COTS Software and Hardware License

1. 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.
2. NIWC Pacific is issuing this solicitation, N66001-19-Q-0076, as a request
for
quotations (RFQ).
3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and 87 clauses are
those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01.
4. This acquisition is being competed through Other Than Full and Open
Competition, pursuant to FAR 6.032-1. The applicable NAICS code is 811212.
Competition is limited to the items listed below in 5., IAW FAR
16.505(a)(4)(i), because
no other brand-name items can fulfill the requirement. Quotes for alternate
products will
not be considered.
5. Description of Requirements:
This purchase is for the renewal of existing software/hardware assets. The five
software
licenses and hardware maintenance services orders below (see list below) are
required to
continue reliable operation of existing Government- owned equipment and systems
as
current licenses and maintenance support expired on 31 December 2018. The
United
States Air Force (USAF) is building a new Command and Control (C2) Facility
(C2F) at
Offutt Air Force Base. In support of the C2F, the Government has a requirement
to renew
this software maintenance to support connectivity within the lab. To be
considered
acceptable and eligible for award, quotes must provide all of the items and
quantities
listed below. The Government will not consider quotes or offers for partial
items or
quantities.
See below for the schedule of required items:
ITEM MFG DESCRIPTION QTY Unit
1 DELL ProSupport Mission Critical 4hr 24x7 Next Day and Keep your
hard drive. 802 EA
2 FLUKE Models - DTX. Includes 7x24 technical assistance, annual
calibration, service repair w/ loaner unit, replacement of defective
accessories, KB,
members discounts/promotions. NSM (network service module) coverage is
included.
17 EA
3 RARITAN Extended support , parts and workmanship 24hr replacement
and 24 hr technical support 48 EA
4 ITRACS iTRACS DCIM Gold Maintenance. Part Number: Renew-CPIM-
Gold 1 EA
5 F5 NETWORKS BIG-IP Product SBS SWG License
(5000s/5200V/6900) 2 EA
6. The expected support period of performance for this effort is 1 year from
the
date of award.
7. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items
(Deviation 2018-O0018), applies to this acquisition. The following addendum
replaces the
text of this provision in its entirety.
Addendum to FAR 52.212-1
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS
(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small
business size
standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition
appear in
Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449).
(b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations to the office specified in this
solicitation
at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. You may submit your
quotation
on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the
solicitation. As a
minimum, your quotation must show-
(1) The solicitation number;
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter;
(3) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to
evaluate
compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product
literature,
or other documents, if necessary;
(4) Terms of any express warranty;
(5) Price and any discount terms;
(6) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;
(7) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3
(see FAR
52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the quoter shall
complete
electronically);
(8) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;
(c) Reserved.
(d) Multiple quotations. You are encouraged to submit multiple quotations
presenting
alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the
requirements of
this solicitation. Each quotation that you submit will be evaluated separately.
(f) Submission Deadline.
(1) You are responsible for submitting your quotation to the Government office
designated in the solicitation by the date and time specified in the
solicitation
(submission deadline). If we did not specify a time elsewhere in this
solicitation, then the
submission deadline is 4:30 p.m., local time, on the date that quotations are
due.
(2) We will consider your quotation if we receive it at the Government office
designated
in the solicitation by the submission deadline. If we receive your quotation
after this
time, we will not consider it unless we receive it before we issue the purchase
order and
we determine that considering it would not unduly delay the acquisition.
(3) An emergency or unanticipated event may interrupt our normal processes so
that we
cannot receive your quotation prior to the submission deadline. In these
circumstances,
the submission deadline is automatically extended to the same time of day
specified in
the solicitation on the first work day on which our normal processes resume.
(g) Issuance of purchase order. Your quotation should contain your best
technical and
price terms. We may reject any or all quotations. We may issue a purchase order
to a
quoter other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. We may issue a
purchase
order to a vendor who did not submit a quotation in response to this
solicitation. After
the evaluation of quotations, we may negotiate final terms with one or more
quoters of
our choosing before issuing a purchase order. We will not negotiate with any
quoters
other than those of our choosing and we will not use the formal source
selection
procedures described in FAR part 15.
