The Government intends to award one purchase order to the offeror that submits the lowest price, technically acceptable quote. Use of name brand parts is necessary in order to assure compatibility. Per FAR 52.212-2, the Government reserves the right to make award without discussions.

The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 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 - Commerical Items.

The following DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items.

Place of delivery will be MSIC facilities. All offerors interested in submitting an offer must email their quotations to Brandon Powell at [email protected] NLT NOON 5 August 2016. Only E-MAILED quotations will be accepted. Direct all questions to Brandon Powell at [email protected] or 256-313-7669.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12 as supplemented with additional information included in this posting. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 831-0031-16-Z is issued as a Request for Quotes. The NAICS code is 334310 and the business size standard for this NAICS is 750 employees. This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside. Only small businesses will be considered for award. All prospective offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bnp.gov.

This requirement is for Video decoder and transcoder equipment, as listed in the attached parts list.

Please note that invoices must be submitted to NSA via the electronic invoicing site using the procedures described at: http://www.nsa.gov/business/programs/electronic_invoicing.shtml

Access to the electronic invoicing website requires an External Certificate Authority/Interim External Certificate Authority (ECA/IECA) PKI Certificate. Information on purchasing an ECA/IECA certificate is available on the internet at: http://iase.disa.mil/pki/eca/index.html
Contact the electronic commerce office at 410-854-5445 if you need additional information. After obtaining the ECA/IECA certificate, contact the electronic commerce office to obtain an account if one currently does not exist.