FA822726Q5576 Combined Synopsis Solicitation - Instron 68TM-5 Test Stand System.pdf

CUI

Request for Quote

Instron 68TM-5 Test Stand Sole Source to Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Hill Air Force Base, UT

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

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

Solicitation number FA822726Q5576 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Government anticipates this acquisition to be a Sole Source award to Instron, A Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (CAGE 80160). See justification attached to this solicitation.

This requirement is filed under NAICS code 334519 and Product Service Code 6625. This requirement will provide a 68TM-5 Instron Test Stand System for the 582nd Missile Maintenance Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The product provided will be supplied in accordance with the specifications in the attached Purchase Description.

Contracting Officer’s Business Size Selection: Sole Source NAICS Code: 334519 NAICS Code Small Business Size Standard: 600 Size Standards in Number of Employees Product Service Code: 6625

The anticipated CLIN structure of the resulting award will reflect:

CLIN Service: QTY

Instron 68TM-5 Test Stand System

IAW Instron 68TM-5 Product Description

1 Each

Installation, Verification, Warranty, Onsite Training, Handling and Delivery of Instron 68TM-5 Test Stand IAW Instron 68TM-5 Product Description

1 Each

• All CLINs will be established on a firm fixed price basis.

• Proposals must indicate if the vendor can achieve delivery within 90 calendar days ARO

(after receipt of order). If this delivery is not practicable, vendor must propose an alternate delivery schedule.

http://www.acquisition.gov/

Selection of awardee will include comparative analysis in accordance with RFO 12.203, Evaluation of Quotations and Offers, giving value to: price; meeting specifications in the product description;

and delivery within the specified timeframe. Any exceptions to the instructions specified in the Product Description must be identified in the quote. By submitting a quote, the contractor agrees to all stipulations in the purchase specification unless specified as an exception in the quote.

**The due date for all proposals is Monday, 16 March 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.** All questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted by Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 3:00 p.m. MST to allow for the Government to assess the inquiry and provide a response.

Quote Submission Information:

Submit quote to Contract Specialist, Rachel Wright, via email to rachel.wright.9@us.af.mil and to Contract Officer, Melissa Huston, at melissa.huston.2@us.af.mil. Please submit questions via the email above. Please provide the Company CAGE Code or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) when submitting a quote.

Attachment:

1. Instron 68TM-5 Product Description

2. Single Source Justification Instron 68TM-5

FOB: Destination

Delivery Schedule: 90 Days ARO

Pricing Validity Date: 90 Days validity from proposal, if this validity date is not practicable, vendors must propose an alternate realistic date for evaluation/award processing within proposal.

The following list of provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition, clauses and provisions can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov:

mailto:rachel.wright.9@us.af.mil

DOCUMENT NUMBER

FA822726Q5576

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSE

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CLAUSE TITLE YEAR-

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SECTION

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2011-09 SEC I

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2022-12 SEC I

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2022-09 SEC K

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

2023-01 SEC I

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. 2023-03 SEC L 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. 2023-01 SEC I 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. 2024-02 SEC I 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. 2022-03 SEC I 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 2022-04 SEC I

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

2022-05 SEC K

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

2023-01 SEC I

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

2023-06 SEC K

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

2023-06 SEC I

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

2018-12 SEC G

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 SEC I 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. 2024-10 SEC I

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

2017-01 SEC I

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC L

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC L

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.

(Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. 2024-05 SEC I

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

52.226-8 Driving. 2024-05 SEC I

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

2018-10 SEC I

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

2023-03 SEC I

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC K

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation) 2026-02 SEC I

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation)

2026-02 SEC I

52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination. 1991-01 SEC F

52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form).

1984-04 SEC I

CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

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CLAUSE TEXT

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

2021-05

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission,"Definitions "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Prohibition (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for AwardProcedures Management (SAM) at for entities that are excluded when providing any https://www.sam.gov equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror hasRepresentation represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "willDisclosures provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate. 2024-02

BUY AMERICAN-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "critical component," "critical item," "domestic end product," "foreign end product," "qualifying country," "qualifying country end product," and "United States," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) The Government-Evaluation.

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation, the Offeror certifies that-

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision contains a critical component or a critical item; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the or a qualifying United States country. For those end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

(2) The Offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(If known) Exceeds 55% Domestic Content (yes

/no)

(4) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component or a critical item (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.105).

Domestic end products containing a critical component or a critical item:

Line Item Number ____

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2023-01

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)