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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation that Naval Surface

Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to issue, and is a Request for Quotes

(RFQ) for the following Supplies and/or Services.

This requirement is for the fabrication, installation, and commissioning of a controlled open-loop

Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) IAW the PWS along with providing the necessary documentation for the BLWT.

The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2021-02 effective 11/23/2020 located on https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar and the Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20201130 effective 11/30/2020 located at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/change_notices.html SEE ATTACHED SOLICITATION

FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS. The NAICS code is 339999 and the associated PSC code is 6680, and the Small Business Standard is 500 for this procurement: NOTE: A Class

Waiver is not applicable to a procurement unless the NAICS code, PSC, and NAICS Code

Descriptor currently in effect, match the item(s) being procured. This procurement IS NOT being set-aside for small business.

Interested parties may identify their interest to this requirement by submitting a quote and/or capabilities statement no later than 11:00 AM on 30 DEC 2020. It is anticipated one firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued in response to this RFQ. All responses shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number (if applicable), business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Responses to this notice are due on or before 11:00 AM on 30 DEC 2020 to george.delmoral@navy.mil

Point of Contact for this notice is George DelMoral, 757-513-7194, george.delmoral@navy.mil.

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N0016721Q0020

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Lot Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

FFP

PROVIDE BOUNDARY LAYER WIND TUNNEL (BLWT) IAW PWS

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 1300888469

PSC CD: 6680

NET AMT

PERFROMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/INTRODUCTION:

An open-loop wind tunnel will be fabricated, installed and commissioned for studying boundary layer phenomenon located inside of the Anechoic Flow Facility at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.

2.0 BACKGROUND:

The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel will be designed to provide a controlled, high-Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer with low free-stream turbulence levels for the testing of boundary layer propagation. The test section will comprise of a rectangular cross-section with a high aspect ratio length for developing the boundary layer along the floor of the tunnel. The floor should be designed such that interchangeable panels can be easily installed to allow for various instrument configurations to assess the flow. Pressure taps should be run the length of one of the walls of the test section to allow for standardizing measurements taken in the tunnel. The stream wise pressure gradient along the length of the test section will be controllable by adjusting the interior geometry of the test section.

Windows will be provided within the last portion of the test section on either wall to allow optical measurements to be acquired without disturbing the flow.

3.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall fabricate, install, commission, and provide documentation for a controlled open-loop wind tunnel with the following hardware and specifications:

3.1 A blower configured to supply air to the downstream sections of the wind tunnel mentioned herein after.

3.1.1. The blower must utilize 480 VAC or less, 3-phase 60 Hz power not to exceed 180 Amps.

3.1.2. The blower must provide sufficient flow rate to achieve a freestream speed of 40 meters per second in the measurement section of the test section.

3.1.3. The blower must incorporate guarding to safely restrict the accidental ingestion of objects with a cross-sectional area larger than four (4) inches squared.

3.1.4. The design and installation of the blower and the foundation for the blower must facilitate the rapid removal and repositioning of the blower assembly by means of standard hand tools and a pallet jack with a four (4) to seven (7) inch lifting range and a 5000 pound capacity. The blower assembly must allow for access by the pallet jack on both the left and right side of the downstream direction.

3.1.5. Mechanical components of the blower assembly must be isolated from the foundation of the assembly by means of machine vibration dampening pads capable of withstanding any forces generated by the motor or blower.

3.1.6. Any wiring for any sensors or systems that cross the threshold between the blower section and the settling chamber must be made with connectors that can be disconnected with relative ease.

3.1.7. A sensor must be incorporated into the blower assembly to capture the angular velocity of the blower for use with the control interface.

3.2 A settling chamber upstream of the test section to provide uniform low-turbulence airflow to the test section.

3.2.1. The settling chamber must be attached to the blower assembly by means of a semi-flexible rubberized connection that reduces ridged paths for vibration propagation.

3.2.2. The settling chamber must include at least one removable honeycomb screen for breaking up large-scale turbulence from the blower. The honeycomb screen shall have hexagonal elements that have a stream wise length that is seven to ten times longer than the width of the hexagonal element. The honeycomb hexagonal element widths shall be less than ten (10) millimeters.

3.2.3. The settling chamber must include up to six (6) removable fine-mesh screens downstream of the honey comb screen to break up remaining small-scale turbulent flow. The diameter of the wires in the fine-mesh screens shall be less than 0.3 millimeters. The standard mesh size and order (from upstream to downstream) for the screens must be: 24, 24, 24, 32, 46, and 56. Each screen must be housed in frames to allow the ease of access to the screens for maintenance procedures. The spacing between each screen must be no less than 8 centimeters. The most downstream fine-mesh screen shall be 0.2 diameters of the settling chamber upstream of the nozzle that accelerates flow into the test section.

