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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; quotes 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 FA8751-21-Q-0335 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) 2021-07 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20211105.
See https://www.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 334220 and small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
The contractor shall provide all items identified below on a BRAND NAME ONLY (Attch #1), firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination.
******All Offerors shall be authorized resellers/distributors for National Instruments. Any offers received from Offerors who are not authorized for the National Instruments brand will not be considered for award.
ITEM: NI P/N: 783145-01, USRP X310 KIT (KINTEX7-410T FPGA, 2 Chan,10GIGE and PCIe Bus)
QTY: 2
ITEM: NI P/N: 787272-01, USRP X410 USRP X410 (4 TX and 4 RX, 400MHz BW, 1 MHz to 7.2 GHz SDR, GPSDO)
QTY-1
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 11 Wks 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.
SHIP HARDWARE TO:
DoDAAC: F4HBL1
CountryCode: USA
AFRL RIOLSC
AF BPN NO MILSBILLS PROCESSES
148 ELECTRONIC PKWY
ROME, NY 13441-4503
UNITED STATES
Name, Email address, and Phone number of the end user POC associated with the delivery will be provided via Section F of any award resulting from this solicitation.
INSTRUCTIONS
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 3:00 PM Eastern Time, Wednesday, 17 November 2021. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Tabitha Haggart 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 by email to [email protected] Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.
(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.
EVALUATION
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:
The Government intends to award to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Offer. In determining required technical acceptability, the Government will evaluate the items offered for compliance with the specifications listed above. All evaluation factors when combined are approximately equal.
REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items as well as the following:
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
252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate
For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment 2)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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 Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
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
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
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
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 Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations
252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MAY 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)
252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation (MAY 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)
252.225-7974 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (FEB 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0005)
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
252.239-7098, Prohibition Against Using Fiscal Year 2021 Funds to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites (DEVIATION 2021-O0003)
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 is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman:
Ms. Rosalind Harper (Primary)
Mr. Steven Ewers (Alternate)
1864 4th Street
WPAFB OH 45433
Phone: (937) 904-9700
FAX: (937) 656-7321
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA
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 this location.
In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Payment Instructions- Vendors will be expected to have WAWF system capabilities. Guidance will be provided to the vendor with award of an order that will provide applicable codes for proper invoice submission.
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.