Synopsis and Solicitation - FA301626Q0034 EVAPCO Cooling Tower.pdf

RFQ Amendment 1 FA301626Q0034

Cooling Tower (Equipment only) for Bldg 624, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX

(EVAPCO AT212-2H9)

(The quote shall be effective 60 days after submission)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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 is FA301626Q0034 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06, DFARS change notice 20210709 and DAFFARS 2023-0707.

The contractor is required to procure and deliver a brand name EVAPCO Cooling Tower Model AT212- 2H9 Two (2) Cells induced draft to JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This cooling tower will serve as a direct replacement for the existing unit to ensure compatibility and continuous operation of the HVAC system for Building 624. The scope of this requirement is for the purchase and delivery of the unit only;

installation is not included.

This purchase is being solicited as 100% Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code is 333415 and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

Please respond to this RFQ by emailing your response to: Francisco Ferrier Jr.

(francisco.ferrier.2@us.af.mil) no later than 12:00PM CST, Friday, 06 March 2026, in order to be considered timely. All questions must be submitted in writing by email no later than Friday, 27 February 2026 at 11:00 am CST. Responses to questions will be posted by the Government on the SAM.gov, contracting opportunities website as received. Questions submitted after this date/time will not be considered.

Delivery Address:

502d Civil Engineering Squadron (502 CES) 2193 Procurement St. B4197 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

Please provide the information below:

All quotes must be FOB Destination Payment Terms: _________________________ Delivery / Period of Performance Timeframe: ________________________

Company Name: _________________________ DUNS #______________________________ Cage Code: __________________________ POC: __________________________________ Telephone #__________________________ E-Mail Address: _________________________ Tax ID#: ____________________________ Warranty Information:____________________________________________________ Do you have capacity to invoice electronically through WAWF?(Yes/No)___________

A. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items Addendum.

Quote Submittal:

(1) The quoter shall provide a quote for the requirement below

(2) By responding to this RFQ, the quoter accepts all terms and conditions contained herein.

(3) Late Quotes/Responses: In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c).

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(4) The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date.

In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs."

(5) Submission of offers:

52.212-1- Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items is incorporated by reference. The following addendum applies to the provision:

(b) Submission of offers:

i. Offers shall include a description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation.

ii. Brand Name or Equal. When using an “Equal product” to substitute the requested brand name product, the contractor must include the following: (1) MFG name, (2) Part Number, (3) illustrations, and (4) literature or description to support equal product substitution in your RFQ submission. Details of the requested product to fulfill the requirement must be met. Equivalent offers must meet the below salient characteristics to be considered an equivalent. Failure to meet the below characteristics renders the quote as unacceptable: (list salient characteristics below).

EVAPCO AT212-2H9 Two (2) Cells:

• All type 304 Stainless steel upper panel construction including mechanical support assembly and fan screen.

• All type 304 stainless steel basins with factory welded seams.

• One (1) – 7 ½ HP inverter duty TEFC fan motor per cell. Fan motors are located out of moist air stream. Each motor is equipped with a factory installed AEGIS shaft grounding ring.

• PVC drift eliminators with drift loss of .001% of recirculating water rate.

• Non-corrosive SCH 40 PVC Spray Distribution System with non-clog nozzles.

• PVC cross-fluted fill, totally enclosed and protected bottom supported.

• PVC air inlet louvers, with stainless steel frames, ¾ openings to prevent trash and debris from entering the cold-water basins

• End inlet connection, BFW/Grooved, 8”

• End outlet connection, BFW/Grooved, 8”

• Vibration cut out switch per motor, factory mounted for field wiring by others

• Electric basin heater with LWCO & TSTAT (5Kw per cell)

• Equalizer connections per cell, BFW/Grooved

• External Service Platform with Vertical Ladder/Safety Cage for ease of service.

Platform and ladder are shipped loose for field installation by others. Platform provides access to all drive components including fan motor.

• Five Year Total Product Warranty including Fan Motor

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• Dimensions – 12’ 4 7/8” W x 8’ 5 ½” L x 11’ 4 ¼” H

B. FAR 52.212-2—Evaluation Commercial Items Addendum

(1) 502 CONS/PKAB will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quote represents the best value to the Government. The best value will be determined using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology. An award will be made to the quoter with the lowest evaluated price among all quotes found to be technically acceptable based on the criteria within this RFQ.

The Government will rank all quotes based on an initial assessment of offeror’s total evaluated prices. If the Government receives 3 or fewer initial quotes, all quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability.

If the Government receives more than 3 initial quotes, the Government will only select the 3 lowest priced quotes and then evaluate them for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if in the Government’s best interest. If additional quotes are evaluated for technical acceptability they will be selected in the order of price. Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose quote is the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotes.

