PR12597833_RFQ.pdf

SBU - CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITIONS

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO.

3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

PR125997833

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

May 31, 2024

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL

a. NAME

Febry NOVA novaf@state.gov

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER(No collect calls)

62‐21‐5083‐1000

8. OFFER DUE DATE/ LOCAL TIME

June 15, 2024, 10.00 pm Jakarta Time

9. ISSUED BY CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS 11. DELIVERY FOR FOB 12. DISCOUNT TERMS

American Embassy Jakarta

Jl. Merdeka Selatan

� UNRESTRICTED

SET ASIDE: % FOR

SMALL BUSINESS

DESTINATION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

Jakarta, Indonesia HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS 13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

8(A) 13b. RATING

NAICS:

SIZE STD:

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

� RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

American Embassy Jakarta

Jl. Merdeka Selatan No. 3 Jakarta

See block 7a. Procurement Contracting Unit

US Embassy Jakarta

17a. CONTRACTOR/ CODE

OFFEROR

FACILITY

CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

TELEPHONE NO.�

American Embassy Jakarta Financial Management Officer

Jl. Merdeka Selatan No. 5 Jakarta, Indonesia

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH

ADDRESS IN OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW IS

CHECKED SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

1.

ADVERTISE

per continuation

Lot

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

� 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212‐1, 52.212‐4. FAR 52.212‐3 AND 52.212‐5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212‐4. FAR 52.212‐5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED.

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN _____ COPIES TO

ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR

OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND

CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

29.AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. _________________ OFFER DATED

_______________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT)

30c. DATE SIGNED

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or Print)

31c. DATE SIGNED

STANDARD FORM 1449

Request for Quotations (RFQ) PR12597833 ICITAP Analyst Notebook Computer Equipment 2024

Each offer MUST provide the information required per Section III: Solicitation Provision

SECTION I. STANDARD FORM 1449

Block 1: Requisition Number: Page 1 of 10 Block 6: Solicitation Issue Date: May 31, 2024 Block 8: Offer Due Date/local time: June 15, 2024, at 10 pm

SCOPE OF SERVICES – CONTINUATION OF SF1449

This solicitation is to provide the following goods/services for the ICITAP Analyst Notebook Computer Equipment 2024

Note:

We only accept New /Original item (the warranty should be valid in Indonesia) and bidder MUST have representative office in Indonesia with a permanent address and telephone listing in the country.

Bidder Must have proven prior good working experience with the U.S. Embassy Jakarta for a minimum of three years period.

For a Quotation above 30,000 USD, the bidders Must have an active registration status in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission.

PRICING The Contractor SHALL provide a firm fixed price in Indonesian Rupiah or US Dollar (two currencies only) for Computer & Monitor

Name of Company & logo: Address & Phone number:

Contact Person: E‐mail address:

No. Description Qty Unit Unit Price

Total Price

Desktop Computer All in One HP EliteOne 870 G9 R 27 AiO BU ‐Touchscreen QHD IDS or

EQUAL

Electronic TCO Edge Certified labeling Windows 11 Pro 64 High End OS Localization INDO Intel Core i9‐13900 2.00G 36MB 24 cores 65W CPU 16GB (1x16GB) DDR5 4800 SODIMM Memory 512GB PCIe‐4x4 NVMe TLC Solid State Drive 1TB PCIe 2280 NVME M.2 2nd SSD Wireless Keyboard and Mouse SD 4 Card Reader Intel AX211 Wi‐Fi 6E vPro 160 MHz +Bluetooth 5.3 WW

WLAN

C13 1.83m Sticker Conventional Desktop Power Cord Adjustable Height with WLC Clutch

27.0 Wireless Charging Stand (All‐in‐One) Single Unit

Packaging Intel Core i9 vPro Enterprise Raptor Lake Label 3 year Next Business Day Onsite Desktop Hardware Support

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UPS Battery backup

* Power Rating: 2200VA/1200W

* Nominal Output Voltage: 230V

* Output Voltage (On Battery): 230+/‐10%@ 100% load

* Output Frequency (Hz) : 50/60HZ +/‐0.5Hz

* Topology Line: Interactive

* Output Connections (Battery Backup): 4 Universa

* Nominal Input Voltage: 230V

* Input Connections: NEMA 5‐15P

* Input Cord: 1.2 m

* Input frequency: 50 Hz or 60 Hz

* Battery Type: Maintenance‐free sealed Lead‐Acid battery with suspended electrolyte

