Combined Synopsis-Solicitation - W9128F24Q0001 Amendment 0002.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – Amendment 0002

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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.

(ii) This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). RFQ Number: W9128F24Q0001

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05.

(iv) Set Aside: 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) using NAICS: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

(v) See Attachment 1 for the CLIN Schedule

(vi) Description of requirement: See Attachment 2 for the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

(vii) Place of Performance:

Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Period of Performance (PoP) - 200 days from the date of award

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. See Attachment 3 for the addendum to 52.212- 1.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services is applicable. See below for acquisition specific acquisition criteria.

(a) The Government will issue a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforms to the solicitation. Quotations will be evaluated using the following factors:

Technical Capability – The Government will evaluate the level of expertise of the proposed inspector, and whether the inspector has the necessary certifications to perform the work required.

Experience – The Government will evaluate experience by comparing the submitted project experience against the current project scope and details. The Government reserves the right to consider any past performance data, positive or negative obtained from any valid source in the consideration of acceptability of the offer.

Price – Price quotations will be evaluated based on fairness and reasonableness.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(x) Offerors should include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Alternate I (DEVIATION 2023-O0002), Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer only if required. Read the first sentence of FAR 52.212- 3 and (b)(2) to know if submission is required.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. See below for addendum to 52.212-4.

(w) Supplemental Invoicing Instructions: The Contractor shall invoice no more than once a month for any completed milestones as identified in the CLIN Bid Schedule within the last invoice period.

If the Period of Performance is 60 days or less, the contractor shall submit only one invoice after the FINAL inspection report has been accepted by the Government.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses from FAR 52.212-5(b) apply to this acquisition:

• (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

• (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

• (8) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

• (15) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

• (17) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (SEP 2023) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

• (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).

• (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

• (31) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O.11246).

• (32) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

• (33) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

• (34) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_203_6 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/4655 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_10 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_27 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_219_6 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_219_8 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_219_27 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_21 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_35 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4212&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_36 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section793&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_37 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4212&num=0&edition=prelim

• (35) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

• (36) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

• (45) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513).

• (48) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

• (56) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

• (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).

The following clauses from FAR 52.212-5(c) apply to this acquisition: N/A

(xiii) The following provisions and clauses are included in this solicitation:

Additional Provisions

• FAR 52.204-7 - System for Award Management

• FAR 52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

• FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

• FAR 52.229-11 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.

• DFARS 252.203-7005 - Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

• DFARS 252.204-7008 - Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

• DFARS 252.204-7016 - Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services— Representation

• DFARS 252.204-7017 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

• DFARS 252.204-7019 - Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

• DFARS 252.204-7024 - Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System

• DFARS 252.215-7008 - Only One Offer

• DFARS 252.225-7055 - Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

• DFARS 252.225-7059 - Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region–Representation

• FAR 52.252-1 - Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_40 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_222_50 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_223_18 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_224_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_229_12 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_232_33 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3332&num=0&edition=prelim

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

• FAR 52.252-5 - AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

Additional Clauses included in this acquisition:

• FAR 52.203-3 – Gratuities

• FAR 52.204-13 - System for Award Management Maintenance

• FAR 52.204-18 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

• FAR 52.204-21 - Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

• FAR 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008)

• DFARS 252.203-7000 - Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

• DFARS 252.203-7002 - Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

• DFARS 252.204-7012 - Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

• DFARS 252.204-7015 - Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

• DFARS 252.204-7018 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

• DFARS 252.204-7020 - NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

• DFARS 252.204-7021 - Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirement

• DFARS 252.225-7056 - Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

• DFARS 252.225-7060 - Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

• DFARS 252.227-7015 - Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

• DFARS 252.227-7037 - Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

• DFARS 252.232-7010 - Levies on Contract Payments

• DFARS 252.237-7010 - Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

• DFARS 252.243-7002 - Requests for Equitable Adjustment

• DFARS 252.244-7000 - Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

• FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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 this/these address(es):

(End of clause)

• FAR 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does NOT apply to this acquisition.

(xv) Quotes are due to Brandon Hobbs via email at brandon.s.hobbs@usace.army.mil on 2 November 2023 at 2:00 PM CDT.

mailto:brandon.s.hobbs@usace.army.mil

(xvi) Contact Brandon Hobbs at brandon.s.hobbs@usace.army.mil for any questions regarding the solicitation.

mailto:brandon.s.hobbs@usace.army.mil