Infrasound Kits

Added: Sep 11, 2014 9:08 am Modified: Sep 15, 2014 3:28 pmTrack Changes This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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.

The solicitation number FA2521-14-Q-B271 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76

This is a set-aside for 100% small business.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.

The requirement is to procure the attached listing as a complete kit.
What is the purpose of the item(s): New Infrasound sensors to be independently characterized and then comparison tested

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount
Brand Name or Equal: See attached justification
Listed are manufacturers and/or catalog references

Recorder, 130S-01/6, 3rd Generation, 6 Channel
Reftek 97100-01 12 EA or equal
GPS Receiver/Clock, 130-GPS
Reftek 97150-00 12 EA or equal
Assembly, Cable, GPS to 130 DAS, Ext, 33' (10m)
Reftek 97153-00 12 EA or equal
Assembly, Cable, Power B, 130 to Battery, 6' (2m)
Reftek 130-8075 12 EA or equal
Assembly, Cable, iFSC to 130S-01
Reftek iFSC-Cable 6 EA or equal
iFSC, iPOD with iFSC App loaded and tested
Reftek iFSC-iPOD 2 EA or equal
Disk, Flash Memory, 4G CF Type I, -20C to 60C
Reftek 97179-00 24 EA or equal
Solar Panel, Folding, 62W, Woodland Color Global Solar
P3-62 12 EA or equal
Battery box/charge controller
Morningstar SS-MPPT-15L 12 EA - or equal
Enclosure, Steel, NEMA-3R, 12"x10"x 6"
McMaster Carr Part Number 7649K12 12 EA or equal
Screw, Pan Head, 100/box
McMaster Carr Part Number 91772A829 1 Bx - or equal
Washer, Flat, #10, 100/box
McMaster Carr Part Number 92141A011 1 Bx - or equal

Washer, Lock, #10, CRES, 100/box
McMaster Carr Part Number 92146A550 1 Bx - or equal
Nut, Hex HD, #10, 18-8 SS, 100/pack
McMaster Carr Part Number 96537A160 1 Pk - or equal
Nylon Liquid-Tight Cord Grip (NEMA 6),
Streight Flex, 3/4" NPT, .51"-.71" Cord Dia
McMaster Carr Part Number 65915K23 14 EA - or equal
5 Gallon White Bucket
Letica 2700 3 EA - or equal
Hose Mender, Female,
Vigoro 5/8-inch ID
Tiger Controls 27944 102 EA - or equal
Hose Mender, Male Vigoro 5/8-inch ID
Tiger Controls 27943 102 EA - or equal
Hose, End Caps, 2 pack
Tiger Controls 27902 48 EA - or equal
Hose, Solid, Heavy Duty, 100-foot, 5/8-inch ID
Tiger Controls 105810GY 3 EA - or equal
Hose, Soaker, 75-foot
Tiger Controls 71757 96 EA - or equal
Manifold, Brass, 8-port
Dietek-Tools BM-MAN1 12 EA - or equal
Sandbag 14 x 26 In, Bundle of 50
U-Line S8419 3 EA - or equal
Tape, Thread Seal Teflon, 12-feet x 1/2 in T
Tiger Controls 31273 3 EA - or equal
Zip Cord, Red/Black, Spool of 50-feet
Tiger Controls WIRE-RB-14-50 3 EA - or equal
Acoustic Sensor
Chaparral PhysicsModel 21 12 EA - or equal
Assembly, Cable, Sensor, 10' un-terminated (connector for sensor included)
Chaparral Physics 12 EA - or equal
Trillium 120PA seismometer, 3-component,
120s to 50Hz (motorized mass centering)
Nanometrics 16215 4 EA - or equal
Cable, Seismometer, Trillium to Reftk 130/06
Nanometrics 4 EA - or equal
Transport and Deployment Case for Trillium 120PA
Nanometrics 16055 4 EA - or equal
Barometric Pressure Sensor
R.M. Young Comp 61302V 4 EA - or equal
Gill Pressure Port
R.M. Young Comp 61002 4 EA - or equal
Wind Monitor
R.M. Young Comp. 05103V 4 EA - or equal