The technical evaluation team will evaluate the factors identified below. For the quote to be technically acceptable, the technical factors must be rated as Acceptable. The failure of a quote to meet any or all technical criteria will result in a technically Unacceptable rating and be ineligible for an award. The technical factors will receive one (1) of the ratings listed below:

Acceptable: The quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: The quote does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Technical Factor 1 - The quoter shall provide the brand name EVAPCO Cooling Tower (Model: AT212- 2H9 two (2) Cell induced draft) items/products. The brand name item will be considered Technically Acceptable. Any items quoted other than the exact brand name item will be considered Technically Unacceptable.

Standard for Acceptance: The quote will be deemed acceptable when it meets all of the salient characteristics and is substantiated by supporting documentation, such as manufacturer name, part number, and relevant product literature or specifications.

Technical Factor 2 - Delivery Plan. The quoter shall provide a clear delivery timeframe for the exact brand name EVAPCO Cooling Tower (Model: AT212-2H9 two (2) Cell induced draft), including key milestones.

Standard of Acceptance: The quoter provides a delivery schedule for the specified equipment EVAPCO Cooling Tower (Model: AT212-2H9 two (2) Cell induced draft) that clearly outlines the timeframe and key milestones.

Price Evaluation. Following the technical evaluation, the Government will analyze the price of lowest priced technically acceptable quote to ensure it is fair and reasonable.

Interchanges. It is the Government's intent to award without interchanges. The Government may consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of any quotes to this RFQ. The judgement of such "correctional potential" is within the sole discretion of the Government and may be held with all, some, or none of the Quoters. The Government may determine one or a few Quoters have the highest potential to provide the best value to the Government. The Government may conduct interchanges with those Quoters that, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, have the highest potential to represent the best value.

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Resolution of minor or clerical issues would not constitute interchanges, and the Government reserves the right to award without the opportunity to revise quotes.

5. Basis for Award. 502d CONS/PKAB will award a purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government.

6. Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) must be current (legacy for On-line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) and Central Contractor Registration (CCR) registrations). To register or update former CCR and Reps & Certs that are not current go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and provide mandatory information.

http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs

Additional lnfonna11on/No1Bs

Item Supplles / Services

FY26 F18ED 502CEG 502CES 374491 FM9

JBSA FSH 8624 PURCHASE COOLING

TOWER FDUI E0TE7V WO 17807090 POP

12 TO 13 WEEKS AFTER DATE OF AWARD.

Brand Name- EVAPCO AT212-2H9 Two

(2) Cells.

Product Type Code: 4120 Product Service Code: 4120 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

Quantity Unit

1 Each

Unit Price

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Amount

DescriptionJSpecifications/Statement of Work

Supply EVAPCO Cooling Tower, Model AT212-2H9, for Building 624, JBSA Fort Sam Houston (equipment only).

EVAPCO Cooling Tower AT212-2H9 Two (2) Cells induced draft:

All type 304 Stainless steel upper panel construction including mechanical support assembly and fan screen.

All type 304 stainless steel basins with factory welded seams.

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One (1) - 7 1 /2 HP inverter duty TEFC fan motor per cell. Fan motors are located out of moist air stream. Each motor is equipped with a factory installed

AEGIS shaft grounding ring.

PVC drift eliminators with drift loss of .001 % of recirculating water rate.

Non-corrosive SCH 40 PVC Spray Distribution System with non-clog nozzles.

PVC cross-fluted fill, totally enclosed and protected bottom supported.

PVC air inlet louvers, with stainless steel frames, 3/4openings to prevent trash and debris from entering the cold-water basins

End inlet connection, BFW/Grooved, 8"

End outlet connection, BFW/Grooved, 8"

Vibration cut out switch per motor, factory mounted for field wiring by others

Electric basin heater with LWCO & TSTAT (5Kwper cell)

Equalizer connections per cell, BFW/Grooved

External Service Platform with Vertical Ladder/Safety Cage for ease of service. Platform and ladder are shipped loose for field installation by others.

Platform provides access to all drive components including fan motor.

Five Year Total Product Warranty including Fan Motor

Dimensions - 12' 4 7/8" W x 8' 5 1/2"L x 11' 4 1/4" H

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Contract Terms and Conditions for Inspection and Acceptance criteria.

