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CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL – Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

DESCRIPTION

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; quotesare being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued.  Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. 

Solicitation FA875122Q0011 is issued as a “request for quotation (RFQ).”

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20210709. See https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

This procurement is being issued as a Unrestricted under NAICS code 511210 with average annual receipts of $41,500.000.

The contractor shall provide the service as described in the Statement of Requirements Amendment 1, (Attachment #1) on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination.  

Anticipated Period of Performance: Base Yearshall be 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022 with up to Four Option Years through 30 September 2026.  

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.

DELIVERY

All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination.   The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome, NY 13441.

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation.  DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically.  All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFARS 232.7003 for specific procedures.  The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow – Receipt and Acceptance (see website – https://piee.eb.mil/).  Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at https://piee.eb.mil/) Please confirm in your quote that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

The clause at 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract applies to this acquisition as follows: “(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months.”

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation

52.222-3, Convict Labor

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

This Statement is for Information Only. It is not a Wage Determination

  23183 Electronics Technician Maintenance III, WG 10/2   $28.22 + $4.60 = $32.80

52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplements clauses also apply:

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.232-18, Availability of Funds

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

52.247-34, FOB Destination

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items

252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems  (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7974, Representation Regarding Persons that have Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (Class Deviation 2020-O0005)

252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items

252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services

252.239-7017, Notice of Supply Chain Risk

252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk

252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (OCT 2019) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation.  The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman:

Ms. Rosalind Harper (Primary)

Mr. Steven Ewers (Alternate)

1864 4th Street

WPAFB OH 45433

Phone: (937) 904-9700  

FAX: (937) 656-7321

afrl.pk.workflow@us.af.mil

 

Requirement specific guidance is provided for the following clause:

In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Payment Instructions- Vendors will be expected to have WAWF system capabilities. Guidance will be provided to the vendor with their order with applicable code.

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation

DFARS 252.239-7009, REPRESENTATION OF USE OF CLOUD COMPUTING (SEP 2015)

For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment No. 2) 

INSTRUCTIONS

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.  Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

(b) Written quotes are due at or before 3:00 PM Eastern Time, 16 September 2021.  Submit to:  AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Tabitha Haggart 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 by email to Tabitha.Haggart@us.af.mil Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.

(b)(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

 

(g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

EVALUATION

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

 

(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement

(ii) price

When combined, all factors are approximately equal. The Government anticipates that award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs.

NOTE: In order to receive an award, if issued, the successful offeror must be actively registered in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov.