FDA-SOL-75F40121R00001_.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR DARK FIBER CIRCUITS

SOLICITATION NUMBER: FDA-SOL-75F40121R00001

i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) format in 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) The solicitation number is 75F40121R00001.

iii) The solicitation documented and incorporated provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2005-97, Effective 24 Jan 2018

iv) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541519 – Other Computer Related Services, Size Standard: $30M.

v) The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) intends to issue a Commercial Item Firm Fixed-Price stand-alone contract award for five (5) years from the effective date of the contract. This contract has a period of performance from 03-01-2021 to 02-28-2026. Base Year and Four Option Years. This solicitation is an unrestricted full and open competitive Request for Proposal that meets the following specifications below.

CLIN Description Qty Unit of Issue Price

0001 Base - Dark Fiber Circuits see attached workbook with all covered circuits.

1 EA $

1001 Option Year 1 - Dark Fiber Circuits see attached workbook with all covered circuits.

1 EA $

2001 Option Year 2 - Dark Fiber Circuits see attached workbook with all covered circuits.

1 EA $

3001 Option Year 3 - Dark Fiber Circuits see attached workbook with all covered circuits.

1 EA $

4001 Option Year 4 - Dark Fiber Circuits see attached workbook with all covered circuits.

1 EA $

Total Amount $

Total A

vi) Description

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) – DARK FIBER CIRCUITS

BACKGROUND

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) impacts the lives of Americans every day. The FDA’s information technology investments are closely aligned with the mission and goals of the FDA to ensure the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

The FDA currently leases dark fiber circuits from Zayo which are being used within the FDA’s DC Metro Area Network. Zayo brings fiber into the FDA buildings and terminates it on a fiber patch panel which is Zayo’s demarc.

Zayo does not have any other equipment at FDA facilities. The FDA connects GFE (network router or switches) into Zayo fiber patch panel. Circuit speed is controlled by the FDA and is dependent upon on the fiber transceiver plugged into the GFE router or switch. These fiber circuits are used as the backbone of the FDA’s network and critical to all functions of our datacenters and office buildings.

Dark Fiber Locations The delivery order resulting from award of this requirement shall include the lease and maintenance of dark fiber circuits.

Dark Fiber Locations The Contractor shall lease and maintain Dark Fiber for the following:

Number of Fibers

Location A:

Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building:

City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building: Street Address

Location B City

Location B State

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD

2 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 12231 Wilkins Ave

Rockville MD

2 7519 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD

2 5630 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD

6 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 5901 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville MD

2 5901 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

8 10903 New Silver MD 5600 Fishers Rockville MD

Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Spring Ln

4 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring

MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD

2 12420 Parklawn Dr

Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD

4 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring

MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA

2 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 12231 Wilkins Ave

Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park

MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD

2 10903 New Hampshire

Silver Spring

MD 200

Independence

Washington DC

Ave - Bldg 2 Ave SW

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park

MD 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 5630 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 12420 Parklawn Dr

Rockville MD

2 8455 Colesville Rd

SIlver Spring

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 8455 Colesville Rd

SIlver Spring

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD

2 4041 Powder Mill Rd

Beltsville MD 11785 Beltsville Dr

Beltsville MD

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 72

Silver Spring

MD 4041 Powder Mill Rd

Beltsville MD

2 11785 Beltsville Dr

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD

2 11601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave (Bldg 2)

Silver Spring MD

2 311601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 5600 Fishers Lane (Room

2A-50/FDA

Rack)

Rockville MD

2 7500 Derwood MD 16071 Gaithersburg MD

Standish Pl Industrial Drive

Number of Fibers

Location A:

Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building:

City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building: Street Address

Location B City

Location B State

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD

The Offeror may be required to work on site at the government or at the contractor’s location. Telework may be authorized, please note authorized telework shall be charged at the Government site rate. In general, most FDA Centers and Offices operate predominantly in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area with concentrations in the FDA's Maryland locations of Bethesda, College Park, Laurel, Rockville, and White Oak.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the acquisition are to:

To lease services of Dark Fiber circuits in FDA’s current inventory.

To obtain maintenance services on leased Dark Fiber circuits in current inventory To have the option that future circuits may be added or deleted from inventory. These circuits are used as the backbone of the FDA’s network and critical to all functions of our datacenters and office buildings.

SCOPE

The scope of this contract is to provide the following:

The Contractor(s) shall provide all necessary project management, labor, materials and test equipment to install, activate, repair and maintain the dark fiber segments specified in the task orders released under this contract, including existing dark fiber segments between the FDA MAN sites outlined in the background.