DoDAAC:F2M3CB CountryCode: USA

F2M3CB 502 CES CERF

AF NO MILSBILLS PROC CP 2102213955, 1675 GOTT ST

JBSA LACKLAND, TX 78236-5643

UNITED STATES

Leonardo Garcia Email: leonardo.garcia.4@us.af.mil Telephone: 2103769747

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Deliveries or Performance

Une ltem Dellvery Schedule Quantity

Delivery Schedule 1 Each From date of lead time event to date of latest delivery 13 Weeks Date of Award

Additional Descriptive Data:

Deliver equipment to:

502d Civil Engineering Squadron (502 CES)

2193 Procurement St. 84197

Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

Address and POC

Ship To DoDAAC:F2M3CB CountryCode: USA

F2M3CB 502 CES CERF

AF NO MILSBILLS PROC CP 2102213955, 1675

GOTT ST

JBSA LACKLAND, TX 78236-5643

UNITED STATES

Leonardo Garcia Email: leonardo.garcia.4@us.af.mil Telephone: 2103769747

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Speclal Handllng/Notes

FoB Details Contractor Destination

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number T1tle

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions.

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Effecllve Date

Dec 2018

(Jan2023)

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

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Alternate/ Variation

Deviation Effecllve Date

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice and Receiving Report

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

NA

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Data to be entered in WAWF

F87700

FA3016

Field Name in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC

Issue By DoDAAC

Admin DoDAAC

Inspect By DoDAAC

Ship To Code

FA3016

F2M3CB

F2M3CB

Ship From Code NA

Mark For Code NA

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC NA

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s) NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

Leonardo Garcia, leonardo.garcia.4@us.af.mil

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

52.203-19 52.204-10 52.204-13 52.209-6

52.209-10 52.212-4 52.219-6 52.222-3 52.222-19 52.222-36 52.222-50 52.223-5 52.223-23 52.223-23 52.225-3 52.226-8 52.232-33 52.232-40 52.233-3 52.233-4 52.240-91 52.244-6 52.244-6

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Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. (Deviation) System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation) Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation) Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation) Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation) Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (Deviation) Convict Labor. (Deviation) Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. (Deviation) Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation) Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation) Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.

Sustainable Products. (Deviation) Sustainable Products and Services. (DEVIATION 2025-00004) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act. (Deviation) Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

Protest after Award. (Deviation) Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation) Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation) Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation) Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION 2025-00003)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

252.203-7000 252.203-7002 252.204-7012 252.204-7012

252.204-7018 252.223-7008 252.225-7001 252.225-7002 252.225-7012 252.225-7056 252.225-7060 252.232-7010 252.247-7023

TIiie

Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. (DEVIATION 2024-

00013 REVISION 1)

Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.

Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.

Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Levies on Contract Payments.

Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

Altema1BI Effective Date

Deviation

Jan 2017 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026

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Variation

Effective

Date

Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 May 2024 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 May 2024 Oct 2018 Mar 2023 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Feb 2026

Deviation 2025-00004 Mar 2025

Deviation 2025-00003 Mar 2025

Altama1BI Effective Date

Deviation

Sep 2011 Dec 2022

Variation

Effective

Date

May 2024 May 2024 Deviation 2024-00013 May 2024

Jan 2023 Jan 2023 Feb 2024 Mar 2022 Apr 2022 Jan 2023 Jun 2023 Dec 2006 Oct 2024

List of Attachments

Attachment 1- Salient Characteristics EVAPCO Cooling Tower

Attachment 2- EVAPCO Cooling Tower SPECS

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

52.240-90

Tille

Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

252.203-7005 252.204-7008 252.225-7055 252.225-7059

T1tle

Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on 1he Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunlcatlons Equipment or Servlces Representa11on.

Effective Date

Feb 2026

Effecllve Date

Sep 2022 Oct 2016 May 2022 Jun 2023

(May2021)

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Alternate/ Variation

Deviation Effecliva Date

Alternate/ Variation

Deviation Effective Date

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense 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."

(a) Definitions. "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered

Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense 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, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the

Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government

Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

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(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

BUY AMERICAN-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024)

(Feb2024)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "critical component," "critical item," "domestic end product," "foreign end product,"

"qualifying country," "qualifying country end product," and "United States," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.225-7001, Buy American and

Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government-

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation, the Offeror certifies that-

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)

(4) of this provision contains a critical component or a critical item; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. For those end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

(2) The Offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known) Exceeds 55% Domestic Content (yes/no)

(4) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component or a critical item (see Federal Acquisition Regulation

25.105).

Domestic end products containing a critical component or a critical item:

Line Item Number

[List as necessary]

(End of provision)

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

52.204-7 52.212-1 52.214-34 52.214-35

Trtle

System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation) Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation) Submission of Offers in the English Language.

Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency.

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Trtle

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

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

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Alternate/ Variation Effective Date Deviation Effecliva

Date Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Apr 1991 Apr 1991

Alternate/ Variation Effective Date Deviation Effecliva

Date Nov 2023 Mar 2023

Evaluation Factors for Award

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-COmmercial Producls and Commercial Services. (Deviation) (Feb2026)

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Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation)

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

Technical

Price

(b) Options (if applicable). 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. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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)