This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This acquisition is for the selected contractor to provide parts to replace a partially functioning and outdated phone system in all office/labs spaces for the Agricultural Research Service located at at 920 Valley Road, Reno, NV with a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system.

(A) The solicitation number is 12905B21Q0102 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(B) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2021-05.

(C) This solicitation is issued as total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 332119 the small business size standard is N/A.

(D) List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:

• Add Z-Series 16s 100/1000/2.5G PoH ports, 32x 10/100/1000 PiE+ Ports, 3 each,;
• ICX 7150 Switch, 48X 10/100/1000 PoE+ Ports, 2x 1G RJ45 Uplink-Ports, 2x 1G SFP and 2X 10G SFP+ Uplink-Ports, upgradeable to 4X 10G S FP+ with License, 740W PoE Budget, Basis L3 Static Routing and TIP, 1 each;
• Power supply for ICX7150-48ZP, 3 each;
• Fan for ICX7150-48XP, 3 each;
• License to upgrade ICX 7150 Z-Series model from 6x1 GbE SFP and 2x10 GbE SFP+ to 8x10 GbE SFP+ stacking/uplink-ports (max 4 for stacking). Also includes L3 features, which are OSPF, VRRP, PIM, and PBR, 3 each;
• 10 GBE Direct Attach SFP+ to SFP+ Active copper cable, 2 each;
• 5-Year essential remote support for 10GbE Direct Attach SFP+ to SFP+ Active cooper cable, 1m essential remote support, 3 each;
• 5-Year essential remote support, ICX7150-24P, 48P, and C12P, 1 each;
• CPI screw kit, 2 each;
• Tripp lite wall mount vertical rack, 5 each;
• Liebert telecom 19in shelf kit, 3 each;
• Vertiv liebert GXT5 external battery cabinet 48v for 1500VA/2kVA online UPS, 3 each;
• Vertiv liebert GXT5 UPS – 1500VA/1350W, 120V online rack, 3 each;
• SV95 Basis User-1 LIC, 30 each;
• ITY-8LDX-1 Tel, 30 each;
• DT820 Gigabit Ethernet (LIC), 30 each; and
• SWA PSA SV95 Unit, 9 each.

(E) Description/Statement of Work/Specification:

See attached SOW

(F) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

Due 60 days after award.  Place of delivery:

USDA ARS

920 Valley Road

Reno, NV 89557

All items shall be sent FOB Destination.

(G) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements.

(H) Evaluation:

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

(I) Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov.  An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.

(J) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.

(K) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.

(L) A statement regarding any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices: N/A.

(M) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.

(N) Date, time and place offers are due.

Offers are due by September 14th, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST.

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:

[email protected]

(O) Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Paige Francis at [email protected] no later than September 7th, 2021,  at 5:00 PM EST.  Questions must include the solicitation number used in (A) in the subject line.