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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.

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using procedures at FAR Part 13.5; the solicitation number is FA3030-F1Z5038296AW01. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01, effective 6 May 2019.

This acquisition is a total set-aside small business concerns; the NAICS code is 332999 and the small business size standard is 750 Employees

The 17th Contracting Squadron at Goodfellow AFB, TX, has a requirement for Large Frame Trainer.

The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) are listed in the following table. The Government will evaluate the total price for the basic requirement together with all options.

EVALUATION FACTORS: The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to make award to other than the lowest priced offeror if, after making comparative evaluations of all offers, the contracting officer determines that an offer other than the lowest priced offer represents the best value to the Government based on a better past performance history. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical: Offerors shall clearly indicate in their submission that they will fully comply with and perform all functions and duties as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW) in order to meet acceptability standards. Quotes shall also certify they meet all technical criteria listed in Attachment 2 - Evaluation Criteria.

Price

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition along with its addendum:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1:

(a) The contractor shall submit their quote on company letterhead to include the following:

Name Qty (Lot) Large Frame Mock Up Trainer, Removal of Existing Burn Trainer In accordance with Statement of Work solicitation number, contact name, address, telephone number of the offeror, unit price, extended price, any discount terms, delivery terms, CAGE code, DUNS number, tax identification number, size of business, and acknowledgement of solicitation amendments, if required. Quotes are not to exceed 10 pages in length.

(b) Quotes must be received no later than 5:00 pm eastern time, 2 August 2019. Quotes may be submitted via e-mail to tyler.frazee@us.af.mil, offerors are advised to confirm receipt with Tyler

Frazee via email or by phone at 325-654-3809. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Offers received after this date and time will be considered late in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be considered. Questions should also be addressed to Mr. Frazee. Alternate POC is Deric

Blum, deric.blum@us.af.mil, 325-654-5216.

(c) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. The response shall consist of two (2) separate parts; Part I - Price Quote and Part II – Technical Criteria Certification.

(d) The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists;

offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine price reasonableness.

(e) Specific Instructions:

1. PART I - PRICE QUOTE - Submit on company letterhead the unit price for each line item to include extended price with an overall total price.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is included in this solicitation.

(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:

Technical capability in accordance with the attached evaluation criteria and price. Evaluation of quotes will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part

13.106.

b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise 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.

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a. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - commercial

Items and its Alternate I must be completed. Offerors are highly encouraged to complete all representations and certifications electronically online at www.sam.gov. If not completed online, 52.212-3 shall be completed in hard copy and submitted with quote.

b. In accordance with FAR 52.212-4(t), System for Award Management (SAM) contractors must be registered with SAM to conduct business with the Department of Defense. No award can be made to any company without this registration (www.sam.gov).

c. Offerors shall provide a written statement that the offeror's quote incorporates all amendments to the solicitation (if applicable).

d. Quotes must be firm-fixed price.

CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

The following clauses/provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR:

52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items. The following clauses are checked in 52.212-5:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management

52.203-3 – Gratuities 52.204-7 - System for Award Management 52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.209-7 - Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.222-19. Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.232-40 - Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3, Protest after Award 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

“Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,” “Armed Forces service medal veteran,” “disabled veteran,” “protected veteran,” “qualified disabled veteran,’ and “recently separated veteran” have the meanings given at FAR 22.1301.

(b) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the terms of this clause in subcontracts of $150,000 or more unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate of identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Contractor will not be obligated to develop the written affirmative action program required under the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities

(a) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60.741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

(b) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order in excess of $15,000 unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate to identify properly the parties and their undertakings

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Contractor will not be obligated to develop the written affirmative action program required under the regulations implementing section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

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 or offer. 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 or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm.

52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm.

DFARS:

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel 252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.

a. 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (Dec 2018)

a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“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).

“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.

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(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.

