FA2517-18-R-6015_(RFQ).pdf

19 September 2018

FROM: 21 CONS/PKB

135 Dover Street, Ste 2225 Peterson AFB, CO 80914-1055

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) 21 FSS WI-FI INTERNET SERVICES

1. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ); The 21st Force Support Squadron (21 FSS) has a requirement for Wi-Fi Internet Services in accordance with the Statement of Objective (SOO) (Attachment 1).

2. A single award will be made as a result of evaluation of quotes received. This requirement is unrestricted, with no small business set-aside.

3. The NAICS code for this requirement is 517312 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers (Size Standard: 1,500 Employees).

4. There will be a HIGHLY ENCOURAGED SITE VIST to be held on Friday, 21 September 2018 at 900AM on Peterson AFB. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officer and Contracting Specialist listed below, indicating whether or not they will be attending the Site Visit no later than 3:00PM, 20 September 2018. The contractor response shall specify whether they already have base access or require escort. Responses shall include the number of individuals attending, their names, and phone numbers. Those needing escorts shall meet the Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist (21 CONS) at the West Gate of Peterson AFB no later than 15 minutes prior to the Site Visit start time. All vendors shall meet at the 21st Communications Squadron (CS), Building 1038. Those vendors who do not require an escort have the option to follow 21 CONS from the West Gate to Building 1038, with prior coordination.

5. History of Performance Limitations: In order for another company or current company to put new infrastructure down on the installation they are required to obtain approval for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for an appraisal before any authorization can be issued by 21 CS or the 21st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES). Current projects seeking approval have waited between six (6) months to several years before obtaining approval. Installing infrastructure on base requires USACE approval.

6. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions for RFQ Submission.

a. Please provide a Firm Fixed-Price quote.

b. The offeror shall specify the associated CLIN for each item included in the quote.

c. Offeror shall submit and identify line items that correspond with CLINS and quote on

CLINS referenced in the SOO (Attachment 1). Contractor are required to complete and submit the Contractor Submittal Form (Attachment 2) with their quote.

d. Offerors shall round all calculations to the nearest dollar. The quote submitted with extended figures hidden or set to display to the nearest dollar without rounding may not be accepted.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

21ST SPACE WING

e. The anticipated award date is September 28, 2018, with period of performances specified in the SOO.

f. Please provide a 90 calendar day acceptance period for your quote.

g. Offeror shall submit no more than a four-page document that addresses the required items from the SOO such as notification of items on backorder, delivery timeframes, and warranty periods.

h. All communications with the requiring activity concerning this solicitation shall cease until the award is announced. During this period, interaction is only allowed with the Contracting Officer.

i. If you have any questions, please submit them in writing via e-mail to the Contracting

Officer and courtesy copy the Contract Specialist. Ensure you reference the RFQ number and title in the subject line. If you have any questions, please submit them via e-mail no later than 24 September 2018 by 1200PM MDT.

Contracting Officer: TSgt Ryan McConnell; ryan.mcconnell@us.af.mil Desk Phone: 719-556-4886; Cell Phone (SITE VISIT ONLY): 719-822-4582 Contact Specialist: SSgt Jozlyn Brewton; jozlyn.brewton@us.af.mil Desk Phone: 719-556-0232

j. Quotes are due no later than 26 September 2018 by 10:00 AM MDT. Ensure you reference the RFQ number and title in the subject line. Quotes must contain a pricing worksheet detailing item cost, extended cost and total cost. Quote MUST be submitted with a completed Contractor Submittal Form (Attachment 2).

7. Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation Criteria.

a. The Government will award a purchase order, on a competitive basis, 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 Government will award to the lowest priced offeror that is determined to be technically acceptable. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

b. Factor 1: Technical Acceptability:

i. Technical Acceptability will be based on an evaluation of the completed

Contractor submittal form (Attachment 2). The factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. Quotes that do not meet technical requirements will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered for award.

ii. Acceptable is defined as: The quote meets all the requirements of the solicitation. A vendor's quotation will be considered technically acceptable if:

1. The contractor’s proposal meets/addresses all aspects detailed in the in the Statement of Objectives (SOO) (Attachment 1).

2. Proposal must clearly state how the vendor will approach installation of Wi-Fi internet services in order to meet minimum internet speeds required (i.e. Fiber, Coaxial, etc.) in the Statement of Objectives (SOO).

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3. Proposal shall include a technical support plan in the event of degradation or the loss of services.

iii. Unacceptable is defined as: The quote does not meet the minimum salient requirements identified in the technical acceptability paragraph above.

iv. Quotations that do not meet these requirements will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered for award.

c. Factor 2: Price:

i. Price will be evaluated in order to determine if it is reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.160-3. Offerors shall complete the pricing worksheet included in the Contractor Submittal Form, Attachment 2.

8. Award Process.

a. The Government will evaluate all quotes for responsiveness. Quote not submitted IAW the requirements of the solicitation, to include all required attached, certifications, validations, may be considered non-responsive.

b. IAW Factor 1: Technical Acceptability, the Government will then evaluate quotes on an acceptable / unacceptable technical basis.

c. IAW Factor 2: Price, the Government will then rank the quotes according to price.

d. The offeror who is technically acceptable and lowest priced will receive the award.

9. Provisions and Clauses.

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

10. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2017).

11. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition.

12. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2018), applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition:

52.204-7 -- System for Award Management.

As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(1), use the following provision:

System for Award Management (Oct 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator” means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier.

The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1624_229919 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P2141_316043 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/Regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/Far/04.htm#P625_78355 additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

“Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database” means that—

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certification, and Points of contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process.

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

“Unique entity identifier” means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)

(1) By submission of an Offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) 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 exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

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(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering.

Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of Provision)

52.237-1 -- Site Visit.

As prescribed in 37.110(a), insert the following provision:

Site Visit (Apr 1984)

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

(End of Provision)

52.237-2 -- Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation.

As prescribed in 37.110(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for services to be performed on Government installations, unless a construction contract is contemplated:

Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984)

The Contractor shall use reasonable care to avoid damaging existing buildings, equipment, and vegetation on the Government installation. If the Contractor’s failure to use reasonable care causes damage to any of this property, the Contractor shall replace or repair the damage at no expense to the Government as the Contracting Officer directs. If the Contractor fails or refuses to make such repair or replacement, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost, which may be deducted from the contract price.

(End of Clause)

52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards Oct 2016 https://www.acquisition.gov/

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside Nov 2011 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation Jul 2013 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun 2003

52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Jan 2018 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Sep 2016 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities Jul 2014 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Mar 2015 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products Dec 2007 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving Aug 2011 52.225-1 Buy American--Supplies May 2014

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Jun 2008 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management Jul 2013

12. The following additional provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

Nov 2015

FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal Aug 1999 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive ORDERS--Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019) (NOV 2017)

Nov 2017

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug 1996 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct 2004 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials Sep 2011

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Sep 2013 DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions May 2013 AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman Jun 2016

TSgt Ryan McConnell Contracting Officer

Three (2) Attachments:

1. Statement of Objectives (SOO)

2. Contractor Submittal Form