D01_M2710025QLE01_Solicitation_20251016.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

Camp Santiago Food Catering

IMPORTANT: The Government is currently in a period of lapsed appropiations. The Government’s obligation to make payment under this contract is contingent upon the enactment of a Continuing Resolution or Appropriations Act providing sufficient funds. Payment will be delayed until either of these enactments. See clause: “OBLIGATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 FUNDING.”

This is a Request for Pricing and Availability. This is NOT an order. This document is not legally binding and does not commit the US Government in anyway.

1. All Completed prices must be submitted via email to Captain Joseph Stewart at joseph.d.stewart.mil@usmc.mil and Staff Sergeant Elliott at lucas.elliott@usmc.mil. All submissions are due to the responsible Contracting Office no later than 21 October 2025 @ 0900 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

2. The U.S. 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 capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (III) Past Performance.

3. This is a total Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 722310. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://sam.gov/.

4. The U.S. Government has the right to change, modify or cancel the requirement in its entirety at no penalty within 24hrs of execution of the Period of Performance of Services or Delivery of Goods.

5. Do NOT share this RFQ with other vendors or this may result in being eliminated from the competition.

6. To be eligible for award under this request, contractors shall respond by the closing date and time as referenced above. Failure to submit the required information may result in your offer being considered non-responsive.

7. The Government intends to use Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) as payment method; however, notify the Contracting Officer if other payment methods are required.

8. All quotes shall be valid for at least 90 days from submission.

9. The Contractor shall list all prices in United States Dollar (USD) within the table annotated on the SF1449.

10. See the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this posting.

11. Questions can be sent to Captain Joseph Stewart and Staff Sergeant Lucas Elliott.

12. For email quotes, the Government office designated for receipt of the quote is the email inbox of the addressee indicated below.

Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(c), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government's control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 10 MB. Vendors are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping.

SEE A DDENDUM

(No Collect Call s)b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

910-451-4305

8. OFF ER DUE DAT E/LOCAL T IME

09:00 PM 21 Oct 2025

5. SOLICIT ATION NUM BER

M2710025QLE01

6. SOLICITAT ION ISSUE DAT E

17-Oct-2025

A UTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STA NDARD FORM 1449 (REV . 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

( TYP E O R P RIN T)

(SIGNAT URE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Us e Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTA NCE IS DIFFERENT A ND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

M271009. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO A DDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORM AT ION CALL:

a. NAME

LUCAS B. ELLIOTT

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFF ECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUM BER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNA TURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISIT ION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. Y OUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

II MEF EXPEDITIONARY CONTRACTING PLATOON

2D MLG, HQ&SVC BN

BLDG 324 J ULIAN C SMITH STREET

CAMP LEJ EUNE NC 28542-0188

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE M 20179 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

22ND MEU

ROBERT GERM AN

22ND MEU BLDG 217 F STREET

JACKSONVILLE NC 28540

T EL: 910 449 3319 F AX:

FAX:

TEL: 910-450-6870 SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$47,000,000

NAICS:

722310

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUA NTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOM EN-OWNED SM ALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SM ALL BUSINESS P ROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAY MENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC' D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDA RD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BA CK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCA L REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUA NTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

M2710025QLE01

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 20,475 Meal

Breakfast

FFP

Breakfast meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

NET AMT

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

10,850

Meal Dinner

FFP

Dinner meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

Breakfast

FFP

Breakfast meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

Dinner

FFP

Dinner meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NET AMT

OPTION

OPTION

20,475

Meal

Meal 10,850

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Breakfast

FFP

Dinner meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

10,850

Meal

NET AMT ___________________________

OPTION

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES

OPTION Breakfast

FFP

Dinner meals shall be made and delivered in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement in the quantities annotated in the delivery table.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: S203

QUANTITY

10,850

UNIT

Meal

UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NET AMT ___________________________

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 Destination Destination Government Government

