RFQ_FA441825Q0003.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Services

General Information Title: Joint Base Charleston Local Telecommunication Services Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: FA441825Q0003 Posted Date: 27 January 2025 Response Date: 10 February 2025 Classification Code (PSC/FSC): DG11 - IT and Telecom—Network Telecom Access Services Set-Aside: N/A, Full & Open Competition NAICS Code: 517111

Contracting Office Address Department of the Air Force, AMC, 628th Contracting Squadron/PKA, 101 E. Hill Blvd, Joint Base Charleston, SC 29404

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only attempt to solicit offerors or notification of opportunity. Proposals are requested and a separate synopsis will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

The synopsis/solicitation reference number is FA441825Q0003 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The RFQ format is attached to this combination synopsis/solicitation that will be used to submit quotes.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05. See https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

This acquisition is solicited as Full & Open Competition. The applicable NAICS code is 517111 with a size standard of $35M. All responsible sources may submit a quotation using the attached Request for Quote (RFQ).

Contractor shall submit a quote for the essential Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) and features supporting Charleston AFB – Charleston naval Weapons Station Joint Base. Site specific equipment connectivity requirements are identified in Attachment 1, PWS - Appendix A, along with required features. This LTS will support the installation 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year (24/7/365).

The contractor shall provide all services identified in the attached form. Please see Attachment No. 1 – PWS LTS.

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The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: https://www.acquisition.gov/)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

Price: Offerors shall submit their quotation using Attachment 2 – RFQ Worksheet/Pricing Sheet.

Technical:

a. The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, facilities, materials, and services needed to perform and provide local access to the designated circuit demarcation point(s) identified in Appendix A to the PWS. These services shall include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the Contractor’s proposed solution is compatible with the Government’s current infrastructure without additional Government expense. Access to the local exchange shall also include operator assistance functions. These services shall not include residential or business services for non-Government entities or Government contractors. The Contractor shall follow all Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Public Utility Commission (PUC), Department of Defense (DoD), AF, and industry standards for this requirement.

b. The Contractor shall provide and install transmission equipment and cables for local exchange access and transport service circuits to the Government-provided floor space at the Government demarcation location(s) identified in Appendix A. The Contractor shall connect to Government-provided power connection points and termination frames. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Government Point of Contact (POC) (primary and alternate names, emails, and telephone numbers shall be provided by the Government No Later Than (NLT) five days after contract award) prior to any installation.

The Government does not authorize aerial cable installations.

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer conforming to the solicitation and will be considered as the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in the following relative order of importance:

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1. Price. The Government will evaluate the total price of the offer for award purposes.

2. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement.

3. The Government will award a contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer.

All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov

The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (May 2024), applies to this acquisition.

Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, mail, or delivery by 10 February 2025, no later than 3:00 PM EST. Requests should be marked with solicitation number FA441825Q0003.

Address questions to Jalen Williams, Contract Specialist, at (843) 673-4498 or Jalen.Williams.8@us.af.mil; and Dillon Johnson, Contracting Officer, at (843) 963- 3310 or Dillon.Johnson.18@us.af.mil.

List of Attachments:

01 – PWS LTS

02 – RFQ Pricing Sheet http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Jalen.Williams.8@us.af.mil;

mailto:Dillon.Johnson.18@us.af.mil

FA441825Q0003

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSE

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252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. 1991-12 SEC G

252 203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD 2011-09 SEC I Officials.

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2022-12 SEC I

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

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

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

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Maduro Regime.

Regime.

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel.

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-

DOCUMENT NUMBER

Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. 2023-11 SEC L 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. 2023-11 SEC I 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. 2023-03 SEC L 252.222-7002 Compliance with Local Labor Laws (Overseas). 1997-06 SEC I

252.244-7001

ALT I

Services.

Contractor Purchasing System Administration. (Alternate I)

2014-05

SEC I

252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and 2023-01 SEC I Avoidance System.

252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts. 2023-01 SEC I

52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey. 2023-09 SEC L 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality 2017-01 SEC I

Agreements or Statements.

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. 2018-10 SEC I 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. 2020-08 SEC L 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. 2020-08 SEC I

Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and 52.204-23 Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered 2023-12 SEC I

Entities.

2022-09 SEC K

2016-10 SEC K

2024-05 SEC I

2021-05 SEC K

2023-01 SEC I

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the 2022-05 SEC K

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro 2023-01 SEC I

252 232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving 2018-12 SEC G Reports.

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 SEC I 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). 1997-06 SEC I

2021-11 SEC K

2021-11 SEC I

2023-06 SEC I

2023-01 SEC I

2023-11 SEC I

52.204-29 Representation and Disclosures. 2023-12 SEC K 52.204-7 System for Award Management. 2024-11 SEC L

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. 2015-11 SEC I

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. 2015-04 SEC I 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. 2016-09 SEC I 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. 2021-11 SEC I

52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation. 2016-12 SEC K

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. 2024-05 SEC I 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 2021-02 SEC I

Driving.