REQUIREMENTS

• This Statement of Work (SOW) attached conveys the current FDA Dark Fiber Circuits, business objectives, constraints, applicable scope, and task areas. The purpose is to obtain lease and maintenance services, and locations.

DELIVERABLES / SPECIFIC TASKS

The following are representative task areas that are included within the scope of the contract.

Task Area 1: Existing Dark Fiber As a minimum task to this contract, the Contractor shall provide all of the necessary leases, labor and materials required to provide and maintain the dark fiber for the FDA’s existing sites and infrastructure specified in Section 2.1.

Dark fiber services shall include required activation of available unlit fiber pairs as necessary to support shifts in facility usage and changing capacity requirements. Dark fiber services in support of existing FDA sites shall be provided in full accordance with the conditions of the Service Level Agreement Section 7.2.

The Contractor shall provide necessary maintenance and repair services to maintain the integrity of all leased fiber, ensuring that it meets Service Level Agreement (SLA) in Section 7.2.

The Contractor shall validate that the repaired fiber segments are restored to meet or exceed the original installed signal strength using an OTDR and shall provide the test results and response documentation within twenty-four (24) hours of notification/request by the FDA or as needed or directed by the FDA COR.

7.2 Task Area 2: Service Level Agreement

The Contractor shall ensure that the total uptime for the dark fiber infrastructure is no less than 99.99% for two diverse pairs, with diverse entrances between two buildings. The Contractor shall provide that the total uptime for the dark fiber infrastructure is no less than 99.99% for single segment with no diverse pair operational.

The Contractor shall provide FDA with notification not later than 72-hours prior to any Contractor-planned service disruption. The Contractor shall provide regular progress updates on the status of service restoration efforts until the service is restored.

The Contractor shall be available 24/7 in order to accept or place calls of reported outages in the leased infrastructure and to ensure continuity of services.

The Contractor shall provide on-call restoration services to restore fiber links that fail to maintain light transmission, providing full data bandwidth as part of this requirement. Response to line related problems shall be made within four (4) hours of the report of a problem. Actual repair to non-redundant links shall be completed within four (4) hours of a problem being reported to the help desk. In the event that the Contractor cannot repair or switch to the available backup pairs within four (4) hours, the Contracting Officer and COR shall be notified, via email, within 30 minutes of the determination that the repair will not accomplished in a timely manner and the Contractor shall invoke the company escalation plan.

7.2.2 Failure to Respond in Timely Manner

In the event that Contractor personnel fail to report within 4 hours of notification of cable failure, the COR will deduct 1 day’s lease/maintenance payment for the affected segment for that month.

7.2.3 Failure to Repair Timely

In the event that Contractor personnel fail to repair a fiber failure within 4 hours of cable failure notification, the Contractor will credit one (1) day’s lease/maintenance payment on following month’s invoice, for the affected segment for that month.

7.2.4 Deductions

More than one deduction may accumulate per cable failure should Contractor personnel fail to respond and repair a failure within SLA timeframes. In other words, deductions could be imposed for both failure to respond and failure to repair in a single incident.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

• FDA’s DC Metro Area Network. See more details of the dark Fiber locations under the background.

vii) Shipping Address:

N/A

viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition with the following addenda to the provision.

Period for Acceptance of Offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices firm for 30 days.

Instruction to Offerors: Submit the following information for FDA's review:

A complete Proposal shall consist of and be submitted in three separate parts:

1) Cover Letter;

2) Volume I – Technical Proposal; and

3) Volume II – Business Proposal.

Each part shall be submitted as separate documents and shall be complete so that evaluation of one part may be independent of, and concurrently with, evaluation of another. For submission purposes, it is acceptable for all volumes to be submitted in the same email; however, each attachment must be clearly marked to which volume it belongs to. Each volume shall include a cover sheet which clearly identifies each volume by volume number and volume name (i.e. Volume I - Technical Proposal), solicitation number, and date of submission; a table of contents;

page headers with the same information; and a table of acronyms.

The Offeror shall submit each part in native format (MS Word, Excel, etc.) or as PDF files, however MS Word/Excel formats are preferred. Failure to provide the required documents in response to this solicitation may render the offeror’s proposal non-responsive. The offeror shall submit all electronic documents for Microsoft Office suite products without the use of “macros”. If the offeror submits documents that contain macros, the Government will not be able to view or open such documents and the submission will be considered non-responsive to the solicitation.

