FA466126Q0035.pdf

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RFQ ID#: FA466126Q0035

Date Issued: 19 August 2026

Ordering Activity: 7 CONS, 381 Third Street, Dyess AFB, TX 79607

Contracting Officer: TSgt Trevor Finch

Phone: (325) 696-4429

E-Mail: trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil

NAICS: 334310 – Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing

SB Size Standard: 750 Employees

Type of Set-Aside: Total Small Business

Acquisition Title: 7 CES/EOD Tactical Comm Headsets

OTHER INFORMATION:

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; this is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and another written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to place a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for this requirement.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date and prior to any contract award. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

“Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. 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

QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION: E-mail is the required method for offer submission. The Contracting

Specialist or Officer will send a confirmation email once your quote is received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, the Government did not receive your quote. Your offer shall include but is not limited to the following:

1. A completed and signed copy of Page 3 of this RFQ, or a contractor-equivalent form containing all required informational fields listed on Page 3.

2. Descriptive literature, technical specifications, or product catalog sheets for the proposed items. This documentation must possess sufficient detail to allow the Government to verify 100% technical acceptability against the criteria established in the Brand Name Salient Characteristics document

3. Any standard commercial warranties must be stated in the Technical specifications.

4. A guaranteed delivery schedule/Period of Performance must be stated.

Deadline for receipt of offers: NLT 28 August 2026, 4:00 p.m. (CDT). All quotes shall be emailed to christian.limtiaco@us.af.mil and trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil.

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

Acquisition Information

QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

mailto:trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil mailto:trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil

The Government will utilize a comparative trade-off process between Price and Delivery among those offerors who are determined to be technically acceptable. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest-priced offeror if a quicker delivery schedule is proposed and is determined to represent a significant operational advantage to

Government that warrants the additional cost.. Quotes will be evaluated based on the following three (3) evaluation factors:

1. Factor 1: Technical Acceptability - Quotes will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail (Acceptable/Unacceptable) basis. To be rated as "Technically Acceptable," the offeror’s proposal must provide adequate descriptive literature and technical documentation to prove that the proposed products meet or exceed every requirement outlined in the Brand Name

Salient Characteristics sheet. General statements of compliance without supporting technical data are unacceptable.

2. Factor 2: Proposed Delivery Schedule - Offerors must clearly state their guaranteed delivery period (e.g., number of calendar days or weeks ARO).

3. Factor 3: Price - The Government will evaluate the total proposed price for completeness, mathematical accuracy, and overall price fairness and reasonableness

EVALUATION OF OFFERS:

Period of Performance is: ☒ Negotiable, ☐ Mandatory

NOTE: If the “negotiable” block is checked, the offeror may propose an alternative period of performance/delivery date for the Government's consideration.

Proposed Performance Period :

The Government shall consider your “DISCOUNT TERMS” to be NET 30 unless following block is marked and filled-in completely:

Use the following DISCOUNT TERMS for this quote submission.

% days; Net 30

The Government shall consider this offer to be FOB Destination

{Insert Name} DATE

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Attachments (2):

Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics

Attachment 2 - Provisions and clauses

Offeror’s Information

Offeror Name &

Address:

POC:

CAGE: Phone:

UEI: Fax:

Tax ID: E-Mail

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

PRICE

0001 3M Peltor ComTac VI Headsets IAW Salient Characteristics 25 EA $ $

0002 3M PELTOR FL7000 Push to Talk Adapter IAW Salient

Characteristics

25 EA $ $

TOTAL $ $

DELIVERY DATE:

PAYMENT TERMS & DELIVERY:

OMBUDSMAN

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.

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).

If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, The AFGSC Ombudsman is:

AFICC/OL-GSC Director of Contracting, 245 Davis Ave E, Barksdale AFB, LA, 71110, email: ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil, telephone: 318-456-6336. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the

Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of 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.

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

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.

LIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS)

Contractors shall not:

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

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.

For the purposes of Department of the Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in DAFMAN 32-7002) 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION