Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation-Cable_(005).docx

(I) 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II) Solicitation W912JB-17-T-9000 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(III) This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses for commercial items in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89.

(IV) 515210

(V) SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

CABLE TV: Cable television is needed for between 400-500 television sets located throughout the base dormitory areas, base offices, and dining facilities. The CRTC will require a cable TV National Television System Committee (NTSC) Radio Frequency (RF) signal to be located to a demarcation point in the area of the property line at building base main entrance. This NTSC RF signal shall be a flat 10-15 decibel milliWatt (dBm) level. The CRTC requires, at a minimum, the channel line-up to consist of the four major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX), a public broadcast service (PBS) channel, one independent satellite channel (TBS, WGN, etc.), news channels (CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, etc.), and sports programming channels such as ESPN and FOX Sports. Cable television to be provided shall be basic and expanded basic only.

CCTV: This signal will be used by the CRTC communications for redistribution to the CRTC base CCTV system.

The responsibility for maintenance of the CCTV system will fall upon the Alpena CRTC maintenance section. This signal will have three channels available for local programming inserted for CRTC broadcasts for training and information purposes.

The requirement for Base Cable Subscription, will include a base contract year of subscription, plus four (4) option years of extended subscription:

CLIN 0001: Base Cable Subscription CLIN 0002: Option Year One CLIN 0003: Option Year Two CLIN 0004: Option Year Three CLIN 0004: Option Year Four

Quotes should be submitted with pricing according to each individual CLIN listed above.

(VI) This solicitation is for cable at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan.

(VII) Base Year anticipated to begin Jan 01 2017 plus four option years.

(VIII) The provision FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial in its latest edition applies to this solicitation.

(IX) In Accordance With FAR 13.106-2, Evaluations of Quotations or Offers;

The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Price

(2) Technical Acceptability:

Technical Acceptability will be evaluated based on best fit to the government in regard to the attached Requirements Description. To be eligible for award on the basis of technical acceptability, the proposed contractor should exhibit their capability to perform the required job.

STANDARD OF ACCEPTABILITY: To be acceptable, the contractor shall ensure continued TV signal with a guaranteed response time for repair of no more than 24 hours. Any lack of signal shall be prorated from monthly bills for each day service is delayed. Payment for this contract shall be on a monthly basis. Billing shall be established with a monthly rate. The current rate shall be calculated on an average television drops used. Upon exercise of each option year the contracting officer shall coordinate with the base services sections to verify total usage requirements for the new season.

The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the best interest of the Government.

(X) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with their offer. This can be completed electronically at https://orca.bpn.gov/.

(XI) The following clauses in their latest editions apply to this acquisition:

52.202-1 -- Definitions.

52.203-3 – Gratuities

52.203-6 -- Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. Alternate I (Oct 1995).

52.203-11 -- Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

52.203-12 -- Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

52.204-1 -- Approval of Contract.

As prescribed in 4.103, insert the following clause:

Approval of Contract (Dec 1989) This contract is subject to the written approval of [identify title of designated agency official here] and shall not be binding until so approved.

(End of Clause)

52.204-4 -- Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

52.204.7, System for Award Management

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.204-10 – Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2015)

52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items THE OFFEROR MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS PROVISION INCLUDING ALTERNATE-I ALONG WITH THEIR OFFER IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

Alternate I (Oct 2014). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(11) to the basic provision:

(11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.)

[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.

52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items.

52.212-5, [Class Deviation- 2013-O0019, Commercial Item Omnibus Clauses for Acquisitions Using the Standard Procurement System. This clause deviation is effective on Sep 25, 2013, and remains in effect for five years, or until otherwise rescinded.

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (MAR 2016)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d) (2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

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

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) ____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 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.

52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 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)

52.219-8 -- Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

52.219-28 – Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

As prescribed in 19.309(c), insert the following clause:

Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is “not dominant in its field of operation” when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts—

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards .

(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor’s current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code 515120 assigned to contract number ______________.[Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title].

End of clause)

52.222-3-- Convict Labor

52.222-19 -- Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.

