Combined Synopsis Solicitation - FINAL.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

377TH AIR BASE WING (AFGSC)

377 MSG/PKB – KIRTLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE:

Requirement Title: RF Simulation Software - CST Studio Suite

Solicitation Number: FA9401-24-Q-0025

Solicitation Issue Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Response Deadline: Monday, 16 September 2024 no later than 1200 hours (MST)

Points of Contacts: Ms. Sarah DeLass / sarah.delass@us.af.mil / 505.846.6198

Alternate POC: Same info as previous

Contracting Officer: Mrs. Rachel Copeland, rachel.copeland.3@us.af.mil / 505.814.0629

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for commercial product/services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a: Request for Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-06, dated 31 July 2024.

4. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for Small Business Competition.

5. North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is – 449210 Electronics and Appliance Retailers.

6. The size standard of $40,000,000. All qualified small businesses under this industry are encouraged to submit quotes.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

Description:

The Air Force, JNWC, has a requirement for an Radio Frequency (RF) Simulation tool to conduct in-depth RF simulation studies, speed up the development time of new technologies, save time and materials for new designs, and optimize workflow as the best, cost-effective solution. This will be a brand name requirement for Dassault Systems' CTS Studio Suite software.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Destination; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117 (exact customer address will be provided in the resulting contract).

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Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure

0001 CST Studio Suite Frontend Extended (5CP-S2X) One Time Primary License

1 Ea

0002 CST Studio Suite Frontend Extended (5CP-S2X) Annual License

1 Ea

0003 SimUnit Token (6TP-SRU) One Time Primary License

22 Ea

0004 SimUnit Token (6TP-SRU) Annual License

22 Ea

Ensure software meets all requirements listed in section 2.0 of the Statement of Need (SON).

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following instructions are additionally included:

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 20 August 2024.

Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. Quotes must be valid through 20 September 2024.

4. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 2 - Quote Sheet, and it must be filled in entirely; all technical submissions must be submitted on a separate document.

5. All offerors shall complete the “52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.” as prescribed in 4.2105(a).

The provision and representation can be found in the clause section of this solicitation.

6. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

Discount Terms SAM Registered: Yes/No

Small Business: Yes/No DUNS #

CAGE #: Veteran-Owned: Yes/No

Woman-Owned: Yes/No Estimated Period of

Performance/Delivery: Signature/Date:

Printed Name:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items.

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(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. Technical Acceptability, technical evaluation team will evaluate by assigning a rating of “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. The Government will evaluate a minimum of three (3) lowest priced offers for technical acceptability in accordance with the solicitation. If none of the lowest three (3) are technically acceptable, the

Government will evaluate the next three (3) lowest priced proposals until one proposal is technically acceptable, or until all offers have been evaluated. Only those proposals considered technically acceptable will receive further consideration for award.

2. Price – Price will be evaluated to be determined to be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.

(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.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition; the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

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

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at https://www.acquisition.gov.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.204-7, System or Award Management 52.211-6, Brand Name of Equal To

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52.247-34, F.O.B Destination 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions

FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

As prescribed in 4.2105(a), insert the following provision:

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it “does not provide covered 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” in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds “will” in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds “does” in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “will” in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

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(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided;

and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “does” in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

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

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Salient Characteristics/Specifications/Statement of Need

Attachment 2 – Quote Sheet