* Typical Backup Time at ½ Load: 8.5 min

* Typical Backup Time at Full Load: 1 min

* Typical Recharge Time: 8 hours

* LED Indicators: Visual LED indicators

* Dimensions (HxWxD) mm: 190 x 140 x 390

* Weight (kg): 12.3

* Warranty: Minimum of 1 year warranty from authorized dealer

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Plotter A0 size color printer Print Technology PrecisionCore TFP Printhead with Variable‐Sized Droplet Nozzle Configuration 720 nozzles each colour (x5) Maximum Resolution 2880 dpi x 1440 dpi Minimum Ink Droplet Volume 3.5pl Print Speed Approx. 28 sec /A1 Speed mode(w/cut) Line accuracy +/‐ 0.1% Minimum line width 0.02mm Ink System Ink Type Epson UltraChrome XD All Pigment Ink Colours Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Black, Matte Black Ink Capacity 110ml / 350ml / 700ml Paper Handling Roll Media SC‐T5270: Single top‐loading roll feed, Manual top‐loading sheet fed, Manual front‐loading thick board feed SC‐T5270D/SC‐T5270DMFP: Two automatic roll feeds (top‐ and front‐loading), Manual top‐loading sheet fed, Manual front‐loading thick board feed

Paper Size Rolls (0.08mm – 0.5mm thickness; max roll diameter 150mm) 254 – 914mm width Sheets (0.08mm – 0.8mm thickness) 210 – 914mm width Thick Board 0.8 – 1.5mm thickness Borderless Printing Available Scan SC‐T5270DMFP only Scan speed Color/Grayscale: Up to 8.4cm/sec (3.3inch/sec) Scan/copy resolution Up to 600 dpi Scan Sizes Width: 153 to 914.4mm (6 to 36inches) Length: 153 to 2438.4xmm (6 to 96inches);

Thickness: 0.05 to 1.3mm

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Features Scan to Folder, Scan to Mail, Scan to HDD, Scan to Share

Copy SC‐T5270DMFP only Copy Speed Up to 39 sec (A1 size, 300 dpi colour copy) Reduction/enlargement 25 to 400% Maximum copies Up to 99 copies Copier settings Quality, Density, Contrast, Remove Background, Sharpness, Document Type (5 types) Control Panel 2.7 inch Color LCD

Memory Standard 1GB RAM (Expandable to 5GB RAM with Adobe® PostScript® 3™ Expansion Unit) Hard disk SC‐T5270 / SC‐T5270D: Optional 320GB

SC‐T5270DMFP: 320GB

Connectivity Interfaces (standard) Hi‐Speed USB, 10BASE‐T/100BASE‐TX

/1000BASE‐T

Print languages (standard) ESC/P raster, HP‐GL/2,HP RTL Print languages (optional) Adobe PostScript® 3, Adobe PDF 1.7, PS, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, CALS‐G4 (Type 1), EPS (via Adobe® PostScript® 3™ Expansion Unit) Drivers included PC: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (32/64bit);

Windows Server 2003 Standard/Standard 64bit,2008 Standard/Standard 64bit /R2, 2012 or later Macintosh: MacOSX10.5.8 or later

Software Standard (Bundled) LFP Print Plug‐In for Office, EPSON LFP Remote Panel 2, EpsonNet Config, EpsonNet Print (Windows only) Option (Web Download) Epson LFP HDD Utility, LFP Accounting Tool, EPSON Copy Factory

Recommended System Requirements PC:

Windows8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, 3.05GHz Core 2 Duo, more than 1GB RAM, 32GB hard disk space;

Macintosh: Mac OS X(10.5.8 or later), 3.05GHz Core 2 Duo, more than 1GB RAM, 32GB hard disk space