No additional time will be given to an offeror to correct the document submission and the Government will not inform the offeror that their submission is non-responsive prior to award. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure all electronic documents are submitted without the use of macros.

All text in the proposal shall be single-spaced, and each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. The Offeror is encouraged to use Calibri 11-point font. However, a font of equivalent size may be used. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 9-point and may be landscape. Offerors shall use the following page setup parameters: Page size – 8.5” x 11”, Margins (top, bottom, left and right) – 1”, Gutter – 0”, From edge (header and footer) – 0.5”.

All proposals will be handled in accordance with FAR Subpart 3.104. Individuals responsible for preparing material that may be source selection information as described at paragraph (10) of the “source selection information” definition in FAR 2.101 must mark the cover page and each page that the individual believes contains source selection information with the legend “Source Selection Information -- See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.” Although the information in paragraphs (1) through (9) of the definition in FAR 2.101 is considered to be source selection information whether or not marked, all reasonable efforts must be made to mark such material with the same legend.

Contractor employees responsible for preparing material that may be proprietary information must mark each page that the Contractor believes contains proprietary information with the legend “Proprietary Information.”

Information requested herein shall be furnished in writing and be fully and completely in compliance with solicitation instructions. The information requested and the manner of submission is essential to permit prompt evaluation of all quotes on a fair and uniform basis.

Cover Letter

Offerors shall include a cover letter that that contains, at a minimum, the following information:

• Project Title

• Solicitation No.

• Name of Offeror and Address

• Offeror DUNS number

• Offeror TIN number

• Point of Contact – Name, telephone number, and email address

• Business size and type

• Statement that the proposal is valid for 120 days

• Signature of Authorized Official – The proposal must be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization and must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of the solicitation

• As an addendum to the cover letter:

o The offeror shall provide completed representations, certifications, and other statements, including certification that all company information listed in the SAM.gov website is complete, accurate, and current. If the offeror’s current SAM.gov registration is incorrect or out of date, the Offeror shall complete Section 11 of the solicitation, “Representations and Certifications.” In such a circumstance, one (1) originally signed copy of Section 11 shall be included in the offeror’s proposal.

o Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) statement – The offeror shall identify any possible actual, potential or apparent OCIs which may affect the offeror’s ability to perform this requirement in an impartial and objective manner or that may result in an unfair competitive advantage and any plans to mitigate any OCI issues. If the OCI mitigation plan is deemed unacceptable, the offeror will not be eligible for award. If there is no potential OCI, the offeror must provide a written statement indicating this.

Volume I – Technical Proposal

The technical volume is limited to forty (30) pages. A page in the technical volume that contains a table, chart, graph, etc. is subject to the page limitation, unless otherwise excluded. Cover pages, table of contents, dividers, resumes, and commitment documentation are not included in the page limit.

Volume I shall not make reference to any pricing data.

The technical proposal is the most important item in the evaluation of your capability to perform the desired services.

Therefore, the proposal shall present sufficient information and detail to permit the Government to make an evaluation of the technical proposal without further information being required. General statements that the Offeror can or will “comply with the requirements”, that “standard procedures will be used”, that “well-known techniques will be used”, or paraphrases of the solicitation’s Statement of Work in whole or in part, will not constitute compliance.

The offeror shall clearly state any areas in which assumptions are based or clearly state areas that deviate from the requirements stated in the scope of work.

The following instructions summarize the information required to facilitate the Government’s evaluation of each Offeror’s technical capabilities:

Technical – Overall Technical Understanding/Approach

Offerors shall demonstrate its technical understanding of the requirement and disclose its technical capabilities, and approach with respect to successfully completing the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW). The technical approach shall describe in as much detail the skills, expertise, certifications, and relevant experience the current staff have to perform the tasks. The technical proposal shall identify risks and an approach to mitigate the risks. The technical proposal shall present enough information to reflect a thorough understanding of the work requirements and a detailed technical approach for achieving project objectives as set forth in the SOW. The Offeror’s technical proposal shall address each of the following sections:

Task Area 1 – Existing Dark Fiber

Task Area 2 – Service Level Agreements

Past Performance

The Offeror shall provide information on two (2) contracts/projects that demonstrate the Offeror’s organizational structure, administrative processes and scientific expertise in conducting the services described in the SOW. The provided references shall have the same or similar requirements performed within the last three years.

