PKSOI-Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute DSS Framework Development

AMENDMENT 3:  

Added Key Personnel, Clauses by reference, and vendor question and answer documents

AMENDMENT 2:

FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSE(S) ALL MEETINGS SHALL OCCUR VIA TELE-CONFERENCE OR VIDEO CONFERENCE (i.e. TEAMS). 

AMENDMENT 1:

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: WILL BE BASE YEAR PLUS TWO (2) ONE (1) YEAR OPTIONS. 

THIS SOLICITATION REQUIRES THE CANDIDATE TO OBTAIN A SECRET CLEARANCE. 

This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) pursuant to FAR 13.5.

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101 effective 26 October 2018 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/.

Questions and quotes shall be emailed to the POC’s for this requirement. All questions will be responded to on an amendment to this solicitation. Questions should be submitted by 15 February 2022 at 7:30 a.m. EST. Questions submitted after that date may not be addressed.

All vendors submitting a quote must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Quoters must include a completed copy of the following provisions with its quote unless this information has been included in their System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters are not required to re-submit the information if it is already in SAM.

52.212-3 ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items

52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations– Alternate I

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (MUST BE the Oct 2020 version!) If one or both of the answers is/are ‘Does’, add:

*52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) **Only if you answered “Does” in 52.204-26.**

The following FAR clauses and provisions also apply to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020), applies to this acquisition.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition

(See RFQ to follow for Addendum)

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (See RFQ to follow for Addendum).

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5 DEV, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449.

Additionally:

1. All information on the solicitation must be filled out completely and returned. Incomplete submissions will be determined not in conformance to the Solicitation and may be rejected.

2. Please be sure to read the entire solicitation for sections that require vendor information to be submitted.

3. All contractors must be actively registered in SAM in order to receive a Department of Defense contract (See DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A). Registration information can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov/. Contractors are advised to register upon receipt of this solicitation since there is a time lag between registration and registration availability. No payment is required to register for SAM, but a notarized letter will be required. Any site requiring payment is a third-party site that will do the registration for you.

4. Quotes which are unrealistic in terms of technical or unrealistically low in price will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of a failure to comprehend the complexity of the proposed contractual requirement and may be rejected.