21Q0008_COMBOSolicitation.pdf

23 July 2021

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

FROM: 128th Air Refueling Wing

1919 East Grange Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207

SUBJECT: Request for Quotation; W50S9G-21-Q-0008; Local Telecommunications Service

1. The 128th Air Refueling Wing located at General Mitchell Field Air National Guard Base in Milwaukee, WI intends to establish a Firm Fixed Price contract for Local Telecommunications Services.

2. General Information:

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number:

Title:

W50S9G21Q0008 Local Telecommunications Service

Posted Date: 23 July 2021

Questions Due Date: 18 August 2021 at 1PM CST

Solicitation Response Date: 23 August 2021 at 1PM CST

Estimated Award Date: 27 August 2021

Set Aside: Full & Open (Unrestricted)

NAICS Code:

517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Point of Contact: SMSgt Dionne Holloway, dionne.holloway@us.af.mil, 414-944-8466

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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.

Additionally, the Government will utilize simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.

4. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with solicitation number W50S9G21Q0008.

5. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-08 effective 14 July 2020, and Defense Acquisition Circular.

7. The contractor shall provide Local Telecommunications Service in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The following table contains the description of requirements for the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) items to be acquired and the approximate date and place of the period of performance. Quotes shall also include proposed payment terms, quote expiration date, any special terms and conditions, point of contact information including company address, company CAGE code and SBA socioeconomic or business size.

CLIN Description Quantity Unit

Local Telecommunications Service - Base Period - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2021 – 31 AUG 2022

12 Month

Local Telecommunications Service - Cutover - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2021 – 31 AUG 2022

1 Job

Local Telecommunications Service – non-Recurring Charges - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2021 – 31 AUG 2022

1 Job

Local Telecommunications Service - Option Period 1 - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2022 – 31 AUG 2023

12 Month

Local Telecommunications Service – non-Recurring Charges - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2022 – 31 AUG 2023

1 Job

Local Telecommunications Service - Option Period 2 - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2023 – 31 AUG 2024

12 Month

Local Telecommunications Service – non-Recurring Charges - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month

1 Job for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2023 – 31 AUG 2024

Local Telecommunications Service - Option Period 3 - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2024 – 31 AUG 2025

12 Month

Local Telecommunications Service – non-Recurring Charges - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2024 – 31 AUG 2025

1 Job

Local Telecommunications Service - Option Period 4 - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2025 – 31 AUG 2026

12 Month

Local Telecommunications Service – non-Recurring Charges - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2025 – 31 AUG 2026

1 Job

Local Telecommunications Service - Option 5 (6 month extension) - The contractor shall provide all non-personal services to include personnel, equipment, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Local Telecommunications Services at 128ARW, Milwaukee, WI in accordance with the attached statement of work. Please quote price per month for this CLIN. Period of Performance: 01 SEP 2026 – 28 FEB 2027

6 Month

10. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2020) and the addendum, applies to this acquisition.

11. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) and addendum applies to this acquisition. Pursuant to FAR 12.602 contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Award shall be based on best value to the government.

12. FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jun 20), with its Alternate I (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition.

Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); the website is https://www.sam.gov/ at time of quote submittal. Contact SAM at US Calls: 866-606-8220, International Calls: 1-334-206-7828, however, a DUNS number must be known prior to registration. Call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-888-546-0024 to verify or apply for a Duns number;

the website is http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jun 2020), Alternate I (Oct 2014), with their quote, or the quoter shall complete paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3, if the quoter has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

13. The provisions at FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.204-26 applies to this acquisition. Refer to Attachment 3 for more information.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.204-24 and/ or at FAR 52.204-26 (as applicable) with their quote, or the quoter shall complete paragraph (v) of FAR 52.212-3, if the quoter has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

14. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

15. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition;

additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are:

FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006), with Alternate I (OCT 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

FAR 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5).

FAR 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

FAR 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111- 117, section 743 of Div. C).

FAR 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (JUL 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115- 232).

FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C.

6101note).

FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O.11755).

FAR 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014)(E.O. 13495).

FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (Executive Order 12989).

FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015).

FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011).

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

(OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

FAR 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this solicitation and are incorporated by full text:

FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.

Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 Days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.219-1, Alt I Small Business Program Representations (Oct 2014) FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification (Aug 2018) FAR 52.233-1, Disputes (May 2014) FAR 52.243-1, Changes -- Fixed Price, Alt 1 (Aug 1987) FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

(www.acquisition.gov) FAR 52.252-4, Alterations in Contract (Apr 1984) FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions (Oct 2005) DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013)

17. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.

18. Questions must be received no later than 1300 CST, 19 July 2021. Offerors shall provide quotes no later than 1300 CST, 12 July 2021 via email:

SMSgt Dionne Holloway Email: dionne.holloway@us.af.mil

TSgt Mark Tonkinson Email: mark.tonkinson.2@us.af.mil

19. If there are any questions on this combined synopsis/solicitation, please contact the individuals below:

SMSgt Dionne Holloway Contracting Officer Phone 414-944-8466 Email dionne.holloway@us.af.mil

TSgt Mark Tonkinson Contract Specialist Phone 414-944-8517 Email mark.tonkinson.2@us.af.mil

20. Attachments:

Description Date Pages Attachment 1: Statement of Work 09APR2021 15 Attachment 2: Representation Regarding Certain Telecom and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment N/A 3 Attachment 3: Attachment 2, Appendix 10 09APR2021 5 Attachment 4: Attachment 3, Pricing Schedule N/A 6 tabs Attachment 5: Attachment 4, Evaluation Factors N/A 3