SODAR with wind RASS

NOTE: THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE SOW.

The change is the addition of the line:

“13. Unit shall include all necessary power supplies, stands, and antennae heating elements required in order to operate in all weather, including snow, rain and heat.”

Updated SOW is attached, original is deleted. 

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial item, i.e. SODAR with Wind RASS, as described under the attachment titled “SOW 24_7 Free Space Comms Forecaster - SODAR” The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 will not be issued. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offerer based upon (1) following the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) the ability to comply with the minimum requirements stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) by providing a complete description of the equipment provided; and (3) Price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.
Synopsitation Number: FA860121Q0014
Synopsitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 2:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on 4 November 2020. 
Send Proposals To: 
AFLCMC/PZIBB 
Attn: Mr. Michael Muskopf 
1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3 
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 
Alternate POC: 
AFLCMC/PZIBB 
Attn: TSgt Kyle Wheat
1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3 
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 
or 
Submit electronic proposals via e-mail to: michael.muskopf.1@us.af.mil and 
kyle.wheat@us.af.mil 
Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “SODAR with Wind RASS” The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed five (5) megabytes including attachments, if any.  E-mails with compressed files are not permitted.  Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files).  Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson.  If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent.  The email filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Mr. Michael Muskopf, via e-mail at 
michael.muskopf.1@us.af.mil.  
A detailed description of the requirement including period of performance, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents.  Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. 
Attachments:

 1.    Solicitation Document
2.    Statement of Work