52.222-22 -- Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports As prescribed in 22.810(a)(2), insert the following provision:

Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) The offeror represents that --

(a) It * has, * has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

(b) It * has, * has not filed all required compliance reports; and

(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.

(End of Provision)

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance As prescribed in 22.810(d), insert the following provision:

Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984) The offeror represents that --

(a) It * has developed and has on file, * has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2); or

(b) It * has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(End of Provision)

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Reference

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.229-3 -- Federal, State, and Local Taxes.

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

52.232-39, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.233-1, Disputes 52.233-2 -- Service of Protest.

As prescribed in 33.106, insert the following provision:

Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Contracting at Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Protest to the independent review authority shall be filed with either the Office of the Chief Council or the Contracting Officer:

Office of Chief Counsel ATTN: NGB Protest Decision Authority 1411 Jefferson Davis Highway Jefferson Plaza 1; Suite 11300 Arlington, Virginia 22202-3231 FAX (703) 607-3684 or 3682

OR

Protest to the Contracting Officer shall be filed at:

127 MSC Contracting Division Attn: Jeremy Starrett 43200 Maple St. Bldg 105 Selfridge, ANG Base, MI 48045-5213 Fax: (586) 239-4300

ONLY WRITTEN PROTESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. NO PROTESTS MAY BE FILED BY ELECTRONIC MAIL.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.233-3, Protest After Award

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.242-13 -- Bankruptcy.

52.249-2 -- Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).

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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause)

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR or supplemental clause with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental clause is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the clause when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental clause, except that the contracting officer shall insert “(Deviation)” after the date of the clause.

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984)

(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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Clause)

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.203-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management.

ALTERNATE A, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (FEB 2014)

As prescribed in 204.1105, substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of the provision at FAR 52.204-7:

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “System for Award Management (SAM) database” means the primary Government repository for contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

“Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code” means—

(1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) to identify a commercial or Government entity; or

(2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLIS records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an “NCAGE code.”

“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 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 SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR 32.11) for the same parent concern.

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

(1) The contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, and Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code into the SAM database; and

(2) The contractor has completed the Core Data, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, 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 Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as part of the SAM registration process; and

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

252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure

252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors

252.211-7008, Use Of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.

252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports As prescribed in 232.7004(a), use the following clause:

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING

REPORTS (JUN 2012)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

(1) “Contract financing payment” and “invoice payment” have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(2) “Electronic form” means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(3) “Payment request” means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract.

(4) “Receiving report” means the data required by the clause at 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when—

(1) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer’s determination with each request for payment;

(2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System);

(3) DoD makes payment for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System (TEDS) as the electronic format; or

(4) When the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, only submission of the receiving report in electronic form is required.

(d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract.

(e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests.

(End of clause)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT (COMBO)

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

N/A

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

tamara.s.doffek.mil@mail.mil timothy.d.frasier.mil@mail.mil

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

All issues not routed through the WAWF help desk can be addressed by the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) office.

PTAC@nemcworks.org 989.733.8540 http://www.discovernortheastmichigan.org/procurement.asp

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause)

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment.

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

PARTIAL PAYMENTS

Partial payments are not authorized for contracts with a value of less than $5,000. For contracts greater than $5,000, partial payments for less than $2,500 are not authorized.

(XII) All information relating to this solicitation, including, changes/amendments, questions and answers, will be posted on the following website: www.fbo.gov. Formal communications such as request for clarifications and/or information concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing or via e-mail to the address below. All answers (on a non-attribution basis) will be posted on the acquisition.army.mil web site. They will be contained in the in a document titled “Questions and Answers”. Offerors are requested to submit questions to the email address noted below not later than, 4:00 P.M. EST, 26 January 2017. Terms of the solicitation and specification remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgement and receipt of solicitation shall apply. Award can only be made to contractors registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov). Offers are due to the Alpena CRTC/LGC, 4885 A Street, Alpena, MI 49707 by 1:00 P.M. EST, 06 February 2017. FAR 5.101 all responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received must be considered by the agency. Emailed quotes will be accepted by timothy.d.frasier.mil@mail.mil. Point of Contact for this solicitation is SrA Timothy D. Frasier 989-354-6283.