Ship to address: Patrick Air Force Base, Fl

NOTE TO OFFERORS: In accordance with FAR 8.402(f), an ordering activity Contracting Officer may combine open market items with General Services Administration (GSA) items; therefore, if any item is applicable to (GSA) Contract Schedule please clearly labeled the item GSA or open market. Include your GSA contract number for items, as well as expiration date of the contract.

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014) applies to this acquisition and the following addendem applies:

The following words stating "offer", "offeror", and "proposal" are replaced with "quotation", "vendor", and "quote".

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: "The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above."

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm until 30 Sep 14."

RFQ due date: 19 Sep 14
RFQ due time: 4:00 P.M. EST
Fax RFQ to 321-494-1843; email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil or mail to:

45th Contracting Squadron
Attn: FA2521-14-Q-B271
1201 Edward H. White II Street, MS 7200
Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3238

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil by 1:00 P.M. EST 15 Sep 14.

Please provide the following information with your quote:

DUNS Number: ____________
Cage Code: _______________
Tax ID Number: ___________________
*Number of Employees_____________
*Total Yearly Revenue_______________
*Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above

Estimated Delivery Time: ____________
Payment Terms: _________________________
Warranty: ________________
FOB (Select): ____ Destination _____ Origin
Shipping Cost included? ____ Yes _____ No
52.225-18, Place of Manufacture (Sep 2006)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
(b) "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except-
(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;
(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;
(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;
(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;
(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;
(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;
(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;
(8) FSC 9610, Ores;
(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and
(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.
"Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.
(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly-
(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or
(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

"Pursuant to FAR 12.602 contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Offeror's submissions will be evaluated to base upon the following:

(1) Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met: Items must be brand name only.

(2) Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are more importance or equal when compared to price.

An offeror must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer in order to be eligible for award. Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.1, "Responsible Prospective Contractors." Part of the determination addresses financial capability. Please provide the names, addresses and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution.
Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.
FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 14), with its Alternate I (Apr 11), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System For Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ at the time of Quote submittal.

252.209-7993 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (FEB 2014)

(a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-
(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or
(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that-

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

252.209-7994 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-O0004) (OCTOBER 2013)

(a) In accordance with section 101(a) of Division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-46), none of the funds made available by that Act for DoD (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-
(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or
(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that-

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2014), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEV) (Jan 14), Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 84)
52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 06), w/Alt I (Oct 95)
52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 13)
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 13)
52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (Oct 10)
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 11)
52.219-6 Alternate I (Nov 11)
52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 14)
52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 11)
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 13)
52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 03)
52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 14)
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 99)
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 07)
52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 10)
52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 10)
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 10)
52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 10)
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 09)
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 11)
52.225-5 Trade Agreements (Nov 13)
52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 08)
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 13)
52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 96)
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 04)

DFARS Clauses:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 11)
252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (Nov 13)
252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors
252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country (Jan 09)
252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation (Jun 13)
252.215-7008 Only One Offer (Oct 13)
252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (May 2011)
252.225-7000 Buy American Statute-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Jun 12)
252.225-7000 Alternate I (Dec 10)
252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 12)
252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Feb 13)
252.225-7015 Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools (Jun 05)
252.225-7016 Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings (Jun 11)
252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (Jun 05)
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 12)
252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (May 13)
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 06)
252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 12)
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial items (Jun 13)
252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea (Aug 92)
252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Jun 13)
The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:
5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Apr 14) with the following fill-in: AFICA/KS SCO 150 Vandenberg Street, Peterson AFB, CO 80914, (P) 719-554-5300, (F) 719-554-5299, afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil.
5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Nov 12)
The full text of these clauses and provisions may be assessed electronically at the website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil.