Replace Entrance Sign, Front Gate

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the replacement of the entrance sign at the front gate CRTC Gulfport, MS in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. Also in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number W50S7K-21-R-0019 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with OPEN MARKET PRICING. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06, effective 7-12-2021 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20210719 dated 9 July 2021. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions.

This requirement is being advertised as a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339950 and the Small Business Size Standard is. 500 employees

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract intended for the following service:

CLIN 0001  –       (1)         (EA)       furnish and install one, double-sided, monument style, outdoor LED 36” x 96” sign IAW SOR

Place of performance:

Front main gate

Combat Readiness Training Center

4715 Hewes Ave, Gulfport, MS 39507 

BASIS OF AWARD: A contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government according to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, utilizing the lowest price conforming to the description of the requirement.  To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Technical Acceptability and (2) Price.

Technical Acceptability shall be evaluated as acceptable or not acceptable. Vendors shall submit any materials or manufacturer documents that will show how the product meets the requested specifications. Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. This notice does not obligate the Government to award the contract; it does not restrict the Government's ultimate approach; nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quote/proposal preparation costs. Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be accessed via the Internet at acquisition.gov  Only firm fixed price offers will be evaluated. Award will be made (all or none) to one contractor.

Quotes are due no later than 12:00 P.M. EST, Monday, September 6th, 2021. Quotes shall be emailed to charles.britt.3@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to sam.gov

The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

52.204-7, System for Award Management

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

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

52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror

52.204-25, Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation 

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items

52.212-3 Alt. I, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items - Alternate I (Note: Offerors are to provide a completed copy of the representations and certifications contained in this provision)

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items

52.212-5 (Dev), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation

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

52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements

52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information

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

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.233-3, Protest After Award

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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

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

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7001, Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-Basic (Dec 2016)

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

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

FAR Part 52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

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

 As prescribed in 4.2105(a), insert the following provision: REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or ServicesRepresentation, or in paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to (i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to (i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services." (d) Representations. The Offeror represents that (1) It [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and (2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that It [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section. (e) Disclosures. (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment (A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known); (B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (ii) For covered services (A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment (A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known); (B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (ii) For covered services (A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (End of provision)

Contracting Office Address:

MS ANG CTRC - Base Contracting Office

4715 Hewes Ave

Gulfport, MS 39507-4324