Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included... (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation Number: F1SEAM3256A003**Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages** This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 and DPN Change 08/17/2023 and DAFAC 2023-0707. (iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 334111 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. (v) CLIN Nomenclature. CLIN 0001 – Dell Latitude 5430 Office Notebook: Qty. 30 CLIN 0002 – Apple iPad 10th Gen 64GB Silver wi-fi. Qty. 15 CLIN 0003 – V7 Charge cart 36 devices with Intelligent Charging - US Power Qty. 1 (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), CA has a requirement for Dell Latitude 5430 Office Notebooks and Apple iPad's that will support the STEM technology instruction of the program meeting its mission as the premier STEM program with technology components. Laptop charging cart will provide locked storage for asset protection and charging capabilities. (vii) Estimated Delivery: 60 DARO, FOB: Destination Edwards AFB, CA (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. All provisions and clauses can be viewed in their entirety at acquisition.gov. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items Offerors shall prepare their quotations IAW FAR 52.212-1, in addition the following information shall be included: PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITH YOUR QUOTE: UEI Number: TIN Number: CAGE Code: Contractor Name: Payment Terms (net30) or Discount: Point of Contact and Phone Number: Email address: FOB (destination or origin): Warranty (if applicable) Date Offer Expires (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items. 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 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. Any resulting contract of this RFQ will be awarded as Firm Fixed-Price. Quotes will be evaluated to determine best value. Price, features of the supply, delivery terms, and warranty terms are all factors to be considered when determining best value. If options are included the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 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. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer. Completion of FAR 52.212-3 electronically at sam.gov is acceptable. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022), applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jun 2023), applies to this acquisition. The following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (xiii) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: The following is a contemplated list of provisions/clauses; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from the list provided below. PROVISIONS FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DFARS 252.213-7000 Notice of Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval Systems-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations (Mar 2018) DFARS 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit (Jun 2012) DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer (Oct 2013) DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Statute-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Nov 2014) DFARS 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (Jun 2005) DFARS 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime DFARS 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea (Aug 1992) CLAUSES FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016) FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation (Mar 2016) DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2017) DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Dec 2017) DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns (Apr 2019) DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data – Commercial Items (Feb 2014) DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (Sep 2016) DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations (May 2013) DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2012) DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Feb 2019) DAFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (JUN 2016) DAFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) DAFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations (OCT 2019) (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A (xv) Proposal Submission Information: Offers are due by 22 Sep 2023 at 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offers must be sent to Dustin Edwards at dustin.edwards.18@us.af.mil and Jahdiel Salazar at jahdiel.salazar.1@us.af.mil via electronic mail. No late submissions will be accepted. (xvi) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact: Primary Point of Contact: Dustin Edwards Contract Specialist dustin.edwards.18@us.af.mil Secondary Point of Contact: Jahdiel Salazar Contracting Officer jahdiel.salazar.1@us.af.mil

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) STARBASE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis and Request for Information (RFI) to afford industry an opportunity to provide infor... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) STARBASE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis and Request for Information (RFI) to afford industry an opportunity to provide information regarding their capabilities to provide commercial items. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the U. S. Government to form a binding contract. Parties that respond will not be paid for the information submitted. The Air Force is hereby requesting capability statements and other information from interested sources. General Information: The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, CA is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy to obtain information from potential eligible and interested contractors for the STARBASE Electronic Equipment. The purpose of this requirement is to provide Dell Latitude 5430 Office Notebooks, Apple iPads, and a charge cart to support the STEM technology instruction program. Please see attached salient characteristics document for further information/specifications. The AFTC anticipates awarding a contract under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334111 with a standard size of 1,250 Employees and a Product Service Code (PSC) of 7E20. A firm-fixed price contract will be contemplated. System for Award Management (Sam.gov) registration is mandatory for this contract (see SAM website at (https://sam.gov/content/home). Responses will contribute to the Market Research Report as part of the acquisition strategy development process. Sources responding are invited to provide input and recommendations concerning contract type, contract clauses, and other aspects of the acquisition and anything else that may help to develop an efficient and effective acquisition strategy. If sufficient responsible and capable sources are identified, a formal RFQ will be posted on SAM.gov. Interested parties are requested to furnish a capability statement detailing their capabilities to provide these services, include highlights of experience on similar government or commercial contracts/agreements. In addition, please indicate business size (Large or Small), CAGE code/DUNS, provide a list of any contracts or other agreements similar in nature, the program/project name, contract number or other identifier, administering office/address, and the point of contact with the current telephone number. The AFTC will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any cost associated with submission of comments. Please provide your response in Microsoft Word or a Microsoft Word compatible format. Submissions should be to the point and no more than 10 double space pages. Responses shall not be proprietary and will be unclassified. Interested vendors should submit responses no later than 19 September 2023 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Small Business sources responding should state their business size status based on the NAICS referenced above. Replies to this RFI should be sent via email to Dustin Edwards, Contracting Specialist, AFTC/PZIOA at dustin.edwards.18@us.af.mil and cc: Jahdiel Salazar, Contracting Officer, AFTC/PZIOA at jahdiel.salazar.1@us.af.mil