Combined Synopsis - USSC Meltwater Amended 12 July.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

SPACE BASE DELTA 1

12 July 2022

FROM: 21 CONS/PKB

SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation PROJECT TITLE: Meltwater Social Media Monitoring - USSPACECOM

SOLICITATION: FA251722Q0074

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA251722Q0074 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, effective 26 May 2022.

This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 517911 – Telecommunications Resellers.

The size standard is 1500 employees.

The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the purchase and delivery of Meltwater social media monitoring software in accordance with Attachment 1 – Meltwater Product List. The CLIN details are below. Some items are brand name or equal and any proposed alternative to the suggested brand must include a spec sheet and must meet all salient characteristics.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY

UNIT OF

ISSUE

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

0001 Meltwater Software – Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

Provide Meltwater social media monitoring software In Accordance With (IAW) Attachment 1 – Meltwater Product List. The Government is requesting pricing for 30 calendar day delivery for a 1 year license.

LOT

TOTAL $

Delivery:

Requested 30 calendar days after award. Vendors shall deliver software digitally to:

Capt Curt Beall Curt.beall@usspacecom.mil 719-692-0464

Provision FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1:

1. Submit quotes via email

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

a. The Government will award a contract resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Evaluation and Award Criteria

a. Quotes will be evaluated based on Technical Acceptability and Price

b. Vendor must hold a Meltwater Letter of Authorization/Resell

Technical Acceptability

a. The Government will evaluate quotes for technical acceptability preceding with verification that quotes include the correct quantity, description, and part number.

(1) Acceptable – The quote clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation (in terms of quantity, part number, and description). Additionally, to be considered acceptable, all items must be Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant. No refurbished or brand name replacements will be accepted on this solicitation.

(2) Unacceptable – The quote does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation in terms of quantity, description, and part number.

Award Process

a. The government will first order the offeror’s from lowest to highest total price. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated for Volume 1 – Technical Acceptability on “Acceptable/Unacceptable” basis. If the lowest priced quote is deemed “Acceptable,” the evaluation will stop and award will be made. If the lowest priced quote is deemed “Unacceptable,” no further consideration will be given to that offeror and the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated.

b. The Government will continue the evaluation process until reaching a technically acceptable quote. Offeror’s whose quote is determined “Unacceptable,” may not be eligible for award. The Government intends to make a selection based on the initial quote submissions without conducting conversations. Therefore, each quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Conversations may be conducted with one, some, or all offerors as the Government is not required to conduct conversations with any or all offerors responding to the solicitation.

i. Conversations – Fluid interaction(s) between the Contracting Officer and the offeror’s that may address any aspect of the quote and may or may not be documented in real time.

c. Prior to award, the quote that is deemed lowest price IAW the evaluation process and technically acceptable will be evaluated for price IAW FAR 16.505 Ordering.

d. Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the FAR and other Federal laws applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal laws governing conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant Delivery Order. The vendor must be capable of providing assurance that all products are TAA compliant upon delivery.

e. The following provision(s) and clause(s) are applicable to this acquisition. Full text and applicable fill-ins can be accessed at https://acquisition.gov. Ensure all Representations and Certifications are updated in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov/SAM/.

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2022) with its Alternate I (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://sam.gov/ at the time of Quote submittal.

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2022)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan

2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91)

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805 note)).

Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 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 Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Nov 2021) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

(P) 52.204-7, System for Award Management. (Oct 2018)

(C) 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011)

(C) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

(P) 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

(P) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (Aug 2020)

(C) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020)

(P) 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (Aug 2020)

(C) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021)

(P) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

(C) 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

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

(P) 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Aug 2020)

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

(P) 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999)

(P) 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984)

(P) 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran— Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020)

(C) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

(C) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021)

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. 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. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of clause)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

(C) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011)

(C) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013)

(P) 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011)

(C) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992)

(C) 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016)

(P) 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. (Dec 2019)

(P) 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services— Representation. (May 2021)

(C) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

(Jan 2021)

(C) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013)

(C) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)

(C) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018)

(C) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. (Dec 2006)

(C) 252.239-7016 Telecommunications Security Equipment, Devices, Techniques, and Services (Dec 1991)

(P) 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk (Feb 2019)

(C) 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk (Feb 2019)

(D) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jan 2021)

The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Oct 2019)

a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, AFICC/OL-SPC Director or Deputy Director of Contracting 250 S Peterson Blvd, Peterson SFB, CO 80914

(P) 719-554-5300, (F) 719-554-5299 Workflow e-mail: afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions:

Prospective Contractor quotes shall utilize the structure outlined in Attachment 1 – Meltwater Product List.

All applicable representations and certifications shall be completed in SAM.gov. Failure to do so may result in quotes being considered as non-responsive.

Conversations: The government intends to award a purchase order without conversations with respective vendors.

The government however, reserves the right to conduct conversations if deemed in its best interest. The Government may conduct Conversations with one, some, none or all Vendors at its discretion.

**No partial quotes will be accepted. If a partial quote is received, then the partial quote will receive no further evaluation.**

Submit any questions regarding this RFQ to james.hluska@spaceforce.mil and justin.bowers.3@spaceforce.mil no later than 14 July 2022 by 10:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time.

Offeror’s quote must be emailed to james.hluska@spaceforce.mil and justin.bowers.3@spaceforce.mil no later than 18 July 2022 by 10:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time.

Justin W. Bowers Contracting Officer

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Meltwater Product List

2. Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification Meltwater_Redacted