N0017326QCM01 - Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf

SOLICITATION NO. N0017326QCM01

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.2 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, DFARS Publication Notice (DPN) 20251110, and NMCARS 26-03.

General Information

Solicitation Type Solicitation Number Posted Date Response Date / Time NAICS Code Size Standard Product or Service Code Set-Aside Contract Type Point(s) of Contact

Request for Quote, FAR Subpart 12.2

N0017326QCM01

May 7, 2026 May 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EST 333248 750 employees N/A - Full & Open Competition Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Connor Murphy, Contract Specialist, connor.j.murphy14.civ@us.navy.mil Sonya Diaz De Leon, Contracting Officer, sonya.a.diazdeleon.civ@us.navy.mil

All changes to this solicitation that occur prior to the closing date will be issued via amendment posted to the announcement on Contract Opportunities (www.SAM.gov). It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor the announcement for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those vendors that provide a quote will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award.

Questions must be submitted to the Point(s) of Contact listed above no later than five (5) days after the Posted Date.

Requirement Information

The Naval Research Lab (NRL) in Washington, DC has a requirement for the procurement of a Specialty Fiber Optic Draw Tower.

The anticipated line item structure as follows is based on the items outlined in the Salient Characteristics (Attachment 1):

Item Schedule of Supplies/Services Quantity Unit Price

(USD)

Total Price

(USD)

0001 Draw Tower Frame

1.2m wide x 1.2m x deep x 9m tall footprint

1 $ $

0002 Preform Feed System

1.5 m minimum

1 $ $

0003 Preform Pressure Control System

4 independent channels +500mBar inert gas / - 900mBar vacuum, (+/-)0.1mBar

1 $ $

0004 Furnace & Control System

Resistive, water cooled 2300C max, Preform diameters 10mm to 50mm

1 $ $

0005 Fiber Diameter Measurement System

80 µm to 1000 µm (+/-0.1um)

1 $ $

0006 Belt/Caterpillar Capstan

0.1 to 10 m/min

1 $ $

0007 Coating Pressurization Control System 1 $ $ 0008 Independent Acrylate Coating Applicator

Heated coating reservoir & die base, pressurization control, coating bubble stripper, standard coating dies (matched sets heads 1 & 2, 3 fiber size ranges 125um, 250um, and 400um fiber production)

2 $ $

0009 LED Curing System

365nm LED 12w/cm^2

2 $ $

0010 Coated Fiber Diameter Measurement System 2 $ $ 0011 Tension Monitor

0-500gm minimum

1 $ $

0012 Main Capstan w/ Tension Measurement

1 to 200 m/min

1 $ $

0013 Fiber Take-Up 1 $ $ 0014 Capstan Control System 1 $ $ 0015 System Application Documentation 1 $ $ 0016 Project Manager & Installation Supervision 1 $ $ 0017 Commissioning at Contractor’s Site 1 $ $ 0018 Software Access 1 NSP NSP 0019 Packing and Shipping 1 $ $

TOTAL PRICE

*NSP – Not Separately Priced USD – US Dollar

Alternative line items structures that best reflect the Offeror’s practices and proposed items may be submitted.

Delivery and Other Requirement Information

Estimated Delivery Date 10 Months from Date of Award Delivery Location Receiving Officer

Contract Number: TBD ATTN: Daniel Rhonehouse

CODE: 5624

LOCATION:

Naval Research Laboratory 4555 Overlook Ave. SW Washington, DC 20375

Inspection / Acceptance

Destination - All items delivered under this action will be inspected/accepted by the Government within thirty (30) days of delivery.

FOB Point Destination

DPAS N/A

Quotation Submission Information

(a) Submission: Quotations shall be submitted electronically via email to the Point(s) of Contact by the Response Date/Time identified in the General Information Section above. A confirmation of receipt will be provided, but it is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that its response/quote is received in its entirety and in a timely manner.

(b) Quote Requirements: Offerors shall provide a quote with their proposed products, country of origin, and pricing (in US Dollar (USD), along with product literature for the items being offered so that compliance with the specifications can be evaluated. The quote shall also include:

1. Description of standard commercial warranty and any extended warranty and pricing (if not described in the Offeror’s standard terms and conditions), and warranty for any underlying subcomponents. Any warranty information will be included in the contract by addendum.

2. If shipping is not priced as a separate line item, a statement that shipping is included in the overall price of the items.

3. Documentation from the manufacturer stating that they are an authorized dealer/reseller/distributor for the specific item(s) being procured, if applicable.

4. Software Licenses - If including a software license in its quotation, Offerors shall provide a summary of its standard federal government software license in its technical quotation. The full software license must be added as an attachment to the quote. If the Offeror does not have a Federal Government software license, the Offeror shall provide a summary and copy of its commercial software license customarily provided to the public.

(c) Company Information: The Offeror shall ensure the following information is submitted:

Expiration date for quoted and submitted prices Company Name Address CAGE / UEI Number Web Page URL (if applicable) Company Point of Contract, phone # and e-mail

(d) System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. Offers received from entities not actively registered in SAM at the time of submission may be deemed non-compliant.

(e) This procurement is for new equipment ONLY. No remanufactured or "gray market" items are acceptable. All equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

(f) Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller or partner for the proposed equipment/system, such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty, and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

Evaluation and Basis for Award

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Factors other than price shall be considered, and a Price/Technical Tradeoff analysis of both price and non-price factors will be conducted as part of each submission’s evaluation. Trade-off considerations may result in the determination that it is in the best interest of the Government to award to an Offeror that does not have the lowest price technically acceptable offer, or similarly, an Offeror that does not have the highest technically-rated offer. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Compliance with Specifications

The Government will evaluate proposals based on how well the proposed product(s) meet the minimum requirements of Attachment 1.

