Combo Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICIATION ‘COMBO’:

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(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as well as FAR Subpart 13.5 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 FA500024Q0080 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 2024-06, effective 08/29/2024. The DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DPN 20240815, effective 08/15/2024. The 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 a total small business set-aside with the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement of 336413 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

(v)The Pricing Schedule is incorporated as Attachment 1. Vendors shall complete Attachment 1 in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this Combo.

(vi) The Government intends to award a single award for this requirement.

(vii) Performance of these services are required to take place on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson..

(viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 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:

a) Submission of offers.

(12) Submit one (1) quote conforming to the requirements listed in the salient characteristics per Attachment 2.

b) Period for acceptance of offers. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm until 30 Sep 2024.

c) Quote Preparation Instructions.

a. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, Quoters must follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations, and certifications. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being determined unacceptable. Quoters must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

b. By submission of a quote, the Quoter accedes to the solicitation terms and conditions as written and affirms their ability to meet the requirements of the solicitation and specifications in attachment 2.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) 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 52.212-2 remain in effect. The following have been http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

(a) The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this solicitation. The following evaluation factor shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) Price - The Government will rank all quotations from lowest to highest price according to the vendors quoted prices. The contract will be awarded to the company with lowest price offers that is technically acceptable.

(c) A quote is not an offer and, consequently, cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Upon award of a contract resulting from a submission of a quote, the contractor is hereby required to sign the contract.

(x) Each vendor shall ensure the provision at FAR 52.212-3 including its Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022), 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 (Dec 2022), 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 (Jun 2023), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Additionally, the following clauses apply to this acquisition:

(xii) 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 POCs listed below IN WRITING to the email addresses william.gentry.8@us.af.mil and Jake.montalbano@us.af.mil no later than 12pm on September 18, 2024, AKDT.

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 Specialist, william.gentry.8@us.af.mil, and Contracting Officer, jake.montalbano@us.af.mil, by September 20, 2024 at 12pm Alaska Daylight Time.

Any changes to this solicitation and any resultant contract must be completed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Changes made that are not authorized by the Contracting Officer are done at the risk of the contractor. The Contracting Officer is the only government representative authorized to change the terms and conditions of this requirement.

CLAUSES

Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-6 (Alt 1) Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. JUN 2020 mailto:william.gentry.8@us.af.mil mailto:Jake.montalbano@us.af.mil

52.203-12 Limitations on Payments to Influence Certain Transactions JUN 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

JUN 2020

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications DEC 2014 52.204- 23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services

Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities.

NOV 2021

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper MAY 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims MAY 2014

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 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

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

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

252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program JAN 2023

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors MAR 2022

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

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2022

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2023

5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) OCT 2019

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov

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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.

(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.

*COMBO

(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.

*NOT APPLICABLE

(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

Inspect By: DoDAAC F1W2F7

Ship To Code: F1W2F7

(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.

673CONS.LGCB.Services@us.af.mil

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

5352.201-9101 PACAF 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 OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

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

AFICC/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager) 25 E Street, Suite B-100

JBPH-H, HI 96853-5427

Phone: (808) 449-8569

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.

(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. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

52.302-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain

Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. Oct 2020 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic NOV 2015 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations MAR 2023

252.203-7005 Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -

Representation

DEC 2019

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text:

52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from 673d CONS, 10480 Sijan Ave., JBER, AK 99506.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within oneday of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov

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