Part 12 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation RFQ - TDR Cable Testers.pdf

SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: W91CRB-26-Q-KZMW –

Request for Quote (RFQ) for Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Cable Testers

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO

FAR) 12.202(b)(1) as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number W91CRB-26-Q-KZMW is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This action is posted as competitive 100% small business set-aside under NAICS Code: 334515

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. The size standard for the NAICS Code is 750 employees. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide and https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.

Quotes must be valid for 60 days after the RFQ closing date.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), an agency of the

Government, intends to procure TDR Cable Testers. This effort is in support of the U.S. Army

Security Assistance Command (USASAC) located in New Cumberland, PA. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the country of the Korea under Case KS-B-ZMW. The

Government anticipates the issuance of at least one (1) commercial Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract as a result of subject synopsis/solicitation.

Description:

Line Item Description NSN Quantity Unit of Issue

0001 Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Cable Testers 6625-01-579-6793 9 Each

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Delivery:

Vendor will NOT deliver the equipment; they will prepare shipment for delivery/pickup and contact the freight forwarder to arrange shipment of materials.

Additional information required for shipment preparation will be provided on the contract.

Shipment costs are paid by the Government, and no shipping costs should be included with the quote.

Please note that coordinating pickup for FMS shipments can be a lengthy process, and no https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html storage fees will be paid.

The quote must clearly indicate the address where the goods will be picked up. Pickup location must be within the continental United States.

Other Information/Requirements:

1. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that their Offer is compliant with ALL provisions of the RFO FAR and its supplements. The Government MAY, but is not obligated to, consider an Offer that is non-compliant with any provision of the RFO FAR and its supplements. Furthermore, the Government is NOT required to inform any

Offeror that their Offer is non-compliant with the RFO FAR or any of its supplements.

Failure of an Offer to comply with any provision of the RFO FAR and its supplements may result in the Offeror being deemed non-responsive to the solicitation.

2. Determination of Contractor’s Responsibility will be made in accordance with RFO FAR

52.204-7, System for Award Management – Registration. In accordance with RFO FAR

9.103, contracts will be awarded only to prospective contractors that the Contracting

Officer determines to be responsible. To qualify for this acquisition, offerors must meet the general standards of responsibility set forth in RFO FAR 9.104. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined non-responsible by the Contracting Officer.

In accordance with RFO FAR 4.203, offerors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will utilize these representations and certifications to assist in making the responsibility determination. Prospective offerors must be actively registered in SAM, and have their representations and certifications completed, prior to award. Offers or quotations received from vendors who do not have an active SAM registration at the time of offer/quote submission will not be considered.

The assigned SAM Unique Entity Identification code must be included with quote submission.

3. The Government requires that all supplies are prepared for shipment as soon as possible.

Contractors shall propose a delivery date and a pickup location within the continental

United States for the items.

4. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

5. The offeror shall submit their quote via email to Sara Allen, Contract Specialist, sara.e.allen12.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EDT-U.S. 11 September 2026.

Contact Information:

Sara Allen

Contract Specialist https://usg01.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sam.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csara.e.allen12.civ%40army.mil%7C0a92af8c8aaf4903036f08ded2aca19c%7Cfae6d70f954b481192b60530d6f84c43%7C0%7C0%7C639179836034264954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QnUhPdrQpQHd%2FYxbDmjFygbzJN5XCB%2FobwwRfT%2B0moY%3D&reserved=0

Army Contracting Command –Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)

Email – sara.e.allen12.civ@army.mil

BASIS FOR AWARD:

The Government intends to award a commercial firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with RFO FAR 12.203 Evaluation.

A single award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. (Note: See RFO FAR 52.212-2 for evaluation criteria detailed herein).

In accordance with RFO FAR 52.212-1(d), the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with RFO FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation—Commercial

Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)”:

Technical and Past Performance will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis.

Price will be evaluated based upon the total proposed price for the items listed above.

Award will be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote with an acceptable rating in the

Technical factor and an acceptable (or Not Applicable (N/A)*) rating in the Past Performance factor.

*Offerors with no recent and relevant history in the Contractor Performance Assessment

Reporting System (CPARS) will not receive an unacceptable past performance rating and will instead receive a Not Applicable (N/A).

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Additionally, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to make one, multiple, or no awards under this solicitation.

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror MUST demonstrate that they can meet the specifications provided in the solicitation. The technical element of the evaluation will mailto:sara.e.allen12.civ@army.mil be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not provided in the quote.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows:

RFO FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements-Representation

RFO FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

RFO FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

RFO FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.

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

RFO FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

RFO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

RFO FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor

RFO FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

RFO FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans

RFO FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

RFO FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

RFO FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

RFO FAR 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

RFO FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

RFO FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

RFO FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

RFO FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award

RFO FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

RFO FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

RFO FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions

RFO FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.

RFO FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.

RFO FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

RFO FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses.

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

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

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

Services—Representation

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

Services

DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales – See full text below.

DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments

DFARS 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items

DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—

Representation

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

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

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services

DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

DFARS 252.247-7028 Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/ Instructions

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales.

As prescribed in 225.7307(a), use the following clause.

RESTRICTION ON CONTINGENT FEES FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES

(APR 2003)

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this clause, contingent fees, as defined in the

Covenant Against Contingent Fees clause of this contract, are generally an allowable cost, provided the fees are paid to—

(1) A bona fide employee of the Contractor; or https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

(2) A bona fide established commercial or selling agency maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business.

(b) For foreign military sales, unless the contingent fees have been identified and payment approved in writing by the foreign customer before contract award, the following contingent fees are unallowable under this contract:

(1) For sales to the Government(s) of Republic of Korea, contingent fees in any amount.

(2) For sales to Governments not listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, contingent fees exceeding $50,000 per foreign military sale case.

(End of clause)