Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs): iPad Mini 6

1.0 SCOPE

You are invited to submit a quote in response to our Request for Quotes (RFQ) W50S6T-22 Q-0009, entitled Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs): iPad Mini 6. The 144th Fighter Wing is seeking the delivery of iPad Mini 6 (53 each). Additional details are provided in the attached Standard Form (SF) 1449.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to the request for quotes, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price.

This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334111 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award.

2.0 NAME BRAND PURCHASE

This requirement is name brand only. All devices must be sold by an Authorized Apple Reseller, and each must be enrolled in the ACC Apple Business Manager (ABM) Account, Customer ID 1414696. Authorized Apple Resellers must provide their Reseller ID to the customer before shipment.

3.0 EVALUATION FOR AWARD

The successful offeror will be determined in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-2, “Evaluations of Quotations or Offers”, considering only price.

4.0 FORMAL COMMUNICATION, OFFEROR EXPLANATIONS:

Submit all questions to the Contracting Office via email at the following address: 144.FW.FAL.MSC.Contracting@us.af.mil

Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of the solicitation and/or specifications must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for a reply to reach offerors before the submission of their quote. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS EARLY IN THIS PROCESS.

5.0 AMENDMENTS

Any changes to the solicitation, specifications, etc., will be issued in the form of an amendment. However, any answers that clarify or provide an interpretation to the solicitation, specifications, etc., will NOT be posted via amendment but rather as a response to the question on Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/content/home.

Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to https://sam.gov/content/home for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons.

Receipt by the offeror must be acknowledged in accordance with FAR 52.212-1.

6.0 QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Electronic Submission: The quoter shall submit their quote via email to the 144th Contracting Office at:  144.FW.FAL.MSC.Contracting@us.af.mil

*To be considered eligible for award, the quote must include documented evidence and/or written affirmation confirming the offeror's status as an authorized Apple reseller with the capability of enrolling in the ACC Apple Business Manager (ABM) Account, Customer ID 1414696.

7.0 QUOTE EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This RFQ does not commit the Government to pay costs incurred in preparation and submission of quotes or for other costs incurred prior to award of a formal contract.