(h) Multiple purchase orders. We may issue a purchase order for any item or
group of
items in your quotation, unless you qualify the quotation by specific
limitations. Unless
otherwise provided in the Schedule, you may not submit a quotation for
quantities less
than those specified. We reserve the right to issue a purchase order for a
quantity less
than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless you specify
otherwise in the
quotation.
(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.
(1) You may obtain the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and
Commercial
Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards,
and
commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation for a fee by submitting
a request to-
GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section
Suite 8100
470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20407
Telephone (202) 619-8925
Facsimile (202) 619-8978.
(2) You may download most unclassified Defense specifications and standards
from the
following ASSIST websites:
(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).
(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).
(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).
(3) You may order documents not available from ASSIST from the Department of
Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-
(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);
(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to
1600
EST; or
(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA
19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.
(4) You must obtain nongovernment (voluntary) standards from the
organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.
(5) SPAWAR e-Commerce website Assistance: For e-Commerce technical
issues, contact the SPAWAR Paperless Initiatives Help Desk at 858-537-0644 or
paperless.spawar@navy.mil.
Government RFQ Point of Contract: The point of contact for this solicitation is
Aron
DeMarco
at aron.demarco@navy.mil Reference RFQ# N66001-19-Q-0076 on all email exchanges
regarding this acquisition.
(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all quotations
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold and quotations of any dollar value if
the
solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award
Management
(SAM) database.) You must enter, in the block with your name and address on the
cover
page of your quotation, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS+4" followed by the DUNS
or
DUNS+4 number that identifies your name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS
number plus a 4-character suffix that you may assign at your discretion to
establish
additional SAM records for identifying additional Electronic Funds Transfer
(EFT) accounts
(see FAR Subpart 32.11). If you do not have a DUNS number, you should contact
Dun
and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. If you are located inside the United
States, you
may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. If you are outside the United States, you must
contact
the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. You should indicate that
you are
a quoter for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet
office.
(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this
solicitation, by submission of your quotation, you acknowledge the requirement
to
register in the SAM database prior to purchase order issuance, during
performance, and
through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If you
are not
registered in the SAM database in the time that we prescribe, we will proceed
to issue
the purchase order to the next otherwise successful registered quoter. You may
obtain
information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM
database
accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.
(l) Requests for information. We will not notify unsuccessful quoters that
responded to
this solicitation. You may request information on purchase order(s) resulting
from this
solicitation from the contracting officer.
(m) Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. This solicitation
incorporates one
or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as
if they
were given in full text. Upon request, we will make their full text available.
The listed
provisions may include blocks that you must complete and submit with your
quotation. In
lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, you may identify the
provision by
paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with your
quotation. Also,
you may access the full text of a solicitation provision electronically at
this/these address
(es):
Federal Acquisition Regulation: www.acquisition.gov
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/
DoD Class Deviations: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html
(n) Authorized Deviations in Provisions.
(1) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR
Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition
of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.
(2) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is
indicated by the
addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.
(End of addendum)
8. The Government intends to award a purchase order to the most
advantageous to the Government offeror whose item(s) conform to the
requirements
listed in the solicitation.
9. You must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror
Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items (Oct 2018)Alternate I (Oct
2014), with your quotation.
10. The following provisions are incorporated by reference:
FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)
FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations
(Nov
2015)
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD
Officials
(Nov 2011)
DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Mar 2016)
DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013)
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018)
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006)
DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items
DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts (May 2018)
11. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and ConditionsCommercial
Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition. Addenda are not attached.
12. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To
Implement Statutes Or Executive OrdersCommercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to
this
acquisition. The following clauses cited in the clause are incorporated by
reference:
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract
Awards
(Oct 2018)
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).
FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with
Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)
FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011)Alternate I (Nov
2011)
FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013)
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)
FAR 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)
FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)
FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)
FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)
FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)
FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)
FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor 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
(Oct 2018)
FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998).