FA9101-20-Q-0011_AMSC Disk Array_Combo_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

AMSC DISK ARRAY: FA9101-20-Q-0011

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the solicitation only; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number for this requirement is FA9101-20-Q-0011.

The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 518210, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 employees, PSC: 7030. A firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued.

DESCRIPTION: The Contractor shall design, fabricate, assemble, inspect, test and supply the complete valve assemblies with all required documentation in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).

See attached Specification Sheet and RFQ Response Requirements

SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be set aside for small business.

BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will issue a purchase order resulting from this request to the responsible vendor 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: Price and Technical acceptibility; these factors will be utilized in a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process. Offerors must have the applicable NAICS code registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award.

DELIVERY ADDRESS: Arnold AFB, TN 37389

DELIVERY DATE: 30 Days After Receipt of Order (DARO) alternate delivery dates can be considered for acceptability.

QUOTE DEADLINE: Quotes must be submitted by January 29, 2020, 12:00 p.m. (CST). Quotes may be emailed to John Stewart, Contracting Officer, at john.stewart.33@us.af.mil. For any questions, please call 931-454- 4425. Quotes received after this date and time may not be reviewed.

QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Quotes can be e-mailed to the address identified above. If you e-mail your quote, page 2 (or equivalent*) must be completed in full. Your quote shall include but is not limited to the following:

1. Complete (must be signed) Page 2-4 of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (or contractor equivalent*).

2. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications (or certification in SAM.gov)

*The quoter is not required to use Page 2 of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation; however, if you choose not to use it, all of the information on Page 2 must be included in your quote.

SAM/DUNS/WAWF: All quotes must list your DUNS number, CAGE code, and Federal TIN with Company name, POC, and phone number. If you need to obtain or renew a DUNS number or CAGE code, please visit https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. In addition, the applicable NAICS code must be properly registered and present in SAM.

Vendor must also be registered in Wide Area Workflow to receive payment through electronic funds transfer. If you are not currently registered, please visit the following website https://wawf.eb.mil/ to complete your registration.

Vendor’s Information

Vendor Name & Address: POC:

CAGE: Phone:

DUNS: Fax:

Tax ID: E-Mail

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION*

QTY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

PRICE

0001 AMSC Disk Array IAW Attached Statement of Work

1 EA

DELIVERY DATE:

The contractor shall deliver all item(s) 30 DARO.

This performance period is mandatory, negotiable.

Shipping: FOB Destination

NOTE: If the “negotiable” block is checked, please complete the following if you disagree with aforementioned performance period:

Request performance period be changed to:

PAYMENT TERMS:

The Government shall consider your “DISCOUNT TERMS” to be NET 30 unless following block is marked and filled-in completely:

Use the following DISCOUNT TERMS for this quote:

days; Net 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (for Vendor Use):

{Insert Name} DATE {Insert Title}

By submission of a quote, the vendor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation in accordance with FAR 52.204-7 – System for Award Management. If the vendor does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered vendor. Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Vendors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: Provisions and clauses may be obtained via the internet through the following websites: http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far/, or http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by full text:

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ADDENDA TO 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will issue a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote conforms to this solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

1) Price

2) Technical Capability – 1. Part I – Technical:

(a) – Comply with Statement of Work (SOW) taking no exceptions

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil

FAR 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/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far/, or http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting.

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The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-01, Effective 12 November 2019; Defense Acquisition Circular DPN 20191001, Effective 1 October 2019; and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2019-1001, Effective 1 October 2019.

The following contract provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference:

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CONTRACT PROVISIONS/CLAUSES

FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities (Apr 1984) FAR 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Sep 2007) FAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Oct 2010) FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014) FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2016) FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) FAR 52.204-13, System for Award management Maintenance (Oct 2016) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror July 2016) FAR 52.204,18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) FAR 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016) FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (ALT I) (Nov 2017) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items

Within FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2018-O0021) (SEP 2018), the following provisions and clauses are incorporated by text as referenced in 52.212-5(b):

FAR 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015)

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest

FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014)

FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2019) FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991)

Portions of this contract are altered as follows: N/A

The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference:

DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (DFARS) CONTRACT

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES

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 (SEP

2013)

DFARS 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD

OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

DFARS 252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APR 1992)

