Concerns

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 334118

The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1000 Employees

Requirement Information Description:

Minot AFB needs to acquire a solution for accessing SIPRNet using a biometric system so that computers remain in a locked safe at all times, but are still accessible to the user. This system allows a more secure solution to access the secret network, and it also provides ease of access to the user, while ensuring the computer systems stays up to date and patched at all times. The supplies required are one Biometric control unit, one gateway module per laptop (remotely turned on and off by the biometric control unit), and the cables required to connect everything. Trusted Systems can provide this technical solution via their SIPRGuard product. This system must meet all requirements levied by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for physical security as outlined in IA-12.01.01

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Destination; Minot AFB, ND 58705 (exact customer address will be provided in the resulting contract).

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 SIPRGuard Biometric Desktop/Control Module (PIN+Fingerprint) MO 2 EA 0002 SIPRGuard 1U Rack Mount Shelf with cable restraint MODEL TSSPG 4 EA 0003 SIPRGuard KVME Gateway Module, 30ft cable set MODEL TSSPG1 4 EA 0004 One (1) Year TrustedCare™ Maintenance Services Plan for SIPRGuard 2 EA 0005 One (1) Year TrustedCare™ Maintenance Services Plan for expansion 2 EA 0006 Trusted Systems GSA Class 5 IPS Container MODEL TSM131W 2 EA 0007 1U Rack-Mount PDU, 120V, 15A, 1.8kW Single-Phase, 13 outlets 5-1 2 EA

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0008 Laptop Slide Tray for 19" Rack, 45lb capacity, 1U x 20"D MODEL TS 4 EA 0009 Cable Management Bar MODEL TSM1U-CMB 2 EA 0010 UPS Ground to Minot AFB, ND MODEL Shipping & Handling 1 EA

Instructions to Offerors

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

EXAMPLE:

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 26 August 2024. Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. Quotes must be valid through 30 Sep 2024

4. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

Discount Terms SAM Registered: Yes/No Small Business: Yes/No DUNS # CAGE #: Veteran-Owned: Yes/No Woman-Owned: Yes/No Estimated Period of Performance/Delivery:

Signature/Date:

Printed Name:

Evaluation Criteria

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(a) 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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - An offeror’s quotation will be considered technically acceptable if it meets the specifications in the Statement of Work. Quotations that do not meet these requirements will be considered unacceptable and therefore under the evaluation process will not be considered for award.

PRICE - price will be evaluated on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate.

Clauses and Provisions

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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 currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

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:

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

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

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment ✖

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside ✖

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting✖

52.219-28, Post Award SB Representation Program✖

52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program✖

52.222-3, Convict Labor✖

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

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ✖

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ✖

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans ✖

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ✖

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights✖

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items✖

52.222-16, IEEE 1680 Std for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products✖

52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)✖

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

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases✖

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management✖ 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. All provisions and clauses are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System For Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

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52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.

52.209-11, Representation by Corporations regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.225-25, Prohibition on contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran --Representation and Certification 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7022, Expediting ContractCloseout 252.223-7008, Prohibition on Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and balance of Payments Program 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items 252.225-7974, Representation Regarding Persons that have Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5 352.201-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substance

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Attachments

Attachment 1 - SIPRGuard 540 Single Source Justification