3.2.4. The settling chamber must provide a spatially averaged free stream turbulence intensity, (the fluctuating root-mean-square axial velocity component normalized by the time-mean, free stream axial velocity), less than 0.5% to the test section for an operational range of 3-40 meters per second.

3.2.5. The settling chamber must include a tapered three dimensional contraction by reducing the cross-sectional area in both width and height downstream of the last fine-mesh screen.

3.3 A test section to develop and measure boundary layer flow along the floor of the tunnel.

3.3.1. The test section must be exactly three (3) feet wide, 1.5 feet tall, and at least 12 feet long with the last three (3) feet designated as the measurement section.

3.3.2. The design of the test section must allow the boundary layer to mature along the floor of the tunnel.

3.3.3. The design of the test section must include a means by which to adjust the stream-wise pressure gradient along the entire length of the test section.

3.3.4. There must be static pressure taps must be installed along the entire length of the test section along one wall at six (6) inch intervals.

3.3.5. The test section must include removable panels located along the floor of the test section to facilitate future modifications for additional sensors.

3.3.6. The design must include optical windows spanning the entirety of the measurement section on both walls of the tunnel.

3.4 An exhaust section designed to redirect the exit flow from the test section.

3.4.1. The exhaust section must include a 90 degree bend with turning vanes to redirect the flow upward.

3.4.2. The exhaust section must have an outlet diffuser maintaining a cone angle of less than 4 degrees to achieve pressure recovery and reduce power demand from the blower.

3.4.3. The exhaust section must include a thermocouple and a humidity sensor just downstream of the measurement section noted in Section 3.3.1.

3.5 An interface to control, display, and record the operation of the wind tunnel system.

3.5.1. The interface must have the capability to control the blower by means of a standalone, closed-loop feedback system that accepts inputs from the user, an included pitot static probe, a thermocouple, and a humidity sensor. The interface must also utilize an open-loop control mode which can set the blower angular velocity thru the interface as well as by an analog signal input (0 to 10 volts) or digital signal input (0 to 5 volts sampling at 10 kHz).

3.5.2. The display must show the currently commanded air speed, the actual air speed determined by the pitot static probe, and the angular velocity of the motor.

3.5.3. The interface must allow the user to start and stop the tunnel and input the desired operating air speed and blower angular velocity depending on which mode of operation is desired (see Section 3.5.1).

3.5.4. The interface must provide access to readings from the pitot static probe, thermocouple, humidity sensor, and the static pressure taps.

3.5.5. The calibration settings for the thermocouple and humidity sensor, as well as a means to zero out the pressure readings from the pitot static probe, static ring, and static pressure taps must be accessible through the interface. All calibration settings must be editable from the interface.

3.5.6. The interface must include a log that must record the operating date and time, commanded speed, actual speed, blower angular velocity, temperature, humidity, and the pressure values of the pitot static probe and static pressure taps. A separate log must be included that records the total run time for each operating day as well as any maintenance notes that are entered for that day. The interface must be able to display the total run time for the life of the wind tunnel as well as the run time and any maintenance notes between two selectable dates.

3.5.7. Analog outputs must be included for the blower angular velocity, temperature, humidity, pitot static probe, and actual air speed on scale of 0 to 10 volts.

3.5.8. The units displayed by the interface, recorded by the logging feature, and used for the output and input signals must follow the international system of units.

3.5.9. The software and hardware must be open-source and comprised of commercial-off-the shelf items readily available and accessible remotely via an Ethernet connection.

3.6 Safety interlocks must be included in the design of the tunnel.

3.6.1. The design of the tunnel must include a mechanical emergency stop switch to de-energize the motor within reach of the control interface regardless of the state of the control interface.

3.6.2. The design of the tunnel must include a three (3) pole keyed switch that has three settings: 1) prevent the un-authorized energizing of the blower motor and lock out the control interface (without key), 2) allow the authorized user to navigate the control interface and view the settings and logs for the system while keeping the motor de-energized (with key), and 3) allow the authorized user the ability to energize the motor and operate the tunnel (with key).

3.7 The wind tunnel must not exceed 33 feet in length, six (6) feet in width, and seven (7) feet in height at any point.

4.0 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

No additional qualifications are specified.