Destination

Destination

Destination

Destination

Government

Government

Government

Government

M2710025QLE01

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY

SHIP TO ADDRESS

22ND MEU

ROBERT GERMAN

22ND MEU BLDG 217 F STREET

JACKSONVILLE NC 28540

910 449 3319 FOB: Destination

(SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION) FOB:

Destination

DODAAC / CAGE

M20179 0001 N/A

POP 23-OCT-2025

TO 30-NOV-2025

POP 23-OCT-2025 TO

30-NOV-2025

POP 1-DEC-2025 TO

31-DEC-2025

POP 1-DEC-2025 TO

31-DEC-2025

POP 1-JAN-2026 TO

31-JAN-2026

POP 1-JAN-2026 TO

31-JAN-2026

0006 Destination

Destination

Destination

Destination

Government

Government

Government

Government

Catering Services

1. BACKGROUND. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirement for food catering services for 22 MEU personnel located at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, from 23 October 2025 to 31 January 2026.

1.1. LOCATION. Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, specific grid and area to be determined at a later time.

2. SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor shall provide food catering services, as described within this PWS, during the period of performance (POP) in accordance with the delivery schedule in Table 1.

2.1. REQUIRED DELIVERABLES AND SERVICES. The Contractor shall receive and store food as well as prepare and serve meals, authorized enhancements, and supplements in a sanitary cooking facility. The contractor shall provide other incidental functions and personnel necessary for catering up to 525 Marines and Sailors, including, but not limited to, provide food, utensils, personnel and equipment necessary to feed U.S. Marine Corps personnel in accordance with the nutrition guidance contained in Marine Corps Order 10110.14M for the duration of the POP, and dispose of any trash such as to-go trays and plastic silverware.

2.2. MEAL REQUIREMENTS. Breakfast shall be a boxed meal for simple distribution and should include enhancements throughout the week such as sport drink mix, individually packaged snacks and fresh fruit.

Dinner shall be a modular warm meal warm that may be delivered and distributed per training requirements.

2.3. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES. The contractor shall provide all catering logistics, including but not limited to cooks, preparing meals, transportation of food and personnel to and from the site, and any other measures necessary to perform the service. The contractor’s staff shall be able to speak English.

2.4. FOOD SAFETY. The contractor shall adhere to food safety standards in accordance with TB Med 5360 – Tri Service Food Code. The meals prepared will be served at the proper temperatures in accordance with the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) manual upon pickup or delivery unless otherwise coordinated and agreed upon; i.e. cold cuts, cereals. All meals will be delivered with a meal temperature log sheet that has been signed off by contractor verifying the meal temperatures.

2.5. CLEANLINESS. The contractor shall maintain cleanliness in accordance with MIL-STD-3006C.

2.6. KEY NUTRITIONAL GOALS. In accordance with MCO 10110.14N, the following nutritional goals must be met:

2.6.1. Target range for carbohydrates is 50-65% of total calories for all meals. Menus shall be developed with less than 10% of total calories per day from added sugar.

2.6.2. Target range for protein is 12-15% of total calories for all meals.

2.6.3. Target range for fat is below 30% for all meals. Saturated fats shall be limited to 10% for all meals.

3. DELIVERY. The contractor shall deliver prepared food to the discussed location by the meal start time. POP for base period shall be from 23 October to 30 November 2025. Option 1 will be from 1 December to 31 December 2025. Option 2 will be from 1 January to 31 January 2026. Delivery coordination will be coordinated and verified with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) upon award.

4. SAFETY AND SECURITY. The contractor and their hired employees shall not take photographs or videos and shall limit cell phones and electronics use to the maximum extent practicable. The supervisor is allowed to have their phone to use as required for work duties. The contractor and their employees shall not bring any weapons onto the designated location.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

5. COMPOUND ACCESS. Upon notice of the award, the contractor is responsible for all required coordination with U.S Army authorities to obtain the appropriate passes that provide access for their drivers and vehicles to the required facilities. Should the contractor have difficulty obtaining the necessary passes, they must contact the Contracting Officer immediately.

