SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Oscilloscope and Signal Generator
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2020 5:56:50 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334111
— Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ECC PARC EUROPE REGIONAL CONTRACTIN APO AE 09724 USA
- ZIP Code
- 09724
- Solicitation Number
- PAN409-20-P-0000-004114
- Response Due
- 9/4/2020 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/03/2021
- Point of Contact
- Name: Marketplace Support, Title: Marketplace Support, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822, Email: MarketplaceSupport@unisonglobal.com;
- E-Mail Address
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marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com
(marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com)
- Awardee
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- 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. The solicitation number is PAN409-20-P-0000-004114 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-08. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,250.00 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2020-09-04 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The ACC - 409th CSB Europe RCO Benelux requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: Oscilloscope See attached specifications, 1, EA; LI 002: Signal Generator See attached specifications, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, ACC - 409th CSB Europe RCO Benelux intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. ACC - 409th CSB Europe RCO Benelux is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or ""gray market"" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination, which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (OCT 2018) Alternate I (OCT 2014) - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications DEC 2014 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment OCT 2015 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations NOV 2015 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Deviation 2018-O0021) MAY 2019 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies JAN 2018 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving AUG 2011 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008 52.232-1 Payments APR 1984 52.232-8 Discounts For Prompt Payment FEB 2002 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013 52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.249-1 Termination For Convenience Of The Government (Fixed Price) (Short Form) APR 1984 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016) 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English JUN 1997 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019 (a) Definitions. Inverted domestic corporation and subsidiary have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10). (b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4. (c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-- (1) It [ ___ ] is, [X] is not an inverted domestic corporation; and (2) It [ ___ ] is, [X] is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. A. The following is added to Standard Subparagraph (b): (12) This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) to meet all solicitation requirements and fully conform to the provisions and the technical specifications outlined in the Attachment I, Specifications and Delivery Instructions. (13) The quoter shall complete the following clauses and provisions: (13)(a) FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014): The Quoter shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Quoter has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Quoter has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Quoter shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u)) of this provision. (13)(b) DFARS 252.229-7001 TAX RELIEF: The Quoter shall insert the name of the tax that is exempted (ex. Sales Tax, Value Added Tax, etc.) and the tax rate that is exempted in percentage (%). (13)(c) The quoter shall include in his/her quote any specifications or additional data which identify the quoted items and demonstrate that these items fully conform to the provisions and the technical specifications of the Attachment I, Specifications and Delivery Instructions. The quoter shall also complete FAR 52.204-24 24 -Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (August 2020) (a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i) price (b) Options. RESERVED (c) RESERVED (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ""(DEVIATION)"" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplment (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ""(DEVIATION)"" after the name of the regulation. (a) Prices set forth in this contract are exclusive of all taxes and duties from which the United States Government is exempt by virtue of tax agreements between the United States Government and the Contractor's government. The following taxes or duties have been excluded from the contract price: NAME OF TAX: ___________________(Offeror Insert) RATE (PERCENTAGE): ____________(Offeror Insert) (b) The Contractor's invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged. (c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government's exemption from these taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): (ii) For fixed price line items� (A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. COMBO (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC W56FJX Issue By DoDAAC W912PA Admin DoDAAC** W912PA Inspect By DoDAAC W811LN Ship To Code W811LN (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity�s WAWF point of contact. anika.momik.ln@mail.mil (2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed. If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 45 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to: Protest to HQAMC shall be filed at: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: https://www.amc.army.mil/Connect/Legal-Resources/ If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020) (a) * * * Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet). * * * * * Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources. Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit. Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high. * * * * * (b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104. (2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract, or extending or renewing a contract, with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract.
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- SN05765675-F 20200821/200819230204 (samdaily.us)
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