USE_THIS_SF1449_Continution_Pages_SOL_7Dec2020.pdf

Document No.

140A1621Q0126

Document Title

BIE CISCO SWITCHES

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

1.2 AWARD TYPE

1.3 SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE

1.4 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE ... 4

1.5 DELIVERY TERMS

1.6 DELIVERY LOCATION

1.7 POINT OF CONTACT

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.2 LINE ITEMS

2.3 SPECIFICATIONS AND “OR EQUAL” REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 FAR AND DIAR CLAUSES

3.2 CUSTOM CLAUSES

3.3 PROVISIONS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

4.1 QUOTATION DUE DATE & TIME

4.2 QUOTATION CONTENTS

4.3 CONTRACTOR INQUIRIES

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

5.1 GENERAL EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS

5.2 BASIS OF AWARD

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

The Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is issuing this Combo

Synopsis/Solicitation for Cisco switches, in accordance with the requirements in Section 2.0.

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.

1.2 AWARD TYPE

The Government contemplates a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order.

1.3 SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE

This requirement is set-aside 100% for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE).

1.4 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The NAICS code for this award is 511210 Software Publishers

1.5 DELIVERY TERMS

Delivery will be in accordance with vendor’s quote due to current market conditions.

1.6 DELIVERY LOCATION

Delivery shall be made to the location referenced in block 15 of the SF 1449 above.

1.7 POINT OF CONTACT

POC: TBA

Phone: TBA

Email: TBA

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DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Introduction

BIE SHERMAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL has a requirement for Cisco Switches. Requirement is

“brand name or equal”.

Scope

The Contractor shall provide and deliver items detailed in section 2.2 and 2.3 below. Contractor shall coordinate with the point of contact as necessary to ensure delivery. All costs associated with delivery/shipping shall be included in the vendors firm fixed pricing and shall NOT be a separate line item or fee. Contractor shall adhere to the below CLIN structure, and all costs shall be represented therein.

2.2 LINE ITEMS

See Page 2 and 3

2.3 SPECIFICATIONS AND “OR EQUAL” REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall furnish and deliver All Items Listed in Section 2.2. Prospective offerors may submit an “or Equal” item in accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.211-6. Item must in new condition, and most recent model.

Salient Characteristics for “or Equal” substitution IAW FAR 11.104(b) are provided in

“Attachment 1: Specifications”. Table in Section 2.2 lists the page reference in Attachment 1 where each item can be found. Submissions must meet all requirements listed. Submissions may meet requirements as a “stock” model, or through vendor performed aftermarket alterations. If alterations are necessary to meet required specifications, such alterations should be included in vendor’s proposed pricing.

Installation, setup, and warranty shall be included in vendor’s item pricing and shall NOT be a separate line item.

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GENERAL ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 FAR AND DIAR CLAUSES

The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (FAC 2021-04/01-19-2021) and

Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) Clauses are applicable to this requirement:

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

• FAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

• DIAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/diar

FAR Clause Title Date

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services

Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

JUL 2018

52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

AUG 2020

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations NOV 2015

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Items

JAN 2021

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUNE 2003

52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies JAN 2020

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities APR 2015

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUN 2020

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons OCT 2020

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving JUN 2020

52.225-1 Buy American Act--Supplies JAN 2021

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FEB 2021

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013

52.233-3 Protest after Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

1452.226-70 Indian Preference APR 1984

1452.280-2 Notice of Indian economic enterprise set-aside JUL 2013

1452.280-3 Subcontracting limitations JUL 2013 http://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar http://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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3.2 CUSTOM CLAUSES

CUSTOM CLAUSE #1 – Invoicing Requirements Electronic Invoicing and Payment

Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the

Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable

Prompt Payment clause included in the contract. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

Invoice Contents:

Invoices will be paid upon approval and acceptance by the Government COR. Invoices must include, as a minimum, the following information:

