FA2521-18-Q-B091Nocturnal_Lightning.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number FA2521-18-Q-B091 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99; Effective 15 Jun 18.

This is a set-aside for Full and Open Competition.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541330 with a size standard of $15 Million.

The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitations is for the contractor to provide Nocturnally Forming Lightning Analysis in accordance with attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), dated 30 Jul 18.

31 Aug 18 – 30 Aug 19 Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount 0001 1 Each $ $ Scientific analysis and development of a forecast tool for unexplained nocturnally forming lightning in the CCAFS/KSC area in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 30 Jul 18.

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount 0002 1 Each $ $ Scientific analysis and development of a forecast tool for unexplained nocturnally forming lightning in the KSC/CCAFS area in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 30 Jul 18.

31 Aug 19 – 30 Sep 20 Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount 1001 1 Each $ $ Scientific analysis and development of a forecast tool for unexplained nocturnally forming lightning in the CCAFS/KSC area in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 30 Jul 18.

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount 1002 1 Each $ $ Scientific analysis and development of a forecast tool for unexplained nocturnally forming lightning in the KSC/CCAFS area in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 30 Jul 18.

Total Amount Quote $_______________________ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

Period of Performance: 31 Aug 18 – 30 Sep 20 Ship to address: William Roeder

45th Weather Squadron Morrel Operations Center, Room 146.1 Building C81900 Cape Canaveral AFS, FL 32920

NOTE TO OFFERORS: In accordance with FAR 8.402(f), an ordering activity Contracting Officer may combine open market items with General Services Administration (GSA) items;

therefore, if any item is applicable to (GSA) Contract Schedule please clearly labeled the item GSA or open market. Include your GSA contract number for items, as well as expiration date of the contract.

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 17) applies to this acquisition and the following addendem applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm until 1 Oct 18.”

RFQ due date: 17 Aug 18 RFQ due time: 2:00 P.M. EST Email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil or mail to:yolanda.butler@us.af.mil

45th Contracting Squadron Attn: FA2521-18-Q-B091 1201 Edward H. White II Street, MS 7200 Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3238

THIS MUST BE SENT TO 45 CONS E-BIDS AS STATED ABOVE, OR THE ADDRESS IF

MAILING. ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED

NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil by 1:00 P.M. EST 14 Aug 18.

Please provide the following information with your quote:

Company Name:____________ DUNS Number: ____________ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1070_147634

Cage Code: _______________ *Number of Employees_____________ *Total Yearly Revenue_______________ *Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above

Estimated Delivery Time: ____________ Payment Terms: _________________________ Warranty: ________________ FOB (Select): ____ Destination _____ Origin Shipping Cost included? ____ Yes _____ No

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

*52.209-11 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 16)

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

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

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

(b) The Offeror represents that—

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

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

(End of provision) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable:

(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:

(i) Price - Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror.

(ii) Technical capability - quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the salient characteristics listed below must be met.

The item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation, clearly identify the item by brand name and make or model number. Include descriptive literature such as illustrations and drawings. The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of Provision)

52.225-18 – Place of Manufacture.

As prescribed in 25.1101(f), insert the following solicitation provision:

Place of Manufacture (Mar 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

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

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1130_159445 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/25.htm#P1185_116974

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

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

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

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) FSC 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.

(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly—

(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or

(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

(End of provision)

Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Include descriptive literature such as illustrations and drawings.

FAR Provision *52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 17), with its Alternate I (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System For Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ at the time of Quote submittal.

FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jan 17), 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.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote or proposal’s terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1145_161469 https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946 conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEV) (Jul 18), Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.203-18 Commerical and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jun 16) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 16) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 16) 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Jul 16) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 16) 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (Jul 16) 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 18) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 15) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 15) 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 90) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 99) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 00) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 03) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 18) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 15) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 16) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 10) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 15) 52.223-16 IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (Dec 07)Acquisition of EPEAT-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 15) 52.223-16 Alternate I (Jun 14) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 11) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 08) 52.227-14 Rights in Data – General (May 14) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 84) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 13) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 13) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 96) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 04) 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime (Mar 15)

DFARS Clauses:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 11) *252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 11) 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Defense Information Controls (Oct 16) *252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure (Sep 11) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 16) 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors (May 16) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1595_233379

*252.225-7000 Buy American Statute—Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Nov 14) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 16) *252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (Jun 05) 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data--Noncommercial Items (Feb 14) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 12) 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (May 13) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 06) 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor (Jun 13) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial items (Jun 13) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Apr 14)

The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Jun 16) with the following fill-in: AFICA/KS SCO 150 Vandenberg Street, Peterson AFB, CO 80914, (P) 719-554-5300, (F) 719-554-5299, afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil.

5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Nov 12)

The full text of these clauses and (*) provisions may be assessed electronically at the website:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

mailto:afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/