DFARS 252.204-7004 ALTERNATE A, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (FEB 2014)

DFARS 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION

CONTROLS (OCT 2016)

DFARS 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER

INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016)

DFARS 252.204-7015 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR

LITIGATION SUPPORT (MAY 2016)

DFARS 252.209-7004 SUBCONTRACTING WITH FIRMS THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY

THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF

TERRORISM (OCT 2015)

DFARS 252.209-7998 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CONVICTION OF A FELONY CRIMINAL

(MAR 2012)

DFARS 252.209-7999 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID

DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONG CONVICTION UNDER FEDERAL

LAW (JAN 2012)

DFARS 252.211-7003 IIEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2006)

DFARS 252.211-7008 USE OF GOVERNMENT-ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBERS (SEP 2010)

DFARS 252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN – BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE

DFARS 252.225-7002 QUALIFYING COUNTRY SOURCES AS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2017)

DFARS 252.225-7012 PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (DEC 2017)

DFARS 252.225-7021 TRADE AGREEMENTS (DEC 2017)

DFARS 252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013)

DFARS 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING

REPORTS (JUN 2012)

DFARS 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

DFARS 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

DFARS 252.243-7001 PRICING OF CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS (DEC 2012)

DFARS 252.243-7002 REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (DEC 2012)

DFARS 252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL

COMPONENTS (DOD CONTRACTS) (JUN 2013)

DFARS 252.246-7000 MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT (MAR 2008)

DFARS 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA—BASIC (APR 2014)

AFFARS 5352.223-9000 ELIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS)

(NOV 2012)

AIR FORCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (AFFARS) CONTRACT

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES

The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated in full text:

52.219-6 -- Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-O0003)

(a) Definition. “Small business concern,” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation.

(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside or reserved for small business concerns; and

(2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and

16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(c) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern.

(d) Agreement.

(1) For a contract at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern may provide the end item of any domestic firm. For a contract exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce, shall—

(i) Provide an end item that a small business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United

States or its outlying areas;

(ii) Be primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied; and

(iii) Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; for example, providing storage, transportation, or delivery.

(2) Paragraph (d)(1) of this clause does not apply to construction or service contracts.

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-O0003)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. As used in this clause—

“Similarly situated entity” means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for the NAICS code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will perform. An example of a similarly situated entity is a first-tier subcontractor that is a HUBZone small business concern for a HUBZone setaside or sole source award under the HUBZone Program.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for small business concerns or 8(a) participants;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) participants; and

(3) Orders set aside for small business or 8(a) participants under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Agreement. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) The offeror represents that --

(e) It * has, * has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

(f) It * has, * has not filed all required compliance reports; and

(g) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.

52.225-18, Place of Manufacture (Aug 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

(e) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(f) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(g) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(h) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

(i) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(5) FSC 9610, Ores;

(6) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(7) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly—

(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or

(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): ttp://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and https://www.acquisition.gov.

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/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and https://www.acquisition.gov.

52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter

2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

The following DFARS clauses apply and are incorporated in full text:

DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (May 2013)

(8) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(9) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(10) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

• Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

• Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self- registration available at this web site.

(11) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(12) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(13) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

• Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

Combo

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable document type(s).

Note: If a “Combo” document type is identified but not supportable by the Contractor’s business systems, an “Invoice” (stand-alone) and “Receiving Report” (stand-alone) document type may be used instead.)

• Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

See schedule

• Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC F03000

Issue By DoDAAC FA9101

Admin DoDAAC FA9101

Inspect By DoDAAC F1EENV

Ship To Code FY1476

Ship From Code N/A

Mark For Code F1EENV

Service Approver (DoDAAC) F1EENV

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) F1EENV

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

• Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

• WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

christopher.francis.15@us.af.mil john.stewart.33@us.af.mil adam.foret.1@us.af.mil

(14) WAWF point of contact.

• The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

nancy.holt.4@us.af.mil

• For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

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The following AFFARS clause applies and is incorporated in full text:

AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (June 2016)

(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, The Center/MAJCOM or AFISRA Ombudsmen, Air Force Test Center Vice Commander, 1 South Rosamond Blvd, Edward AFB, CA 93524-3784, Phone Number (661) 2772810, Facsimile Number (661) 277-7593. 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.

(End of clause) Attachments:

1. Specification Sheet