1. Order Number

2. Item number of deliverable

3. Description of deliverable

4. Price of deliverable

5. Quantity of deliverable

6. Date deliverable was provided to the Government for inspection

7. Serial number/part number if applicable

➢ The contractor is responsible for ensuring invoices submitted are accurate and complete

➢ Additional supporting documentation MAY BE REQUESTED at the discretion of the COR

➢ Final Invoice

Within sixty calendar days of product acceptance and/or completion of services:

a. The contractor shall submit a final invoice, designated as such by a clear statement of

“FINAL INVOICE” on the face of the invoice document.

b. The contractor shall provide a certificate of completion which certifies all goods and service have been provided as required by this award.

c. The contractor shall provide a release of claims against the government for any further payment under this award.

The sixty calendar day submission timeframe shall not be extended without written authorization from the contracting officer. In the event items a, b, or c above are not submitted within the authorized timeframe, the contracting officer will make final cost determinations in order to make final payment and close out the contract unilaterally.

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The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer with its proposal or quotation.

To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must conform to the requirements identified in FAR

32.905(b), “Payment Documentation and Process” and FAR 52.232-25, “Prompt Payment (OCT

2003)”.

(End of clause)

CUSTOM CLAUSE #2 – NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY/DELAYED

PERFORMANCE

The contractor will immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing in the event the contractor encounters difficulty in performance by giving pertinent details, including the date by which it expects to complete performance or make delivery. However, the notification will be informal only in character and will not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any contractual delivery schedule or date, or any rights or remedies provided by law or under this effort.

(End of clause)

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3.3 PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses:

• FAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

• DIAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/diar

Provision Title Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

OCT 2020

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items JUN 2020

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items OCT 2014

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items FEB 2021

1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside JUL 2013

1452.280-4 Indian economic enterprise representation JUL 2013 http://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar http://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

4.1 QUOTATION DUE DATE & TIME

Quotes MUST be received on or before:

1500 Eastern Standard Time (ET), Friday, September 9, 2021

NOTE: It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the government received their submission on or before the time specified. If the quote is not received by the government on or before the date and time specified, the offeror’s submission will be considered late.

The addressed designated for receipt of quotes is:

Attn: Nancy Shah, Contracting Officer

Email: Nancy.Shah@bia.gov

4.2 QUOTATION CONTENTS

In order to participate under this acquisition all interested parties must submit a submission in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein.

The submission must include the following information:

Company Information:

• Tax Identification Number (TIN)

• Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)

• Complete Business Mailing Address

• Contact Name

• Contact Phone Number

• Contact Fax Number

• Contact Email Address

• RFQ Number

• Quote Number

• Quote Date

• Pricing

• Delivery Terms

Price Quote: Pricing shall be in Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) format for the Offeror’s quoted solution to meet the needs of the SOW. Quoted price must be formatted to match the

CLIN Structure provided in the Schedule and in Section 2.2.

mailto:Nancy.Shah@bia.gov

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Any delivery costs must be included in the line item pricing. Shipping fees may NOT be a separate fee. Vendor’s price quote must adhere to the CLIN structure provided in

Section 2.2, inclusive of all fees and shipping. Quotes that deviate from the presented

CLIN structure may be rejected.

“Or Equal” Submissions: If the offeror submits an “or Equal” item, quote must contain sufficient technical specifications to verify that the Offeror’s approach is technically acceptable. If insufficient information is provided, the quote may be found unacceptable.

Partial quotes will not be accepted. The failure to submit any of the information requested in this RFQ may lead to the rejection of your quote without further consideration.

4.3 CONTRACTOR INQUIRIES

Any questions related to this requirement must be submitted to the email listed in Section

4.1 above no later than 1500 ET, Wednesday, September 8, 2021

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

4.4 GENERAL EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Government anticipates a single Firm Fixed Priced Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation.

4.5 BASIS OF AWARD

Quotes will be evaluated based on lowest price technically acceptable.