Solicitation Amendment FA520925Q00810001 SF 30.pdf

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Solicitation/Contract Form

The following modifications were made:

Information From To Response Due Date 23 Sep 2025 25 Sep 2025

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Header Miscellaneous Text (Modified):

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.204-7 System for Award Management. Nov 2024

Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

1. Paragraph 52.212-1(c), "Period for Acceptance of Offers," is tailored as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers."

2. The following is inserted as new paragraph (m) of the provision:

"(m) Quotation Preparation Instructions.

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotations, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

B. Specific Instructions for Submission: If offerors fail to submit the following, offerors are considered as non-responsive and ineligible for contract award.

1. : Complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c (Page 1). In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as Standard Form (SF) 1449 written in the solicitation.

2. : Offerors shall complete and submit the Section "Supplies or Services and Prices/Cost" (Page 3), continuation sheets of SF 1449,Price Quotation blocks 19 - 24.

(a) Insert quoted unit price(s) and extended amount(s) in the Schedule of Supplies/Services for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The extended amount must equal the unit price multiplied by the number of units. It is imperative that mathematical calculations are correct; particular care should be taken to ensure the amounts match when using the EXCEL program.

(b) Extreme care should be exercised to ensure that no price data of any kind are included in any other Part of the quotation.

3. : Offerors shall provide and Other Reasonable Basis (Contractor Responsibility) Cisco Certified Network Professional certification in Enterprise have at least as stated in Performance Work Statement (PWS), para 12.five (5) years of experience with Cisco equipment and Cisco switches & routers

4. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions and in the on-line Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov by the solicitation closing date. If the offerors are already registered in the SAM, the offerors are required to make any updates to their information before the solicitation closing date. For other representations and certifications required in the solicitation, the offerors are required to submit the pages that require the offerors to fill-in, including, but not limited to, FAR provision 52.204-24 and DFARS provisions 252.204-7016 and 252.204-7017.

5. Submit an acknowledgement of the all solicitation amendments, if issued.

C. Documents submitted in response to this RFQ must be consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the solicitation (CLIN(s) and PWS) and government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

2. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services, of this solicitation.

D. Determination of Contractor Responsibility: Before making an award, the Contracting Officer will determine the successful offeror is responsible and has the capacity to satisfy the Government requirement. To this end, the Contracting Officer may request additional documentation or information from any or all offerors, to include: references to current or former customers who will attest to the quality of your product or service, evidence of adequate financial resources to perform in accordance with the purchase order or the ability to obtain them, evidence of the offeror's ability to comply with the delivery or performance schedule, information regarding the offeror's organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, technical skills, and facilities, or any other documentation and information that might be necessary to determine the offeror's capacity for work.

E. Submission of Quotations: All quotations are due on or before the offer due date/local time specified in block 8 of SF 1449. Offerors shall submit electronic copies of quotation via email. By submitting an electronic copy, offerors assume all risk of quotations not getting through security measures and firewalls. The offerors shall follow the instructions listed below:

1. Only files created using Microsoft WORD, Microsoft EXCEL, and/or Adobe .pdf files will be accepted. No zip files will be accepted.

2. Include the description "Quotation FA520925Q0081" in your subject line of the email when a quotation is submitted.

FA520925Q00810001

3. Email the file(s) by the solicitation closing date and time to the following email addresses: (Mio Miyabayashi, Contract Specialist) mio.miyabayashi.jp@us.af.mil and (Sonomi Yoshihashi, Contracting Officer). It is the offeror's responsibility to confirm receipt of quotation by the Government.sonomi.yoshihashi.jp@us.af.mil

4. If the total size of email is expected to exceed 8MB, the offeror may use DoD SAFE (Department of Defense Secure Access File Exchange) https://safe.apps.mil/ to upload the files. In order for the offeror to upload the files in DoD SAFE, the offeror must request to the POCs that the Government send an email with a link or provide a request code for access. It is an offeror's responsibility to ensure the receipts by contacting the POCs.

5. The offeror may also use DoD SAFE as an alternate method when the offeror is incapable of submission of quotation via email.

(End of Addenda)

Evaluation Factors for Award

Header Miscellaneous Text (Modified):

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2021)

The following is inserted as new paragraph (d) of the provision:

(d) : This is a competitive award determined by lowest price with other reasonable basis (contractor responsibility) acceptability that Basis for Contract Award meets the requirement specifications, and is conducted in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. By submission of its quote IAW the instructions provided in clause FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, the quoter accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions and representations and certification. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being determined unacceptable. Award will be made to the lowest Total Evaluated Price (TEP) quote. The evaluation process will include the following:

(1) The Government will rank all quotes by TEP for Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) 0001. The price evaluation will document the fairness and reasonableness of the TEP. The Government reserves the right to perform price realism analysis. If the Government elects to perform a price realism analysis, the Government reserves discretion over the method within which it performs its price realism analysis. If the Government elects to perform a price realism analysis and finds a proposal unrealistic, the Government may withhold award to that quoter.

(2) Quoters are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in FAR 52.212-1 of this solicitation. The Government intends to award a contract without further interchanges with quoters. Consequently, quoters are highly encouraged to quote their best quote in their initial submissions. However, the Government reserves the right to have interchanges with one, some, or all quoters, if it is determined advantageous for the Government to do so. This statement is not to be construed to mean that the Government is obligated to have interchanges with every quoter (note that FAR Part 15 procedures do not apply to FAR 13 procedures, therefore formal discussions are not applicable). A quoter may be eliminated from consideration without further interchanges if its quote is not among those considered most advantageous to the Government based on a best value determination.

(End of provision)

Additional Regulation or Supplemental Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

The following Clause modifications were made:

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Oct 2021 hereby reads as follows:

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2021)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(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:

(1) Price: Total Lowest Price

(2) Other Reasonable Basis (Contractor Responsibility): Responses that fail to submit the required document(s) specified in 52.212-1(m)(B)3 will not be considered for award

(b) Reserved.

(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.

(End of provision)

FA520925Q00810001

UNIT 5228, APO AP 96328-5228

APO, AP 96328-5228

UNITED STATES

Mio Miyabayashi, Email: mio.miyabayashi.jp@us.af.mil Telephone: 225-8911 AdminBy:

SCD: PAS:

(1) extend solicitation response due date to 25 Sep 2025, 08:00 AM Japan Standard Time (JST) from 23 Sep 2025, 08:00 AM JST,

(2) incorporate Section L, Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and

(3) update Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award (FAR 52.212-2 and its addendum).