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Amendment 02: The purpose of this amendment is to 1) provide revison 01 of the consolidated list of the Government's responses to questions from Industry received after 7/23/2020 and 2) to issue revision 02 of the Specifications to add the acceptable maximum weight in section 01 and to add language clarifying acceptance of non-TAA compliant items.
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Amendment 01: The purpose of this amendment is to 1) provide the consolidated list of the Government's responses to questions from Industry as an attachment and to issue revision 01 of the Specifications to remove "lightweight" and to add TAA compliance to the requirments.
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This is a short suspense solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluation, award documentation and notification that comply with FAR 13.1. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation number is W91ZLK-20-Q-0042. It is the Government's intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order. This requirement is unrestricted; all qualified Contractors are encouraged to submit a quote. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses https://acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/sitemap.html. The NAICS code is 334111, with a small business size of 1,250 employees.
The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Head Quarters (HQ) is seeking Contractors to provide 50 (each) lightweight and 213 (each) standard laptops in accordance with the specifications included in this Request for Quote (RFQ). Please see the attached specifications for additional requirements.
The Contractor shall specify the following information in their quote:
Quotes shall specifically address each requirement listed on this document and the attached specifications. Partial quotes will NOT be evaluated by the Government. All equipment WITHOUT EXCEPTION must be new and any manufacturer's warranty information must be included. All submissions must be BAA Compliant and clearly annotated on the quotation.
Delivery will be made FOB Destination to:
20th CBRNE Command
Bldg 3660 Gadsen Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
21005-5001
Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. The non-cost factors for this acquisition are the technical specifications, in accordance with the specification attachment, delivery date and past performance. The order will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer. The technical evaluation will be a determination based upon information provided by the Contractor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make award without discussions.
Quotations and Attachments must be dated and received by US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Tenant Division, Technologies Branch 6565 Surveillance Loop, Building 6001, 3rd Floor, Room C3-311, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005-1846, Attention Mr. David A. Humfleet, Contracting Officer, via email at [email protected] NLT Tuesday, 04 August 2020 at 11:00 AM ET. Late submissions will not be evaluated. All quotations from responsible sources will be fully considered.
Contractors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award will not be considered. Contractors may register with SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov or through the Federal Service Desk at http://www.FSD.gov.
QUESTIONS: For questions concerning this Request for Quotation contact Mr. David A. Humfleet, Contracting Officer via email at [email protected]. Please provide any questions NLT Friday, 24 July 2020 at 2:00 PM ET.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.
Provisions and Clauses:
52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations for Certifications
52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items
52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items
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 (Deviation 2018O0021)
52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data
52.232-25 Prompt Payment
52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.233-1 Disputes
52.233-3 Protest after Award
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price
52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference
52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses
52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms
252.203-7000 Compensation of Former DOD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
252.204-7006 Billing Instructions
252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation
252.215-7008 Only One Offer
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
252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items