The Offeror shall provide the Contractor name, contract value, contract type, and the period of performance. To the maximum extent practicable, provide two corporate past performance references that are attainable through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

Volume II – Business Proposal All Offerors shall clearly state the overall cost to the Government for the Base and Four Option Years by Submitting a breakout of how pricing for each line is derived. Provide details on how much it will cost to do these line items and provide how pricing was created. If these are commercial rates, provide where they are coming from or if they are published. Submit pricing both on an Excel Spreadsheet and Word document. Offeror shall provide discounts.

Number of Fibers

Location A: Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building: City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building: Street Address

Location B City

Location B State

Number of Fibers

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD 2

2 11919 Rockville Pike Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 12231 Wilkins Ave

Rockville MD 2

2 7519 Standish Pl Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5630 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

6 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 6

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd Beltsville MD 5901 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 5901 Ammendale Rd Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

8 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 8

4 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 4

2 12420 Parklawn Dr Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 2

4 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 4

2 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA 2

2 11919 Rockville Pike Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 12231 Wilkins Ave Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 2

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 7500 Standish Pl Derwood MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 200 Independence Ave SW

Washington DC 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5630 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 12420 Parklawn Dr

Rockville MD 2

2 8455 Colesville Rd SIlver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 8455 Colesville Rd SIlver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 4041 Powder Mill Rd Beltsville MD 11785 Beltsville Dr

Beltsville MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 72

Silver Spring MD 4041 Powder Mill Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 11785 Beltsville Dr Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave

- Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 11601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave (Bldg 2)

Silver Spring MD 2

2 311601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 5600 Fishers Lane (Room

2A-50/FDA

Rack)

2 7500 Standish Pl Derwood MD 16071 Industrial Drive

Gaithersburg MD 2

Number of Fibers

Location A: Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building: City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building: Street Address

Location B City

Location B State

Number of Fibers

2 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs

Derwood MD 2

ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014), is applicable to this requirement. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows:

The Government intends to issue a single-award contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation and represents the best value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) to the Government. The Government will award a contract to the offeror who can satisfy the requirements contained in the Statement of Work and has submitted a proposal which represents a fair and reasonable cost to the Government and has provided the necessary technical capabilities to fulfill the requirements set forth in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award a contract without conducting exchanges. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should represent its best effort to perform the work described herein.

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 exchanges after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Evaluation Factors Best value will be obtained using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process, which allows the Government to accept the lowest priced proposal.

The following shall be used to evaluate offers and (listed in descending order of importance):

• Technical – Overall Technical Understanding/Approach

• Past Performance

• Price

Technical – Overall Technical Understanding/Approach Evaluation The Government will evaluate:

• The extent the proposed technical approach demonstrates an understanding for achieving the objectives set forth in the Statement of Work. The Government will also evaluate the extent the technical proposal demonstrates an understanding and capability to perform tasks identified in the following sections:

• Task Area 1 – Existing Dark Fiber

• Task Area 2 – Service Level Agreements

• The extent to which the proposed technical approach identifies applicable risks relevant to the services to be provided and demonstrates the ability to successfully mitigate risks.

• The extent the proposed technical approach demonstrates current staff have the appropriate skills, expertise, certifications, and relevant experience as described in the Labor Category description section of the SOW to perform the tasks.

Past Performance

The Government will evaluate past performance as a risk assessment; not as a weighted technical evaluation factor.

The Government will assess the relative risks associated with each offer. Performance risks are those associated with an Offeror's likelihood of success in performing the acquisition requirements as indicated by that Offeror’s record of past performance.

The assessment of performance risk is not intended to be a product of a mechanical or mathematical analysis of an Offeror's performance on a list of contracts but rather the product of subjective judgment by the Government after it considers relevant information.

When assessing performance risks, the Government will focus on the past performance of the Offeror as it relates to providing relevant SOW services and any other relevant acquisitions such as the Offeror's record of performing according to specifications, including standards of good workmanship; the Offeror's record of controlling and forecasting costs; the Offeror's adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; the Offeror's reputation for reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction; and generally, the Offeror's business-like concern for the interest of the customer.

The government is seeking to determine whether an Offeror has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and high performance of services. This is a matter of judgment. The government will assess the relative risks associated with each Offeror. Performance risks are those associated with an Offeror’s likelihood of success in performing the acquisition requirements as indicated by that Offeror’s record of past performance.

The Government will be searching relevant government databases to understand if the Offeror has complaints registered against them from other government contracts. If found FDA may contact these former customers for clarifications on issues.

If the performance information contains negative information on which the Offeror has not previously been given an opportunity to comment, FDA will provide the Offeror an opportunity to comment on it prior to its consideration in the evaluation, and any Offeror comment will be considered with the negative performance information.

