Ubuntu Advantage for Servers with Option years

N66001-19-Q-6825 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

1. 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

will not be issued.

2. NIWC Pacific is issuing this solicitation, N66001-19-Q-6825, as a request

for quotations (RFQ). For

information regarding this solicitation, contact Fred Espiritu by e-mail at

frederick.p.espiritu@navy.mil.

Please use the subject line "N66001-19-Q-6825" on your e-mail messages.

Questions and quotes must be

uploaded on the NIWC e-Commerce website at

https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil, under NIWC

Pacific/Simplified Acquisitions/N66001-19-Q-6825. E-mail quotes or offers may

not be accepted. For e-

Commerce technical issues, contact the NIWC Paperless Initiatives Help Desk at

858-537-0644 or

paperless.spawar@navy.mil.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those

in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-02.

4. This acquisition has a brand-name requirement (see attached JNCP). The

applicable NAICS code is

511210. The small business size standard is $38.5 million.

5. See below for the schedule of required items:

Item Quantity Description POP date

0001 17 Each Ubuntu Advantage for Servers Standard 9/29/19-9/28/20

0002 14 Each Ubuntu Advantage for Servers Standard 9/29/19-9/28/20

0002 31 Each Option Year 1 Ubuntu Advantage for Servers Standard

9/29/20-9/28/21

0003 43 Each Option Year 2 Ubuntu Advantage for Servers Standard

9/29/21-9/28/22

0004 1 Lot Shipping*

6. The contractor shall deliver the required items FOB destination to 4297

PACIFIC HWY, BLDG OT7,

SAN DIEGO, CA 92110 thirty days after receipt of order. The Government will

accept the items at

destination.

7. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items

(Deviation 2018-O0018),

applies to this acquisition. The following addendum replaces the text of this

provision in its entirety.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small

business size standard. The

NAICS code is 334220 and small business size standard is 1,250 employees.

(b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations to the office specified in this

solicitation at or before the

exact time specified in this solicitation. You may submit your quotation on the

SF 1449, letterhead

stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, your

quotation must show-

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter;

(4) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to

evaluate compliance with the

requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other

documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3

(see FAR 52.212-3(b) for

those representations and certifications that the quoter shall complete

electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to

include recent and relevant

contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including

contract numbers, points of contact

with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If you do not submit your quotation on the SF 1449, include a statement

specifying the extent of

agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the

solicitation. Quotations that fail to

furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and

conditions of the solicitation may

be excluded from consideration.

(c) Reserved.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, you must submit product

samples at or prior to

the time specified for receipt of quotations. Unless otherwise specified in

this solicitation, you must submit

these samples at no expense to the Government. We will return product samples

at your request and

expense, unless they are destroyed during testing.

(e) Multiple quotations. You are encouraged to submit multiple quotations

presenting alternative terms

and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this

solicitation. Each quotation that

you submit will be evaluated separately.

(f) Submission Deadline.

(1) You are responsible for submitting your quotation to the Government office

designated in the

solicitation by the date and time specified in the solicitation (submission

deadline). If we did not specify a

time elsewhere in this solicitation, then the submission deadline is 4:30 p.m.,

local time, on the date that

quotations are due.

(2) We will consider your quotation if we receive it at the Government office

designated in the solicitation

by the submission deadline. If we receive your quotation after this time, we

will not consider it unless we

receive it before we issue the purchase order and we determine that considering

it would not unduly delay

the acquisition.

(3) An emergency or unanticipated event may interrupt our normal processes so

that we cannot receive

your quotation prior to the submission deadline. In these circumstances, the

submission deadline is

automatically extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on

the first work day on which

our normal processes resume.

(g) Issuance of purchase order. Your quotation should contain your best

technical and price terms. We

may reject any or all quotations. We may issue a purchase order to a quoter

other than the quoter with

the lowest priced quotation. We may issue a purchase order to a vendor who did

not submit a quotation in

response to this solicitation. After the evaluation of quotations, we may

negotiate final terms with one or

more quoters of our choosing before issuing a purchase order. We will not

negotiate with any quoters

other than those of our choosing and we will not use the formal source

selection procedures described in

FAR part 15.

