Amendment 002 RFQ HQ SpOC Comm Server Racks Re-Solicitation.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

SPACE BASE DELTA 1

Semper Supra

31 AUGUST 2022

FROM: 21 CONS/PKB

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

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) FOR HQ SpOC COMMUNICATION SERVER RACKS

AMENDMENT 0002 (31 AUGUST 2022): RE-SOLICITATION UPDATED WITH NEW DUE DATE OF

7 SEPTEMBER 2022. NO OTHER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION:

i. This Request for Quote (RFQ), FA2517-22-Q-0083, is for communication server racks.

The Contractor shall provide all components and equipment for the communication server racks.

ii. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, dated 26 May 2022. Provisions and clauses may be obtained via http://acquisition.gov.

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

iv. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 337215 –

Showcase, Partition, Shelving and Locker Manufacturing. The size standard is 500 employees. The offeror must be registered for the NAICS for award purposes.

v. The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the acquisition of communication server racks in accordance with Attachment 1. The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY

UNIT OF

ISSUE

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

0001 Communication Server Racks equipment Items Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

Provide all equipment necessary to fulfill the requirements in Attachment 1- SOW. All Items necessary to complete the requirement shall be priced out accordingly in a list.

1 LOT $

TOTAL

http://acquisition.gov/

Delivery address:

B.L. Harbert International LLC Attn: Dan Glore 421 Industrial Ln Birmingham, AL 35211

vi. A single award will be issued as a result of the evaluation of the quotes received.

The government will make award based on the lowest price technically acceptable quote. Received quotes will be ranked in order of lowest to highest price. The lowest two offers received will be submitted for technical evaluation. With award being made to the lowest price technically acceptable solution. In order to be technically acceptable, the quoted maintenance must meet all of the requirements identified in Attachment 1.

a Acceptable is defined as the items quoted provide a solution that meets all of the requirements in attachment 1: Statement of Work.

b Unacceptable is defined as the quote not meeting all of the requirements in attachment 1: Statement of Work.

vii. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order (PO).

Equipment shall be delivered to B.L. Harbert International LLC, attention Dan Glore, 421 Industrial Ln Birmingham, AL 35211.

viii. Only a warranted Contracting Officer (CO) can obligate Government funds through a fully executed contract action. It is strongly suggested that no Offeror/Contractor incur any costs associated with the RFQ until a fully executed contract is signed by the CO and distributed to the awardee.

ix. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jul

2021), applies to this acquisition and the addendum to FAR 52.212-1 is as follows:

a. Please provide a Firm Fixed-Price Quote including name, address, point-of-contact information, CAGE code, UEI number and small business category.

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

c. Each deliverable must be priced within the pricing worksheet to calculate the total price for each CLIN. A resulting award will be created with the one CLIN structured as a lot. Offeror shall round all calculations to the nearest dollar. A quote submitted with extended figures hidden or set to display to the nearest dollar without rounding may not be accepted, and may therefore be un-awardable.

d. Please provide a 30-calendar day acceptance period for your quote.

e. Terms and content of your quote: Quotes must be based on the terms of this

RFQ. The Government may reject any quote that is not based on these terms.

Quotes must contain information relevant to all of the information contain within this solicitation and its attachments.

f. Responsibility Determination: Information obtained from sources, included but not limited to the System for Award Management (SAM) and Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) may be used as part of the responsibility determination made IAW FAR 9.104-1.

g. Quotes should include:

i. A detailed description of the quoted items as outlined in Attachment

1.

ii. The solicitation number, quote number, business name, address, DUNS, CAGE code, acknowledgment of all solicitation amendments (if applicable), and terms of any express warranty.

iii. Quotes shall be submitted via email to both points of contact listed in paragraph xiii. Hard copies of quotes will not be accepted. Soft copy formats are limited to Microsoft Excel, PDF, or Microsoft Word.

vii. 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.

viii. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the following provisions/representations:

o FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items

(Feb 2021), with their offer.

o FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) o FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (Oct 2020)

ix. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition.

x. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders (Jul 2021) -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (See

Attachment 2).

xi. Provisions and Clauses. The following provisions and clauses also apply to this acquisition. Please reference the Federal Acquisition Regulation at https://www.acquisition.gov.

https://www.acquisition.gov/

a. AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Oct 2019)

i. 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

Quotes, 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.

ii. 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).

iii. 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 FB, CO 80914, phone 719-554-5300, Fax 719-554-5299, email 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.

iv. The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

v. 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.

Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

Provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition (found in full text at https://acquisition.gov):

https://acquisition.gov/

FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation FAR 52.204-1, Approval of Contract FAR 52.204-4, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under and Federal Law FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires FAR 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals- Representation FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition On Contracting With Entities Engaging In Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification FAR 52.323-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law For Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Building, Equipment, and Vegetation DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.203-7005, Representations Relating to Compensation of Former Government Officials DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions DFARS 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services— Representation DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation DFARS 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.215-7000, Notice of Intent to Resolicit

DFARS 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.246-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman AFFARS 5352.209-9001, Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

xii. Quotes are due NLT 7 SEPTEMBER 2022, by 10:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Ensure the RFQ number and title are referenced in the subject line. Quotes must contain a Pricing Worksheet detailing item price, extended price and total price. Quotes received after 10:00 A.M. MDT, 7 September 2022, will be considered late.

xiii. Contact Information:

Contracting Officer: SSgt. David Rios Chinas, david.rios_chinas.1@spaceforce.mil Contract Specialist: Cayce Moses, cayce.moses@spaceforce.mil

DAVID RIOS CHINAS, SSgt.

Contracting Officer, 21st Contracting Squadron

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Statement of Work mailto:david.rios_chinas.1@spaceforce.mil mailto:cayce.moses@spaceforce.mil