Power Power Consumption (Printer) Operating SC‐T5270: Approx. 60 W SC‐T5270D/SC‐T5270DMFP: Approx. 61 W Ready SC‐T5270: Approx. 16 W SC‐T5270D/SC‐T5270DMFP: Approx. 17 W Sleep Approx. 3.0 W Power off (Stand‐by) Less than 0.5W

Recommended Operating Temperature & Humidity 10 – 35°C; 20 – 80% RH (non‐ condensing) Recommended Storage

Temperature & Humidity ‐20 – 40°C; 5 – 85% RH (non‐ condensing) Acoustic Sound Pressure Approx. 50dB(A) (operating) / Approx. 31dB(A) (Sleep) Acoustic Sound Power Approx. 6.8B(A) (operating)

Printer Laserjet Color Laser Print Technology Effective Print Resolution Up to 600 x 600 Print speed B/W 28 Print speed color 28 Duplex Printing Automatic Scanner Function Bit depth: 30‐bit Color File format: PDF, JPG, TIFF Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi Copier Function Up to 999 copies Reduce / enlarge settings: 25 to 400% Copier scaling (ADF): 25 to 400% Compatible Media Sizes Tray 1, Tray 2: A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS);

B6 (JIS); 16K (195 x 270 mm, 184 x 260 mm, 197 x 273 mm);

10 x 15 cm; Oficio (216 x 340 mm); postcards (JIS single, JIS double); envelopes (DL, C5, B5); Optional Tray 3: A4; A5; A6;

B5 (JIS); B6 (JIS); 16K (195 x 270 mm, 184 x 260 mm, 197 x 273 mm); 10 x 15 cm; Oficio (216 x 340 mm); postcards (JIS single, JIS double); Automatic duplexer: A4; B5; 16K (195 x 270 mm, 184 x 260 mm; 197 x 273 mm); Oficio (216 x 340 mm) Input Tray #1 A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 16K (195 x 270 mm, 184 x 260 mm, 197 x 273 mm), 10 x 15 cm, Oficio (216 x 340 mm), postcards (JIS single, JIS double), envelopes (DL, C5, B5) Input Tray #2 A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 16K (195 x 270 mm, 184 x 260 mm, 197 x 273 mm), 10 x 15 cm, Oficio (216 x 340 mm), postcards (JIS single, JIS double), envelopes (DL, C5, B5) Monthly Usage Volume 750 to 4,000 Prosessor 1200 MHz Standard Memory 512 MB Maks. Memori 512 MB Network Device Yes, via built‐in 10/100/1000Base‐Tx Ethernet, Gigabit Auto‐crossover Ethernet Authentication via 802.1x USB 2.0 Hi‐Speed , Ethernet Wireless Power Consumption 550 watts (Active Printing) Dimension 416 x 472 x 400 mm (without stand) Weight 23.3 kg

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Toner consumable for Plotter A0 (item no 3)

* Toner for Epson Surecolor T693 Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Matte black Ink Cartridge (350ml)

2 set

Cartridge consumable for Color LaserColor (item no 4)

* Toner HP LaserJet 416A (B, C, Y, M) for M479, (set pack)

2 set

Paper consumable for Plotter Epson SureColor SC‐T5270 A or Equal

* Paper HVS Roll PLOTTER 80 GSM A0 (36") 50 M

3 roll

Office Software

* 2021 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

* Compatible with Windows 11, Windows 10, or macOS

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Software Antivirus Protection for every OS: Windows, macOS, Android and iOS

* Complete Real‐Time Data Protection

* Network Threat Prevention

* Advanced Threat Defense

* Multi‐Layer Ransomware Protection

* Vulnerability Assessment

* Web Attack Prevention

* Anti‐Phishing

* Anti‐Fraud

* Antispam

* Rescue Environment

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TOTAL

VAT 11 %

GRAND TOTAL

SECTION II. CLAUSES (COMMERCIAL ITEMS – SERVICE) LINK ATTACHED

52.212‐5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items

(MAR 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222‐50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222‐50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(2) 52.233‐3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233‐4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108‐77, 108‐78).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

x (4) 52.204‐10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First‐Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 109‐

282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

x (22) 52.219‐29 Notice of Total Set‐Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women‐Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Apr 2011).

x (33)(i) 52.223‐9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off‐the‐shelf items.)

x (37) 52.225‐1, Buy American Act—Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a‐10d).

