CSS SP330025Q0027.pdf

SP3300-25-Q-0027

Product Service Code (PSC): 8135, Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials

Subject: DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, OK (Cushion Packaging)

Solicitation: SP3300-25-Q-0027

Closing Response Date: Friday, Dec 13, 2024, 1:00 P.M. EST

Point of Contact:

Mr. Michael H. Minto Michael.Minto@dla.mil 717-770-6135

Contracting Officer:

Mr. Rafael E. Dixon Rafael.Dixon@dla.mil 717-770-8865

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

1. Issuing Office:

DLA Distribution Acquisition Operations (J7) 430 Mifflin Avenue, Suite 3102A New Cumberland, PA 17070-5008

2. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13 Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the RFQ number is SP330025Q0027.

3. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect under:

REGULATION IDENTIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE

Federal Acquisition Regulations 2025-01 12 Nov, 2024

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice

(DPN)

20241010 10 Oct, 2024

Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Current to Revision 5 through

PROCLTR

2025-04 28 Oct, 2024

The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following sites:

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1 DFARS - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/ DLAD - https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is being issued to establish a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order for burden carriers and industrial carts at DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Government intends to award one (1) contract as a result of this RFQ and will be issued on a Standard Form https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1 https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/ https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/

(SF) 1449. This acquisition is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated procurement.

4. This RFQ is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business vendors. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 326140 and the size standard is 1000 employees. The Product or Service Code (PSC) for this acquisition is 8135.

5. Delivery Schedule:

60 days ARO

6. DELIVERY INFORMATION:

SB3212

DLA Distribution Oklahoma Attn: Kristi Gum

3420 D Ave. Bldg 1, Door 80 Tinker AFB, OK 73145-8000

7. PROOF OF DELIVERY: Acceptable Proof of Delivery documents include: Shipping Documentation;

Materials Inspection and Receiving Report (DD250), Bill of Lading, Packing List, Tracking/Delivery Confirmation or Invoice. To ensure prompt payment to your company, the Proof of Deliveries must include the following:

• CONTRACT NUMBER or ORIGINAL DOCUMENT NUMBER

• DELIVERY ORDER NUMBER (as applicable)

• CLIN /MATERIAL NUMBER

• SPECIFIC QUANTITY SHIPPED IN REFERENCE TO QUANTITY ORDERED

• PRINTED NAME AND WRITTEN SIGNATURE OF A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE

8. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): A prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award management (SAM) database by the quotation submission date, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. Contractor shall type company name, address, and CAGE code exactly as it appears in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM) Database.

Company Name:

Company Address:

Telephone:

Cage code:

Point of Contact:

Email:

Manufacturer:

9. INVOICING AND PAYMENT: Invoicing and Payment will be made via Wide Area Work Flow. See

DFARS Clause 252.232-7006.

10. MARK CONTRACT NUMBER ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE: Contractor must mark the contract or purchase order number on all paperwork and shipments. The order number must appear on the exterior of the shipment. Failure to follow these instructions will hold up payment to you and could result in the return of merchandise at your expense.

11. REQUIREMENTS FOR PALLETS: Material must be shipped on serviceable, winged pallets in accordance with MD00100452, Revision C, dated 09/2016. Please reference the following link for more information:

https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Offers/Services/TechnicalSupport/Logistics/Packaging/Palletization.aspx http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Offers/Services/TechnicalSupport/Logistics/Packaging/Palletization.aspx

The complete specification for winged pallets can be found in Part 9 of ANSI MH1. The pallet must be heat treated, certified, and stamped or branded with the appropriate certification markings in accordance with DOD Manual 4140.65-M.

Please reference the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements for information at this link:

https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/DLAD/TechnicalandQualityMLofRequirements/

Additional information can be found at:

https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Offers/Services/TechnicalSupport/Logistics/Packaging/WoodPack.aspx

Failure to deliver supplies on pallets with these specifications will result in the Government not accepting the shipment when it arrives at destination. The offeror must quote shipment of supplies in accordance with this requirement.

12. Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted by electronic mail to the Acquisition Specialist, via email

Michael Minto at Michael.Minto@dla.mil Subject: SP330025Q0027 RFQ Question.

Question(s) must be received by 1:00 PM EST on 29 NOV 2024. Answers to questions will be posted to the SAM.GOV website via an amendment to the solicitation.

