SolicitationDocument.pdf

RFQ #FA4877-24-QA500

943 RQG Access

Control/Badging System

i. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for procurement of access control and badging system items with installation services as supplemented by information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and additional written solicitation will not be issued.

ii. RFQ #FA4877-24-QA500.

iii. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses of those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective 22 May 2024, DFARS provisions and clauses, effective 30 May 2024, and DAFFARS provisions and clauses, effective 12 June 2024.

iv. This RFQ is being issued utilizing a Total Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 561621 with a size standard of $25.0 Million.

v. The right to make multiple or no award is reserved in the event it is advantageous to the Government to do so.

vi. 355 CONS, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the following:

a. CLIN 0001 - Access Control System

vii. The government will place an order with the offeror whose quote meets lowest price and technical acceptability. Technical acceptability is defined and referred to within this solicitation document as the offeror’s capability statement to meet the defined Performance Work Statement for the requirement.

viii. Important Dates/Times (All Times are Mountain Standard Time (MST) / Arizona Local Time)

a. A site visit will be held on 22 August 2024, 10:00 AM MST.

b. All questions must be submitted via email no later than 23 August 2024 , Noon MST.

c. All quotes must be submitted via email no later than 27 August 2024, Noon MST.

ix. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review the posting for any changes or amendments that may occur concerning this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure all quotes and/or questions are submitted in a timely manner by specified due date.

x. Points of Contact:

a. Primary: SrA Adam Lynn, adam.lynn@us.af.mil 520-228-4183

b. Alternate: 2Lt Gavin Corcoran, gavin.corcoran.1@us.af.mil, 520-228-5484

xi. Attachments:

a. Performance Work Statement

b. Provisions and Clauses

c. Wage Determination mailto:adam.lynn@us.af.mil mailto:jonathan.turk@us.af.mil

xii. 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

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:

(i) technical capability of the service offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price:

The lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability and best value to the Government. If found technically acceptable and found to be the best value award will be made without further consideration. If found technically unacceptable the government will evaluate the next lowest offer for technical acceptability until award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Past Performance will not be evaluated. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

b. Options. Not applicable.

c. 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 without further action by either party. 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.

xiii. 5352.201-9101 ACC Ombudsman Jul 2023

a. (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.

b. (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. (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU/DAFRCO ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/ FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571)

256-2431.

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.

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xiv. Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (May 2024)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause–

Global warming potential means how much a given mass of a chemical contributes to global warming over a given time period compared to the same mass of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide’s global warming potential is defined as 1.0.

High global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons means any hydrofluorocarbons in a particular end use for which EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program has identified other acceptable alternatives that have lower global warming potential. The SNAP list of alternatives is found at 40 CFR part 82, subpart G, with supplemental tables of alternatives available at ( https://www.epa.gov/snap/).

Hydrofluorocarbons means compounds that only contain hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon.

Ozone-depleting substance, means any substance the Environmental Protection Agency designates in 40 CFR part 82 as–

(1) Class I, including, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; or

(2) Class II, including, but not limited to, hydrochlorofluorocarbons.

(b) The Contractor shall label products that contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances in the manner and to the extent required by 42 U.S.C. 7671j (b), (c), (d), and (e) and 40 CFR part 82, subpart E, as follows:

Warning: Contains (or manufactured with, if applicable) *_______, a substance(s) which harm(s) public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere.

* The Contractor shall insert the name of the substance(s).

(c) The Contractor shall refer to EPA's SNAP program to identify alternatives. The SNAP list of alternatives is found at 40 CFR part 82, subpart G, with supplemental tables available at https:// www.epa.gov/snap/.

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