211th - PRC-117G Wired Cases & Power Supply

***AMENDMENT 0001: This solicitation is amended to change the quantity of CLIN 0002, and add CLINs 0003 and 0004. Please refer to the amended solicitation.***

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION ‘COMBO’:

PRC-117G Wired Cases & Power Supply

ISSUE DATE: 30 July 2020

NOTE: Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available. Please make offers good through 30 September 2020.

(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 W50S6L-20-Q-0055 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-05, effective 13 Aug 2019. The DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DPN 20190809, effective 09 Aug 2019.

(iv) This requirement is solicited under ‘Small Business Set Aside’ competition. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 335313 with a small business size standard of 1,250 EMP.

(v) The Pricing Schedule is incorporated as Attachment 1. Vendors shall complete Attachment 1 in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this Combo.

(vi) The government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the following:

(vii) Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Contractor shall include delivery/performance schedule information on the Pricing Schedule, Attachment 1. All items shall be delivered to:

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage Alaska, 99506

(viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms and conditions of FAR 52.212-1 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

1. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quotes, the Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation.  If awarded the contract the contractor is required to submit a signed copy of the contract confirming receipt of the contractual document within five (5) business days.

2.  Specific Instructions:  The response shall consist of the following:

a.    Submit one (1) copy of technical acceptability narrative consisting of a brief explanation of how an “or equal” substitute meets the salient characteristic(s) requirements of the solicitation.

b. Submit one (1) copy of price schedule (Attachment 1) and any pertinent additional information

3.    Award will be made to the vendor whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and is determined to be the Best Value IAW FAR 13.106-1 (a) (2). Technical Acceptability, at a minimum, is defined as meeting all specific instructions and completing the attached pricelist Attachment 1. Price and technical acceptability will be considered.

(ix)    FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) this provision has been tailored to this procurement and is provided in full-text below:

(a)    The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(1)    Technical acceptability will consist of meeting all specific instructions and completing the attached pricelist Attachment 1.
(2)    Price
(3)    Past Performance 

(b)    Technical acceptability: The government will evaluate quotes on the basis of whether or not the provided quote is technically acceptable. Offeror shall provide a brief explanation of how an “or equal” substitute meets the salient characteristic(s) requirements of the solicitation.

(c)    Price: The total evaluated price will include the total price of all line items, to include option line items (if any). Interested parties are reminded that this is a Best Value procurement and lowest price does not constitute award. 

(d)    Past Performance: Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)(ii)(C) - information received by Past Performance Information System and FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)(ii)(D) – Any other reasonable basis. The contracting officer may use his/her previous experience with the service being acquired. 

 (x) Each vendor shall ensure the provision at FAR 52.212-3 including its Alternate I, Vendors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Jan 2017) are updated at www.sam.gov. Failure to obtain SAM registration will result in submissions not being considered for award.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Jan 2017), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Jan 2017),  is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Additionally, the following clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-10    Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards    Oct 2016
FAR 52.204-23    Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities    Jul 2018
FAR 52.204-24    Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment    Dec 2019
FAR 52.204-25    Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment    Aug 2019
FAR 52.204-26    Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation    Dec 2019
FAR 52.209-6    Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Vendors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment    Oct 2015
FAR 52.209-10    Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations    Nov 2015
FAR 52.211-6    Brand Name or Equal     Aug 1999
FAR 52.219-6    Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside    Nov 2011
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    Oct 2016
FAR 52.222-21    Prohibition of Segregated Facilities    Apr 2015
FAR 52.222-26    Equal Opportunity    Sep 2016
FAR 52.222-36    Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities    Jul 2014
FAR 52.222-50    Combating Trafficking in Persons    Mar 2015
FAR 52.222-55    Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658    Dec 2015
FAR 52.222-62    Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706    Jan 2017
FAR 52.223-18    Encouraging Vendor 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    July 2013
FAR 52.232-18    Availability of Funds    Apr 1984
FAR 52.232-39     Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations    Jun 2013
FAR 52.232-40    Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Sub-vendors    Dec 2013
FAR 52.233-3    Protest after Award    Aug 1996
FAR 52.233-4    Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim    Oct 2004
FAR 52.252-2    Clauses Incorporated by Reference    Feb 1998
DFARS 252.203-7000    Requirements Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials    Sep 2011
DFARS 252.203-7002    Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights    Sep 2013
DFARS 252.204-7003    Control of Government Personnel Work Product    Apr 1992
DFARS 252.204-7008    Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls    Oct 2016
DFARS 252.204-7012    Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting    Oct 2016
DFARS 252.204-7015    Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Vendors    May 2016
DFARS 252.204-7016    Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation    Dec 2019
DFARS 252.204-7017
    Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation
    Dec 2019
DFARS 252.204-7018    Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services    Dec 2019
DFARS 252.211-7003    Item Unique Identification and Valuation    Mar 2016
DFARS 252.211-7008    Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers    Sep 2010
DFARS 252.223-7008    Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium    Jun 2013
  DFARS 252.225-7048
    Export-Controlled Items    Jul 2013
DFARS 252.232-7003    Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports    Jun 2012
DFARS 252.232-7006    Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions    May 2013
DFARS 252.232-7010    Levies on Contract Payments    Dec 2006
DFARS 252.244-7000    Subcontracts for Commercial Items    Jun 2013
DFARS 252.246-7008    Sources of Electronic Parts    May 2018
DFARS 252.247-7023    Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic    Apr 2014

The following provisions apply to this combined synopsis solicitation and are incorporated by reference.  This section will be physically removed from the final award. 

FAR 52.204-16    Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting    Oct 2016
FAR 52.204-22    Alternative Line Item Proposal     Oct 2015
FAR 52.212-2    Evaluation – Commercial Items    Nov 2011
FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1    Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items    Jul 2013
DFARS 252.203-7005    Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials     Nov 2011
DFARS 252.204-7008    Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls    Dec 2015
DFARS 252.204-7011    Alternative Line Item Structure     Sep 2011
DFARS 252.225-7031    Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel     Jun 2005

(xiii) No additional contract requirements apply to this acquisition.

(xiv) This acquisition does not require a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating.

(xv) NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: 

Questions shall be submitted to: 

POC: MSgt Zach Gowin
Phone:  (907) 551-0246
E-Mail:  176msg.msc.vendors@us.af.mil & zachary.gowin.2@us.af.mil - E-mail is preferred.

An amendment may be issued answering any questions received (if any), providing the Government’s answers. Offers are due no later than 1:00 p.m. Alaska Time on 10 August 2020.

List of Attachments:
•    Attachment 1: B.01 20-Q-0055 211th PRC-117G Wired Cases & Power Supply (4 pages)

•    Attachment 2: Pricing Schedule (3 pages)