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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; offers 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 FA875122Q0380 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20220623.  See http://acquisition.gov for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

This procurement is being issued as total small business set aside under NAICS code 334210 and small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

The contractor shall provide all items identified in Appendix A- Equipment List, in accordance with the attached Statement of Requirement (SOR), ATTACHMENT 1, on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination.

A site visit has been scheduled for 15 August 2022 at 10:00am EST. Please fill out the attached form (ATTACHMENT 3) and return it per the instructions listed on the form.  Be sure to list Brooke McDonald as POC in block 12 and sign in block 15.  This is a secure site and a valid identification card will be required to obtain a visitors badge. Enter the site off of Otis Rd.  Security forces at the gate will verify your arrival based on your provided information and direct you where to park. Go to the security desk at Building 3 to be signed in. From there you will be escorted to the site. Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for sufficient check in time.

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

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.  

The anticipated delivery date is 10 weeks After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome, NY 13441.

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

(b) Written quotes are due at or before 3PM Eastern Time, 31 August 2022. Submit to:  AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Brooke McDonald 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by email to Brooke.McDonald@us.af.mil Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.

(b)(4)  Submit a technical description of the items being offered.

(b)(11) 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.

(b)(12) Include a statement verifying that your firm is capable of conforming to the requirements of DFARS clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation.

(g) Contract award. 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; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:  (i) price and (ii) technical capability

All evaluation factors when combined are approximately equal. The Government intends to award to the lowest priced, technically acceptable Offeror.

Offerors are required to complete the following representations and certifications:

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items

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

252-204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation

252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate- Basic

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (ATTACHMENT 2)

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 Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.  The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017)

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) 

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment . (Nov 2021)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

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

52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside DEVIATION 2020-O0008

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation

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

52.223-18, 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

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

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation

52.247-34, FOB Destination

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

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

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

252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation

Para (c)(1)(i). Insert Contract Line, Subline, or Exhibit Line Item Number and Item Description: N/A for electronic delivery

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'

252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7974, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items

252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

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

252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

252.239-7017, Notice of Supply Chain Risk

252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk

252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (OCT 2019) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation.  The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman: Mr. Steven L. Ewers (Primary), AFRL/PK, 1864 Fourth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 904-9700, FAX (937) 656-7321, email: afrl.pk.workflow@us.af.mil

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

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://piee.eb.mil).  Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com.  Please confirm in your quote that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.

Note that the clause at 252.211-7003 is included in this solicitation.  Agency specific guidance is provided below:

For proposed Line Item Numbers with a unit price ≥ $5,000, Vendors will be expected to supply Unique Item Identifier (UII/ UID) labels.

UII/ UID component data elements should be marked on an item using two dimensional data matrix symbology that complies with ISO/IEC International Standard 16022, Information technology - International symbology specification - Data matrix; Error Checking and Correction 200 (ECC200) data matrix specification.

(A)LABEL:

If using Construct 1: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE (Enterprise ID) and Serial #.

If using Construct 2: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE, Serial #, and Part/Lot/Batch #.

Any costs associated in complying with these terms should be included as part of the firm fixed priced offer herein.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-C9  has been assigned to this effort.

All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered.