RFQ FA557023Q0024.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 501st Combat Support Wing (USAFE)

Requirement Title: Secondary Crash Network Upgrade, RAF Fairford

Solicitation Number: FA557023Q0024

Solicitation Issue Date: Thursday, 07 September 2023

Response Deadline: Monday, 18 September 2023 no later than 15:00 (BST)

Point(s) of Contact: Lawrence Roman / lawrence.roman.gb@us.af.mil / 01480 843925

James Downs / james.downs.5.gb@us.af.mil 268-3128

General Information

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request For Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-04, Effective: 06/02/2023 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice DPN 8/17/2023, Effective: 08/17/202 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular DAFAC 2023-0707, Effective: 7 July

4. Due to the overseas location of this requirement, no set-aside will be used in accordance with FAR 19.000(b).

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 334210

Requirement Information

Description:

Secondary Crash Network Upgrade, RAF Fairford

******SEE ATATCHED STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR DETAILS******

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

RAF Fairford, United Kingdom

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 Completion of works as detailed in SOW 1 LOT

Instructions to Offerors

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 18 September 2023 at 1500hrs British Summer Time (BST).

Quotes must be submitted via email to lawrence.roman.gb@us.af.mil and james.downs.5.gb@us.af.mil.

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Quote Contents:

PART I - Price

PART II - Technical

Quotes are required to demonstrate that the work will meet all technical specifications detailed within the SOW.

Specifically, the quotes should demonstrate how they will meet the following sections of the SOW:

- 1.1.1, The addition of a 16-port expansion module in the SCN Core, located in B 29 and all required software programming

- 1.2.1, EFI&T of seven additional drops to include PTT phones, fiber modems, and cabling

- 1.2.2, Additional Initiator Console (recorder and UPS too)

- 1.5, Provide a complete list of Materials

- 3.0 Address each sub paragraph under 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5

PART III - Past Performance

Offerors shall provide at least one (1) example of Recent and Relevant (defined below) past performance similar in scope to what is outlined in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work

(i) Recency: Services must have been performed within the last five (5) years from the issuance date of solicitation.

(ii) Relevancy: Past performance has to be similar in scope, to the work detailed in the SOW.

Evaluation Criteria

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(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, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Part I - Price

Part II - Technical

- To be deemed technically acceptable, offerors must demonstrate that the quote will meet the technical requirements of the SOW.

The quotes will be evaluated on how they demonstrate that they will meet the following sections of the SOW:

- 1.1.1, The addition of a 16-port expansion module in the SCN Core, located in B 29 and all required software programming

- 1.2.1, EFI&T of seven additional drops to include PTT phones, fiber modems, and cabling

- 1.2.2, Additional Initiator Console (recorder and UPS too)

- 1.5, Provide a complete list of Materials

- 3.0 Address each sub paragraph under 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5

Part III - Past Performance

When evaluating past performance, the govt will assign a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable, as described below:

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- Acceptable = Past performance demonstrates a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the requirements of the PWS.

- Unacceptable = Past performance does not demonstrate a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the requirements of the PWS.

The Government will use a "best value" approach when evaluating these factors IAW FAR Part 13. An Award will be made to the offeror that presents the "best value" to the Government, contingent upon the availability of funds.

(b) 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 when the offeror returns a signed copy and the Contracting Officer signs the award document. 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.

(c) Interactions between the Contracting Officer and the offeror(s), after the receipt of quotations that are undertaken with the intent to address any aspect of the quotations may be conducted with all, some, or none of the offerors. The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the requirements in this solicitation.

Clauses and Provisions

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards ✖

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment ✖

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ✖

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ✖

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ✖

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ✖

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases✖

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management✖

52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

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The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-12, Unique Entity Identifier Maintenance 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers 52.232-18, Availability of Funds 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than System for Award Management 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1, Disputes 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004, Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.222-7002, Compliance with Labor Laws (Overseas) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense 252.229-7000, Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties 252.229-7001, Tax Relief 252.229-7006, Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) 252.229-7007, Verification of United States Receipt of Goods 252.229-7008, Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

5352.201-9101 USAFE Ombudsman Oct 2019

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

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(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Primary:

Mr. Joseph F. Lyden

AFICC/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: joseph.lyden@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-2209 Fax: (49)-6371-47-2025 Alternate:

Ms. Heidi Hoehn

AFICC/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: heidi.hoehn.de@us.af.mil Tel: Comm: (49)-6371-47-9330 DSN: (314)480-9330 Fax: (49)-6371-47-2025.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

Attachments

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work