A-10_RFQ_REV2_Cut_suit.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Brand Name or Equals

Request for Quotes (RFQ): Human Worn TCCC Medical Simulator

Solicitation Number: HU000119RT033 Solicitation Date: 14 June 2019

Classification Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing PSC: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies Questions Date/Time 18 June 2019, 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) Response Date/Time: 21 June 2019, 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Contact Points: Samantha M. Dublin, Contract Specialist (primary) Lisa R. Loverde, Contracting Officer (secondary) Contracting Office: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

4301 Jones Bridge Road, A1040C, Bethesda, MD 20814

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a quote is requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The solicitation number for this requirement is HU000119RT033 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019‐02 dated 5 June 2019 and Defense Publication Notice 20190531 dated 31 May 2019.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the contract specialist by the date and time stated above. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

This requirement is being solicited as full and open competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing; size standard of 1,000 employees. The basis of award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) has a requirement for two (2) Human Worn TCCC Medical Simulator (aka “Cut Suit”) or equivalent. See the Product Table below. The purpose of this human worn TCCC Medical Simulator is to allow students to learn and practice a variety of invasive, life‐saving combat casualty skills in a hyper‐realistic environment. These cut suits will augment and improve existing training throughout the four‐year spectrum of USU curriculum, and potentially allow USU to transition away from live‐tissue training.

Product Table

CLIN DESCRIPTION ITEM # FSC QTY UNIT OF MEASURE

0001 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) TCS/EMS Cut Suit CS‐TC3/EMS 6515 2 Each

0002 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) BPS Basic BPS2‐B 6515 2 Each

0003 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) Brachial Sleeve BPS2‐ASB 6515 2 Each

0004 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) Femoral Sleeve BPS2‐FSB 6515 2 Each

Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) Femoral Sleeve (w/Shorts)

BPS2‐FSBS

6515 2 Each

0006 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) Blast Trousers IBT 6515 2 Each

0007 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) IV and Suture Sleeve IVSS 6515 2 Each

Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) Cut Suit Neck Skin (Surgical and TC3)

CS‐NSK

6515 2 Each

0009 Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) TC3/EMS Cut Suit Skins TC3‐SK 6515 2 Each

0010 Delivery 1 Each

Offeror must quote on all items to be eligible for award. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation. Offeror’s quote should mirror the product lines in the table above. Offeror’s may add lines to their quote if needed to account for additional charges.

Delivery

Estimated delivery date: November 30, 2019

Delivery shall be FOB Destination and shall occur NLT thirty (30) days after award is made. The vendor is required to provide the full delivery address on the shipping label and provide the purchaser’s delivery location on the packing slip.

The name and contact information (phone and email address) will be provided at the time of contract award.

The contractor shall deliver all line items to:

Receiving Section (Building 71) Uniformed Services University 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814‐4799

Response

Offeror must provide a technical response and/or product brochure to demonstrate that the products proposed meet the specifications.

Offerors must submit their quotations via email to Samantha M. Dublin and Lisa R. Loverde not later than the date and time specified above. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Quotes received after the response date and time will not be considered. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications.

Provisions and Clauses

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. Below please find links to view FAR and DFARS clauses:

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/ DFARS: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

It is important to highlight the following provisions and clauses:

The provision at 52.212‐1, Instructions to Offerors ‐‐ Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision.

Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212‐3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ‐ ‐ Commercial Items, with its offer.

The clause at 52.212‐4, Contract Terms and Conditions ‐‐ Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212‐5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders ‐‐ Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the checked/bolded FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition; please see Attachment 1 for details.

The clause at 52.252‐2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), is applicable to this acquisition; please refer to Attachment 2 for details.

The clause at 252.232‐7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions, is applicable to this acquisition; please refer to Attachment 3 for details.

Other Applicable Provisions

52.203‐18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements—Representation 52.204‐3 Taxpayer Identification 52.204‐7 System for Award Management 52.204‐8 Annual Representations and Certifications 52.204‐16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204‐17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204‐20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204‐22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.207‐4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies 52.209‐2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation 52.209‐11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any

Federal Law 52.211‐6 Brand Name or Equal 52.212‐1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items 52.212‐3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items 52.219‐1 Small Business Program Representations 52.223‐22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation 52.225‐18 Place of Manufacture 52.252‐1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 252.203‐7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.225‐7000 Buy American‐‐Balance of Payments Program Certificate—Basic

Other Applicable Clauses

52.204‐13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204‐19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.209‐10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212‐4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.219‐6 Notice of Total Small Business Set‐Aside 52.219‐28 Post‐Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222‐19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222‐50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223‐6 Drug‐Free Workplace 52.223‐18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225‐1 Buy American Act‐‐Supplies 52.225‐13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232‐33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management 52.233‐3 Protest after Award 52.243‐1 Changes—Fixed Price 52.252‐2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 252.223‐7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225‐7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic

Attachment 1: 52.212‐5, Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders ‐‐ Commercial Items

52.212‐5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2018‐O0021) (SEP 2018)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215‐2, Audit and Records—Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clauses of this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b) (1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203‐13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203‐19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113‐235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204‐23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115‐91).

(iv) 52.219‐8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219‐8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(v) 52.222‐17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222‐17.

(vi) 52.222‐21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(vii) 52.222‐26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(viii) 52.222‐35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222‐36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222‐37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222‐40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222‐40.

(xii) 52.222‐41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii)(A) 52.222‐50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222‐50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222‐51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment‐Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222‐53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services‐Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222‐54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222‐55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222‐62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix)(A) 52.224‐3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224‐3.

(xx) 52.225‐26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226‐6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226‐6.

(xxii) 52.247‐64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.‐Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247‐64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

Attachment 2: 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):

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/ DFARS: https://www.acq/osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

Attachment 3: 252.232‐7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

(a) 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.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232‐7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232‐7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov;

and

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

(d) 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/.

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

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost‐type line items, including labor‐hour or time‐and‐materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT ‐ COMBO, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION

Contractor shall enter the e‐mail addresses identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system:

Lisa Loverde: lisa.loverde@usuhs.edu Samantha Dublin: samantha.dublin@usuhs.edu

Kelvin McGill: kelvin.mcgill@usuhs.edu Larry Fields: larry.fields@usuhs.edu

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213‐1 is included in the contract.

(3) 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 HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC ____

Admin DoDAAC** HU0001

Inspect By DoDAAC ____

Ship To Code HU0010

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code ____

Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) ____

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____

LPO DoDAAC ____

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216‐7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

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

Not applicable.

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866‐618‐5988, if assistance is needed.