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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number FA233026QB001 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Integrated Information Display & Dissemination System, Model Five (IDS5) software licenses and associated software maintenance/support services in support of the Fixed Based Weather Systems (FBWS) program.

This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Contracting Activity Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) / ESAK Program/Project Name: Systems Atlanta Licenses - IDS5

NAICS: 513210

PSC/FSC: 7H20

Line Items The contractor shall provide the following software licenses on an annual basis for each period of performance, including the base year and any exercised option years:

Description of Requirements The Government requires proprietary software license and standard software support services for the Integrated Information Display & Dissemination System, Model Five (IDS5) in support of the Fixed Based Weather Systems (FBWS) program. This procurement facilitates testing and continued use between the Sensor Collection Appliance (SCA) / Enhanced Sensor Collection Appliance (ESCA) and Systems Atlanta, Inc. (SAI) proprietary IDS5 software suite. Per the purchase description, this acquisition is strictly for software licensing and associated software maintenance/support.

The required software maintenance and technical support shall include:

· License configuration support and version upgrades as released to the USAF and USA programs at no additional cost in conjunction with AFAS and AAAS upgrades; and

· Telephonic support during the contractor’s published business hours, Monday through Friday, 0900–1700, excluding Federal holidays, for IDS5/SCA/ESCA interface testing, installation assistance, and connectivity troubleshooting.

Documentation supporting the brand-name/proprietary description is contained in the purchase description, market research, and single-source justification supporting this requirement. Market research concluded that procurement through Systems Atlanta, Inc. was the most advantageous method for the Government, and the single-source justification states that only one source is reasonably available in accordance with FAR 12.102(a).

Delivery / Acceptance / FOB Period of Performance: 13 September 2026 through 12 September 2031.

Solicitation Provisions FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services] FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(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:

(i) price, (ii) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, and (iii) past performance Technical and past performance, when combined, are equally important.

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise 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.

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation 52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration 52.204-90 Offeror Identification Statute 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) 52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters Statute 52.219-2 Equal Low Bids Statute 52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products E.O.

52.222-48 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment–Certification 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Certain Services-Certification Other Contract Clauses The following clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services] FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services] Response Details Offers shall be received no later than 9 September 2026 @ 1200 EST.

Offers shall be submitted electronically to:

Michele Watts, 1Lt michele.watts.1@us.af.mil