15TA478.docx

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12.6 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

B. The combined synopsis and Request for Proposal (RFP) number is: W56HZV-15-T-A478.

C. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-77.

D. Small Business Set-Aside: N/A

E. Posting Date: September 18, 2015

F. Response Date: September 23, 2015

G. Contracting Office: Army Contracting Command - Warren (ACC-WRN) 6501 E. Eleven Mile, Warren, MI 48397.

H. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 511210. Offeror must be certified under this NAICS code prior to receiving an award.

I. This Combined Synopsis Solicitation contains clauses and provisions requiring a fill-in or representation. Offeror shall submit a copy of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation with their bid and respond to these clauses and provisions accordingly. A failure to complete these fill-ins may cause your offer to be determined ineligible for award.

J. Basis for award- The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals before the closing date of this solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government intends to negotiate and award contract to MIR3.com, Inc., 3398 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA, 92121-1044 (CAGE Code: 3QEL3).

II. GENERAL

A. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) in Warren, Michigan has a requirement for the following:

Including:

· 1,000 Users (Administrators, Initiators, Recipients)

· GIS (Target Recipients by Geographic Location)

· Access to Shared Telephony Port Pool (with Least Cost Routing)

· All Standard Text-To-Speech Languages “TTS” - US&UK English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Korean)

· International Recipient Toll-Free Retrieval in 30+ Countries

· Access to Shared BlackBerry PIN to PIN Port Pool

· Email Domain White Labeling and DKIM (for 1 email)

· Up to 10 Custom Fields

· SDK (WebServices API and WSDL, inConsole Command Line Interface)

· Access to Web-based Remote Training

· Standard UI Branding & URL

· Additional Users – One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Pack

B. This acquisition is unrated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).

C. Proposal must be received by ACC-WRN no later than 4:00 PM local Warren time. Email proposal to christina.a.schmidt.civ@mail.mil. Offeror must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award. Refer to website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

III. DELIVERY / PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP)

The PoP for the Intelligent Notification Premium Edition is 12 months and begins five (5) days from date of award.

Place of Performance:

Detroit Arsenal, TACOM LCMC 6501 E. Eleven Mile Rd Warren, MI 48397-5000

1. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following provisions and clauses apply to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation:

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code and Reporting Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 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 (b)(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (b)(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (b)(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (b)(25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (b)(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (b)(27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (b)(28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (b)(29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (b)(30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (b)(31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (b)(33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (b)(40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (b)(44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (b)(50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1, Disputes 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Short Form)

The following FAR clauses apply and appear in full text (complete fill-ins if required):

52.204-7, System for Award Management

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

“Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database” means that—

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14), into the SAM database; and

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certification, and Points of contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process.

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

(b)

(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

52.212-3 ALT 1, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items [The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls]:

____ Black American.

___ Hispanic American.

___ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

___ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

___ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).

___ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly—

(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or

(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

52.252.1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffar1.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFAR1.HTM

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference

Complete text of FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses can be accessed at:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffar1.htm and Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFAR1.HTM

The following clauses from the Department of Defense Supplement (DFARS) apply to this synopsis/solicitation:

252.201-7000, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Adequate security” means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information.

“Compromise” means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred.

“Contractor attributional/proprietary information” means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping of information that can be traced back to the contractor(s) (e.g., program description, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company.

“Contractor information system” means an information system belonging to, or operated by or for, the Contractor.

“Controlled technical information” means technical information with military or space application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions.

“Covered contractor information system” means an information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information.

“Covered defense information” means unclassified information that—

(i) Is—

(A) Provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in connection with the performance of the contract; or

(B) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract; and

(ii) Falls in any of the following categories:

(A) Controlled technical information.

(B) Critical information (operations security). Specific facts identified through the Operations Security process about friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities vitally needed by adversaries for them to plan and act effectively so as to guarantee failure or unacceptable consequences for friendly mission accomplishment (part of Operations Security process).

