RFQ NB675030-26-02022.pdf

ORAN Cellular End-to-End System (NB675030-26-02022)

(I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II) The solicitation number is NB675030-26-02022 and this solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being solicited as unrestricted.

(III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 dated 3/13/2026, and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

(RFO).

(IV) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 – Software Publishers with a small business size standard of $47M.

(V) All Quoters shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s):

Contract Line Item Number

(CLIN)

QTY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

APPLICABLE

DISCOUNTS

TOTAL

CLIN 0001 – MX-PDK 3-Node SW License IAW Attachment #1 Specifications.

1 Each

CLIN 0002 – Hosted DevOps and ASM IAW Attachment #1 Specifications.

1 Each

TOTAL:

(VI) The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Specifications document.

Attachment #1: Specifications Attachment #2: Applicable Provisions and Clauses

(VII) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point are required in accordance with the attached Specifications document.

(VIII) Quoters/Contractors must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer shall confirm that quoters have an “active” registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of the quotation. If the SAM.gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award

(IX) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION Jan 2026), applies to this acquisition. See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 below.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services:

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

Quoters shall submit their electronic quotations, via email, so that NIST receives them not later than 5:00 PM MDT 8/25/2026. E-mail quotations shall be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist at {email} and Contracting Officer at {email}.

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is received in the e-mail inbox set forth above.

INQUIRIES:

Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer, clifford.nicholson@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 5:00 PM MDT 8/19/2026. All responses to timely submitted questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be posted with the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the responses included with the solicitation will be deemed as the Government’s formal response and govern performance of the contract.

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

All quotations shall conform to solicitation provisions/clauses and be prepared in accordance with this section. The quotation shall be clearly and concisely written as well as be neat and logically assembled. All pages of the quotation shall be appropriately numbered.

In preparing the quotation, each volume shall stand on its own. For each given evaluation factor, the Government will only evaluate the information provided in the corresponding section of the quotation.

The Quoter’s quotation shall be clearly divided into the following distinct volumes:

Volume I – Technical Quotation Volume II – Price Quotation Volume III- Terms and Conditions

Volume I - Technical Quotation:

The Quoter shall submit one (1) copy of their technical quotation, electronically, via E-mail to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified above. The technical quotation shall address the following:

Technical Capability:

a) Technical description and/or product literature. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature, or other product literature that CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the quoted products meet or exceed all specifications outlined in the Specifications document. The quoter is responsible for ensuring the submitted documentation clearly addresses all specifications and requirements. The Quoter must not simply state they will meet or exceed the requirement; evidence must be provided.

b) Country of origin of all manufactured end products quoted

c) If applicable, evidence that the quoter is authorized by the manufacturer to sell the item(s) in the quotation.

d) Confirmation of the quoter’s ability to meet the required delivery terms.

e) Confirmation of the quoter’s ability to meet any applicable installation, training, and/or warranty requirements.

Volume II - Price Quotation:

The quoter shall submit one (1) copy of their entire quotation, electronically, via E-mail to the Contracting Officer identified above. The price quotation shall address, at minimum, the following information.

a) The solicitation number

b) The name, phone number, and email address of the quoter's/contractor’s point of contact;

c) Unique Entity Identifier # for quoter's/contractor’s active SAM.Gov registration.

d) A firm-fixed-price for each required line item, including a unit price and total amount where applicable, and the aggregate quoted firm fixed price for the requirement. Where the Government has identified a line item as requiring a Not to Exceed price, quoters shall comply with this. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 45 days from the date quotations are due.

e) Shipping and Delivery costs must be included in the quotation either as a separate line item or contained in the total price of the quote. The quotation shall include a total firm fixed price for the requirement that includes all shipping/delivery costs. Quoters that are proposing products manufactured outside of the United States must identify any other or unknown charges that may be applicable to the sale of these products as a separate line item on price quotes/proposals. This price element may be listed as part of the cost of the product or as a sub-total element but must be clearly identified. This price element must only apply to the total value of the goods identified for customs processing. Only include the country of origin and the tariff percentage currently in place or the expected amount at time of delivery for that country. Price quotes shall clearly identify the relevant tariffs in terms of percentage and total cost. If there are multiple countries of origins and associated tariffs, identify each separately.[

f) Any applicable discount terms.

Volume III – Terms and Conditions:

The Quoter shall review the provision and clauses attachment and complete any required information as record via a separate volume response to this solicitation.

Note: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions:

If the contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:" [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their quotation any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order (PO).

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If a quoter submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the proposed price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Quoter’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services:

The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price purchase order (PO) from this solicitation utilizing simplified acquisitions procedures in accordance with FAR part 12. The Government reserves the right not to award a PO and to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial quotes.

Basis for Award:

The Government will make an award to the quoter with the proposed solution that is most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. The non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance. All factors other than price when combined are significantly more important than price.

A Quoter's failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the Quoter's lack of understanding of the Government's requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

Evaluation Factors:

Technical Capability: No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate the extent to which the quoter has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If a quoter’s technical description and/or product literature does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not meet the requirements.

Price: The proposed price will be evaluated. The evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Prices must be entirely compatible with the technical portion of the quotation.