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

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

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing

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

(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* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC F87700 Issue By DoDAAC FA3030 Admin DoDAAC** N/A Inspect By DoDAAC N/A Ship To Code N/A Ship From Code N/A Mark For Code N/A Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) FA3030 EXT:F1Z50X Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A LPO DoDAAC N/A DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(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.

tyler.frazee@us.af.mil

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

(End of clause)

AFFARS:

5352.204-9000 Notification of Government Security Activity and Visitor Group Security Agreements

"This contract contains a DD Form 254, DOD Contract Security Classification Specification, and requires performance at a government location in the U.S. or overseas. Prior to beginning operations involving classified information on an installation identified on the DD Form 254, the contractor shall take the following actions:

(a) At least thirty days prior to beginning operations, notify the Information Protection Office shown in the distribution block of the DD Form 254 as to:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of this contract company’s representative and designated alternate in the U.S. or overseas area, as appropriate;

(2) The contract number and military contracting command;

(3) The highest classification category of defense information to which contractor employees will have access; (4) The Air Force installations in the U.S. (in overseas areas, identify only the APO number(s)) where the contract work will be performed;

(5) The date contractor operations will begin on base in the U.S. or in the overseas area;

(6) The estimated completion date of operations on base in the U.S. or in the overseas area; and,

(7) Any changes to information previously provided under this clause.

This requirement is in addition to visit request procedures contained in DOD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, and DOD 5220.22-M-Sup 1.

(b) Prior to beginning operations involving classified information on an installation identified on the DD Form 254, the Contractor shall enter into a Visitor Group Security Agreement (or understanding) with the installation commander to ensure that the Contractor’s security procedures are properly integrated with those of the installation. As a minimum, the agreement shall identify the security actions that will be performed:

(1) By the installation for the contractor, such as providing storage and classified reproduction facilities, guard services, security forms, security inspections under DOD 5220.22-M and DOD 5220.22-M-Sup 1, classified mail services, security badges, visitor control, and investigating security incidents; and

(2) Jointly by the contractor and the installation, such as packaging and addressing classified transmittals, security checks, internal security controls, and implementing emergency procedures to protect classified material."

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman

OMBUDSMAN (JUN 2016)

(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 AETC ombudsman, Deputy Director of Contracting, 2035 First Street West, Randolph AFB TX 78150-4304, (210) 652-1722. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the AFICA-KT 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.

5352.223-9000 ELIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING

SUBSTANCES (ODS)

(a) Contractors shall not:

(1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or

(2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order.

[Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.]

(b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs:

(1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402;

(2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC- 217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and

(3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.

[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.]

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5352.223-9001 HEALTH AND SAFETY ON GOVERNMENT INSTALLATIONS (NOV

2012)

(a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall:

(1) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and

(2) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes.

(b) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract.

(c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract. (End of clause)

5352.242-9000 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS

(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.

(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, and a valid vehicle insurance certificate to obtain a vehicle pass.

(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.

(d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable.

(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.

(f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.

(g) Goodfellow specific requirements:

(1) ACCESS: Installation access is restricted to only authorized persons and their vehicles.

Authorization to enter Goodfellow AFB will be granted following a process of identity proofing and vetting, at minimum, each unescorted visitor, to determine fitness of the individual requesting and/or requiring access to the base and issuance of access credentials. Prior to allowing access to Goodfellow AFB, a minimum of a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) will be completed on all visitors (16 years of age and older), requesting unescorted access to validate the visitors fitness.

(2) DENIALS: Authorization to enter Goodfellow AFB will be immediately denied in instances revealing the following items: felony conviction within 10 years, any violence within 7 years, indecent acts with minors, violence with a weapon, terrorist threat, repetitive history of criminal activity or any other misconduct the commander determines may have a negative effect on good order and discipline or installation security. All information is subject to review and recommendation by Chief, Security Forces as delegated by TRW/CC. All personnel denied will be issued a letter containing instructions on how to appeal the decision.

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ATTACHMENTS:

1. Statement of Work

2. Evaluation Criteria