13. The Government is not soliciting for the “same old way” of doing business. The Government encourages quotes that will achieve savings through innovative processes. Furthermore, DLA Distribution personnel are working to eliminate unnecessary requirements and negotiating for a reduction in supplies/material prices. Therefore, your assistance is requested in reducing prices and improving our buying process.

14. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The contractor shall be ineligible from participation as a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant in any procurement arising or resulting from any of the services provided to DLA on this contract. This restriction includes providing services to any potential bidders on such procurements. The contractor shall not incorporate its product or services in any Performance Work Statement or specification unless directed to do so in writing by the Contracting Officer.

If the contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to information such as plans, policies, reports, studies, financial data, internal data, or any other non-public information or information by the Privacy Act, the contractor agrees not to release such information without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. The use of such information for personal gain is prohibited.

In addition, the contractor agrees that to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, or other confidential or privileged technical, business, or financial information under this contract, it shall treat such information in accordance with any restrictions imposed on such information.

15. A 10% (+ or -) Variation applies to this requirement.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES

Return a completed Schedule of Supplies from below as part of your quote.

Vendors shall quote Fixed Unit Prices for all line items shown on the Schedule of Supplies. All unit prices shall be quoted as FOB DESTINATION pricing in accordance with the delivery addresses provided above. No pricing past second decimal point. The quantities shown in the Schedule of Supplies are estimated only. They represent the Government’s best-known estimate for each line item. Payment will only be for the actual quantities provided to the Government at the price specified. If the Government requirements do not result in the quantities estimated; such event shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment under the contract.

https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/DLAD/TechnicalandQualityMLofRequirements/ https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Offers/Services/TechnicalSupport/Logistics/Packaging/WoodPack.aspx mailto:Michael.Minto@dla.mil

Schedule of Supplies

ITEM 0001 - CSH MTRL, PKG 1/2 INX24 IN WX250 FT L

CUSHION MATERIAL, PACKAGING, 1/2 IN NOM TH X 24 IN NOM W X 250 FT NOM L,

U/I BD, BD=2 RO, PLASTIC, IAW CID A-A-549D, NSN 8135009268991, M/N

N00001614.

ODN: SB3212-4317S010

Unit Price $_______________ x 150 BD (Bundles) = _____________ (Total Price)

16. INDEPENDENT PRICING:

Offeror is the Manufacturer (MANF) OR Distributor (DIST) of this product:

_________MANF or _________DIST

If a Distributor, Offeror is quoting a product made by the following manufacturer_________________________________

If a Distributor, Offeror is free to set their own pricing: _______YES or _______NO

ADDENDA TO 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (NOV 2023)

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.211-16 VARIATION IN QUANTITY

(b) The permissible variation shall be limited to:

10 Percent increase 10 Percent decrease This increase or decrease shall apply to ALL .

FAR 52.211-17 DELIVERY OF EXCESS QUANTITIES

FAR 52.232-1 Payments FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

FAR 52.233-1 Disputes FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American Act – Free Trade Agreements – Balance of Payments Program Alt I DFARS 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Executive Orders –Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2024)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402)

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition. (Dec 2023)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644)

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2))

52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.

13126).

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(i) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(i) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(i) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52-226-8 FAR 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (MAY 2024)

52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024)

(i) 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (NOV 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause Covered Contractor Information System means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information. Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments. Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009). Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements - This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. As used in this clause—“Similarly situated entity” means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for the NAICS code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will perform. An example of a similarly situated entity is a first-tier subcontractor that is a HUBZone small business concern for a HUBZone set- aside or sole source award under the HUBZone Program.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for small business concerns or 8(a) participants;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) participants; and

(3) Orders set aside for small business or 8(a) participants under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Agreement. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a non-manufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;

or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (FEB 1998)

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect under:

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/these address(es):

The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following sites:

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (DEC 2018)

(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.__Invoice_(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(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.____N/A______(Contracting Officer: Insert either “Invoice 2in1” or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(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. [Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(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.

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC SL4701 Issue By DoDAAC SP3300 Admin DoDAAC** SP3300 Inspect By DoDAAC N/A Ship To Code SB3212 Ship From Code N/A http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252232.htm#252.232-7003 http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252232.htm#252.232-7003 https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

Mark For Code SB3212 Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N/A Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A LPO DoDAAC N/A DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert “See Schedule” or “Not applicable.”**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(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. N/A (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

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

DLAD Procurement Note C03 Contractor Retention of Supply Chain Traceability Documentation

(1) By submitting a quotation or offer, the contractor, if it is not the manufacturer of the item, is confirming it currently has, or will obtain before delivery, and shall retain documented evidence (supply chain traceability documentation), as described in paragraph (2) of this procurement note, demonstrating the item is from the approved manufacturer and conforms to the technical requirements.

