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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 09, 2020 SAM #6859
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Re-Design Inflight Guide

Notice Date: 9/7/2020 6:45:50 AM
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
Contracting Office: W7ND USPFO ACTIVITY MDANG 175 MIDDLE RIVER MD 21220-2801 USA
ZIP Code: 21220-2801
Solicitation Number: W50S82-20-Q-0BD1
Response Due: 9/11/2020 1:30:00 PM
Archive Date: 09/26/2020
Point of Contact: TSgt Cory Silfies
E-Mail Address: cory.silfies@us.af.mil
(cory.silfies@us.af.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 number assigned to this action is W50S82-20-Q-0DB1. This acquisition is utilizing procedures in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) from the 175th Air Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, has a requirement for re-design of an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) In-Flight Guide (IFG). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, with a size standard of $30 MIL.� Interested parties must quote on all request outlined in CLIN 0001 The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-08 and DPN 20200605. The Government intends to award a Single, Firm-Fixed Price order without discussions. The acquisition is SET ASIDE for SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY. Offerors should submit their best offer up front.� Do not assume you will be able to revise your offer. Description of requirement: CLIN 0001: This project is for the 104th Fighter Squadron at Martin State Airport in Baltimore, MD. The project is for the re-design and build of an EFB compatible IFG for the A-10C. The scope is a complete rewrite of the current IFG to include enhanced graphics, specific text, and interoperability with ForeFlight. The contractor will work with the 104FS IFG team to design the content and layout of the product. Please provide an example or link of finished product with your bid. Qty: 1 JO Date: PoP 30 Days Place of delivery: Maryland Air National Guard, Middle River, MD 21220 from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm EST, Tuesday thru Friday. Acceptance: Made by the government. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submitted quote must include the following: (1) the solicitation number; (2) the name, CAGE CODE, address and telephone number of the offeror; (3) the price and discount terms (quote FOB Destination); (4) Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments; (5) vendors proposal should include details of services to be provided for each requirement identified with pricing. Proposal should be submitted under company letterhead, with DUNS number, FTID, Company Name, Address and POC included. The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the quote or identified in the quote and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS: Prior to award, the vendor must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. �The Government reserves the right to award on a multiple award or an all or none basis. If you need to obtain or renew a DUNS number or CAGE code, please visit https://www.sam.gov.� Lack of current registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. ��Vendor must provide an answer to all provisions listed below that are not in SAM. Submit all offers in response to this synopsis/solicitation to the Point of Contact (POC) TSgt Cory Silfies electronically to: cory.siflies@us.af.mil and michael.dombkiewicz.1@us.af.mil. , by 4:00 PM EST on 4 September 2020. Please submit all questions in writing by email (Subject title � �RFI W50S82-20-Q-0DB1) to the aforementioned by 12:00 PM EST on 1 September 2020. �Questions or inquiries received by telephone will not be addressed. The complete text of the Federal Acquisition Circulars, DFARS Change Notices, and Far DFARS clauses and provisions are available at the following internet site: http://acquisition.gov. The following provisions are included by reference for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation: 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting; 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors �Commercial Items; 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel 252.225-7035 Alt. 1 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Alternate 1) The following provisions are included by full text for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price Technical Capability of Items �(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: 1 Price and 2 Technical. Price will contribute substantially to the selection decision. The 175th MDANG will evaluate the price information submitted in each offeror�s price proposal. Any other data provided by the offeror with their price proposal that is not required will not be considered or evaluated. Technical will be evaluated by the ratings listed below. The failure of an offeror to meet the requirements of a factor or sub-factor will result in an unacceptable rating.� The technical factors will receive one of the ratings listed below: Acceptable: Quote clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable: The quote does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation. Technical: Technical acceptability will be based on the proposals compliance with the Solicitation. Offerors that provide solutions that meet the intent of this requirement without additional requirements will be evaluated for award. The following clauses are included for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation and most current versions will be incorporated into any resulting order: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements; 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance; 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems; 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 Services�Representation, 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) Representation. 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. As prescribed in 4.2105(a), complete the following representation in FAR Clause 52.204-24 (d) Representation. The Offeror represents that� 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 (c)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds �will� in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and � 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 (c)(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) 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. If the merchant has provided a negative response to the provision at 52.204-26 (or paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, the merchant shall not complete the representation at (d)(1). 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�. Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities) is strictly prohibited. 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Dev,); 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set- Aside; 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program 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 Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products; 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 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; 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation; 52.245-1 Government Property; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, http://www.acquisition.gov; 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses; 252.203-7000 Requirements relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors; 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services; 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation; 252.213-700 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations; 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium; 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;
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