CISCO ISE RFQ.docx

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

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15 September 2025

FROM: 21 CONS/PKA

SUBJECT: Request for Quote (RFQ) PROJECT TITLE: CISCO ISE License

SOLICITATION: FA251725Q0127

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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.

The Request for Quote (RFQ) number FA251725Q0127 shall be used to reference any written quotation provided under this RFQ.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05, effective 08/07/2025. All FAR provisions/clauses in the basic GSA contract are applicable to this RFQ and flow down to the delivery order.

This will be solicited on SAM.gov as a brand name requirement with a 100% small business set aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334111 -Electronic Computer Manufacturing. The size standard is 1,250 employees. The quotes will be evaluated IAW FAR 52.212-2, found herein. Please read and comply with all requirements for submitting a quote under the RFQ instructions and the addenda to FAR 52.212-1. Failure to comply with all instructions contained within this RFQ could result in the quote being ineligible for award. It is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure their quote meets all the requirements identified herein.

The purpose of this RFQ is for the procurement of Cisco branded equipment for updated ISE servers to ensure DISA compliance at Peterson Space Force Base (SFB), CO. The equipment required is listed in Table 1 below.

(NOTE: if software, insert a coverage period, not a period of performance, for each period, i.e. base period, option period 1, etc.)

DDR5

Total Price:

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Sept 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The Following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the RFQ.”

The delivery location is Peterson Space Force Base. The required Delivery Date for this requirement is on or before 60 Days after receipt of award for all CLINS in Table 1.

The resulting award will be a Firm-Fixed Priced Delivery Order off of SAM.gov.

Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to the contracting team no later than (NLT) 3:00 P.M. Mountain Time (MT) Wednesday 17 September 2025. All questions must be submitted to both the Contract Specialist, Felicia Waterman at felicia.waterman@spaceforce.mil and Contracting Officer Patrick Berger at patrick.berger@spaceforce.mil. Questions submitted after this deadline may not be answered.

Quotes and contract documentation shall be provided NLT 1300 PM (MT), 19 September 2025 to 21 CONS/PKA. Please submit quotes to both the Contract Specialist, Contract Specialist, Felicia Waterman at felicia.waterman@spaceforce.mil and Contracting Officer Patrick Berger at patrick.berger@spaceforce.mil. Submit no more than 6 pages in response to this request. After 6 pages, the Contracting Officer will not evaluate information. One page is considered to be one side of an 8 ½ x 11 piece of paper in a minimum of 10 font, single spaced. It is the quoter’s responsibility to complete their reps and certs at SAM.gov for the quote to be evaluated for award.

Late submissions: Quoters are responsible for submitting quotations so as to reach the Government office designated by the time specified in the RFQ. Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the RFQ after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is late and may not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force/Space Force Network and will not go through our email system.

Please provide the following information with your quote:

Company Name:

Contact Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Unit Price:

Extended Price:

Cage Code:

Statement the quote is valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days:

TAA Compliance:

Size of Business/Socio Economic Status:

*Number of Employees_____________ *Total Yearly Revenue_______________ *Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above Payment Terms: _________________________

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition.

The contractor’s quote/response shall consist of two (2) separate parts:

Part I - Priced Quote Part II - Technical Documentation

2. Format and Specific Instructions.

PART I – PRICED QUOTE

The quoter shall either submit on company letterhead a quote identifying the unit price, total line-item price, overall price, and guaranteed lead time for all CLINs from Table 1 or fill in Table 1 (see above).

B. PART II – TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Quoter shall submit technical information to confirm the items requested will be provided as stated in this RFQ (see Table 1).

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Nov 2021) This tailored clause takes precedence over the clause incorporated by reference.

The Government will award a firm fixed priced delivery order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

Part I – Priced Quote Part II - Technical Documentation

Award will be made based on the competitive quote with the lowest evaluated price that meets the technical criteria and past performance evaluation criteria on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. If any technical criteria or past performance items are determined to be unacceptable that quote may not be evaluated further and may not be eligible for award.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021).

1. Evaluation:

By submission of its quote, the offeror agrees to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to adhere to all solicitation requirements may result in an offer being determined unacceptable and ineligible for further evaluation. The evaluation process follows:

Part I – Priced Quote Evaluation Initially, the Government will place all quotes that meet the requirements of the solicitation in order by price, beginning with the lowest evaluated price. The price will be evaluated using either a quote identifying the unit price, total line-item price, overall price, and guaranteed lead time for all CLINs identified in Table 1 provided in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

The Government will then evaluate the lowest evaluated priced offer to determine if it is reasonable and complete. If there is a conflict between the unit price and the overall price, the unit price will be used to determine the correct evaluated price. Failure to quote for any price element, may cause the quoter’s quote to be rejected as unacceptable.

Quoters whose evaluated price is unreasonable (in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b) may not be considered for award.

Part II – Technical Documentation Evaluation Next, the lowest evaluated priced offeror, and their guaranteed lead time, will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis for the Technical Requirement. For the three (3) lowest evaluated priced offeror to receive a rating of “Acceptable”, the offeror shall submit technical documentation that confirms their product meets the minimum requirements as stated in this RFQ (see Table 1). Additionally, if an offeror cannot deliver all items in Table 1 by 60 Days after award, their quote may be found technically unacceptable. If any of the three (3) lowest evaluated priced offeror do not demonstrate all necessary requirements, it will receive an “Unacceptable” rating and evaluation of that quote will stop.

The technical factors will receive one of the following ratings listed below.

Rating Description

2. Basis of Award:

If the lowest of the three (3) evaluated priced quotes receives an “acceptable” technical rating, that quote represents the most advantageous offer to the Government, evaluation of that quote is complete, and the evaluation process will stop, resulting in an award. If the lowest evaluated price quote receives an “unacceptable” technical rating, evaluation of that quote will stop. In that instance, the next lowest evaluated priced offeror will be evaluated using the methodology above and the process will continue (in order by price) until a quote receives an “acceptable” technical rating, or until all quotes are evaluated.

Clarifications conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a delivery order without the opportunity for a quote revision. The Government intends to award a delivery order without clarifications (while keeping with FAR Parts 12 and 15). However, the Government reserves the right to conduct clarifications with one, some, all, or none of the vendors if deemed in its best interest.

In the case that a discrepancy exists, procedures will be executed IAW FAR 52.212-4(s).

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