Request for Quote.docx

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

GENERAL INFORMATION

The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Bldg. 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to procure IT hardware to facilitate a data center relocation. The Government is soliciting for “Open Market” quotes only. This requirement is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. Only quotes from small business vendors will be accepted. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by both reference and full text. The full text of clauses incorporated by reference may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

DELIVERY INFORMATION: All items shall be shipped to the following address: 26th Network Operations Squadron ATTN: Capt Jacob Vance 515 East Moore Dr Bldg 880 Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL 36114

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS:

1. This will be a competitive firm-fixed priced purchase order. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. This solicitation is being issued on a competitive basis. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quote, the quoter must follow the instructions contained herein. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quoter being ineligible for award.

2. Specific Instructions:

a) Quoter must submit a dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation.

b) Product Requirement: Quoter must submit a quote for the datacenter relocation hardware as outlined in the Schedule of Supplies/Services for CLIN 0001. Quoter must be able to meet the exact hardware specifications listed in paragraph 2.1 of the attached Statement of Requirement (SOR).

c) Delivery Date: The quoter shall propose a realistic date (based on days after date of contract) for the requirements identified in this solicitation. The delivery date shall take into consideration availability, ordering, shipping and any other factors that could affect the delivery of the item(s) being proposed under this solicitation.

Delivery date will be incorporated into the resulting contract.

d) To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoW Systems for Award Management database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

e) Quoter must confirm country of origin. If any products offered are not a domestic, qualifying country, or designated country end product IAW R-DFARS 252.225-7001 (Buy American and Balance of Payments Program), offerors are required to submit a completed copy of the R-DFARS 252.225-7000 (Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate) certification, from SAM, with their quote.

f) Section 889: By submission of its quote, the quoter represents that it is in compliance with RFO 52.240-90(c) Covered telecommunications equipment or services representatives.

g) Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, SSgt Spencer Jones, (334) 953-5005, spencer.jones.10@us.af.mil; and the Contracting Officer, Jeremy Kersey, (334) 953-3526, jeremy.kersey.1@us.af.mil. All responses shall be received by 1:00 p.m. CDT on 31 August 2026. Email is the preferred method of contact. Upon receipt of your quote, the Government will confirm receipt within 24 hours. If a confirmation has not been received within 24 hours, please contact the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer identified in this notice.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

1. Award will be made to the lowest priced submitter that meets the minimum criteria identified below. Quotes will be assigned ratings of Acceptable (clearly meets minimum requirements) and Unacceptable (does not clearly meet minimum requirements).

Product Requirement: Submitter’s quote will be evaluated for acceptability to ensure the contractor has provided proof of capability to provide the products outlined in paragraph 2.1 of the SOR.

2. Price: The Government may use any of the following price analysis techniques IAW RFO 15.404 to determine price reasonableness: comparison of proposed prices received, comparison of previously proposed prices and previous Government and commercial contract prices, comparison with competitive published price lists or market prices, comparison with independent Government cost estimates, comparison with market research, and analysis of pricing information provided by the offeror.

ATTACHMENTS (2):

1. Statement of Requirement

2. Provisions and Clauses