Audio Visual and VTC, Hurlburt Field, FL

AMENDMENT 0003 - THIS AMENDENT:

30 Mar 22 - Extend RFQ Response Date to 4 April 2022

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AMENDMENT 0002 - THIS AMENDMENT:

- Adds submission requirements to FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items

- Updates the Performance Work Statement based on questions received

- Extends the response date to Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00PM CST

- Updates the Contracting Officer information to Laura Kattner.  Please ensure all quotes are submitted to laura.kattner.1@us.af.mil

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AMENDMENT 0001 - UPDATES THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.  NO OTHER CHANGES ARE MADE.

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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 will not be issued.

Solicitation Number FA441722QC054 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote.

Response Date: Monday, March 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST

This combined synopsis/solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04, Effective January 31, 2022.

This is set aside for 100% for small businesses.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 334310, and Product Service Code is (PSC) code is 7E20. The Size Standard for this NAICS is 750 employees.

QUOTES DUE: THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 at 1:00pm CST

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2020).

Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2020)

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD.

1. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of offers.  Offeror shall submit an electronic copy of their dated offer via e-mail to: laura.kattner.1@us.af.mil with the solicitation number in the subject block, by Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST. Submit a dated Offer Schedule marked with solicitation number FA441722QC054. Facsimile offers will not be accepted.  In addition to the items required by 52.212-1(b), the offeror shall complete the Vendors Information and Vendors Offer Information at the end of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.  This information shall be submitted with the offer.

2. Addenum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for acceptance of offers.  This paragraph is tailored to read as follows: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for through September 30, 2022.

3. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(f), Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawl of offers.  This paragraph is tailored to read as follows: Offerors are responsible for submitting electronic offers by the solicitation due date and time.  Offers received after the solicitation due date and time are considered late and will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

4. Offerors shall provide a representation regarding use of telecommunications equipment or services by completing FAR Provision 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2020), and submit with offer by the established due date and time.

5. Offerors shall submit their technical solution for the Governments review.  It will be evaluated to ensure all requirements in the Performance Work Statement are met.  The information shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation.  The Government will base its evaluation on the information presented with the quote.

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

 (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, past performance and technical acceptability considered.  

The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price contract to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer with Acceptable or better past performance.

Offers will be determined technically acceptable if all requirements of the Statement of Work are met in the offeror’s quote submission.  The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not submitted with the quote.  Offerors who do not furnish product information (literature, manufacturers websites, etc..) with their quotes, may be eliminated from award consideration.

The Government will evaluate past performance based on information obtained through Federal Awardee Performance and Integrty System (FAPIIS), Contractor Performance Reporting System (CPARS), and Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) databases or any other reasonable basis.  Vendors with Acceptable or better rating will be determined to have an Acceptable past performance and can be considered for award.  Vendors with less than Acceptable ratings, Terminations for Default or Cause, or any derogatory marrks will not receive an Acceptable past performance rating.  Vendors without a record of past performance will be rated as Acceptable.

Not all offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability.  The lowest price offer will be evaluated, if the offer is determined technically acceptable, no other offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability.  If the lowest price is not technically acceptable, the second lowest price will be reviewed.  So on and so forth.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option (s).

(End of provision)

Due to space limitations, the remaining provisions and clauses can be found in the attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation_FA441722QC054 attachment.