6. DELIVERY SCHEDULE. See Table 1 for specific meal quantities per day.

Breakfast shall be delivered no later than 0600 until 0700 or all meals are received.

Trash from the dinner shall be picked up and properly disposed of.

Dinner shall be delivered no later than 1630 until 1800 or all meals are received.

Trash from breakfast shall be picked up and properly disposed of.

Due to operational changes, meal quantities may decrease from the maximum currently projected, the government will not be held liable for any changes more than one week from notification.

7. POINTS OF CONTACT AND AUTHORITIES. The COR does not have the authority to make changes to the award. The contractor shall not perform work that deviates from the contract requirements and specifications. If the contractor deviates from the requirements or specifications without the approval of the CONTRACTING OFFICER, such deviation shall be at risk of the contractor and any cost related thereto shall be borne by the contractor.

7.1. COR: Identified upon award.

7.2. Contracting Officer: Staff Sergeant Lucas B. Elliott

7.3. Additional Contracting Officer: Captain Joseph Stewart

8. LIABILITY. The U.S. Government accepts no liability for the actions of the contractor or his employees and agents.

Table 1: Delivery Schedule

Base Count Date Breakfast Dinner 1 23-Oct 525 525 2 24-Oct 525 525 3 25-Oct 525 525 4 26-Oct 525 525 5 27-Oct 525 525 6 28-Oct 525 525 7 29-Oct 525 525 8 30-Oct 525 525 9 31-Oct 525 525 10 1-Nov 525 525 11 2-Nov 525 525 12 3-Nov 525 525 13 4-Nov 525 525 14 5-Nov 525 525 15 6-Nov 525 525 16 7-Nov 525 525 17 8-Nov 525 525 18 9-Nov 525 525 19 10-Nov 525 525 20 11-Nov 525 525 21 12-Nov 525 525 22 13-Nov 525 525 23 14-Nov 525 525 24 15-Nov 525 525 25 16-Nov 525 525 26 17-Nov 525 525 27 18-Nov 525 525 28 19-Nov 525 525 29 20-Nov 525 525 30 21-Nov 525 525 31 22-Nov 525 525 32 23-Nov 525 525 33 24-Nov 525 525 34 25-Nov 525 525 35 26-Nov 525 525 36 27-Nov 525 525 37 28-Nov 525 525 38 29-Nov 525 525

39 30-Nov 525 525 Total 20475 20475

Option 1 Count Date Breakfast Dinner 40 1-Dec 350 350 41 2-Dec 350 350 42 3-Dec 350 350 43 4-Dec 350 350 44 5-Dec 350 350 45 6-Dec 350 350 46 7-Dec 350 350 47 8-Dec 350 350 48 9-Dec 350 350 49 10-Dec 350 350 50 11-Dec 350 350 51 12-Dec 350 350 52 13-Dec 350 350 53 14-Dec 350 350 54 15-Dec 350 350 55 16-Dec 350 350 56 17-Dec 350 350 57 18-Dec 350 350 58 19-Dec 350 350 59 20-Dec 350 350 60 21-Dec 350 350 61 22-Dec 350 350 62 23-Dec 350 350 63 24-Dec 350 350 64 25-Dec 350 350 65 26-Dec 350 350 66 27-Dec 350 350 67 28-Dec 350 350 68 29-Dec 350 350 69 30-Dec 350 350 70 31-Dec 350 350

Total 10850 10850 Option 2

71 1-Jan 350 350 72 2-Jan 350 350 73 3-Jan 350 350 74 4-Jan 350 350 75 5-Jan 350 350 76 6-Jan 350 350