(2) At a minimum, the supply chain traceability documentation for the item shall include: basic item description, part number and/or national stock number, manufacturing source, manufacturing source's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and clear identification of the name and location of all supply chain intermediaries between the manufacturer to the contractor to item(s) acceptance by the Government. The documentation should also include, if available, the manufacturer's batch identification for the item(s), such as date codes, lot codes, or serial numbers.

(3) Contractors can find examples of acceptable supply chain traceability documentation at the Counterfeit Detection and Avoidance Program (CDAP) website (http://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Business/Selling/Counterfeit-Detection-Avoidance- Program/).

(4) The contractor shall immediately make documentation available to the contracting officer upon request. The contracting officer determines the acceptability and sufficiency of documentation. The contractor shall retain supply chain traceability documentation for six years after final payment under this contract for audit and other valid government purposes. If the contractor fails to retain or provide the documentation, or the contracting officer finds the documentation to be unacceptable, the contracting officer may take corrective action, including, but not limited to, cancellation of undelivered orders or rejection of delivered supplies.

(End of Procurement Note)

L06 Agency Protests (DEC 2016) Interested parties may file an agency level protest with the contracting officer or may request an independent review by the chief of the contracting office (CCO). Independent review by the CCO is an alternative to consideration by the contracting officer and is not available as an appellate review of a contracting officer decision on a protest previously filed with the contracting officer. Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest with the CCO for independent review, protests will be presumed to be protests to the contracting officer.

(End of Text)

Attachments:

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on contracting with entities that require certain internal confidentiality agreements or statements representation

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation relating to compensation of former DOD officials DFARS 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with safeguarding covered defense information controls (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past

Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American – Free Trade Agreements – Balance of Payments DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (May 2022) DFARS 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "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" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services— Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) 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".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation.

The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures. (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

(a) Definitions. used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have 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)

(1) 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.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.sam.gov/

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023)

As prescribed in 4.2306(b), insert the following provision:

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a single Firm Fixed Price purchase order resulting from this solicitation.

FAR 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/these address(es):

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1

DLAD 5452.233-9001, Disputes – Agreement to Use Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) (JUN 2020)

(a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute.

(b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party.

The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233- 1), or, for the Agency, by the contracting officer, and approved at a level above the contracting officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and legal counsel. Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the contracting officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate.

(c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here [ ]. Alternate wording may be negotiated with the contracting officer.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (SEP 2023) ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1

Reference paragraph (c) under referenced provision FAR 52.212-1. This paragraph is tailored to read as follows:

(c) Period of acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

The following three (3) paragraphs under referenced provision 52.212-1 are hereby deleted:

(d) Product samples

(e) Multiple offers

(h) Multiple awards

QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. All quotes must be received by Contract Specialist Michael Minto electronically via email at Michael.Minto@dla.mil, by Dec 13, 2024 by 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Facsimile and hard copy submissions of quotes will not be accepted. Offerors are reminded of the provision set forth in FAR 52.212-1(f), Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items - Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers, that provides that: Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

2. Quotes shall include all required documentation as listed below. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award.

Instructions contained herein are to serve as a guide in preparation of quotes; however, they are not intended to be all inclusive. The instructions generally describe the type and extent of information which should be provided in the quote.

The Offeror is expected to completely examine and analyze all aspects of the technical, past performance, and price areas to be addressed, and to include information in the quote which will enable the evaluators to determine the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements in each of the above areas.

3. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Quotes must have the following CUI reference marked/incorporated into the appropriate pages and locations on each quote volume:

• Header of all pages should state: “CUI”

• First page of each electronic file (e-file) on the bottom right corner (above footer):

Controlled by:

Controlled by:

CUI Category:

Distribution/Dissemination Controls:

POC:

• Footer (at very bottom) on all pages stating “CUI”

For Excel Files:

• First row on all sheets, merge & center over second row text: “CUI”

• Last row on all sheets, merge & center under final row of text: “CUI”

All contractor personnel certifications and other documents containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) shall be marked “CUI” and “Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Safeguard IAW DoD Privacy Program and Privacy Act of 1974.”

4. Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits: The Offeror shall prepare the quote as set forth in the table below.

The titles and contents and number of copies required for each…