Combo Synopsis Solicitation FA557022Q0032.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 501st Combat Support Wing (USAFE)

Requirement Title: Community Center A/V Upgrade, RAF Croughton

Solicitation Number: FA557022Q0032

Solicitation Issue Date: Thursday, 15 September 2022

Response Deadline: Thursday, 23 September 2021 no later than 1200 GMT

Point(s) of Contact: Richard Bush / richard.bush.3@us.af.mil / Comm: +44 1480842129

501 CSW/RCO/ 501csw.rco@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; 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 FAC 2022-08, Effective: 08-10-22 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice DPN 2022086, Effective: 08-26-22 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular AFAC 2022-0701, Effective: 1 Jul 20

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 334111

Requirement Information

Description:

See Attachment 1, Statement of Work

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

RAF Croughton, United Kingdom

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 Audio Visual Equipment and Installation 1 Job

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:

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 23 September 2022 at 1200 GMT. Quotes must be submitted via email to richard.bush.3@us.af.mil and 501csw.rco@us.af.mil. Quotes must be valid until 30 October 2021.

2. Quotes shall include pricing, technical documentation and past performance. The technical documentation shall not exceed 5 pages and should provide clear evidence that the contractor can perform the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work. Pricing shall be completed and submitted on Attachment 2, SF1449.

3. Contractors shall also provide a list of no more than two (2), of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and

501st Combat Support Wing (USAFE) commercial customers within the last three years. Relevant contracts include audio visual design and installation project similar to the requirements of the Statement of Work. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies and key personnel who have experience relevant to the current acquisition. Please furnish the following information for each contract referenced:

1. Company/Division name

2. Product/Service

3. Contracting Agency/Customer

4. Contract Number

5. Contract Dollar Value

6. Period of Performance

7. Verified, up-to-date name, address, FAX, and telephone number of the contracting officer

The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as other Federal Government offices, state and municipal offices, and commercial sources, to assess

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:

(i) technical;

(ii) price;

(iii) past performance

Evaluation of these factors will utilize a Best Value evaluation approach. The Offeror's submitted technical documentation shall be evaluated to determine if it is acceptable or not acceptable for the requirement, as specified in Attachments 1 & 2.

(b) 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 when the offeror returns a signed copy and the Contracting Officer signs the award document. 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 it's receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(c) Interactions between the Contracting Officer and the offeror(s), after receipt of quotations that are undertaken with the intent to address any aspect of the quotations may be conducted with all, some, or none of the offerors. The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the requirements in this solicitation.

(d) 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 when the offeror returns a signed copy and the Contracting Officer signs the award document. 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 it's receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(e) Interactions between the Contracting Officer and the offeror(s), after receipt of quotations that are undertaken with the intent to address any aspect of the quotations may be conducted with all, some, or none of the offerors. The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the requirements in this solicitation.

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

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 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 ✖

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 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. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

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 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers

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52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 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 252.204-7004, Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in the Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.222-7002, Compliance with Labor Laws (Overseas) 252.223-7006 Prohibition of Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials 252.225-7032, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies - Evaluation of Offers 252.225-7033, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies 252.225-7041, Correspondence in English 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items 252.229-7000, Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties 252.229-7001, Tax Relief 252.229-7006, Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) 252.229-7007, Verification of United States Receipt of Goods 252.229-7008, Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman "(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, Mr. Erik J. Symanski, AFICA/KU, Unit 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103, erik.symanski@us.af.mil, +49 6731472209. 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. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer."

Attachments

501st Combat Support Wing (USAFE)

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Attachment 2 - SF1449