SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Performance Network Analyzer Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/WNMRP AFMETCAL, 813 Irving Wick Dr. W. Bldg 2, Heath, Ohio, 43056-6116, United States
- ZIP Code
- 43056-6116
- Solicitation Number
- FA2263-13-Q-0002
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Allen Kurella, Phone: 740-788-5052, Amy I Poling, Phone: 740-788-5045
- E-Mail Address
-
Allen.Kurella@afmetcal.af.mil, Amy.Poling@afmetcal.af.mil
(Allen.Kurella@afmetcal.af.mil, Amy.Poling@afmetcal.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-65, DAC 91-13, and Defense Publication Notice (DPN) 20121331. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. A written request for quotation (RFQ) will not be issued. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). AFMETCAL at Heath OH intends to solicit and award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), in accordance with FAR Part 13, for the purchase of PNA (Performance Network Analyzer) Upgrade to Agilent Technologies, Inc., 9780 S Meridian Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112. Agilent Technologies, Inc. possesses the proprietary rights to the firmware and is therefore the only supplier that can offer the upgrade for the Agilent Technologies E8364B Vector Network Analyzer. The RFQ number is FA2263-13-Q-0002 and shall be referenced on any offer submitted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334515 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This quotation is being solicited as unrestricted. Offerors are requested to provide pricing for 3 unit upgrades. Products offered shall be commercially available. The sole source requirement will provide for the PNA upgrade consisting of Agilent Technologies part number E8364BU-221 PNA Upgrade kit and Agilent Technologies part number E8364-60026 CPU kit. The upgrade must also include installation of the specified part numbers into Government owned Agilent Technologies E8364B Vector Network analyzers, with installation performed at one of Agilent Technologies Service Centers. Delivery shall be a min of 1 each to a max of 3 each due 90 days after receipt of award notification and can arrive at the destination no sooner than 7 days before the required delivery date and continue at a minimum of 1 each every 30 days thereafter until complete. Accelerated delivery is not permitted unless authorized by the contracting officer. Two units will be shipped to AFMETCAL in Heath Ohio. Remaining unit will be shipped to Elmendorf AFB Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory. Delivery shall be FOB destination. Acceptance testing of the units consisting of kind, condition, and count will be completed within 15 days after receipt at delivery destination. The current versions of the following provisions and clauses, both by reference or full text, apply to this acquisition and are incorporated herein: FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items - (a) The Government will award a contract resulting 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: 1. Technical. Capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirements as stated in this solicitation and 2. Price. Award will be based on technical acceptability (acceptable or not acceptable) and then lowest total evaluated price. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this request for quote. Technical Tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. All offeror's shall provide with their quotation: descriptive literature, brochures, and a technical proposal response. Offerors must submit sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposed upgrade. The total evaluated price will be calculated by multiplying the unit price proposed by the specified unit quantity (e.g. 2 EACH), FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with Alternate I. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of this provision. Offerors shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (DEVIATION); FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. - Destination; DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law; DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation; DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (DEVIATION); DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, with Alternate I; DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea, with Alternate III; AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman - When appropriate, potential offerors may contact Ombudsman Janet Miller, AFLCMC/AQP at Phone 312-785-5472. It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable provisions and clauses. To view provisions and clauses in full text see website (http://farsite.hill.af.mil). Quotations need to adhere to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; and include a completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications. The Government's preferred method is Online Representations and Certifications. The reps and certs in FAR 52.212-3 fill-in must be completed and returned with quote. This can be accomplished by registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and completing the on-line Representations and Certifications. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at SAM and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. 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 offer must: (1) be valid for a period of 90 days, (2) be for the part numbers specified in this solicitation, (3) be FOB Destination, (4) include a delivery schedule and discount/payment terms, (5) include copy of commercial price list, (6) include name of and be signed by an authorized company representative along with telephone number, facsimile number, and email address, (7) include taxpayer identification number (TIN), CAGE Code Number and DUNS Number, (8) include a technical proposal, (9) include copy of offeror's standard commercial warranty, (10) completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications. Offerors shall ensure information in SAM is current. The government reserves the right to incorporate the successful offeror's technical proposal into any contract resulting from this solicitation. Supplies or service are available from only one responsible source, no other type of supply or service will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet the requirement. This notice of intent in not a request for competitive proposals. This will be a DO-A70 rated order. Offers are due by 27 Feb 2013 at 4:00 PM EST to: Allen Kurella, AFMETCAL, 813 Irving-Wick Dr W, Bldg. 2, Heath OH 43056-1199. Facsimile submissions to 740-788-5157 are permissible with the follow-up of an original sent by overnight mail. Electronic submissions to allen.kurella@afmetcal.af.mil are permissible in a PDF compatible attachment with an original sent by overnight mail. Due to current Air Force requirements emails shall not include ZIP files. Offerors bare the risk for receipt of submitted offers being untimely. Offerors shall allow sufficient time for receipt of electronic submissions by the due date and time. Any offer or modifications to the offer received after the exact time specified for receipt of offers/quotes may not be considered. If no written response is received by 27 Feb 2013 to the effect that comparable items are available that meet the Government's requirements, and that it is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these items through a sole source procurement with Agilent Technologies a sole source award will be made. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which if received timely shall be considered by this agency.
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