77 7-Jan 350 350 78 8-Jan 350 350 79 9-Jan 350 350 80 10-Jan 350 350 81 11-Jan 350 350 82 12-Jan 350 350 83 13-Jan 350 350 84 14-Jan 350 350 85 15-Jan 350 350 86 16-Jan 350 350 87 17-Jan 350 350 88 18-Jan 350 350 89 19-Jan 350 350 90 20-Jan 350 350 91 21-Jan 350 350 92 22-Jan 350 350 93 23-Jan 350 350 94 24-Jan 350 350 95 25-Jan 350 350 96 26-Jan 350 350 97 27-Jan 350 350 98 28-Jan 350 350 99 29-Jan 350 350 100 30-Jan 350 350 101 31-Jan 350 350

10850 10850 Total 42,175 42,175

Overall Total 84,350

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government JUN 2020 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

JUN 2020

52.204-7 System for Award Management NOV 2024 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

JUN 2020

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Products and Commercial Services

NOV 2023

52.228-4 Workers' Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas APR 1984 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price AUG 1987 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination JAN 1991 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991 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 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2022

252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information OCT 2016 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7012 (Dev) Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting (DEVIATION 2024-O0013 REVISION 1)

MAY 2024

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

JAN 2023

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.232-7998 OBLIGATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 FUNDING (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION 2026-O0001)

The Department of Defense has the authority to enter into this contractual action and to obligate the Government in advance of appropriations; however, appropriated funds are not currently available to make payments under this contract to liquidate this obligation. When appropriated funds become available, the Government will make payment in accordance with the terms of this contract, including the payment of interest where applicable under the Prompt Payment Act. This clause supersedes conflicting terms of any other provision in this contract dealing with contract payment or financing until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contractual action. (End of clause)

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

MAY 2021

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023 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

252.222-7002 Compliance With Local Labor Laws (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English JUN 1997 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial

Services

NOV 2023

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea OCT 2024

CLAUSES 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 Products and Commercial Services. 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) Representations. 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)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As 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) Representations.

(1) 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)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(SEP 2023)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition--

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the Defense Standardization Program Office by--

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module (https://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571-767-6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors

The Government reserves the right to make an award solely on initial quotes received. Captain Joseph Stewart at joseph.d.stewart.mil@usmc.mil and Staff Sergeant Elliott at lucas.elliott@usmc.mil. All submissions are due to the responsible Contracting Office no later than 21 October 2025 @ 0900 AM Eastern Standard Time

(EST).

Questions will be accepted via email up to (6) hours prior to the closure of the RFQ. No phone questions will be accepted. The deadline is necessary to ensure timely award and the Government may, in its sole discretion, choose not to respond to questions received after the deadline. Questions will be reviewed and addressed via an amendment to the solicitation.

Quote must contain all requested line items as the contract award will be made in aggregate. Therefore, any quote received without all line items priced will be considered non-responsive.

Shipment: All materials awarded under the contract resulting from this solicitation are expected to be delivered on the date specified in this solicitation. No partial deliveries will be accepted. In order for your quote to be considered responsive, any associated prepaid shipping costs must be identified in the quote, and will be evaluated as part of the overall price. The Offeror may submit a ZERO shipping cost; however, ZERO cost must also be clearly specified in the quote. Failure to fill in the required information may result in your quote being considered non-responsive by the Government.

Requirement Details: All fees associated with the specifications outlined must be included in the unit price for each CLIN.

For email quotes, the Government office designated for receipt of the quote is the email inbox of the addressee indicated below. Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(c), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government's control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 10 MB. Vendors are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Basis for Award: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are listed in no specific order of precedence and will be used to evaluate quotes:

• Technical

• Price

• Past Performance

Evaluation

Technical: Quotes meeting all specifications outlined in this solicitation will be deemed technically capable.

Price Reasonableness: Will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a). The total quoted price, to include shipping costs, will be used in the price evaluation.

Past Performance: Evaluation will use procedures outlined in DFARS 204.7603 and described in provision 252.204-7024, incorporated herein.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION 2025-O0003/ DEVIATION 2025-O0004) (MAR 2025)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(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.

"Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

"Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

"Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

"Inverted domestic corporation" means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

"Manufactured end product" means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except--

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

"Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

"Predecessor" means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

"Reasonable inquiry" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

"Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate--

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or…