(h) Multiple purchase orders. We may issue a purchase order for any item or

group of items in your

quotation, unless you qualify the quotation by specific limitations. Unless

otherwise provided in the

Schedule, you may not submit a quotation for quantities less than those

specified. We reserve the right to

issue a purchase order for a quantity less than the quantity quoted, at the

unit prices quoted, unless you

specify otherwise in the quotation.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1) You may obtain the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and

Commercial Item Descriptions,

FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item

descriptions cited in this

solicitation for a fee by submitting a request to-

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100

470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(2) You may download most unclassified Defense specifications and standards

from the following ASSIST

websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) You may order documents not available from ASSIST from the Department of

Defense Single Stock

Point (DoDSSP) by-

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to

1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue,

Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094,

Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) You must obtain nongovernment (voluntary) standards from the organization

responsible for

their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all quotations

exceeding the micro-

purchase threshold and quotations of any dollar value if the solicitation

requires the Contractor to be

registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) You must enter,

in the block with your

name and address on the cover page of your quotation, the annotation "DUNS" or

"DUNS+4" followed by

the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies your name and address. The DUNS+4 is

the DUNS number

plus a 4-character suffix that you may assign at your discretion to establish

additional SAM records for

identifying additional Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR

Subpart 32.11). If you do not

have a DUNS number, you should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain

one. If you are located

inside the United States, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling

1-866-705-5711 or via the

internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. If you are outside the United

States, you must contact the

local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. You should indicate that you

are a quoter for a

Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this

solicitation, by submission

of your quotation, you acknowledge the requirement to register in the SAM

database prior to purchase

order issuance, during performance, and through final payment of any contract

resulting from this

solicitation. If you are not registered in the SAM database in the time that we

prescribe, we will proceed to

issue the purchase order to the next otherwise successful registered quoter.

You may obtain information

on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database

accessed through

https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Requests for information. We will not notify unsuccessful quoters that

responded to this solicitation. You

may request information on purchase order(s) resulting from this solicitation

from the contracting officer.

(m) Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. This solicitation

incorporates one or more

solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they

were given in full text. Upon

request, we will make their full text available. The listed provisions may

include blocks that you must

complete and submit with your quotation. In lieu of submitting the full text of

those provisions, you may

identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate

information with your quotation.

Also, you may access the full text of a solicitation provision electronically

at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: www.acquisition.gov

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/

DoD Class Deviations: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html

(n) Authorized Deviations in Provisions.

(1) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR

Chapter 1) provision with an

authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the

date of the provision.

(2) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (48 CFR

Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition

of "(DEVIATION)" after the

name of the regulation.

(End of addendum)

8. Evaluation Factors: The Government intends to award a purchase order the

proposal that is

determined as providing the best value to the Government based on the following

evaluation factors:

Factor I Technical Acceptability:

This requirement contains supplies that are Brand Name pursuant to FAR 11.105,

Items Peculiar to One

Manufacturer. To be considered for award, the quoter is required to certify

that they are an authorized

reseller and the products being offered is an original, new Spectrum Microwave

brand product. The

Government will only accept the required brand name product as specified in the

redacted Brand Name

Justification posted with this solicitation, as specified by Paragraph 5 above.

Factor II- Price:

The Government will evaluate the total price to determine if it is fair and

reasonable.

Factor III- Past Performance:

The Government will consider data available in the statistical reporting module

of the Supplier

Performance Risk System (SPRS) regarding the supplier's past performance

history for the FSC/PSC code

of the supplies being purchased. The Government reserves the right to award to

the supplies whose

quotation represents the best value to the Government.

Notice: Any offer rated "Unacceptable" under any one of the above factors may

be determined to be

ineligible for contract award.

9. You must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and

CertificationsCommercial Items (Oct 2018)Alternate I (Oct 2014), with your

quotation.

10. The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)

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

Officials (Nov 2011)

11. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and ConditionsCommercial Items

(Oct 2018), applies

to this acquisition. Addenda are not attached.

12. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To

Implement Statutes Or

Executive OrdersCommercial Items (May 2019), applies to this acquisition. The

following clauses cited in

the clause are incorporated by reference:

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

Awards (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred,

Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013)

FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)

FAR 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)

FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)

FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)

FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)

FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019)

FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while

Driving (Aug 2011)

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)

FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award

Management (Oct 2018)

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials (SEP 2011)

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials (NOV 2011)

DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for

Litigation Support (MAY 2016)

DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (MAR 2016)

DFARS 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers (SEP 2010)

DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JUN 2013)

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports (DEC 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (DEC 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006)

DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUN 2013)

DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts (MAY 2018)

DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by SEA (FEB 2019)

13. Offers are due 09 Aug 2019 at noon, PST.

14. Questions concerning requirement may be directed to:

Contract Specialist, frederick.p.espiritu@navy.mil

Contracting Officer, Oralee.Martin@navy.mil