Rating Description

Acceptable The proposal meets all minimum requirements of Attachment 1 Unacceptable The proposal does NOT meet all minimum requirements of Attachment 1

2. Supplier’s Past Performance

IAW DFARS 252.204-7024 (DEVIATION 2026-O0043), the contracting officer shall consider data available in the statistical reporting module of the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) regarding the supplier’s past performance history for the PSC and/or NAICS of the supplies being purchased.

Ratings:

o Low Risk: SPRS Supplier Risk Score of Blue, Purple, or Green, indicating a higher score in

SPRS and are therefore, considered to have a lower risk of poor contract performance o High Risk: SPRS Supplier Risk Score of Yellow or Red, indicating a lower score in SPRS and are therefore, considered to have a higher risk of poor contract performance o Neutral: In the case of a supplier without a record of relevant past performance history in

SPRS for the NAICS or PSC of the supplies being purchased, the supplier may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for its past performance history.

3. Cost/Price

The Government anticipates making a determination of fair and reasonable price based on competitive quotes as described in FAR 12.204(a). If only one response is received, the Government will determine the price to be fair and reasonable using standard price analysis techniques (e.g. knowledgeable sources, market research, historical prices, etc.).

(b) Order of Importance: Factor 1 (Compliance with Specifications), Factor 2 (Supplier’s Past Performance) and Factor 3 (Cost/Price) are EQUALLY IMPORTANT.

(c) Award on Initial Responses; Exchanges with Best-Suited Contractor: The Government anticipates selecting the best-suited contractor from initial responses, without engaging in exchanges with vendors. Vendors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this RFQ. However, the Government may engage in limited exchanges to clarify certain aspects of quotes. Once the Government determines the contractor that is the best-suited (i.e., the apparent successful contractor), the Government reserves the right to communicate with only that contractor to address any remaining issues and revise quotes, if necessary, and finalize an award with that contractor. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined in the sole discretion of the Government, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with the next best-suited contractor and address any remaining issues and revise quotes, if necessary, and finalize an award with that contractor.

Attachments and Exhibits

Attachment 1 – Salient Characteristics

Applicable Provisions / Clauses

The following clauses will be incorporated into the resultant award:

Regulation Title Date IBR or FT* FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 IBR FAR 52.203-6 Alt 1 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the

Government

JUN 2020 IBR

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

(DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEVIATON)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation

(DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 FT

FAR 52.222-50 Alt 1 Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEVIATION) FEB 2026 IBR FAR 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal

Contractors

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (DEVIATION) FEB 2026 IBR FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate OCT 2022 FT FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational

Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States

MAY 2020 IBR

FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text

Messaging While Driving

MAY 2024 IBR

FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements FEB 2026 IBR FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for

Award Management

OCT 2018 IBR

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

Subcontractors

MAR 2023 IBR

FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award (DEVIATION) FEB 2026 IBR FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

(DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEVIATION) FEB 2026 IBR FAR 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor

Information Systems (DEVIATION)

FEB 2026 IBR

FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (DEVIATION)

MAY 2026 IBR

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998 FT DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former

DoD Officials

SEP 2011 IBR

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DEC 2022 IBR

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 IBR DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and

Cyber Incident Reporting (DEVIATION 2024- O0013)

MAY 2024 IBR

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

JAN 2023 IBR

DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation JAN 2023 FT DFARS 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers SEP 2010 IBR DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023 IBR DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022 IBR DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry AUG 2025 IBR DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements (DEVIATION 2020-O0019) JAN 2022 IBR DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 IBR DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the

Maduro Regime

JAN 2023 IBR

DFARS 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

JUN 2023 IBR

DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

JAN 2023 IBR

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DEC 2018 IBR

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions JAN 2023 FT DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 IBR DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk DEC 2022 IBR DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2022 IBR DFARS 252.244-7999 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (DEVIATION 2026-O0015)

FEB 2026 IBR

DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues JAN 2023 IBR DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts JAN 2023 IBR DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea OCT 2024 IBR

*Incorporated by reference or incorporated by full text in resultant award

Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEVIATION)(FEB 2026)

AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Authorized Government Representative (AGR) for Inspection and Acceptance- Daniel Rhonehouse, Code 5624, (202) 767-8701, email: daniel.l.rhonehouse.civ@us.navy.mil.

The following provisions are applicable to this solicitation:

Regulation Title Date FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain

Federal Transactions

SEP 2024

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management – Registration (DEVIATION) FEB 2026 FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEVIATION)

FEB 2026

FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation FEB 2026 FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

(DEVIATION)

FEB 2026

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2022 DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—

Representation

DEC 2019

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

MAY 2021

DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023 DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime MAY 2022 DFARS 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur

Autonomous Region–Representation

JUN 2023

Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEVIATION) (FEB 2026)

FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of Offers: See additional Quotation Submission Information above

FAR 52.233-2 - Service of Protest (DEVIATION) (FEB 2026)

(a) Protests, (as defined in FAR 33.102), that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), must be served on the Contracting Officer identified in the solicitation by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them.

(b) The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) – https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS) -https://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/DASN-P/Pages/NMCARS.aspx DoD Class Deviations - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html

(End of Provision)