Rohde and Schwwarz Tempest Test Receiver

Added: Sep 29, 2015 3:48 pm Modified: Sep 30, 2015 8:18 amTrack Changes 30 September 2015

A REVISED LIST OF REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN POSTED CLIN 0002 QTY IS REVISED.  THE REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE FOR 3 TRAINING SESSIONS.
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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; proposals are 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 FA8751-15-R-0041 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).


This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20150826. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

This procurement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis with regard to size standard. For reference, the NAICS code is 334220 and small business size standard of 750 employees.

The Government requires a Rohde and Schwarz (R&S) Tempest Test receiver on a BRAND NAME ONLY, Firm Fixed Price basis, including the cost of shipping FOB destination. Brand Name only will be considered. A Justification and Approval document is attached to this solicitation

The List of Requirements is attached to this solicitation.  

The offeror shall provide all items on a Firm Fixed Price basis, including the cost of shipping FOB Destination and shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.

Used, pre-owned, refurbished, or remanufactured goods will not be accepted. Items must be factory-new.

The anticipated delivery date is 8 weeks after contract award. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991). The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is San Antonio, TX.

INSTRUCTIONS

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (APR 2014), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

(b) Written proposals are due at or before 12 PM (ET) 30 September 2015. Submit by email to richard.childres@us.af.mil or by mail to AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Richard Childres, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514, or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposals/quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.

(b)(12) 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: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) with acceptable past performance.
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, and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(k) System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 4 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

EVALUATION

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Price, (ii) Technical Capability, and (iii) Past Performance.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (DEC 2014); Alternate I (OCT 2014).

The offeror is required to complete representations and certifications found in the provisions at: 252.209-7992, REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2015-O0005) (DEC 2014); and at:

252.203-7998, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015). For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation.

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

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2014), applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006)
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013)
52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (AUG 2013)
52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013)
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEC 2014)
52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014)
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014)
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (JUL 2013)
52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003)
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2014)
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999)
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007)
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUL 2014)
52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014)
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUL 2014)
52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008)
52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management (JUL 2013)

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:

52.203-3, Gratuities (APR 1984)
52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Nov 2014)
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Nov 2014)
52.247-34 FOB Destination (NOV 1991)
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011)
252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011)
252.203-7999, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015)
252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (AUG 2015
252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure (SEP 2011)
252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (AUG 2015)
252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (DEC 1991)
252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government (JUN 2010)

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation (DEC 2013)
Para (c)(1)(i). Insert Contract Line, Subline, or Exhibit Line Item Number and Item Description: 'N/A'
Para (c)(1)(ii). Identify Contract Line, Subline, or Exhibit Line Item Nr and Item Description: 'N/A'
Para (c)(1)(iii). Attachment Nr.: 'N/A'
Para (c)(1)(iv). Attachment Nr.: 'N/A'
Para (f)(2)(iii). 'N/A'

252.215-7007, Notice Of Intent to Re-solicit (JUN 2012)
252.215-7008, Only One Offer (OCT 2013)
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JUN 2013)
252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (FEB 2013)
252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel (JUN 2005)
252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items (FEB 2015)
252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (JUN 2013)
252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012)
252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (MAY 2013)
252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006)
252.239-7017 Notice Of Supply Chain Risk (NOV 2013)
252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk (NOV 2013)
252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment (DEC 2012)
252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUN 2013)
252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (APR 2014)
252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000)

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations (NOV 2012)

5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, RM225, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 FAX: 937-656-7321 COM: 937-904-4407, email: Barbara.Gehrs@us.af.mil.

Requirement specific guidance is provided for the following clauses:

Payment cannot be authorized unless Contractor has (A) permanently affixed Unique Item Identifier (UII/ UID) label to each item with unit price ≥ $5,000 and (B) submitted required information to UID registry via WAWF. "Item" means a single hardware article or a single unit formed by a grouping of subassemblies, components, or constituent parts.

Any costs associated in complying with these terms should be included in the cost of the contract.

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 DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-A7 has been assigned to this effort.

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

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.