HiPot Testers - Combo.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – Mar 25 – Version 3.1

26 August 2025

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

FROM: 60TH CONTRACTING SQUADRON

350 HANGAR AVE, BLDG. 549

TRAVIS AFB, CA 94535-2632

SUBJECT: Request for Quotation (RFQ), FA442725Q1141, HiPot Testers

1. The 60th Contracting Squadron at Travis Air Force Base intends to establish a Firm Fixed Price contract for HiPot Testers as listed in paragraph 7.

2. General Information:

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number:

Title:

FA442725Q1141

HiPot Testers

Posted Date:

RFI Due Date:

26 August 2025 02 September 2025 at 16:30 PDT

RFQ Response Date: 09 September 2025 at 16:30 PDT Set Aside: 100% Small Business NAICS Code: 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals Point of Contact: TSgt Gabriel Sanderson – gabriel.sanderson@us.af.mil

SSgt Stephen Platt – stephen.platt.2@us.af.mil

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. Additionally, the Government will utilize simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.

4. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with solicitation number FA442725Q1141.

5. A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 effective 07 August 2025, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement effective 17 January 2025, and Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement effective 16 October 2024.

6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. The Small Business Size Standard is 750 Employees.

7. The contractor shall provide the requirement under a Firm Fixed Priced contract in accordance with (IAW) attached Statement of Need. The following table contains the description of requirements for the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) items to be acquired and the date and place of the delivery/performance, acceptance, and FOB point.

mailto:gabriel.sanderson@us.af.mil mailto:stephen.platt.2@us.af.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/12.htm#P297_49561

Vendor Information Business Name:

Address:

CAGE Code:

SAM UEI: SAM Registration Expiration Date:

Socioeconomic Status (Check all that apply):

( ) Small Business ( ) SDB ( ) HUBZone ( ) Woman-Owned SB ( ) SDVOSB ( ) 8(a) ( ) EDWOSB ( ) Other – Please State:

Point of Contact Name/Phone Number:

Point of Contact Email:

CLIN SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUESTED QTY U/I Unit Price Extended Amount

0001 High Voltage PFT-1003CM 100KV AC HiPot Test Set

1 Ea. $ $

0002 High Voltage Inc 90-275 Hand Cart 1 Ea

0003 HV Section PN Shipping Case for PFT- 1003CM 1 Ea

0004 Control Section PN Case for PFT- 1003CM 1 Ea

0005 SHIPPING & HANDLING 1 Ea

TOTAL COST (USD): $

QUOTE EXPIRATION DATE:

PROPOSED WARRANTY (IF APPLICABLE):

FOB DESTINATION |

PROPOSED PERFORMANCE/DELIVERY DATE:

Each offeror shall submit their certifications when submitting a quote.

8. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) and the addendum, applies to this acquisition

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, (b) Instructions to Offeror Commercial Items.

Offeror shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with the terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes shall also contain all other documentation specified herein.

The government reserves the right to evaluate the quotes and award without interchanges. Offerors are able to submit an Alternative Line Item structure than the format listed above (see FAR 52.204-22 for additional details that apply).

Offerors shall provide a statement from their financial institution or responsible official confirming the offeror has sufficient resources to fulfill the required effort. Offerors shall provide specifications or additional information as required sufficient enough to assess that all salient characteristics within the Statement of Need are met. Please see attached Contractor Responsibility Verification for more information.

Quotes must indicate quantity, unit price and total amount for each item. Offerors shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes shall also contain all other documentation specified herein.

Offers received after the established response date/time will not be accepted. If you do not receive an email confirming receipt/acknowledgment of your quote, please contact the POCs above to ensure your quote was delivered.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows:

“The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

9. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition.

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 - The quoted price will be determined by the total price provided in the pricing schedule.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2(a), Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Price: Each CLIN price will be evaluated as the quantity multiplied by the unit price, rounded to the nearest cent. Upon receipt of proposals, all contractor proposals shall be evaluated based on price and awarded on the determination that the proposed price is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a).

Basis for Contract Award: This is a competitive source selection in which competing offerors' price will be primarily evaluated. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. All acceptable offers will be considered equal except for their prices and technical capability. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined non-responsive. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

10. The provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024) and Alternate I (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), Alternate I (Oct 2024), with their offer, or the offeror shall complete paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3, if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); the website is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . Contact SAM at US Calls: 866-606-8220, International Calls:

1-334-206-7828.

11. The clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.

12. The clause 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025), applies to this acquisition.

(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)).

http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_203_19

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (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) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) ( 31 U.S.C.

3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 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)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025) 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 Representation (Jan 2025) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026(Jan 2022) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.226- 8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-system for Award Management (Oct. 2018) 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act- Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024)

13. CLAUSES/PROVISIONS BY FULL TEXT

DFARS 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(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).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_232_40 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title31-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title31-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title10-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_41

“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.

(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.

http://www.sam.gov/

(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.

COMBO

(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 FA4427

Admin DoDAAC** FA4427

Inspect By DoDAAC FA4427

Ship To Code F4ATA4

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

FA4427

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

FA4427

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO

DCAA

Auditor

Other DoDAAC(s)

(*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.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

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

(End of clause)

DAFFARS 5352.201-9101 AMC OMBUDSMAN (JUL 2023)

(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.

(a) 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).

(b) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Mrs. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 510 POW/MIA, Scott AFB, IL 62225- 5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618- 256-5724, email: susan.madison@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.

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

(d) 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.

(End of clause) mailto:susan.madison@us.af.mil

14. CLAUSES/PROVISIONS BY REFERENCE:

FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) FAR 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (Aug 2020) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016) FAR 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities (Sept 1989) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Oct 2004) FAR 52.242-17, Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984) FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination (Jan 1991) FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) (https://www.acquisition.gov) FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) (https://www.acquisition.gov) DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions-Cost Vouchers (May 2023) DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services— Representation (Dec 2019) DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (May 2021) DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Jan 2023) DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (Nov 2023) DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Jan 2023) DAFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (Jun 2024) DAFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to the Department of the Air Force Installations (Jun 2024) https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

15. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.

16. If there are any questions on this combined synopsis/solicitation, please contact the individuals below.

17. Offerors shall provide quotes no later than 8 September 2025 at 16:30 PDT to the 60th Contracting Office at the addresses below via email.

Contract Specialist TSgt Gabriel Sanderson gabriel.sanderson@us.af.mil Contracting Officer SSgt Stepehen Platt stephen.platt.2@us.af.mil

ATTACHMENTS

1. Statement of Need 100kV AC Hipot 11 Aug 25

2. Travis Air Force Base Security Requirements September 2024 mailto:gabriel.sanderson@us.af.mil mailto:stephen.platt.2@us.af.mil

ATTACHMENTS