Management.

Subcontractors.

52.233-3 Protest after Award. 1996-08 SEC I 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. 2004-10 SEC I

CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

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CLAUSE TEXT

252.239-7002 Access. 1991-12

As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause:

ACCESS (DEC 1991)

(a) Subject to military security regulations, the Government shall permit the Contractor access at all reasonable times to Contractor furnished facilities. However, if the Government is unable to permit access, the Government at its own risk and expense shall maintain these facilities and the Contractor shall not be responsible for the service involving any of these facilities during the period of nonaccess, unless the service failure results from the Contractor's fault or negligence.

(b) During periods when the Government does not permit Contractor access, the Government will reimburse the Contractor at mutually acceptable rates for the loss of or damage to the equipment due to the fault or negligence of the Government. Failure to agree shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(End of clause)

252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services. 2019-09

As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause:

ORDERS FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES (SEP 2019)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While 2024-05 SEC I

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award 2018-10

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business 2023-03

"Governmental regulatory body" means the Federal Communications Commission, any statewide regulatory body, or any body with less than statewide jurisdiction when operating under the state authority. Regulatory bodies whose decisions are not subject to judicial appeal and regulatory bodies which regulate a company owned by the same entity that creates the regulatory body are not governmental regulatory bodies.

(b) The Contractor shall acknowledge a communication service authorization or other type order for supplies and facilities by-

(1) Commencing performance after receipt of an order; or

(2) Written acceptance by a duly authorized representative.

(c) The Contractor shall furnish the services and facilities under this agreement/contract in accordance with all applicable tariffs, rates, charges, regulations, requirements, terms, and conditions of-

(1) Service and facilities furnished or offered by the Contractor to the general public or the Contractor's subscribers; or

(2) Service as lawfully established by a governmental regulatory body.

(d) The Government will not prepay for services.

(e) For nontariffed services, the Contractor shall charge the Government at the lowest rate and under the most favorable terms and conditions for similar service and facilities offered to any other customer.

(f) Recurring charges for services and facilities shall, in each case, start with the satisfactory beginning of service or provision of facilities or equipment and are payable monthly in arrears.

(g) Expediting charges are costs necessary to get services earlier than normal. Examples are overtime pay or special shipment. When authorized, expediting charges shall be the additional costs incurred by the Contractor and the subcontractor. The Government shall pay expediting charges only when-

(1) They are provided for in the tariff established by a governmental regulatory body; or

(2) They are authorized in a communication service authorization or other contractual document.

(h) When services normally provided are technically unacceptable and the development, fabrication, or manufacture of special equipment is required, the Government may-

(1) Provide the equipment; or

(2) Direct the Contractor to acquire the equipment or facilities. If the Contractor acquires the equipment or facilities, the acquisition shall be competitive, if practicable.

(i) If at any time the Government defers or changes its orders for any of the services but does not cancel or terminate them, the amount paid or payable to the Contractor for the services deferred or modified shall be equitably adjusted under applicable tariffs filed by the Contractor with the regulatory commission in effect at the time of deferral or change. If no tariffs are in effect, the Government and the Contractor shall equitably adjust the rates by mutual agreement. Failure to agree on any adjustment shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the Disputes clause of this contract.

252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders. 2019-09

As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause:

CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF ORDERS (SEP 2019)

(a) Definitions.

"Actual nonrecoverable costs" means the installed costs of the facilities and equipment, less cost of reusable materials, and less net salvage value.

"Basic cancellation liability" means the actual nonrecoverable cost, which the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at the time services are cancelled.

"Basic termination liability" means the nonrecoverable cost amortized in equal monthly increments throughout the liability period.

"Installed costs" means the actual cost of equipment and materials specifically provided or used, plus the actual cost of installing (including engineering, labor, supervision, transportation, rights-of-way, and any other items which are chargeable to the capital accounts of the Contractor), less any costs the government may have directly reimbursed the Contractor under the Special Construction and Equipment Charges clause of this agreement/contract.

"Net salvage value" means the salvage value less the cost of removal.

(b) If the Government cancels any of the services ordered under this agreement/contract, before the services are made available to the Government, or terminates any of these services after they are made available to the Government, the Government will reimburse the Contractor for the actual nonrecoverable costs the Contractor has reasonably incurred in providing facilities and equipment for which the Contractor has no foreseeable reuse. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for any actual nonrecoverable costs incurred after notice of award, but prior to execution of the order.

(c) When feasible, the Contractor shall reuse cancelled or terminated facilities or equipment to minimize the charges to the Government.

