ComboSynSol_EMXGLink16AdditionalParts.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

EMXG LINK 16 ADDITIONAL PARTS

100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purchase of the following supplies: forty (40) name brand Tripp Lite

UPS Smart 3000VA 2880W Rackmount AVR 120V Preinstalled WEBCARDLX Pure Sign Wave USB DB9 2URM

- UPS - AC 120 V - 2.88 kW - 3000 VA - Ethernet, RS-232, USB - output connectors: 9 - 2U - 19”; thirty-seven

(37) name brand Tripp Lite EnviroSense2 Environmental Sensor Module with Temperature, Humidity and Digital Inputs - Environmental module - TAA Compliant; thirty-seven (37) name brand Cisco Catalyst 3650-24TD-E - Switch - L3 - managed - 24 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP + (WS-C3650-24TD-E); forty (40) name brand Tripp Lite UPS Web Management Accessory Card SNMP Remote Monitoring HTML5 - Remote Management Adapter - 100Mb LAN - 100Base-TX; 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.

(ii) Solicitation Number: FA8224-20-Q-8040 This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition

Circular 2020-06.

(iv)

(v) Description of item(s) to be acquired: IAW attached Parts/Product Specifications

CLIN Description: FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) QTY Unit of

Measure 0001 Cisco Catalyst 3650-24 TD-E Part Number: WS-C3650-24TD-E 37 Each 0002 Tripp Lite UPS Smart 3000VA 2880W Rackmount Part Number: SMART3000RMXLN 40 Each 0003 Tripp Lite UPS Web Management Accessory Part Number: WEBCARDLX 40 Each 0004 Tripp Lite EnviroSense2 Environmental Part Number: E2MTHDI 37 Each

(vi) Delivery Dates/Period of Performance and Place of Performance:

Delivery: 30 Days ARO Commodities will be delivered to Hill AFB, UT.

FOB Destination.

(vii) Evaluation Criteria:

Evaluation Basis for Award will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) for the Air Force to obtain the best value.

1. Price Evaluation The offer will be evaluated on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. The Total Evaluated Price will be used to determine the lowest priced offeror. The Total Evaluated Price is the sum of CLINs 0001 - 0004.

2. Technical Acceptability Award will be made to the responsible offeror (FAR 9.104) whose quote conforms to all required terms and conditions, includes all required representations and certifications, meets all requirements set forth in the RFQ which is the best value based on the lowest price.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (Apr 2014) -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition Offers are due by 1300 MDT, 13 August 2020 via electronic mail to myla.andersen@us.af.mil

a. Provide Cage code when submitting proposal/quote

Contracting Officer's Business Size Selection 100% Small Business Set-Aside

NAICS Code 517911

Small Business Size Standard 1,500 Employees

(ix) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.

(x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause.

(xi) FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019)

OTHER FAR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-6 Alt1 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of

Whistleblower Rights 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by

Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) 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 (Dec 2019)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(End of provision) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items 52.216-1 Type of Contract 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.219-1 Alt1 Small Business Program Representations 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages – Subcontracting Plan 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 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 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017)

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-To-Know Information 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices 52.232-23 Alt1 Assignment of Claims 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-2 Service of Protest 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract 52.237-2 Protection of Government Building, Equipment and Vegetation 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services)(Short Form) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.215-7000 Pricing Adjustments 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001 Buy American Act & Balance of Payments 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 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) 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 OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the Center ombudsmen, Lisette K. LeDuc, Hill Ombudsman/Competition Advocate, lisette.leduc@us.af.mil, 801-777-6549, OL_H AFSC/PZC. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA 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) 256-2397, 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 (End of clause)

(xii) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions:

N/A

(xiii) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS):

N/A

(xiv) Proposal Submission Information:

All questions or comments must be sent to Myla Andersen by email at myla.andersen@us.af.mil, NLT 1300 MDT, 10 August 2020.

Offers are due by 1300 MDT, 13 August 2020 via electronic mail to myla.andersen@us.af.mil.

(xv) For additional information regarding the solicitation contact Myla Andersen, Contracting Specialist, at myla.andersen@us.af.mil or Randall Egbert, Contracting Officer, at randall.egbert@us.af.mil.

Notice to Offerors:

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract for this requirement. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses and/or 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

Attachments:

• Parts/Product Specifications

• Brand Name Justification