SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Computer Aided Design (CAD) software tool
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RIK - Rome, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8751-14-Q-0443
- Archive Date
- 10/14/2014
- Point of Contact
- Bryant (Lackland) Soule, Phone: 315-330-4723
- E-Mail Address
-
bryant.soule@us.af.mil
(bryant.soule@us.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 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, offeror's are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Solicitation FA8751-14-Q-0443 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) 2005-76 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20140828. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. This procurement is being issued as full and open competition under NAICS code 511210 and business size standard of $35,000,000 average annual receipts. The contractor shall provide the following items on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis, including the cost of shipping FOB Destination: The requirement is provided on a brand name or equal basis in accordance with FAR 52.211-6. Part numbers are provided for reference. QTY 1 P-ANSOFT01 ANSYS HFSS QTY 1 P-ANSOFT107 ANSYS Electronics HPC Pack QTY 1 P-ANSOFT35 ANSYS Optimetrics (For HFSS, Q3D, Extractor, Maxwell) Perpetual licenses agreements with the 1st year of maintenance costs should be provided. The Government requires an electromagnetic simulation package (solver) that is based on finite element method with the ability to perform no-uniform mesh adaptation automatically. The solver is required to perform electromagnetically large simulations in-cooperating conformal phased array antennas onto large airframe surfaces requiring complex anisotropic material properties. The equal product must provide interoperability, file sharing, and viewing compatibility with named products. The offeror must provide the same training and support customary to the commercial marketplace. The required delivery date is 30 Days 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 F4HBL1/Transportation Depot 2, 148 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror's - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written quotes are due at or before 12 PM (ET), Monday 29 September 2014. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Bryant Soule, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555 or by email to Bryant.Soule@us.af.mil. Offeror's are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. (b)(4)(i) Submit a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate capability of the solution being offered in comparison with the named product. (b)(12) 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. (g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offeror's. 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. (k) SAM. Offeror's must be registered in the SAM database prior to submitting an invoice. Processing time for registration in SAM, which normally takes five business days, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offeror's who are not already registered should consider applying for registration at least two weeks prior to invoicing. 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: Price and Technical Capability of the item offer to meet the government's requirement. Both evaluation factors are of equal importance. Offeror's are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Alt I. 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 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program 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, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 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-Central Contractor Registration The following additional FAR and FAR Supplements provisions and clauses also apply: 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 52.247-34, FOB Destination 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel 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 252.239-7017, Notice of Supply Chain Risk 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, RM225, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 FAX: 937-656-7321 COM: 937-904-4407, email: Barbara.Gehrs@us.af.mil. 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://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL – Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, Rome, New York, 13441, United States
- Zip Code: 13441
- Zip Code: 13441
- Record
- SN03533833-W 20140928/140927062230-780736cd7c191c5a46bd2228b60169b1 (fbodaily.com)
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