Request for Quote IT Research Subscription.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE GUNTER ANNEX ALABAMA

10 August 2020

MEMORANDUM FOR WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB) CONCERNS

FROM: AFLCMC/HICK

490 East Moore Drive, Bldg. 892; Room 130 Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex AL 36114-3000

SUBJECT: Request for Quote FA8771-20-Q-0028

1. This Request for Quote is being issued for Information Technology Research Subscriptions. This order will be firm fixed price with a period of performance from 04Septermeber – 03 September 2021. The evaluation of your quote (offer) will be based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures.

2. In accordance with (IAW) the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) specifically Section 889(a)(1)(B), effective on or after August 13, 2020, contracting officers shall not award contracts or issue task or delivery orders to an offeror 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, unless an exception at FAR 4.2102(b) applies or a waiver is granted.

a. Please complete provision at FAR 52.204-24 (attachment 1) and submit with quote.

**Please note that offerors who represent that they will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services etc. ONLY have to represent so by marking the appropriate box in section d of the provision. Offerors who represent that they will provide covered telecommunications equipment or services etc. will have to submit additional information as requested by the provision.**

3. IAW FAR 19.1503 Status, Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), self-certified as an WOSB concern in SAM, and have submitted documents verifying eligibility at the time of initial award to the WOSB Program Repository. verification of WOSB status upon contract award. Offerors that are not and or cannot verify WOSB status will not be eligible for contract award.

4. To be eligible for award offerors must address ALL requirements of this solicitation.

5. Please review the requirements list (Attachment 2) and the Statement of Objectives (SOO) (Attachment 3). The quote should reflect the unit and total cost for each product name listed on Attachment 2 to this RFQ.

6. Quotes are due no later than 1200 CST, Tuesday, 18 August 2020.

7. This RFQ is not an authorization to begin performance and in no way obligates the Government for any cost incurred by your company for this requirement. The Government reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time prior to award and is under no obligation to make an award as a result of this RFQ.

8. If you have any questions, please submit them by email to the Contracting Officer, Princess

Kendrick at princess.kendrick@us.af.mil with a courtesy copy to the Contract Specialist, Andrew Williams at andrew.williams.67@us.af.mil no later than this Thursday 13 August 2020.

Clause(s) and Provision Incorporated by Full Text:

FAR Provision 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (attached)

Clause(s) and Provision Incorporated by Reference

FAR Clause 52.204-25 - Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

Princess J. Kendrick Contracting Officer

Attachment (3):

1. Representation Template

2. Requirements List

3. Statement of Objective (SOO) mailto:princess.kendrick@us.af.mil mailto:andrew.williams.67@us.af.mil

Attachment 1 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation in 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 the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, or in paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Covered telecommunications equipment or services”, “critical technology”, and “substantial or essential component” have the meanings provided in clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. 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. Contractors are not prohibited from providing—

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or 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) Representation. The Offeror represents that 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.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it “will” provide covered telecommunications equipment or services”, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer—

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

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

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known); and

(4) For equipment, 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).

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Attachment 2

Requirements List (Brand Name)

CLIN/QUANTITY DESCRIPTION PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

0001/1 Information Technology Research Subscription Enterprise wide

04 September 2020 - 03 September 2020

Attachment 3 Statement of Objectives (SOO)

1. GENERAL

Acquiring an enterprise-wide Information Technology Research Subscription to support the ~1150 General Schedule (GS) and military personnel executing the acquisition and subsequent continuous delivery of capabilities for ~156 Defense Business Programs supporting 70+ stakeholders.

2. INTRODUCTION

Regardless whether a government organization or commercial company, the business system sector is facing extremely rapid technological changes and widespread disruption of the traditional development models and a much tighter technology cycle. Successfully transforming an organization such as the AFLCMC Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate to keep pace requires provisioning the civilian service and military workforce with access to a continuous flow of research and virtual events to educate personnel, embolden innovation at all levels, and support the development of viable/comprehensive courses of actions essential to decision-making.

3. OBJECTIVES

a. Provision BES personnel with a readily accessible source of research material and subject matter expertise related to emerging practices and technologies with potential applicability to Defense Business Systems.

Though subject to change, topics should include subjects such as:

(1) Agile Transformation

(2) Emerging Software Engineering Practices

(3) Enterprise Architecture

(4) Advanced Analytics

(5) Cloud Services/Migration

(6) Business Intelligence

(7) Data Mining

(8) Business-Technology Strategy

(9) Risk Management

(10) Digital Transformation

b. Provide web-access to a database of IT written and multimedia research products (to include archived and current content) on a wide-range of IT related topics relevant to business systems.

c. Access to virtual events (e.g. webinars, Q&A, etc.) for BES personnel to interact with experts on key topics listed above.

d. Unlimited phone inquiries with analysts to assist personnel interpretation of how the respective research and underlying technologies could be integrated into the business systems.

e. Four 1-2 hour virtual strategy sessions on topics deemed pertinent by AFMCLC/HI in relation to the above topics.

f. Consultative Support such as workshops, coaching, and mentoring engagements deemed necessary by the government to further explore subject areas covered under the subscription as listed in para 3.a. (unfunded

CLIN NTE $50K).

4. SCOPE

a. In terms of this requirement, the “enterprise” includes all military, civil service, and contracted personnel assigned to the AFLCMC/HI Directorate. Though subject to periodic vacillations the enterprise is comprised of approximately 1100 contractors, 800 Civilians, 280 Enlisted, and 90 Officers.

b. The exact number of personnel of the licenses will fluctuate in response to common personnel actions. Any increase in the total number of personnel will not incur a proportional increase in the price of the enterprise license.

5. PERIOD OF PERFOMANCE

a. The enterprise license will cover 12-months...

6. HOURS OF OPERATION

a. Contractor shall provide access to the database of IT written and multimedia research products 24 hours a day, seven (7) days per week.

b. Analyst phone inquiries will be conducted during normal business hours 7:30AM-4:30PM Central Standard Time and coordinated on a case-by-case basis.