Dining Facility Equipment Maintenance Combined Synopsis -Solicitation.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICIATION ‘COMBO’:

673 Medical Group / Dining Facility Equipment

Maintenance Services

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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 FA500023Q0071 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04, effective 02 June 2023. The DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DPN 20230629, effective 29 June 2023. The DAFFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DAFAC 2023-0707, effective 7 July 2023.

(iv) This requirement is solicited under ‘Total Small Business Set-Aside’ competition. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 811310 with a small business size standard of $12.5M.

(v) The Pricing Schedule is incorporated as Appendix 1. Vendors shall complete Appendix 1 in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this synopsis/solicitation.

(vi) The government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the following:

(vii) Period of Performance: All required services shall be performed during the following dates:

Base Year: 15 September 2023 – 14 September 2024 Option Year 1: 15 September 2024 – 14 September 2025 Option Year 2: 15 September 2025 – 14 September 2026 Option Year 3: 15 September 2026 – 14 September 2027 Option Year 4: 15 September 2027 – 14 September 2028

(viii) FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023), is provided in full text below:

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

(b) Prohibition. Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117- 328), the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, and its implementing guidance under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-23-13, dated February 27, 2023, “No TikTok on Government Devices” Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on executive agency information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. The Contractor is prohibited from having or using a covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor’s employees;

however, this prohibition does not apply if the Contracting Officer provides written notification to the Contractor that an exception has been granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-23-13.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

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(ix) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms and conditions of FAR 52.212-1 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

1. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the vendors must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation.

2. Specific Instructions: The response shall consist of two (2) separate parts:

a. Part 1- Price – Submit one (1) copy of price schedule and any pertinent additional information

b. Part 2- Technical Summary – Submit one (1) copy of the product(s) to be delivered with specifications that clearly demonstrate adherence to the specific characteristics

3. Award will be made to the vendor whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and is determined to be the lowest price.

4. This solicitation will incorporate a site visit to allow any interested vendors the ability to see the building layout. The site visit will be on Friday, 4 August 2023 at 10:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). All vendors shall plan to meet at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Boniface Visitor Center no later than (NLT) 9:40 AM AKDT on 4 August 2023. If you are going to attend the site visit, please fill out the information on the "Site Visit Vendor Information" document attached. Every contractor who wishes to attend the site visit must provide their information. Please return the attached "Site Visit Vendor Information" document to the POC's NLT Wednesday, 2 August 2023 by 4:00 PM AKDT. All questions regarding this solicitation and/or site visit must be sent to SrA Joshua Chirillo NLT Tuesday, 8 August 2023 by 4:00 PM AKDT. Answers will be added to the solicitation via amendment NLT Thursday, 10 August 2023 by 4:00 PM AKDT. All finalized quotes shall be submitted NLT Thursday, 17 August 2023 by 4:00 PM AKDT.

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(x) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) this provision has been tailored to this procurement and is provided in full-text below:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendors whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) Price

(ii) Technical Acceptability

(b) Price will be considered. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without discussion, but reserves the right to conduct discussions. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated first. Therefore, the vendor’s initial quote should contain the vendor’s best terms from a price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Quotes that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) This will be a lowest price accepted. Minimal Qualifications –is defined as meeting all of the following criteria:

Minimum Qualifications: Contractor must be able to provide all the products described herein

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

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(xi) Each vendors shall ensure the provision at FAR 52.212-3 including its Alternate I, Vendors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Dec 2022), are updated at www.sam.gov. Failure to obtain SAM registration will result in submissions not being considered for award.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Dec 2022), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xiii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Mar 2023), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Additionally, the following clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards Jun 2020

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

Nov 2021

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations Nov 2015

FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation Mar 2023 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun 2003 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Dec 2022 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities Apr 2015 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Sept 2016 FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans Jun 2020

FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application Jun 2023

FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities Jun 2020

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans Jun 2020 FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations

Act Dec 2010

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Nov 2021 FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving Jun 2020

FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Feb 2021 FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug 1996 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct 2004 FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels Nov 2021 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep 2011 DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Dec 2022 DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep 2022 DFARS 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors Jan 2023 DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation Jan 2023 DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Jun 2023 DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Nov 2014 DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program Jan 2023 DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities Apr 2022 DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items Jun 2013 DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data–Commercial Items Mar 2023 DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports Dec 2018 DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions Jan 2023

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec 2006 DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment Dec 2022 DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items Jan 2023 DFARS 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea Jun 2019 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic Jan 2023

52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address:

www.acquisition.gov

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(xiv) FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999), is provided in full text below:

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days.

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(xv) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000), is provided in full text below:

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months.

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AFFARS 5352.201-9101, 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:

AFICC/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager) 25 E Street, Suite B-100

JBPH-H, HI 96853-5427

Phone: (808) 449-8569

FAX: (808) 449-8571

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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(xiii) No additional contract requirements apply to this acquisition.

(xiv) No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating applies to this acquisition.

(xv) NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: Questions shall be submitted to: 673d Contracting Squadron PKB, Attn: SrA Joshua Chirillo, e-mail: joshua.chirillo@us.af.mil, phone: 907-552-5573.

Please forward all questions to SrA Joshua Chirillo NLT 4:00 PM AKDT on 8 August 2023 An amendment will be issued answering all questions received, providing the Government’s answers. Quotes are due to SrA Joshua Chirillo NLT 4:00 PM AKDT on 17 August 2023. Quotes shall include the following:

a. Part 1- Price – Submit one (1) copy of price schedule. Any additional documentation shall not exceed 10 pages.

b. Part 2 - Submit one (1) copy of the product(s) to be delivered with specifications that clearly demonstrate adherence to the specific characteristics.

BASIS OF CONTRACT AWARD: This is a competitive action in which award shall be made to the lowest priced quote.

List of Attachments:

• Attachment 1: Pricing Schedule

• Attachment 2: Emergency Performance Evaluation/Completion Statement

• Attachment 3: Site Visit Vendor Information

• Attachment 4: SCA Wage Determination