(C) Export control. Unclassified information concerning certain items, commodities, technology, software, or other information whose export could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the United States national security and nonproliferation objectives. To include dual use items; items identified in export administration regulations, international traffic in arms regulations and munitions list; license applications; and sensitive nuclear technology information.

(D) Any other information, marked or otherwise identified in the contract, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Governmentwide policies (e.g., privacy, proprietary business information).

“Cyber incident” means actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein.

“Forensic analysis” means the practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.

“Malicious software” means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. This definition includes a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host, as well as spyware and some forms of adware.

“Media” means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but is not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, large-scale integration memory chips, and printouts onto which information is recorded, stored, or printed within an information system.

‘‘Operationally critical support’’ means supplies or services designated by the Government as critical for airlift, sealift, intermodal transportation services, or logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation.

“Rapid(ly) report(ing)” means within 72 hours of discovery of any cyber incident.

“Technical information” means technical data or computer software, as those terms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data-Non Commercial Items, regardless of whether or not the clause is incorporated in this solicitation or contract. Examples of technical information include research and engineering data, engineering drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, technical orders, catalog-item identifications, data sets, studies and analyses and related information, and computer software executable code and source code.

(b) Adequate security. The Contractor shall provide adequate security for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of work under this contract. To provide adequate security, the Contractor shall—

(1) Implement information systems security protections on all covered contractor information systems including, at a minimum—

(i) For covered contractor information systems that are part of an Information Technology (IT) service or system operated on behalf of the Government—

(A) Cloud computing services shall be subject to the security requirements specified in the clause 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services, of this contract; and

(B) Any other such IT service or system (i.e., other than cloud computing) shall be subject to the security requirements specified elsewhere in this contract; or

(ii) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an IT service of system operated on behalf of the Government and therefore are not subject to the security requirement specified at paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this clause—

(A) The security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171 that is in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer; or

(B) Alternative but equally effective security measures used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection approved in writing by an authorized representative of the DoD CIO prior to contract award; and

(2) Apply other information systems security measures when the Contractor reasonably determines that information systems security measures, in addition to those identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, may be required to provide adequate security in a dynamic environment based on an assessed risk or vulnerability.

(c) Cyber incident reporting requirement.

(1) When the Contractor discovers a cyber incident that affects a covered contractor information system or the covered defense information residing therein, or that affects the contractor’s ability to perform the requirements of the contract that are designated as operationally critical support, the Contractor shall—

(i) Conduct a review for evidence of compromise of covered defense information, including, but not limited to, identifying compromised computers, servers, specific data, and user accounts. This review shall also include analyzing covered contractor information system(s) that were part of the cyber incident, as well as other information systems on the Contractor’s network(s), that may have been accessed as a result of the incident in order to identify compromised covered defense information, or that affect the Contractor’s ability to provide operationally critical support; and

(ii) Rapidly report cyber incidents to DoD at http://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) Cyber incident report. The cyber incident report shall be treated as information created by or for DoD and shall include, at a minimum, the required elements at http://dibnet.dod.mil.

(3) Medium assurance certificate requirement. In order to report cyber incidents in accordance with this clause, the Contractor or subcontractor shall have or acquire a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate to report cyber incidents. For information on obtaining a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate, see http://iase.disa.mil/pki/eca/certificate.html.

(d) Malicious software. The Contractor or subcontractors that discover and isolate malicious software in connection with a reported cyber incident shall submit the malicious software in accordance with instructions provided by the Contracting Officer.

(e) Media preservation and protection. When a Contractor discovers a cyber incident has occurred, the Contractor shall preserve and protect images of all known affected information systems identified in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause and all relevant monitoring/packet capture data for at least 90 days from the submission of the cyber incident report to allow DoD to request the media or decline interest.

(f) Access to additional information or equipment necessary for forensic analysis. Upon request by DoD, the Contractor shall provide DoD with access to additional information or equipment that is necessary to conduct a forensic analysis.

(g) Cyber incident damage assessment activities. If DoD elects to conduct a damage assessment, the Contracting Officer will request that the Contractor provide all of the damage assessment information gathered in accordance with paragraph (e) of this clause.