5.0 DELIVERABLES:

5.1 Documentation.

5.1.1. The contractor shall provide two sets of hard copies and one set of digital manuals detailing procedures for installation and removal, maintenance, operation, and accident prevention. (CDRL A001)

5.1.2. The contractor shall provide two sets of hard copies and one set of digital standards detailing the fabrication drawings used to machine and assemble the system. (CDRL A002)

5.1.3. The contractor shall provide the Safety Data Sheets associated with any hazardous materials incorporated into the design of the system and used to maintain the system. (CDRL A003)

5.1.4. The contractor shall provide Digital Computer Aided Design (CADD) files used to design the tunnel along with calculations used to assess the performance of the tunnel prior to fabrication and after any alterations. (CDRL A004)

5.1.5. Where applicable, the contractor shall provide all manuals and calibration records related to commercial off the shelf items incorporated into the tunnel design. (CDRL A005)

5.1.6. The contractor shall provide a report of operational test results as outlined in Section 6.3 no later than 30 days after completing the test. (CDRL A006)

5.1.7. The contractor shall provide copies of software and code used to operate the wind tunnel utilizing the control method outlined in Section 3.5. (CDRL A002)

5.2 Warranties. (See CDRL A007)

5.2.1. The blower and motor shall be warranted as free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 36 months from the date of manufacture.

5.2.2. Sensors, sensor drivers, and control electronics shall be NIST certified where applicable and warranted as free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 24 months from the date of manufacture.

5.2.3. Software maintenance and support will be included by the contractor for five (5) years following the commissioning of the tunnel.

5.2.4. The Government will perform acceptance testing not to exceed requirements stated in this PWS which will take up to 60 days to complete. If the system fails acceptance testing the contractor shall be provided the results of the acceptance testing and is required to repair the issues at the contractor’s expense.

6.0 INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING:

6.1 The contractor shall be responsible for delivery, installation, and commissioning of the wind tunnel system.

The contractor shall provide notice to the Government technical point of contact and to the project manager at least 60 days prior to delivery. The contractor shall provide equipment and personnel to unload and position the systems for installation. The Government will be responsible for all utility hookups required to install and operate the system.

6.2 Following installation, the contractor shall inspect the system for overall alignment, fit-up, structural integrity, and the proper operation of adjustable settings and safety systems. The Government will witness these checks and will require the contractor to correct any deficiencies before the system can be operated.

6.3 The contractor shall perform operational testing with Government overview to demonstrate that the system meets all the requirements outlined in Section 3.0. The operational testing will be performed at 20 speeds chosen by the technical point of contact between 3 and 40 meters per second in a configuration void of any test articles and must be able to demonstrate steady readings within 1% of the testing speed.

Additional runs will be conducted at five (5) speeds chosen by the technical point of contact and will be used to verify that the area-averaged freestream axial velocity turbulence intensity at the inlet of the test section is less than one half percent. An additional five (5) runs will be used to verify the stream-wise pressure gradient and the control surfaces that alter that gradient.

7.0 TRAINING:

The contractor shall provide training on how to operate and maintain the system safely. This training shall not exceed one (1) full day and will be provided to a maximum of four (4) Government participants at NSWCCD.

8.0 SPARE PARTS:

The contractor shall provide spare parts to included one (1) 56 fine-mesh screen assembly, one (1) 24 mesh screen assembly, two (2) empty screen assemblies, one (1) honeycomb assembly, two (2) test section floor panels, two (2) test section window panels, and one (1) operating interface complete with software. These parts will be built to facilitate easy repair to the wind tunnel and housed in a dedicated protective container provided and configured by the contractor.

9.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

All work products will be designated UNCLASSIFIED. The contractor shall seek permission from the Government before sharing design and fabrication information with any sub-contractors or any third party.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 30-SEP-2021 1 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

CARDEROCK

RECEIVING OFFICER

NSWCCD

9500 MACARTHUR BLVD

WEST BETHESDA MD 20817-5700

301-227-1531 FOB: Destination

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

JUN 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

JUN 2020

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-- Representation

JAN 2017

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

JUN 2016

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.211-15 Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements APR 2008 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JUN 2020 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.222-22 Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports FEB 1999 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance APR 1984 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain

Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

JUN 2020

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.246-2 Inspection Of Supplies--Fixed Price AUG 1996 52.246-16 Responsibility For Supplies APR 1984 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

DEC 2019

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers SEP 2010 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense

Contractors.

