Combo Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Actions.docx

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-20-Q-0103

2. Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR: Phase Noise Test Analyzer Device

3. Classification Code: 66

4. NAICS Code: 334515

5. Response Date: Seven (7) days after posting due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the https://beta.sam.gov/ webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. Description: The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) requires one (1) Phase Noise Test Analyzer Device.

Disclaimer: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

NOTICE: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED:

THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF MARKET PRICES, QUALITY, AND DELIVERY. IF ONLY ONE ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL CONSIDER AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FIRST, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE CRITERIA IS NOT MET.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-05.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334515 The small business size standard is 750 employees.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN SUPPLY ITEM QTY UNIT OF ISSUE UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Phase Noise Test Analyzer Device 1 Lot $_______ $______

Specifications/Requirement: The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) requires Quantity one (1) Phase Noise Test Analyzer Device with the following salient characteristics. “SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT TITLED SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.”

Delivery: Delivery is required by 12 weeks (ARO) After Receipt of Award. Delivery shall be made to the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, MD. Acceptance shall be performed at the ARL, Adelphi, MD. The FOB point is the U.S. ARL, Adelphi, MD.

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial DEVIATION 2018-O0018, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical, Past Performance and Price.

The Technical element of the evaluation will first be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. Those offers that meet or exceed the stated performance characteristics and specifications will then be evaluated in terms of technical aspects above the minimum requirements and of those aspects not addressed in the solicitation performance characteristics and specifications that would be most beneficial to the Government. In particular, the Government is willing to trade-off on price for offerors that exceed the following performance characteristics/specifications and/or delivery time:

-Phase Noise Sensitivity -Carrier Freqeuency Range -Delivery Time -Additional features (Trace display, GUI update rate, resolution, wide input dynamic range)

The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets or exceeds the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications.

Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of the proposed product to industry or Government agencies. Past performance will consider the ability of the offeror to meet technical specifications, delivery schedules (with warranty fulfillment and maintenance reputation included as applicable). Offerors shall include ____3____ records of sales from the previous __12____ months. Offerors shall identify a point of contact for each sale by providing a name and telephone number.

Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any).

Technical and past performance are of equal importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price and to award without discussions.

III. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

IV. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause NONE.

V. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR AND DFARS Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2019)

52.212-2, EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) DFARS 252.203-7996, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements—Representation (Deviation 2016-O0003) DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations (Mar 2018) DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Statute – Balance of Payments program certificate (NOV 2014)

FAR and DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Oct 2018) FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) FAR 52.222-50, Combat Trafficking in Persons (Mar 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 (Jun 2008) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S. - Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (DEC 2016) DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts For Commercial Items (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Apr 2014)

VI. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR:

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

DFARS:

DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (Mar 2016) DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018)

Local Clauses:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD - INVOICES REQUIRED)

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENT - ALC

DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

AWARD OF CONTRACT

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

PAYMENT TERMS

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

VII. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A

VIII. The following notes apply to this announcement: The Government is contemplating a Commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract type for this requirement under the FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).

Place of Delivery: Delivery shall be made to the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, MD. Acceptance shall be performed at the ARL, Adelphi, MD.

Set Aside: See section 6 - THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

Contracting Officer:

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