Combo - FA452824QKM03 BTS v4.pdf

Department of the Air Force 5th Contracting Squadron - Minot AFB, ND

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Requirement Title: Base Telecommunications Services

Solicitation Number: FA4528-24-Q-KM03

Solicitation Issue Date: Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Response Deadline: Monday, 4 December 2023 - no later than 12:00 PM (noon) CT

Point(s) of Contact: Keri Meis, keri.meis.1@us.af.mil, 701-723-6367

Alternate POC: Bridget Moore, bridget.moore.5@us.af.mil, 701-723-1293

Contracting Officer: Nikole Braddy, nikole.braddy@us.af.mil, 701-723-3057, and James Sulhoff, james.sulhoff@us.af.mil, 701- 723-3086

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; this is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 09/29/2023 Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Supplement 07/07/2023

4. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 238210

The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is $19M

Description:

Base Telecommunications Systems (BTS) Operation and Maintenance (O&M) support and services.

The Contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services, unless specified in this contract as Government Furnished Property (GFP). Work under this Performance Work Statement (PWS) will support the mission of 5th Communications Squadron at Minot Air Force Base and outlying facilities, by providing highly reliable wired telecommunications and networked voice, video and data services. The Contractor must perform Operation and Maintenance and other services required to ensure the Base Telecommunications System is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

The Base Telecommunication Services consists of the base’s Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) local session controller, session border controllers, the outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) systems, network, transmission systems, and other equipment as described in this PWS. Contractor must operate, manage, and maintain Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) associated components to include VoIP server software and certifications, VoIP patch panels, and VoIP phones as deployed. The Contractor must operate and maintain all Base Telecommunication Services equipment and systems in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEM) technical manuals and specifications, Department of Defense (DoD) and US Air Force (USAF) policy and regulations, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Contractor must have the ability to invoice and bill non-base customers and organizations, i.e., other contractors, TDY organizations, etc., for work orders.

The Contractor is responsible for providing information to assist in completing background checks and fingerprinting for common access cards for those employees and sub-contractors requiring access to Minot AFB. The Contractor must obtain a security clearance at the Secret level within 6 months after contract award at their own expense utilizing DD 254.

All requirements of this solicitation must be in accordance with the attached PWS.

Requirement Information

General Information

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

Performance and Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to Minot AFB, North Dakota and its surrounding Missile Alert Facilities.

Quoters are required to follow the instructions and details contained in Attachment 1 - Instructions to Quoters.

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officers listed as described in Attachment 1. Questions submitted after the referenced date/time may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this RFQ must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. Quotes must be valid until 1 March 2024.

4. A site visit is tentatively scheduled for 30 October 2023. Contractors interested in attending the site visit must follow the instructions in Attachment 9 – Site Visit Instructions.

5. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

Discount Terms: SAM Registered: Yes/No

Small Business: Yes/No Unique Entity ID:

CAGE #: Veteran – Owned: Yes/No

Woman – Owned: Yes/No Estimated Period of Performance/Delivery:

Signature/Date:

Printed Name:

The basis for contract award is contained in Attachment 2 - Basis for Award. The Government intends to award this competitive best value acquisition to the responsible Quoter whose quotation, conforming to the RFQ, will be the most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors (technical and past performance). The Government intends to award to the Quoter with the best overall value to the Government. This acquisition is conducted IAW FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to the Quoter who is deemed responsible IAW FAR 9.1.

Instructions to Quoters

Evaluation Criteria

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation 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 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontract Plan 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28, Post Award SB Representation Program 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under EO 14026 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items 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

Employee Class Monetary Wage- Fringe Benefits

23932 – WG-11 $41.03/hr – 39.2%

Clauses and Provisions

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

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 address:

Acquisition.gov.

52.203-3, Gratuities 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--Representation and Certifications 52.228-5 Insurance -- Work on a Government Installation 52.232-18, Availability of Funds 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 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.246-4, Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price

The following DFARS clauses and provisions cited are applicable to this solicitation:

252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.204-7004, Alt A System for Award Management 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors 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 252.211-7003, Item Identification & Valuation

252.215-7008, Only One Offer 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payments 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7007, Limitation of Government’s Obligation 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.237-7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services 252.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services 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

The following DAFFARS clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations 5352.242-9001, Common Access Cards (CAC) for Contractor Personnel

Attachment 1 – Instructions to Quoters Attachment 2 – Basis for Award Attachment 3 – Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 4 – Wage Determination Attachment 5 – PPIF Attachment 6 – Financial Attachment 7 – Pricing Schedule Attachment 8 – CLIN Pricing Schedule Attachment 9 – Site Visit Instructions Attachment 10 – DD254

Attachments