JAN 2018

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013 252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors DEC 2017 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items FEB 2014 252.227-7027 Deferred Ordering Of Technical Data Or Computer Software APR 1988 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

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252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items OCT 2020 252.244-7001 Alt I Contractor Purchasing System Administration (May 2014) --

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MAY 2014

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AUG 2016

252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts MAY 2018 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] has or [ ___ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.

(c) If the Offeror indicates ``has'' in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code:

Immediate owner legal name: ___

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:

[ ___ ] Yes or [ ___ ] No.

(d) If the Offeror indicates ``yes'' in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code:

Highest-level owner legal name:

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

(End of provision)

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [____] is or [____] is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: ____ (or mark “Unknown”).

Predecessor legal name: ____.

(Do not use a “doing business as” name).

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-- Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

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

(b) Prohibition.

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

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

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

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

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

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

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

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

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

(d) Representations. The Offeror represents that--

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

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that--

It [] does, [] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

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

(i) For covered equipment--

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

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

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

(ii) For covered services--

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

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

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

(i) For covered equipment--

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

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

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

(ii) For covered services--

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

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

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (AUG 2020)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

and

(D) Have , have not , within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager;

head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A

FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that--

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be DX rated order; [X] DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The provision is amended as follows:

Interested vendors shall send the quotation to the Navy in the following way:

(a) Directly to: george.delmoral@navy.mil

The quotation shall consist of two parts: (1) a written technical submission and (2) price information.

I. Technical

a. For the Parts/Supply portion, the quote shall include information that demonstrates its controlled open-loop wind tunnel meets the minimum requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

b. For the Services/Install portion, the quote shall contain all requirements as defined in the PWS to include full delivery on or before 30 SEP 21.

II. Price

Quotes submitted shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Services contained in the solicitation, which identifies the requested item(s), unit price inclusive of shipping (if any), extended price, and total Firm Fixed Price.

Quotes shall be held firm for sixty (60) days.

Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(a) Basis for Award

The Government has determined that an award to the responsible Quoter that submits the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote in response to this solicitation will represent the best value to the Government. Quotes will be evaluated to determine the LPTA quote based on the following factors:

Factor 1 Price Factor 2 Technical Capability

A quote must be rated "ACCEPTABLE" for each non-price factor to be eligible for award. An "UNACCEPTABLE" rating for any non-price factor will result in the entire quote being rated "UNACCEPTABLE" overall; an overall rating of "UNACCEPTABLE" makes a quote ineligible for award. A quote must contain sufficient information to enable evaluators to determine acceptability; if there is insufficient information to determine acceptability of the quote, the quote will be rated “UNACCEPTABLE” overall. Each of the evaluation factors will be rated as set forth below. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability.

The Government will evaluate the lowest priced quote for technical acceptability. If it is not acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest quote for technical acceptability, and so forth, to determine the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quote, at which point all evaluations will stop.

The Government reserves the right to request that the awardee reduce its total price, or adjust CLIN prices with no change to total price, in order to reduce administrative costs and avoid unnecessary burdens for the agency pursuant to FAR 13.002.

(b) Evaluation Factors Factor 1: Price Quotes must include a proposed price for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The Government will determine prices by adding the total proposed price for all CLINS. Quotes will be ranked from lowest- to highest-priced.

Factor 2: Technical Capability The Government will evaluate the lowest priced Quoter for acceptability of Technical Capability. If the quote is not found to be acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest quote for acceptability of technical capability, and so forth, to determine the lowest-priced quote that is acceptable for Technical Capability.

Technical Capability evaluations will result in one of the following ratings:

TABLE 1 - TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Quote does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Minimum Requirements:

The following are the minimum requirements a quote must meet to be deemed acceptable for the Technical Capability factor:

1) The quote must meet the requirements set forth in the PWS, the delivery date on or before 30 SEP 21 identified in the Delivery Information of this Solictitation, and the terms and conditions found in the solicitation.

PRICE

Quoters responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the government may request quoters to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts.

QUESTIONS: Any questions in relation to this solicitation shall be submitted to George DelMoral by email at george.delmoral@navy.mil. The cut-off date for questions is 11:00 am on 18 December 2020.

(c) Contract Award The Government shall mail or email a written notice of award to the successful quoter. Upon receipt, the quoter shall either commence performance, or have an authorized representative sign the award and return it to the Contracting Officer; a binding contract is formed upon the earlier of either of those actions.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2020)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

“Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation,” means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an…