The Government will consider the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Offeror's performance. The lack of a past performance record may result in an unknown performance risk assessment, which will neither be used to the advantage nor disadvantage of the Offeror.

Price

The Evaluated Price will be the Total Price for all years, base plus 4 option years for all the Fibers/lines identified in the pricing table. The Government will evaluate the Offerors price based on how clearly, they state the overall cost to the Government for the Base and Four Option Years by submitting a breakdown of how the per line pricing is derived. Providing details on how much it will cost to do these line items and provide how pricing was created. If these are commercial rates, provide where they are coming from or if they are published. Submitting pricing both on an Excel Spreadsheet and Word document. Offeror shall provide discounts.

Number of Fibers Location A:

Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building: City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building:

Street Address

Location B City Location B State

Number of Fibers

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD 2

2 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 12231 Wilkins Ave

Rockville MD 2

2 7519 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5630 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

6 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 6

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 5901 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 5901 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

8 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg

Silver Spring MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 8

4 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg

Silver Spring MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 4

2 12420 Parklawn Dr

Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

4 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 4

2 10001 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg

Silver Spring MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 44480 Hastings Dr

Ashburn VA 2

2 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 12231 Wilkins Ave

Rockville MD 11919 Rockville Pike

Rockville MD 2

2 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 15800 Crabbs Branch Way

Derwood MD 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg

Silver Spring MD 200 Independence Ave SW

Washington DC 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 8301 Muirkirk Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5630 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 12420 Parklawn Dr

Rockville MD 2

2 8455 Colesville Rd

SIlver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 8455 Colesville Rd

SIlver Spring MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy

College Park MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 64

Silver Spring MD 2

2 4041 Powder Mill Rd

Beltsville MD 11785 Beltsville Dr

Beltsville MD 2

2 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg

Silver Spring MD 4041 Powder Mill Rd

Beltsville MD 2

2 11785 Beltsville Dr

Beltsville MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave - Bldg 2

Silver Spring MD 2

2 11601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 10903 New Hampshire Ave (Bldg 2)

Silver Spring MD 2

2 311601 Landsdown Street

North Bethesda

MD 5600 Fishers Lane (Room

2A-50/FDA

Rack)

Rockville MD 2

2 7500 Standish Pl

Derwood MD 16071 Industrial Drive

Gaithersburg MD 2

Number of Fibers Location A:

Building:

Street Address

Location A:

Building: City

Location A:

Building:

State

Location B:

Building:

Street Address

Location B City Location B State

Number of Fibers

2 5600 Fishers Ln

Rockville MD 15800 Crabbs

Derwood MD 2

Responsibility To be eligible for award, the Offeror shall be determined responsible in accordance with the standards in FAR 9.104.

x) The Provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2017), applies to this acquisition. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal.

xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition with the following addenda:

Invoice Submission:

FDA Three-Way Match Invoicing Procedures

A. The contractor shall submit all invoices to:

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Attn: Vendor Payments

Division of Payment Services 10903 New Hampshire Ave

WO32 - Second Floor

MAIL HUB 2145

Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 301-827-3742

FDAVendorPaymentsTeam@fda.hhs.gov *** Acceptable methods of delivery include: E-mail (preferred) and Standard Mail.

Provide a copy marked courtesy to the COR. The COR is identified above.

B. Invoices submitted under this contract must comply with the requirements set forth in FAR Clauses 52.232-25 (Prompt Payment) and 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management) and/or other applicable FAR clauses specified herein. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must be submitted on company letterhead and include each of the following:

(i) Name and address of the contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and invoice number;

(iii) Contract/Order number (including a reference to any base award for Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity Contracts or Blanket Purchase Agreements);

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price supplies delivered or services performed, including:

(a) period of performance for which costs are claimed;

(b) itemized travel costs, including origin and destination;

(c) any other supporting information necessary to clarify questionable expenditures;

https://www.sam.gov/portal

(d) the contractor shall include the award item number for each description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price supplies delivered or services performed;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on government bill of lading;

(vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered (Prompt Payment terms other than NET 30);

(vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that in the purchase order/award, or in a proper notice of assignment);

(viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice;

(ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);

(x) banking routing transit number of the financial institution receiving payment for Electronic funds transfer (EFT);

(xi) Name and telephone number of the FDA Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or other Program Center/Office point of contact, as referenced on the award;

(xii) For all Inspections, Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Awards, Contractor is required to attach an invoice log addendum to each invoice which shall include, at a minimum, the following information for contract administration and reconciliation purposes:

(a) list of all invoices submitted to date under the subject award, including the following:

(1) invoice number, amount, & date submitted

(2) corresponding payment amount & date received

(b) total amount of all payments received to date under the subject contract or order

(c) and, for definitized contracts or orders only, total estimated amounts yet to be invoiced for the current, active period of performance;

(xiii) Any other information or documentation required by the award.

