RFQ_UHF_High_Gain_Antenna.docx

Request for Quote: F2MRAU5023A001

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation For UHF High Gain Antenna

FA481919QHS01

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

1. The solicitation number is FA481919QHS01 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

2. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses including those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-05.

3. This is a total small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334220 and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

4. Description of requirement is located in Table 1 below:

Table 1

UHF Single Port Lightning Protection Frequency Range 225-400 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi (4 dBi optimal) Height cannot exceed 130” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maximum power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement

Frequency Range 116-150 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi (4 dBi optimal) Height cannot exceed 130” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe

Dual Port Frequency Range 116-150 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi Height cannot exceed 153” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maximum power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement.

Dual Port Frequency Range 116-150 MHz VHF single port 225-400 MHz UHF single port

VSWR < 2:1

Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi Height cannot exceed 153” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maximum power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement.

Dual Port Frequency Range 225-400 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi Height cannot exceed 153” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maximum power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement.

Frequency Range 225-400 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi (4 dBi optimal) Height cannot exceed 130” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maximum power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement.

Frequency Range 116-150 MHz VSWR < 2:1 Omni Directional Gain > 1.0 dBi (4 dBi optimal) Height cannot exceed 130” Antenna must be able to mount to a 2.5” pipe The maxium power handling capability per antenna port is 50 watts for this requirement.

TOTAL AMOUNT:

5. a. Delivery Terms: 120 days after receipt of order

b. Delivery Location: Tyndall AFB, FL 32403

c. Inspection/Acceptance Terms: Destination/Destination

d. FOB Destination

6. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

The following is included as an addendum;

a. Offerors shall complete and include with its submission, the following:

i. Proposed pricing in Table 1 above

ii. Technical features of proposed product to demonstrate capability of item offered to meet the Government’s need

iii. Information requested within the special notes and instructions section located at the end of this document

7. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2(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. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

a. Technical capability of the item/service offered to meet the Government requirement; and

b. Price (evaluation of price shall be the sum of all line items)

8. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.

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

10. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

a. The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph 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 items:

____ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41U.S.C.4704 and 10U.S.C.2402).

____ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41U.S.C.3509)).

____ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

__X__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31U.S.C.6101note).

____ (5) [Reserved].

____ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

____ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31U.S.C.6101 note).

____ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved].

____ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15U.S.C.657a).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15U.S.C.657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved] __X__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15U.S.C.644).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

____ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

____ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15U.S.C.644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

____ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct2018) (15U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug2018) (15U.S.C.637(d)(4)) ____ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9 __X__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15U.S.C.644(r)).

____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

____ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15U.S.C.637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15U.S.C.657f).

__X__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15U.S.C.632(a)(2)).

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15U.S.C.637(m)).

____ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec2015) (15U.S.C.637(m)).

__X__ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

__X__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.13126).

__X__ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

__X__ (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

(ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

(29) ____ (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct2015) (38U.S.C.4212).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

(30) __X__ (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29U.S.C.793).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

____ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38U.S.C.4212).

____ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

__X__ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22U.S.C.chapter78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22U.S.C.chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

____(35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42U.S.C.6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____(ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42U.S.C.6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____(36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____(37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT?-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

____ (39) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT?-Registered Televisions (Jun2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

(40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42U.S.C.8259b).

____ (41) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT?-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

__X__ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

____ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (45)

(i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

____ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41U.S.C.chapter83).

____ (47) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41U.S.C.chapter83,19U.S.C.3301 note, 19U.S.C.2112 note, 19U.S.C.3805 note, 19U.S.C.4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__X__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2018) (19U.S.C.2501, et seq., 19U.S.C.3301 note).

__X__ (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

____ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10U.S.C. 2302 Note).

____ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov2007) (42U.S.C.5150).

____ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) (42U.S.C.5150).

____ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41U.S.C.4505, 10U.S.C.2307(f)).

____ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan2017) (41U.S.C.4505, 10U.S.C.2307(f)).

__X__ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31U.S.C.3332).

____ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

____ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31U.S.C.3332).

____ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5U.S.C.552a).

____ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15U.S.C.637(d)(13)).

____ (60)

(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46U.S.C.Appx.1241(b) and 10U.S.C.2631).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, 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 items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ____ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

____ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41U.S.C.chapter 67).

____ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41U.S.C.chapter 67).

____ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41U.S.C.chapter 67).

____ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41U.S.C.chapter67).

____ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41U.S.C.chapter67).

____ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41U.S.C.chapter67).

____ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

____ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

____ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42U.S.C.1792). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 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)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(v) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb2016) (38 U.S.C.4212)

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii)

(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar2015) of 52.222-50(22U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C.chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C.chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix)

(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preferencefor Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx.1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

11. Additional contract requirement(s) and terms and conditions determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are as follows:

a. The following provisions and clauses from Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and its supplements will be incorporated into the resultant contract:

2016-02

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)

Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (AFFARS)

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class 1 Ozone Depleting Substances

12. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.

13. Date, time and place offers are due:

a. Date/Time: No later than 2:00PM Central Standard Time, 06 September 2019; and

b. Place: E-mail (preferred) to hunter.stewart.1@us.af.mil and matthew.lahr.3@us.af.mil, or mail to:

325 Contracting Squadron 541 Mississippi Rd., BLDG 36271 Tyndall AFB FL 32403

14. Government Points of Contact:

a. Contract Specialist: A1C Hunter Stewart – (850)283-3646 or hunter.stewart.1@us.af.mil

b. Contracting Officer: Mr. Matthew Lahr – (850)283-8668 or matthew.lahr.3@us.af.mil