Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for boosting off-the-air cellular Radio Frequencies (RF)

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
127EAT23Q0030
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
California, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Southern Geographic Area Coordination Center (South Ops or OSCC) is seeking a contractor to provide and install a Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System or equivalent product to boost cellular Radio Frequencies (RF) for Verizon and FirstNet. The system is needed to counteract the negative impact of energy-efficient building materials on RF propagation in all campus buildings. The installation will be performed by federal workforce from the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, and the desired delivery date is 30 days from contract award.

Products and Services to be provided:

  1. Cel-Fi Verizon Quatra 1000 Network Unit
  2. Cel-Fi FirstNet Quatra 1000 Network Unit
  3. Cel-Fi Verizon Quatra 1000 Coverage Unit
  4. Cel-Fi FirstNet Quatra 1000 Coverage Unit
  5. Cel-Fi Fiber Range Extender Q1000 (NU-Side and CU-Side)

Notice text

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Update #4 · Latest ·

Please see the following questions and answers to the solicitation.  The solicitation will not be extended.  Quotes are due by Friday, July 28, 2023.

Questions and Answers

1. Question: Can the project be redesigned with the Quatra 4000?

1.1 Answer: The FirstNet cellular network(FN)/band is only feasible with the Quatra 1000 Line of products. The Quatra 4000 provides single-carrier boosting of multiple carriers but not of FirstNet which is planned for on this site.  Verizon and FirstNet are the two carriers to be boosted.

2. Question: In discussions with Nextivity (Cel-Fi), we have identified the product requested is no longer manufactured.  While some distributors have the Network Units and Coverage Units in inventory, there do not seem to be ANY Fiber Range Extender units to be had from either Nextivity (the manufacturer) or ANY of their distributors. Can we propose an alternative configuration?

2.1 Answer: Due to the infrastructure of the campus' interconnectivity being homerun Fiber runs, the Fiber Range Extenders, (FREs)are a crucial part of the build for this project.   Fiber is required to distribute the signal across the campus.

3. Question: For line item #12 can you confirm the connector types that are needed on these cables? 

3.1 Answer: N-Male crimp connectors

4. Question:  For line item #8 can you confirm if the attached is the proper antenna?  I ask b/c it seems alot for this application.  

4.1 Answer: QMA-male to N-Female adapters is 2 per network unit for 6 network units for a total of 12 adapters.

The purpose of this Amendment 002 is to revise the evaluation factors and update the solicitation to remove "Brand Name or Equal". The Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 is the only brand that will meet the Government's requirement.  See the attached J & A.

The Combined Synopsis Solicitation has been updated, see attached 127EAT23Q0030 Amendment 002.

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) The solicitation number is 127EAT23Q0030 and this is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

(iv) This procurement is set aside for Small Businesses; the NAICS code is 334220 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.

(v)  See Attached "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" that contains the Schedule of Items.

(vi) Description of Requirement (including a list of any attachments)

The Southern Geographic Area Coordination Center (South Ops or OSCC) requires a Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for boosting off-the-air cellular Radio Frequencies (RF) of two cell carriers; Verizon and FirstNet.

See Attachment  "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" document for more information.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance

Delivery Date: 30 days after award; 

Delivery Location: Southern California Coordination Center, 23300 Castle Street, Riverside, CA  92618

(viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (Provision)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management in order to submit an offer.  https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

2) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the following:

  • Schedule of Items with Pricing on page 1
  • Delivery Schedule on page 2
  • Proof that offeror is authorized dealer of Cel-Fi Quatra products
  • Representations and Certifications – Fill in the check boxes for provisions 52.204-24, 52.212-3, of this solicitation and include a copy with your offer

3) Submit offer by email to catherine.sullivan@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time.   It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer from Contract Specialist Catherine A. Sullivan.   

4) Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT, Friday, July 28, 2023.

All questions must be received no later than Friday, July 21, 2023.  Address questions about this solicitation to Catherine A. Sullivan  at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov

  (ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

  1. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation provides the best value and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

FACTOR 1 - Technical

  1. Equipment meets government requirements.
  2. Offeror is an authorized reseller of Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 products.

FACTOR 2 - Delivery Schedule

FACTOR 3 - Price

(b) A comparative evaluation will be performed to determine the offer that provides the best value to the government considering the factors listed above.

( c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

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

(xiii)   Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 28, 2023.

(ix) For questions pertaining to this solicitation, please email Catherine A. Sullivan at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

Update #3 ·

The purpose of this Amendment 002 is to revise the evaluation factors and update the solicitation to remove "Brand Name or Equal". The Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 is the only brand that will meet the Government's requirement.  See the attached J & A.

The Combined Synopsis Solicitation has been updated, see attached 127EAT23Q0030 Amendment 002.

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) The solicitation number is 127EAT23Q0030 and this is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

(iv) This procurement is set aside for Small Businesses; the NAICS code is 334220 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.

(v)  See Attached "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" that contains the Schedule of Items.

(vi) Description of Requirement (including a list of any attachments)

The Southern Geographic Area Coordination Center (South Ops or OSCC) requires a Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for boosting off-the-air cellular Radio Frequencies (RF) of two cell carriers; Verizon and FirstNet.

