FA445223Q0005 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

(i) 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.

(ii) The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA445223Q0005 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

(iii) The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01; Effective 12/30/2023.

(iv) This is a 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 332618 with a size standard of 500 Employees.

(v) The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the procurement of Premise Wiring as detailed in the Statement of Objectives. The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below:

Item Description Qty Unit Price Extended Amount 0001 Premise Wiring in Bldg 850 at Pope AAF. 1 JB The contractor shall engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) premise wiring as described in the Statement of Objectives and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

(vi) Description of the requirement:

The Contractor shall provide all materials, transportation, labor, management, tools, and other incidentals necessary to install 32 new Cat 6 drops in bldg. 850. All drops will be installed in quad boxes and terminated on new Cat-6 patch panels installed on existing equipment rack. All materials provided shall be new and not refurbished. Further description of the requirement is detailed in the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO).

(vii) Place of Performance: Building 850, Pope AAF, NC

(viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (November 2021) applies to this acquisition.

(ix) Pursuant to FAR 12.602, contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Vendor’s submissions will be evaluated based upon the following:

(1) Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met:

a. The items offered must meet the specifications as detailed in Section (vi) Description of Requirements, of this

RFQ.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

b. The vendor must confirm that they can complete installation by September 30, 2023.

(2) Price

Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor.

(x) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Alternate I Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Dec 2022) applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf at the time of Quote submittal.

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Dec 2022), applies to this acquisition.

(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Dec 2022) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in the clause are also applicable:

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)

(xiii) Additional terms and conditions apply to this acquisition as follows:

(Refer to https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the Full Text of provisions and clauses)

The following FAR Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (Aug 2018)

The following DFARS Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information (Oct 2016)

252.204.7006 Billing Instructions (Oct 2005)

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Mar 2016) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2017) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946 https://www.acquisition.gov/

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Dec 2017) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors-Prohibition on Fees and Consideration (Apr 2020) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013)

Additional Representations and Certification provisions are included in Attachment 2. This completed document must be provided with the Vendor’s quote.

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer’s Representative (Dec 1991) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Dec 2022) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions (Oct 2005) 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosures of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information (Oct 2016) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 2019) 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Jan 2021) 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Mar 2022) *Will be Full Text in Award 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials (Sep 2014) 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Jun 2022) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Mar 2022) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) *Will be Full Text in Award 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors-Prohibition on Fees and Consideration (Dec 2022) 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services (Sep 2022) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Dec 2022) 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts (May 2018)

The following AFFARS Clause is applicable to this acquisition:

5352.201-9101 AFICC-WP Ombudsman 10/1/2019

(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 ombudsman, Mr.

Robert Hixenbaugh, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Policy & Acquisition Support Directorate (AFICC/KP), 1940 Albrook Drive, Building 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, Phone: (937) 257-5529, Fax:

(937) 656-0919, robert.hixenbaugh@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.

(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.

(End of clause)

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this solicitation.

(xv)

RFQ due date: Friday, February 24, 2023 RFQ due time: 3:00 P.M. EDT Email RFQ submission to: cassie.blair@us.af.mil

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(xvi) For information regarding this RFQ contact TSgt Cassie Blair at cassie.blair@us.af.mil.

Attachments: 2

1. Statement of Objectives mailto:cassie.blair@us.af.mil mailto:cassie.blair@us.af.mil