C. An electronic invoice is acceptable if submitted in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

All items listed in (i) through (xiii) of this clause must be included in the electronic invoice. Electronic invoices must be on company letterhead and must contain no ink changes and be legible for printing.

D. Questions regarding invoice payments should be directed to the Employee Resource and Information Center (ERIC) Helpdesk at 301-827-ERIC (3742) or toll-free 866-807-ERIC (3742); or, by email at ERIC@fda.hhs.gov. Refer to the Call-in menu options and follow the phone prompts to dial the option that corresponds to the service that's needed. All ERIC Service Now Tickets will either be responded to or resolved within 48 hours (2 business days) of being received. When emailing, please be sure to include the contract number, invoice number and date of invoice, as well as your name, phone number, and a detailed description of the issue

(xiii) Any other information or documentation required by the award.

C. An electronic invoice is acceptable if submitted in adobe acrobat (PDF) format. All items listed in (i) through

(xiii) of this clause must be included in the electronic invoice. Electronic invoices must be on company letterhead and must contain no ink changes and be legible for printing.

D. Questions regarding invoice payments should be directed to the FDA Payment Office at the e-mail address provided above in Section A.

xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jan 2018), applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition:

52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees (Apr 1984) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006) 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures (Jul 1995) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009) 52.225-1 Buy American Act—Supplies (Nov 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006) 52.233-3 Protest after Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

xiii) Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACQUISITION REGULATION (HHSAR) CLAUSES:

NUMBER TITLE DATE

352.203-70 Anti-Lobbing Dec 2015

352.208-70 Printing and Duplication Dec 2015

352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Dec 2015

Investigations

352.224-71 Confidential Information Dec 2015

352.227-70 Publications and Publicity Dec 2015

352.233-71 Litigation and Claims Dec 2015

352.237-75 Key Personnel Dec 2015

The following HHSAR clauses apply and can be obtained at the following website:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFHHSAR1.html By reference:

• 352.239-73 Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility Notice (Dec 2015) In full text:

• 342.239-74 Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility (Dec 2015)

(a) Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all electronic and information technology (EIT) supplies and services developed, acquired, or maintained under this contract or order must comply with the “Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards” set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the “Access Board”) in 36 CFR part 1194. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section- 508-standards.

(b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract or order are identified in the Statement of Work or Specification or Performance Work Statement. The contractor must provide any necessary updates to the submitted HHS Product Assessment Template(s) at the end of each contract or order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (see FAR 2.101) when the contract or order duration is one year or less. If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract are:

Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems

Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications

Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products

Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products

X Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products

Paragraphs: a -j

Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers

Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

X Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support

(d) In the event of a modification(s) to this contract or order, which adds new EIT supplies or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, supplies or services, the Contracting Officer may require that the contractor submit a completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the EIT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards.

Instructions for documenting accessibility via the HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template may be found under Section 508 policy on the HHS website: (http://www.hhs.gov/web/508). If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(e) If this is an Indefinite Delivery contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement or a Basic Ordering Agreement, the task/delivery order requests that include EIT supplies or services will define the specifications and accessibility standards for the order. In those cases, the Contractor may be required to provide a completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the EIT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. Instructions for documenting accessibility via the HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template may be found at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the provided documentation, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

https://www.hhs.gov/web/508 http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt48.1.2#se48.1.2_1101 https://www.hhs.gov/web/508 https://www.hhs.gov/web/508

(End of clause)

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the internet site for the release of an amendment to the combined synopsis/solicitation (if any).

Offerors that fail to complete the required representations and certifications, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration.

xiv) All responsible sources may submit a quote, which if timely received, shall be considered. The quote shall reference solicitation number 75F40121R00001. The quotes are due by email to the point of contact listed below on or before February 23, 2021 by 4:00 pm ET. Questions: due to this requirement’s commercial nature, questions shouldn’t be required.

xv) Point of Contact: Natasha Abbington, email at Natasha.Abbington@fda.hhs.gov .

mailto:Natasha.Abbington@fda.hhs.gov mailto:Natasha.Abbington@fda.hhs.gov

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