See Attachment  "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" document for more information.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance

Delivery Date: 30 days after award; 

Delivery Location: Southern California Coordination Center, 23300 Castle Street, Riverside, CA  92618

(viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (Provision)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management in order to submit an offer.  https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

2) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the following:

  • Schedule of Items with Pricing on page 1
  • Delivery Schedule on page 2
  • Proof that offeror is authorized dealer of Cel-Fi Quatra products
  • Representations and Certifications – Fill in the check boxes for provisions 52.204-24, 52.212-3, of this solicitation and include a copy with your offer

3) Submit offer by email to catherine.sullivan@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time.   It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer from Contract Specialist Catherine A. Sullivan.   

4) Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT, Friday, July 28, 2023.

All questions must be received no later than Friday, July 21, 2023.  Address questions about this solicitation to Catherine A. Sullivan  at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov

  (ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

  1. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation provides the best value and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

FACTOR 1 - Technical

  1. Equipment meets government requirements.
  2. Offeror is an authorized reseller of Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 products.

FACTOR 2 - Delivery Schedule

FACTOR 3 - Price

(b) A comparative evaluation will be performed to determine the offer that provides the best value to the government considering the factors listed above.

( c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

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

(xiii)   Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 28, 2023.

(ix) For questions pertaining to this solicitation, please email Catherine A. Sullivan at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

Update #2 ·

The purpose of this Amendment 001 is to accomplish the following:

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  • Update (viii) Instructions below to add the following:

3) Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT, Friday, July 21, 2023.

4) All questions must be received no later than Friday, July 14, 2023.  Address questions about this solicitation to Catherine A. Sullivan  at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

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) The solicitation number is 127EAT23Q0030 and this is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

(iv) This procurement is set aside for Small Businesses; the NAICS code is 334220 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.

(v)  See Attached "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" that contains the Schedule of Items.

(vi) Description of Requirement (including a list of any attachments)

The Southern Geographic Area Coordination Center (South Ops or OSCC) requires a Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System (DAS) or equivalent product for boosting off-the-air cellular Radio Frequencies (RF) of two cell carriers; Verizon and FirstNet.

See Attachment  "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" document for more information.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance

Delivery Date: 30 days after award; 

Delivery Location: Southern California Coordination Center, 23300 Castle Street, Riverside, CA  92618

(viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (Provision)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management in order to submit an offer.  https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

2) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the:

  • Schedule of Items with Pricing and Delivery Schedule; 
  • Representations and Certifications – Fill in the check boxes for provisions 52.204-24, 52.212-3 located in attachment and include a copy with your offer. 

2) Submit offer by email to catherine.sullivan@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time.  Emails should contain two (2) separate attachments (Schedule of Items with Price, and Representations and Certifications) in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe PDF format.  Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email.  It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer from Contract Specialist Catherine A. Sullivan.   

3) Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT, Friday, July 21, 2023.

4) All questions must be received no later than Friday, July 14, 2023.  Address questions about this solicitation to Catherine A. Sullivan  at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

  (ix)  52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer 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:

Technical capability of proposed items to meet the Government Requirement

Delivery Schedule

Price

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the following provisions (attached):

  •    FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services
  •    FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) 
  •    AGAR 452.211-71 Equal Products Offered (NOV 1996) (if applicable)

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

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

(xiii)  FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal applies to this acquisition. 

(xiv)  Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 21, 2023.

(xv) For questions pertaining to this solicitation, please email Catherine A. Sullivan at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

Update #1 ·

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) The solicitation number is 127EAT23Q0030 and this is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

(iv) This procurement is set aside for Small Businesses; the NAICS code is 334220 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.

(v)  See Attached "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" that contains the Schedule of Items.

(vi) Description of Requirement (including a list of any attachments)

The Southern Geographic Area Coordination Center (South Ops or OSCC) requires a Cel-Fi Quatra 1000 Hybrid Active Distributed Antenna System (DAS) or equivalent product for boosting off-the-air cellular Radio Frequencies (RF) of two cell carriers; Verizon and FirstNet.

See Attachment  "127EAT23Q0030 Combined Synopsis Solicitation" document for more information.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance

Delivery Date: 30 days after award; 

Delivery Location: Southern California Coordination Center, 23300 Castle Street, Riverside, CA  92618

(viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (Provision)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management in order to submit an offer.  https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

2) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the:

  • Schedule of Items with Pricing and Delivery Schedule; 
  • Representations and Certifications – Fill in the check boxes for provisions 52.204-24, 52.212-3 located in attachment and include a copy with your offer. 

2) Submit offer by email to catherine.sullivan@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time.  Emails should contain two (2) separate attachments (Schedule of Items with Price, and Representations and Certifications) in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe PDF format.  Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email.  It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer from Contract Specialist Catherine A. Sullivan.   

3) Address questions about this solicitation to Catherine A. Sullivan  at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

 (ix)  52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer 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:

Technical capability of proposed items to meet the Government Requirement

Delivery Schedule

Price

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the following provisions (attached):

  •    FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services
  •    FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) 
  •    AGAR 452.211-71 Equal Products Offered (NOV 1996) (if applicable)

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

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

(xiii)  FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal applies to this acquisition. 

(xiv)  Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 21, 2023.

(xv) For questions pertaining to this solicitation, please email Catherine A. Sullivan at catherine.sullivan@usda.gov.

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