x (40) 52.225‐13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

x (43) 52.232‐29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252‐2CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates the following 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. Go to the internet at:

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html or, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/search.htm

These addresses are subject to change. If the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is not available at the locations indicated above, use the Dept. of State Acquisition Website at http://www.statebuy.state.gov to see the link to the FAR. You may also use an Internet “search engine” (e.g., Yahoo, Excite, Alta Vista, etc.) to obtain the latest location of the most current FAR.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CH. 1)

NUMBER TITLE

52.225‐14 Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract (FEB 2000)

The following FAR clauses are provided in full text: THE FOLLOWING DOSAR CLAUSES ARE PROVIDED IN FULL TEXT:

CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION (JULY 2008)

Contract performance may require contractor personnel to attend meetings with government personnel and the public, work within government offices, and/or utilize government email.

Contractor personnel must take the following actions to identify themselves as non‐federal employees:

1) Use an email signature block that shows name, the office being supported and company affiliation (e.g. “John Smith, Office of Human Resources, ACME Corporation Support Contractor”);

2) Clearly identify themselves and their contractor affiliation in meetings;

3) Identify their contractor affiliation in Departmental e‐mail and phone listings whenever contractor personnel are included in those listings; and

4) Contractor personnel may not utilize Department of State logos or indicia on business cards.

(End of clause)

652.232‐70 PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND INVOICE SUBMISSION (FIXED‐PRICE) (AUG 1999)

(a) General. The Government shall pay the contractor as full compensation for all work required, performed, and accepted under this contract the firm fixed‐price stated in this contract.

(b) Invoice Submission. The contractor shall submit invoices in an original and 1 (one) copy to the office identified in Block 18b of the SF‐1449. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice shall include all the items required by FAR 32.905(e).

Financial Management Office Embassy of the United States of America

Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 5 Jakarta 10110, Indonesia

The contractor shall show Value Added Tax (VAT) as a separate item on invoices submitted for payment.

(c) Contractor Remittance Address. The Government will make payment to the contractor’s address stated on the cover page of this contract, unless a separate remittance address is shown below:

652.242‐70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (AUG 1999)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate in writing one or more Government employees, by name or position title, to take action for the Contracting Officer under this contract. Each designee shall be identified as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Such designation(s) shall specify the scope and limitations of the authority so delegated; provided, that the designee shall not change the terms or conditions of the contract, unless the COR is a warranted Contracting Officer and this authority is delegated in the designation.

(b) The COR for this contract is DOJ/ICITAP Officer

652.242‐73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999)

a) The contractor warrants the following:

(1) That is has obtained authorization to operate and do business in the country or countries in which this contract will be performed;

(2) That is has obtained all necessary licenses and permits required to perform this contract;

and,

(3) That it shall comply fully with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of said country or countries during the performance of this contract.

b) If the party actually performing the work will be a subcontractor or joint venture partner, then such subcontractor or joint venture partner agrees to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this clause.

652.229‐70 EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION STATEMENT FOR CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES (JUL 1988)

This is to certify that the item(s) covered by this contract is/are for export solely for the use of the U.S. Foreign Service Post identified in the contract schedule.

The Contractor shall use a photocopy of this contract as evidence of intent to export. Final proof of exportation may be obtained from the agent handling the shipment. Such proof shall be accepted in lieu of payment of excise tax.

SECTION III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

FAR 52.212‐1, Instructions to Offerors ‐‐ Commercial Items (JUN 2008) is incorporated by reference. (See SF‐1449, block 27a).

ADDENDUM TO 52.212‐1

A. SUMMARY OF INSTRUCTIONS. Each offer must consist of the following:

A.1. A completed solicitation, in which the SF‐1449 cover page (blocks 12, 17, 19‐24, and 30 as appropriate), and Section 1 (Pricing) has been filled out.