(h) DoD safeguarding and use of contractor attributional/proprietary information. The Government shall protect against the unauthorized use or release of information obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that includes contractor attributional/proprietary information, including such information submitted in accordance with paragraph (c). To the maximum extent practicable, the Contractor shall identify and mark attributional/proprietary information. In making an authorized release of such information, the Government will implement appropriate procedures to minimize the contractor attributional/proprietary information that is included in such authorized release, seeking to include only that information that is necessary for the authorized purpose(s) for which the information is being released.

(i) Use and release of contractor attributional/proprietary information not created by or for DoD. Information that is obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that is not created by or for DoD is authorized to be released outside of DoD—

(1) To entities with missions that may be affected by such information;

(2) To entities that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;

(3) To Government entities that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement investigations;

(4) For national security purposes, including cyber situational awareness and defense purposes (including with Defense Industrial Base (DIB) participants in the program at 32CFR 236); or

(5) To a support services contractor (“recipient”) that is directly supporting Government activities under a contract that includes the clause at 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.

(j) Use and release of contractor attributional/proprietary information created by or for DoD. Information that is obtained from the contractor (or derived from information obtained from the contractor) under this clause that is created by or for DoD (including the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this clause) is authorized to be used and released outside of DoD for purposes and activities authorized by paragraph (i) of this clause, and for any other lawful Government purpose or activity, subject to all applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy based restrictions on the Government’s use and release of such information.

(k) The Contractor shall conduct activities under this clause in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on the interception, monitoring, access, use, and disclosure of electronic communications and data.

(l) Other safeguarding or reporting requirements. The safeguarding and cyber incident reporting required by this clause in no way abrogates the Contractor’s responsibility for other safeguarding or cyber incident reporting pertaining to its unclassified information systems as required by other applicable clauses of this contract, or as a result of other applicable U.S. Government statutory or regulatory requirements.

(m) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall—

(1) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (m), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial items; and

(2) Require subcontractors to rapidly report cyber incidents directly to DoD at http://dibnet.dod.mil and the prime Contractor. This includes providing the incident report number, automatically assigned by DoD, to the prime Contractor (or next higher-tier subcontractor) as soon as practicable.

Additional Army Contracting Command – Warren local provisions and clauses that apply to this solicitation are as follows:

52.201-4000, TACOM - Warren Ombudsperson Information regarding the TACOM-Warren Ombudsperson is located at the website http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ombudsperson.htm.

52.204-4005, Required Use of Electronic Contracting

(a) All contract awards, modifications and delivery orders issued by TACOM will be issued electronically. The contractor has the option to receive these actions either via the Worldwide Web (WWW) or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Many provisions/clauses that appear "by reference", meaning only clause titles and regulation site are listed; their full texts can be found at the website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(b) In order to be eligible to receive an award under this solicitation, the successful offeror must be registered with the Department of Defense (DOD) System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM registration process may be done electronically at the World Wide Web (WWW) site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM.

(c) The contractor will receive an electronic Notice of the Award, Modification, or Delivery Order via e-mail.

52.204-4016, Electronic Contracting

(a) All Army Contracting Command – Warren (DTA) solicitations and awards are distributed on the Army Contracting Command – Warren Procurement Network (ProcNet) Business Opportunities website (https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/opportunity.htm) and are no longer available in hard copy. The Technical Data Packages (TDPs) can be found in Section C under 52.211-4072 and other documents will be attachments or links included in the solicitation package on ProcNet.

(b) You may need to use special software to view documents that we post on ProcNet. This viewing software is freeware, available for download at no cost from commercial websites like Microsoft and Adobe. In cases where such software is required, we provide a link from ProcNet to the commercial site where the software is available. Once you arrive at the software developer's site, follow its instructions to download the free viewer. You can then return to the ProcNet.

(c) Unless directed to do otherwise in Section L of this solicitation, you are required to submit your offer, bid, or quote electronically, via the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Online Bid Response System (BRS). For detailed information about submitting your offer electronically, please see https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm.

