MQ-4C Solid State Storage Drives

Amendment 0001: The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to incorporate questions received by industry, and the corresponding Government responses. Please see Attachment 2 for further details.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst has a requirement to procure Solid State Storage Drives in support of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program, United States Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. The Solid State Storage Drives are required to upgrade the Dynamic Information Notebook Organizer (DINO) laptops. The Government intends to award a 3-year Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a guaranteed minimum of 19 units and a maximum of 40 units. The Government intends to procure the required items under a Small Business Set-Aside competition.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamline Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All vendors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to be eligible for award.

(ii) The solicitation number is N6833525Q0318 and is issued in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13 as an invitation to Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the subject combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04.

(iv) This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. The associated Northern American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334112, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

(v) The items to be procured and CLIN structure are as follows:

CLIN 0001: Solid State Storage Drives, Year One; Max Qty=19

CLIN 1001: Solid State Storage Drives, Year Two; Max Qty=10

CLIN 2001: Solid State Storage Drives, Year Three; Max Qty=11

The maximum quantities identified herein for each CLIN represent the Government’s best estimate of the maximum quantities of anticipated order(s) during that specific ordering period. The CLIN quantity maximums do not impose absolute quantity limits for each ordering period. The maximum quantities for each item of support equipment are not defined on an annual ordering period basis, but rather are defined by the sum of quantities across the three-year IDIQ contract.

(vi) See Attachment 0001- Statement of Work (SOW) for the full description of requirements and delivery information. Offerors shall submit a quotation for Solid State Drives that meet the salient characteristics and requirements outlined in SOW paragraph 2.1. All interested vendors shall comply with all paragraphs of the Statement of Work to be considered eligible for award. Vendors must submit quotes exactly as outlined in this request for quotes. Offer must be good for a minimum of 60 calendar days after close of buy.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

(vii) Shipping must be Free on Board (FOB) Destination to the address specified in the SOW. Early delivery is acceptable and encouraged at no additional cost to the Government. Any applicable shipping costs shall be factored into the unit price(s) of each item. Do not include a separate line item for shipping charges.

(viii) Offerors must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(ix) Award Evaluation Criteria- FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies and is incorporated by reference.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest-priced, responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. To evaluate Offerors, all quotes will be reviewed for compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements set forth in the solicitation. Each Offeror will be deemed either Eligible or Ineligible for award. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote. Quotes that do not conform to the requirements of the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation or discussion.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Award Eligibility; 2) Price; and 3) Past Performance.

1) Award Eligibility:

To be considered Eligible for award, offerors shall:

A. Propose a Solid State Storage Drive that meets all salient physical, functional, and/or performance characteristics outlined in the SOW paragraph 2.1.

B. Provide demonstration that the Offeror is either the Original Equipment Manufacturer or an authorized distributor of the proposed Solid State Drive. Prime level Offerors shall provide written documentation from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that their company or their subcontractor is authorized to distribute the required equipment. If the prime Offeror’s subcontractor is the authorized distributor, then the prime-level Offeror shall include in the documentation a statement guaranteeing that the Government will receive the same benefits when contracting with the prime as if the prime Offeror was the authorized distributor. Non-OEM Offerors who fail to provide the required documentation shall be deemed Ineligible for award.

2) Price:

An Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price will be determined by multiplying the proposed unit prices by the required quantities identified in each Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN). For competitive evaluation purposes, the evaluated price for this procurement will be based on a sum of all CLINs. Offerors must provide pricing for all CLINs. All CLINs will be included in the total evaluated price. Each Offeror’s priced quote shall be evaluated to determine if it is complete.

In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(1), competition establishes price reasonableness. Therefore, when contracting on a fixed-price basis, comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirements to perform price analysis, and cost analysis need not be performed. Since this procurement will be conducted using competitive procedures, adequate price competition is expected as the basis for determining the fair and reasonableness of the selected Offeror’s price.

In the event that there is only one satisfactory offer, the Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors, and may conduct negotiations with the Offeror, pursuant to FAR 15.403-4 in order to ensure a fair and reasonable price.

A Competitive Fair and Reasonable Price Determination will be reviewed and approved by the Procuring Contracting Officer. The Competitive Fair and Reasonable Price Determination shall establish price reasonableness and determine responsibility.

3) Past Performance:

Per DFARS 213.106-2, the Government will conduct an evaluation of each supplier’s past performance history in the Supplier Performance Risk system (SPRS) for the Federal Supply Class (FSC) and Product or Service Code (PSC) of the supplies being purchased.

In the case of a supplier without a record of relevant past performance history in SPRS for the FSC or PSC of the supplies being purchased, the supplier may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for its past performance history. SPRS assigns each contractor a color rating based on the contractor’s quality performance. Color is based on the high five percent in the commodity (Dark Blue), next 10 percent (Purple), next 70 percent (Green), next 10 percent (Yellow) and last five percent (Red). Past performance ratings are as follows:

Acceptable Offeror has a rating of Dark Blue, Purple, Green or Yellow in SPRS.

Neutral Offeror has no rating in SPRS.

Unacceptable Offeror has a rating of Red in SPRS.

(x) Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, with its offer, OR indicate that these representations and certifications can be found on the System for Award Management (SAM).  By providing a quotation in response to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation the Offeror/Quoter hereby self-certifies that their intent is to not provide a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 with its offer, and that the representations and certifications can be found on SAM.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items applies to this requirement;

(xii) The selected Offeror must comply with FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.204-10, 52.204-27, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-40, 52.240-1. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

In addition, the selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated by reference herein:

52.204-7, System for Award Management;

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance;

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting;

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance;

52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications;

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems;

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal;

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

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference;

52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions;

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;

252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications;

252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation;

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

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

252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit;

252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors;

252.217-7026, Identification of Sources of Supply;

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium,

252.225-7001, Buy American And Balance of Payments Program—Basic;

252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors,

252.225-7007, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies;

252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities;

252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items;

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;

252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications;

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services;

252.225-7059, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region–Representation;

252.225-7060, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;

252.225-7972 (Dev) Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (DEVIATION 2024-O0014);

252.225-7973 (Dev) Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Representation (DEVIATION 2024-O0014);

252.246-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts;

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic;

(xiii) Offeror certifies that they have read and understood the terms and conditions provided, and takes no exception to these terms and conditions.

(xv) Offers are due electronically to Mairen Flanagan at mairen.e.flanagan.civ@us.navy.mil at the response date and time as identified in this post. Electronic submission is acceptable and encouraged. Facsimile offers will not be accepted. This combined synopsis/solicitation provides offerors fewer than 30 days to submit their offer. In the event that only one offer is received in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation, the Contracting Officer may cancel the combined synopsis/solicitation and re-solicit for an additional period of at least 30 days in accordance with DFARS 215.371-2.

(xvi) All correspondence pertaining to this solicitation shall be submitted to Mairen Flanagan at mairen.e.flanagan.civ@us.navy.mil at the earliest time possible to enable the Government to respond, but no later than 28 July 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. All correspondence submitted shall be reviewed, and responses will be provided in Q&A format as an amendment to the solicitation, publicized on SAM.gov for all of industry to view.

**This request neither implies nor requests the commencement of any effort. Furthermore, the Government shall incur no obligation whatsoever as a result of this Request for Quotes if a contract is not executed.**