RFQ- Panduit Fiber Cable (1).pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS 633D AIR BASE WING

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS VA

Fiber Optic Converters and Accessories Request for Quote FA480026Q0119

IAW RFO 12.201-1

Requirement Title: Fiber Optic Converters and Accessories

Solicitation Number: FA480026Q0119

Solicitation Date: Sept 8, 2026, Response Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 no later than 5:00 P.M. EST

Point(s) of Contact: Kelly Voigts/ kelly.voigts.3@us.af.mil

Margaret Young / margaret.young.6@us.af.mil

Set-Aside: In accordance with RFO 19.104-1, Total small business set-aside will be used for this requirement.

North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS): 334419 – Other Electronic Component manufacturing Size Standard: 750 Employees Basis for Award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable IAW RFO 12.205 (a) 2.

Additional information provided below.

Anticipated Award Date: Sep 30,2026

ACQUISITION OVERVIEW AND AUTHORITY

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued for commercial items in accordance with RFO Part

12. This solicitation constitutes a formal, written RFQ pursuant to the competitive procedures outlined in RFO 6.101 (Full and Open Competition). This requirement represents a brand-name procurement competed among authorized brand resellers.

BRAND-NAME REQUIREMENT (TC Communications ONLY)

The Department of War (DoW) requires TC Communications-brand products to ensure strict compatibility, interoperability, and seamless integration with existing DoW communications infrastructure, current security baselines, and established network architecture. The integration of alternative brands would compromise system interoperability and disrupt critical mission operations.

A. General Information mailto:wesley.kuhlmann@us.af.mil mailto:margaret.young.6@us.af.mil

In accordance with brand-name justification procedures, this requirement is restricted to the TC Communications brand; however, competition is open among all authorized TC Communications resellers. Alternative manufacturers or "brand-name or equal" substitutions will not be considered.

SOLICITATION OF OFFERS

All responsible, authorized TC Communications resellers capable of meeting the technical specifications and delivery schedules outlined in this RFQ are invited to submit a quote. All compliant submissions received prior to the closing deadline will be fully evaluated by the agency.

Description: The contractor shall provide an Air Traffic Control (ATC) Enhanced Terminal Voice System (ETVS) analog-to-fiber communications conversion system. The system must support the emergency crash phone function by enabling ATC to simultaneously notify all five first-responder facilities, thereby reducing notification time, accelerating emergency response, and supporting flight safety.

This capability eliminates the need for ATC personnel to contact each first-responder facility individually during an emergency. TC Communications will provide the required fiber-optic converters. The 1 OSS/RAWS and 633 CS will install, configure, and connect all associated equipment.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Destination; 1 OSS/OSAM Langley EST Delivery Date: 30 December 2026

RFO provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in RFO 12.205(a)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits a quote, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 750 employees under NAICS code 334419, if the acquisition—

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure

0001 Fiber Optic Converters and Accessories Please see Statement of Requirement

1 Group

B. Requirement Information IAW RFO 6.104

C. Instructions to Offerors

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or

(c) as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(d) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for

60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(e) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(f) Multiple offers. Quoters are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each quotation submitted will be evaluated separately.

(g) Late submissions.

(1) Quoters are responsible for submitting quotations so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2) Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is late and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the quotation would not unduly delay the award.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(h) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order based on the initial quotations received. Therefore, the quoter’s initial quotation should contain the quoter’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitationcontractorder-commercial-items negotiate final purchase order terms with, one or more quoters if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. However, the Contracting Officer will not establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, or otherwise use the procedures described at RFO 15.204-2. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(i) Multiple awards. The Government may issue a purchase order for any item or group of items of a quotation, unless the quoter qualifies the quotation by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, quotations may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless the quoter specifies otherwise in the quotation.

(j) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1) (i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item

Descriptions, FPMR Part 101–29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the Defense Standardization Program Office by—

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module ( https://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571–

767–6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(k) Unique entity identifier.(Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier.

The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(l) Requests for information. The contracting officer will not notify unsuccessful quoters that responded to this solicitation. Quoters may request information on award(s) resulting from this solicitation from the Contracting Officer.

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Attachment 1 – Statement of Requirement (SOR) Attachment 2 – Applicable Clauses and Provisions.

Attachment 3- Memorandum For 355

OSS/OSAM

F. Attachments