(d) If at any time the Government requires that telecommunications facilities or equipment be relocated within the Contractor's service area, the Government will have the option of paying the costs of relocating the facilities or equipment in lieu of paying any termination or cancellation charge under this clause. The basic cancellation liability or basic termination liability applicable to the facilities or equipment in their former location shall continue to apply to the facilities and equipment in their new location. Monthly recurring charges shall continue to be paid during the period.

(e) When there is another requirement or foreseeable reuse in place of cancelled or terminated facilities or equipment, no charge shall apply and the basic cancellation liability or basic termination liability shall be appropriately reduced. When feasible, the Contractor shall promptly reuse discontinued channels or facilities, including equipment for which the Government is obligated to pay a minimum service charge.

(f) The amount of the Government's liability upon cancellation or termination of any of the services ordered under this agreement/contract will be determined under applicable tariffs governing cancellation and termination charges which-

(1) Are filed by the Contractor with a governmental regulatory body, as defined in the Rates, Charges, and Services clause of this agreement/contract;

(2) Are in effect on the date of termination; and

(3) Provide specific cancellation or termination charges for the facilities and equipment involved or show how to determine the charges.

(g) The amount of the Government's liability upon cancellation or termination of any of the services ordered under this agreement/contract, which are not subject to a governmental regulatory body, will be determined under a mutually agreed schedule in the communication services authorization (CSA) or other contractual document.

(h) If no applicable tariffs are in effect on the date of cancellation or termination or set forth in the applicable CSA or other contractual document, the Government's liability will be determined under the following settlement procedures-

(1) The Contractor agrees to provide the Contracting Officer, in such reasonable detail as the Contracting Officer may require, inventory schedules covering all items of property or facilities in the Contractor's possession, the cost of which is included in the Basic Cancellation or Termination Liability for which the Contractor has no foreseeable reuse.

(2) The Contractor shall use its best efforts to sell property or facilities when the Contractor has no foreseeable reuse or when the Government has not exercised its option to take title under the Title to Telecommunications Facilities and Equipment clause of this agreement/contract. The Contractor shall apply any proceeds of the sale to reduce any payments by the Government to the Contractor under a cancellation or termination settlement.

(3) The Contractor shall record actual nonrecoverable costs under established accounting procedures prescribed by the cognizant governmental regulatory authority or, if no such procedures have been prescribed, under generally accepted accounting procedures applicable to the provision of telecommunication services for public use.

(4) The net salvage value shall be deducted from the Contractor's installed cost. In determining net salvage value, the Contractor shall consider the foreseeable reuse of the facilities and equipment by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make allowance for the cost of dismantling, removal, reconditioning, and disposal of the facilities and equipment when necessary either for the sale of facilities or their reuse by the Contractor in another location.

(5) Upon termination of services, the Government will reimburse the Contractor for the nonrecoverable cost less such costs amortized to the date services are terminated and establish the liability period as mutually agreed to but not to exceed ten years. In the case of either a cancellation or a termination, the Government's presumed maximum liability will be capped by the unpaid non-recurring charges and the monthly recurring charges set out in the contract/agreement. The presumed maximum liability for monthly recurring charges shall be capped at monthly recurring charges for the minimum service period and any required notice period.

(6) When the basic cancellation liability or basic termination liability established by the CSA or other contractual document is based on estimated costs, the Contractor agrees to settle on the basis of actual cost at the time of cancellation or termination.

(7) The Contractor agrees that, if after settlement but within the termination liability period of the services, should the Contractor make reuse of equipment or facilities which were treated as nonreusable or nonsalvable in the settlement, the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for the value of the equipment or facilities.

(8) The Contractor agrees to exclude-

(i) Any costs which are not included in determining cancellation and termination charges under the Contractor's standard practices or procedures; and

(ii) Charges not ordinarily made by the Contractor for similar facilities or equipment, furnished under similar circumstances.

(i) The Government may, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, make partial payments and payments on account against costs incurred by the Contractor in connection with the cancelled or terminated portion of this agreement/contract. The Government may make these payments if the Contracting Officer determines that the total of the payments is within the amount the Contractor is entitled. If the total of the payments is in excess of the amount finally agreed or determined to be due under this clause, the Contractor shall pay the excess to the Government upon demand.

(j) Failure to agree shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the Disputes clause.

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2023-01

As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause:

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web- Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ http://www.sam.gov/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2in1

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC F1M3B7

Issue By DoDAAC FA4418

Admin DoDAAC FA4418

Inspect By DoDAAC F1M3B7

Ship To Code F1M3B7

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC) F1M3B7

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) F1M3B7

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s)

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

CHRIS.DOWNS.6@US.AF.MIL

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. 1999-11

As prescribed in 17.208(f), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days[insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option].

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. 2000-03

As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days[insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option];

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days[60days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years(months) (years).

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