Please see the attached RFI answers, updated Attachment 2 and new Attachment 3. Additionally, please see the updated CLIN breakout below

FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) IAW FAR Part 12 "Acquisition of Commercial Items" and 13 "Simplified Acquisition Procedures" (SAP). This combined synopsis/solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-05, effective 10 March 2021. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This announcement constitutes one (1) solicitation, quote number H92429-21-Q-0012, which will result in one (1) firm fixed price contract to provide push to talks (PTTs); all details regarding this requirement are outlined with in the attached Salient Characteristics.

This is a competitive solicitation, as a 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns. Offerors must be registered in http://www.sam.gov prior to contract award, and be reflected as a small business concern for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

The DOL Wage Determination, current as of the date of contract award, for the contractor's area of business will be applicable for this requirement.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 334220 and Product Service Code (PSC) code 5820. The Size Standard for NAICS 334220 is 1250 personnel.

QUOTES ARE DUE BY:  4 June 2021 @ 1200 CST or SOONER.

RFI DUE DATE:  26 May 2021 @ 1200 CST or SOONER

Email Response is the required method of submitting your quote. It is the Contractor's responsibility to insure the quote is received at the designated location and time specified.

CLIN, CLIN Description, Quantity, Unit, Unit Price, Total Price

0001 21 STS PTTs, per the Salient Characteristics (Attachment 1), and Offer Schedule
Delivery Terms are FOB DESTINATION

1 LOT

0002 23 STS PTTs, per the Salient Characteristics (Attachment 3), and Offer Schedule
Delivery Terms are FOB DESTINATION NLT 5 JULY 2021

1 LOT

The following provisions & clauses apply to this solicitation and will remain in full force in any resultant award: 

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018)

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020)

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (JUN 2020) is amended to read: Offeror shall electronically submit signed and dated offer to 24 SOW/PK, using the Offer Schedule at Attachment 2, by 12:00 p.m. CST on 4 June 2021, via email address: [email protected] AND [email protected] with the solicitation number in the subject block. The government reserves the right to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Hard Copy and Facsimile proposals will not be accepted.

Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items (Oct 2014) which is incorporated into this Request for Quotation below. The Government anticipates the award of one (1) contract 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: (i) Technical capability (ii) Price. Technical capability is approximately equal to price.

The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price – contract to the technically-acceptable and responsible offeror with the lowest priced offer. The offeror shall submit a completed “Offer Schedule” (Attachment 2) with all white fields completed, to be evaluated.

The offer will be determined technical acceptability if all items specified in Offer Schedule (Attachment 2) are included in the PTT quote. If the offer is providing an alternate item(s) then the offer must provide the item specifications demonstrating it is an equal to the items identified in this Request for Quotation (RFQ).

 Offers determined technically unacceptable will not be further considered for award.

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications (FEB 2021) - Commercial Items applies to this Request for Quotation and the offeror must include a completed copy of these provisions with their quote or indicate (with DUNS Number) that current information is available on the federal government website ORCA (htpps://www.sam.gov) The full text of these clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at the website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database prior to award of a government contract.

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (JAN 2021)

Vendor Quote Information
PAYMENT TERMS QUOTE EXPIRATION DATE QUOTED BY

Vendor Information
ORDERING ADDRESS POINT OF CONTACT PHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER

E-MAIL ADDRESS REMIT TO ADDRESS CAGE CODE TAX ID NUMBER

DUNS NUMBER SIZE OF BUSINESS WEB ADDRESS QUOTE DATE