(d) Requirements for the online ASFI bid submission:

(1) You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov (a Federal Government owned and operated free web site) and have a CAGE Code and CCR Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN).

(2) If you found the solicitation on ProcNet, use the following link to the Start Bid Page on the ASFI BRS website for this solicitation:

https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/solicitation_view.cfm?psolicitationnbr= -1-

(3) If you found the solicitation by searching on ASFI, you can start the online bidding process by using the Start Bid button on the ASFI Solicitation View page. You may also access the ASFI BRS by going to https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ and clicking on the Contracting Opportunities Search to find the solicitation.

(4) Once in the ASFI BRS, you will be asked to enter basic information and will then be directed to upload one or more files containing your offer and information required by the solicitation.

(5) You will receive a confirmation of your bid upon completion of the bid submission process.

(6) You can find detailed BRS user instructions on the ASFI website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/BRS_guide.doc.

(e) Note to offerors:

Your attention is called to the solicitation closing date and time as stated on the cover page of this solicitation, local time for the Army contracting Command - Warren, (DTA), Michigan. In accordance with FAR 15.208(a), offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any revisions, and modifications, so as to be received by the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified.

It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.208, if your proposal was not received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure (in this case, received through ASFI) by the exact date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, it will be determined late. Proposal, as the term is used here, means ALL volumes and/or parts of the proposal.

Note: There is no "expected" or "target" length of time for proposal submission; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned to submit their proposals allowing adequate time for submission.

Solicitations may remain posted on the AFSI Open Solicitation Web page after the solicitation closes. Even though the system will allow you to submit a proposal after the closing date/time, your proposal will be considered late and may not be considered for award. If you are responding to a Request for Proposal, your offer will not be considered if it is submitted after the closing date and time unless one of the exceptions is met at FAR 15.208(b). If you are responding to a Request for Quotation, your quote may be considered if it is received after the closing date, and it will not unduly delay award.

(f) Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. Awards and modifications posted on ProcNet represent complete OFFICIAL copies of contract awards and will include the awarded unit price. This is the notice required by Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987) of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract and is NOT referring to nor does it include Cost or Pricing data/information. If you object to such release in the base contract or contract modifications, and you intend to submit an offer, notify the contracting officer in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for your objection consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made based on rationale given.

(g) If you have questions or need help using ProcNet, call our E-Commerce Contracting Help Desk at (586) 282-7059, or send an email to usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.wrn-web-page-request@mail.mil. If you have questions about the content of any specific item posted on the ProcNet, please call the contract specialist or point of contact listed for the item. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the Procurement Technical Assistance Center website at http://www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/Pages/ProcurementTechnicalAssistanceCenters.aspx to find a location near you.

52.204-4009, Mandatory Use of Contractor to Government Electronic Communication

(a) All references in the contract to the submission of written documentation shall mean electronic submission.

(b) This shall include all written unclassified communications between the Government and the Contractor except contract awards and contract modifications which shall be posted on the internet. Return receipt shall be used if a commercial application is available. Classified information shall be handled in full accordance with the appropriate security requirements.

(c) In order to be contractually binding, all Government communications requiring a Contracting Officer signature must be sent from the Contracting Officer's e-mail address. The Contractor shall designate the personnel with signature authority who can contractually bind the contractor. All binding contractor communication shall be sent from this contractor e-mail address(es).

(d) Upon award, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a list of e-mail addresses for all administrative and technical personnel assigned to this contract.

(e) Unless exempted by the Procuring Contracting Officer in writing, all unclassified written communication after contract award shall be transmitted electronically.

52.209-4011, Contractor Responsibility and Eligibility for Award

(a) We may award up to one contract to the offeror that:

(1) submit the lowest evaluated offer if award is based on price only, or the offer that provides the best value to the Government if factors in addition to price are identified elsewhere in this solicitation, and

(2) submit a bid or proposal that meets all the material requirements of this solicitation, and

(3) meet all the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104.

