Brand Name or Equalis Required for this Purchase - Meter Group ZL6 Cellular Data Logger, Accessories, and Cloud Pass

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in

accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 (as of 2020-07), as

supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being

requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

100% total small business set aside, and only qualified offerors may

submit quotations.

Requirement:

The USDA-ARS Water Management unit has a requirment to purchase the following:

- 9 x ZL6 Cellular Data Logger, for use worldwide on 3G cellular networks using H-1 SIM, allows access to data via internet, for use with all METER sensors, self-enclosed, solar charging, batteries included.

- 36 x TEROS VWC & Temp & EC, 5 meter Stereo Cable

- 9 x ZENTRA Cloud 2020 Season Pass for METER Loggers

Brand name or equal is required for this purchase.

Place of Delivery: USDA-ARS 9611 S Riverbend Ave Parlier, CA 93648

Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e.

Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. Evaluation and Award: The government expects to achieve best value and will award a firm-fixed-price contract from the selection of the technically acceptable quotation with the lowest evaluated price. Therefore, the government will select the lowest priced offer meeting or exceeding all technical specifications (including delivery date) that is responsive to the terms and conditions outlined in this solicitation.

Questions: Interested Offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. Address ALL questions in WRITING to the issuing office via email to derek.celedon@usda.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Quotation Submission: Offerors shall provide a firm-fixed-price quote to Derek Celedon, Purchasing Agent, at derek.celedon@usda.gov

All Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions. The government expects to achieve best value from the selection of the technically acceptable quotation with the lowest evaluated price.Therefore, the government will select the lowest priced offer meeting or exceeding all technical specifications (including delivery date) that is responsive to the terms and conditions outlined in this solicitation. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of a quote pursuant to FAR 4.1102. Offerors can register at: www.sam.gov USDA-ARS is Tax Exempt. Tax Exemption Certificate: 720564834F COMMERICAL ITEM CONTRACT CLAUSES/PROVISIONS FAR provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are to include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. AGAR Clauses 452.211-71 Equal Products Offered. As prescribed in 411.171, insert the following or substantially the same clause in solicitations seeking offers on a "brand name or equal" basis to allow offerors the opportunity to clearly identify the "equal" item being offered, and to illustrate how that item meets the salient characteristics requirments of the Government. EQUAL PRODUCTS OFFERED (NOV 1996)

(a) Offerors proposing to furnish an "equal" product, in accordance with

the "Brand Name or Equal" provision of this solicitation, shall provide the

following information for each offered "equal" product: Contract Line Item

Number (if any):

_____________________________________

Brand Name or Equal Product identified by the Government in this

solicitation: _____________________________________

Offered Product Name: _______________________________________

Catalog Description or part number: _____________________________

Manufacturer's Name: ________________________________________

Manufacturer's Address: ______________________________________

(b) Offerors are responsible for submitting all additional information on

the above product necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine

whether the product offered meets the "brand name or equal" product's

salient characteristics listed in the solicitation.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items. (AUG 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by

reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable

to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing

resolutions)).

(2) 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115–91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2020) (Section 89(a)

(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b)

that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

(Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun

2020) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5).

(Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009.)

__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016)

(Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-

Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When

Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for

Debarment. (Jun 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding

Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award

(Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

__ (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small

Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference,

it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (i) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved]

__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) of

52.219-6 (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6 .

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020)

(15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15

U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jun 2020) (15

U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9

__ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.

637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

X (22)(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation

(May 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to,

Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

(Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to,

Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-

Owned Small Business Program (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves

(Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

__ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and

Remedies (Jul 2020) (E.O. 13126).

X (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (30)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222–26.

__ (31)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)(38 U.S.C.

4212).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222–35.

__ (32)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun

2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222–36.

__ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C.

4212).

X (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National

Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C.

chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

__ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of

commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of

commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content

for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not

applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf

items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not

applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf

items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming

Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of

Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment

(Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun

2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

X (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May

2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer

Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47)(i) 52.224–3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224–3.

X (48) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter

83).

(49)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade

Act (Jul 2020) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001

note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77,

108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-

42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate II (Jul 2020) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Jul 2020) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19

U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008)

(E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign

Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions

Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302

Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov

2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or

Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items

(Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for

Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than

System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (61) 52.239–1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C.

552a).

__ (62) 52.242–5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (63)(i) 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).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c),

applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has

indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement

provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of

commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May

2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug

2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards—Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (5) 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).

__ (6) 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).

__ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

__ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017)

(E.O. 13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit

Organizations (Jun 20204) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall

comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) 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.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a),

(b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(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 (Jun 2020)

(41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

(Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2020) (Section 889(a)

(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (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 $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public

facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219–8 in lower tier

subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C.

4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

(29 U.S.C. 793).

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

4212).

(xi) 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.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug2018) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C.

chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 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).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit

Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in

accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 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)