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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION ‘COMBO’

RFQ – FA4877‐23Q‐A‐358 ‐ ALFA Altimeters

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

ii. Solicitation FA4877‐23‐Q‐A‐358 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ)

iii. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses of those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular 2023‐04 effective 02 June 2023, The DFARS provisions and clauses are those effective 09 June 2023, The AFFARS provisions and clauses are those effective 08 May 2023.

iv. This procurement is being issued as a small business set‐aside. The North American Industry

Classification System Code is 334511 with a size standard of 1,350 employees.

v. The right to make multiple or no award is reserved in the event it is advantageous to the

Government to do so.

vi. Davis‐Monthan Air Force Base intends to award a firm‐fixed price contract for the following:

a. ALFA- Tactical Digital Altimeter- US 80 EA

b. Alfa/Ares II Velcro Wrist Mount or equal 80 EA

c. ALTISET II 1 EA

FOB Destination. Shipping costs shall be built into the cost, not as a separate charge.

vii. The government will place an order with the offeror whose quote meets lowest price and technical acceptability. Technical acceptability is defined and referred to within this solicitation document as the offeror’s capability statement to meet the defined salient characteristics of the service.

viii. Important Dates/Times (All Times are Arizona Local Time)

a. All questions must be submitted by 25 July 2023 12:00 PM Arizona Local Time

b. All quotes must be submitted via email by 28 July 2023 12:00 PM Arizona Local Time

ix. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review the posting for any changes or amendments that may occur concerning this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure all quotes and/or questions are submitted in a timely manner via email by the specified due date and time.

x. Point of Contacts:

a. Primary: SSgt Trenton Twomey, trenton.twomey@us.af.mil 520‐228‐0041

b. Alternate: SSgt Carlos Melendez, carlos.melendez.10@us.af.mil 520‐228‐4183

xi. Attachments

a. Attachment 1: Provisions & Clauses

b. Attachment 2: Brand Name Justification

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c. Attachment 3: SF30: FA487723QA358 Amendment mailto:trenton.twomey@us.af.mil mailto:carlos.melendez.10@us.af.mil 1455578708A Highlight

xii. FAR 52.212‐2 Evaluation ‐‐ Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addenda:

(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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) technical capability of the service offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price;

The lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability and best value to the Government. If found technically acceptable and found to be the best value award will be made without further consideration. If found technically unacceptable the government will evaluate the next lowest offer for technical acceptability until award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Past Performance will not be evaluated. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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xiii. 5352.201-9101 ACC Ombudsman Oct 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, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC /KC (OL-ACC), 114 Thompson Street, Bldg 586, Room 129, Langley AFB, VA 23665, telephone (757) 764-5372 (DSN 574-5372) email: acc. a7k1@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.

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