(b) To make sure that you meet the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104 we may:

(1) arrange a visit to your plant and perform a preaward survey;

(2) ask you to provide financial, technical, production, or managerial background information.

(c) If you don't provide us with the data we ask for within 7 days from the date you receive our request, or if you refuse to have us visit your facility, we may determine you nonresponsible.

(d) If we visit your facility, please make sure that you have current certified financial statements and other data relevant to your bid or proposal available for our team to review.

52.212-4003, All or None--Commercial Item Acquisition This provision serves as an addendum that modifies paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1, entitled INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (h) is modified to say that you must offer to provide the total quantity of the items in this solicitation. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. Offers submitted for less than the total quantities of all the items in this solicitation will not be considered for award.

52.214-4000, Acknowledgement of Amendments Acknowledge all the amendments you've received from us by identifying the amendment number and its issue date in the box below:

: Amendment Number : Date :

52.217-5, Evaluation of Options 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).

52.232-4000, Contracting Officer's Authority The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve additions or changes in any of the requirements under any contract, resulting from this solicitation, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event that the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, such change shall be solely at the risk of the contractor. (See General Provision, entitled: "Notification of Changes,: FAR 52.243-7 or paragraph C of FAR 52.212-4).

52.232-4007, Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), Codes, And Designated Acceptors The contractor shall use WAWF to electronically process invoices for payment and receiving reports. The contractor shall register to use WAWF and take the Web-based training at https://wawf.eb.mil. Direct any questions relating to the system and vendor training to the Ogden Help Desk at 866-618-5988.

To properly route an invoice and receiving report through WAWF, the contractor shall indicate the following when prompted:

1. Select the appropriate type of invoice as indicated below. It is imperative that contractors select the proper type of invoice. Improper selection of an invoice type will result in the delay of a payment or the rejection of an invoice submittal.

___ Invoice and Receiving Report Combo (Supplies) Use for contracts that are entirely for supply requirements or for contracts that are predominantly for supply requirements but also includes minimal service line items.

__ Invoice 2-in-1 (Services) Use for contracts that are entirely for service requirements.

· Use the following DoDAAC (Department of Defense Activity Address Code) codes when prompted: TBD

· Your firm’s CAGE Code: TBD

· Issue and Admin DoDAAC Code: TBD

· Ship-To DoDAAC Code: TBD

· Accept-By DoDAAC Code: TBD

· Payment DoDAAC Code: TBD

3. Include the Purchase Request Number as specified in each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). This number can be found at the bottom of the extended description of each CLIN. NOTE: The purchase request number may be different for each CLIN.

4. Indicate the proper Unit of Measure as specified in each CLIN. Failure to indicate the proper Unit of Measure will lead to vendor pay issues.

5. Indicate the following Acceptor, Alternate Acceptor, and Contract Specialist when the WAWF system prompts for “additional e-mail submission” after clicking “Signature”.

· Primary Acceptor Name: TBD

· Primary Acceptor e-mail: TBD

· Alternate Acceptor Name: TBD

· Alternate Acceptor e-mail: TBD

· Contract Specialist Name: Christina Schmidt

· Contract Specialist e-mail: christina.a.schmidt.civ@mail.mil

To track the status of an invoice, in WAWF click on the link, “Pay Status” (myInvoice-External link) found under the tab named “Lookup” or by going to https://myinvoice.csd.disa.mil/index.html. If the payment office indicated in the contract is Columbus, direct any payment related questions to the Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS) Columbus at 800-756-4571. If the payment office is other than Columbus, contact the contract administrator for the customer service phone/fax numbers.

52.246-4009, Inspection and Acceptance Points: Destination

Inspection and acceptance of supplies offered under this purchase order shall take place as specified here.

Inspection: DESTINATION. Acceptance: DESTINATION.

252.209-7993, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law—Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations.

Include the attached provision in all solicitations that will use funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 and by the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76, Divisions C and J), including solicitations for the acquisition of commercial items under FAR part 12.

REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW—FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS

(DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (FEB 2014)

(a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.