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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

GENERAL STATEMENT:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory/PZLET, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation being issued for the requirement described herein.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

Solicitation Number:   F45AH2138A101

[X]Request for Quotation (RFQ) [   ] Request for Proposal (RFP) [   ] Invitation for Bid (IFB)

REGULATION IDENTIFICATION:

This solicitation and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04 Effective 30 January 2022.

NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:

Set-aside Type 

None

NAICS Size Standard

519130 – 1000 Employees

LISTING/DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS:

CLIN #

DESCRIPTION

QTY

UNIT

0001

1999-2022 Artech House eBooks Library

1

Lot

DELIVERY INFORMATION:

FOB:   [X] Destination

            [   ] Origin

Place of Delivery:

            DoDAAC – F45AH

Requested Date of Delivery:

At Time of Award

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition.

Addenda:

            N/A

EVALUATION OF OFFERS:

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014), will be used to evaluate quotes received.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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 offers:

(Lowest Price Technically Acceptable)

1. Price

(2) Technical Acceptability

(a) In order for this quote to be considered “Technically Acceptable” it must meet:

(i) 1999-2022 Artech House eBooks Library

Nearly 800 niche-quality titles of a wide range of popular engineering topics

Includes all titles with a 2022 copyright date plus the complete backlist to 1999

Up to 35 new titles published each year

One-time purchase; not a subscription

Purchase provides perpetual access to all titles on the IEEE Xplore platform

No annual maintenance fees and no DRM

Option to buy new titles published in 2023 and beyond (referred to as “front lists”)

****SEE ATTACHED BOM*****

The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none, of the items listed in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to resolicit if results garner only one qualifying quote, if it’s determined to be in the best interests of the Government.

OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 2021), with your quote.

• If offeror has completed annual representations and certifications in System for Award Management (SAM), then only paragraph (b) needs to be submitted with quote.
• If offeror has not completed annual representations and certifications in SAM then paragraphs (c-v) need to be submitted.

CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS:

The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition.

Addenda:

            N/A

REQUIRED TERMS & CONDITIONS TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR ORDERS:

The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2021), applies to this acquisition.

The following clauses are incorporated via paragraph (b) and considered applicable to this acquisition:

Clause Number

Clause Title

FAR 52.219-28

Post Award Small Business Program Representation

FAR 52.222-3

Convict Labor

FAR 52.222-19

Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

FAR 52.222-21

Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

FAR 52.222-26

Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-50

Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.223-18

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

FAR 52.225-1

Buy American--Supplies

FAR 52.225-13

Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

FAR 52.232-33

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management

ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS:

(1) Offeror shall include all warranty requirements and documentation with quote.

(2) Offerors shall identify how long the quote is valid for.

Additional provisions and clauses applicable to this requirement:

Type

Number

Title

Clause

FAR 52.203-19

Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

Provision

FAR 52.204-7

System for Award Management

Clause

FAR 52.252-2

Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

(Fill-in Text)

- https://www.acquisition.gov/

Clause

DFARS 252.232-7003

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

Clause

DFARS 252.232-7006

Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

Clause

AFFARS 5352.201-9101

Ombudsman

AFRL/PK Director (Primary)

AFRL/PK Deputy Director (Alternate)

1864 4th Street

WP AFB OH 45433

Phone: (937) 904-9700

FAX: (937) 656-7321

afrl.pk.workflow@us.af.mil

DPAS APPLICABILITY:

This requirement is not applicable to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).

SOLICITATION CLOSING INFORMATION:

Quotes are due by: 15 JUN 2022 @ 12:00 PM ET.

Quotes must be received by the closing date stated above. Submit quotes by email.

POINT OF CONTACT:

The point of contact for this acquisition for any questions and for submission of quotes is:

Name: Von Vaughan

Title: Contract Specialist

Phone #: 937-713-9882

Email: von.vaughan@us.af.mil