A.2. Information demonstrating the offeror’s/quoter’s ability to perform, including:

(1) Name of a Project Manager (or other liaison to the Embassy/Consulate) who understands written and spoken English;

(2) Evidence that the offeror/quoter operates an established business with a permanent address and telephone listing;

(3) List of clients, demonstrating prior experience with relevant past performance information and references;

(4) Evidence that the offeror/quoter can provide the necessary personnel, equipment, and financial resources needed to perform the work;

(5) Complete name, location, and floor plan of dedicated room/s, security posture that represent high standard of security and safety and adequate fire escape facilities;

(6) Evidence that the offeror/quoter has all licenses and permits required by local law (see DOSAR 652.242‐ 73 in Section 2)

A.3. If required by the solicitation, provide either:

(a) a copy of the Certificate of Insurance, or

(b) a statement that the contractor will get the required insurance, and the name of the insurance provider to be used.

ADDENDUM TO SOLICITATION PROVISIONS FAR AND DOSAR PROVISIONS NOT PRESCRIBED IN PART 12

52.252‐2CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates the following 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. Go to the internet at:

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html or, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/search.htm

These addresses are subject to change. If the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is not available at the locations indicated above, use the Dept. of State Acquisition Website at http://www.statebuy.state.gov to see the link to the FAR. You may also use an Internet “search engine” (e.g., Yahoo, Excite, Alta Vista, etc.) to obtain the latest location of the most current FAR.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CH. 1)

Number Title 52.204‐6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) (ARP 2008) 52.214‐34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (APR 1991)

The following DOSAR provision(s) is/are provided in full text:

652.206‐70 COMPETITION ADVOCATE/OMBUDSMAN (AUG 1999) (DEVIATION)

(a) The Department of State’s Competition Advocate is responsible for assisting industry in removing restrictive requirements from Department of State solicitations and removing barriers to full and open competition and use of commercial items. If such a solicitation is considered competitively restrictive or does not appear properly conducive to competition and commercial practices, potential offerors are encouraged to first contact the contracting office for the respective solicitation. If concerns remain unresolved, contact the Department of State Competition Advocate on (703) 516‐1693, by fax at (703) 875‐6155, or write to: U.S.

Department of State, Competition Advocate, Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE), Suite 900, SA‐27, Washington, DC 20522‐2712.

(b) The Department of State’s Acquisition Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential offerors and contractors during the pre‐award and post‐award phases of this acquisition. The role of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Technical Evaluation Panel or Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official. The purpose of the ombudsman is to facilitate the communication of concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel, and work to resolve them. When requested and appropriate, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to contact the contracting activity ombudsman at 5083‐1000. For an American Embassy or overseas post, refer to the numbers below for the Department Acquisition Ombudsman.

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at a contracting activity level may be referred to the Department of State Acquisition Ombudsman at (703) 516‐1693, by fax at (703) 875‐6155, or write to: Department of State, Acquisition Ombudsman, Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE), Suite 900, SA‐27, Washington, DC 20522‐2712.

Acquisition Method ‐ The Government is conducting this acquisition using the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). If the dollar amount exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold, then the Government will be using the test program for commercial items authorized by Subpart 13.5 of the FAR.

SECTION IV. EVALUATION FACTORS

The Government intends to award a contract/purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror/quoter who is a responsible contractor. The evaluation process shall include the following:

(a) COMPLIANCE REVIEW. The Government will perform an initial review of proposals/quotations received to determine compliance with the terms of the solicitation. The Government may reject as unacceptable proposals/quotations that do not conform to the solicitation.

(b) TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY. Technical acceptability will include a review of past performance and experience as defined in Section 3, along with any technical information provided by the offeror with its proposal/quotation.

(c) PRICE EVALUATION. The lowest price will be determined by multiplying the offered prices times the estimated quantities in “Prices ‐ Continuation of SF‐1449, block 23”, and arriving at a grand total, including all options. The Government reserves the right to reject proposals that are unreasonably low or high in price.

(d) RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION. The Government will determine contractor responsibility by analyzing whether the apparent successful offeror complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1, including:

Adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain them;

Ability to comply with the required performance period, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

Necessary organization, experience, and skills or the ability to obtain them;

Necessary equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them; and

Otherwise, qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

The quotation is open on May 31, 2024, and due on June 15, 2024 at 10PM. Please follow instructions in Section III for a quotation to be considered and email the quotation to: novaf@state.gov. Please note that your price should be valid for 30 days from June 15, 2024.