Solicitation - Data Wall.docx

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

MARYLAND AIR NTIONAL GUARD

MIDDLE RIVER, MD 21220

15 September 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: 175TH MSG/MSC

2701 Eastern Blvd Middle River, MD 21220

1. Using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures: we are issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the 175th Air Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, has a requirement for Data Wall Equipment with Install

2. The following solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07(effective 10 Aug 22).

3. This solicitation has been set aside for 100% Small Business under the 334310 NAICS Code, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The Government intends to award a Single, Firm-Fixed Price order. Solicitation Number W50S82-22-Q-0QPE

4. The government request quotes for the following item (s):

CLIN

Description

QTY

Unit of Issue

Unit Price

(See attached SOW)

The period of performance for this contract will begin 10 days after date of contract. If this delivery schedule cannot be met, the contractor must specify the proposed delivery schedule in the quote.

5. The following provisions are included by reference for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation:

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting;

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items;

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

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel 252.225-7035 Alt. 1 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Alternate1)

6. The following provisions are included by full text for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. The evaluation factors are as follows;

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will provide the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

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

As prescribed in 4.2105(a), insert the following provision:

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of 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— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) 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. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— (i)Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii)Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) 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, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity 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. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— (i)Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii)Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot 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— (1)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. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds “will” in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and (2)After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds “does” in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “will” in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i)For covered equipment— (A)The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B)A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C)Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii)For covered services— (A)If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B)If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “does” in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i)For covered equipment— (A)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);

(B)A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C)Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii)For covered services— (A)If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B)If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

7. The following clauses are included for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation and most current versions will be incorporated into any resulting order:

52.203-19 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements;

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards;

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance;

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems;

52-204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.206-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (Dec 2019);

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations;

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment;

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items;

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Dev,);

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside;

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor;

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity;

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans;

52.222-36 Equal Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities;

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterants;

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires;

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons;

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving;

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases;

52.232-18 Availability of Funds 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors;

52.333-2 Service Protest;

52.233-3 Protest After Award;

52.237-1 Site Visit;

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim;

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, http://www.acquisition.gov;

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses;

252.203-7000 Requirements relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials;

252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights;

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors;

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation;

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium;

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items;

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports;

252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions;

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments;

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items;

252.244-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea;

8. Site Visit will be on 20 Sept 2022 at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Vendor to submit WF 113 to 175.wg.msc@us.af.mil with subject title – “Site Visit for W50S8222Q0QPE”. WF 113 must be submitted a minimum 1 business days prior to the site visit. Failure to submit documentation on time or incomplete documentation may result in denied access. Failure to arrive on time may result in vendor not getting escort to the site visit. Allow time for traffic at the gate and inspections.

9. Quotes are due back to the government NO LATER THAN 28 Sept 2022 at 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Late quotes will not be accepted.

10. Submit all offers in response to this synopsis/solicitation electronically to MSgt Cory Silfies; 175.wg.msc@us.af.mil. Please submit all questions in writing by email, questions or inquiries received by telephone will not be addressed. Questions are due by 23 Sept 2022 at 12:30 PM EST.

Attachment:

1) Statement of Work

2) WDOL

3) Data Wall Equipment List image1.png