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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This combined synopsis/solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Specialized Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), as described ... COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This combined synopsis/solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Specialized Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), as described under the requirements section of this combined synopsis/solicitation and accompanying requirements attachment. This combined synopsis/solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2021-07, effective 10 September 2021; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20210830, effective 30 August 2021; and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2021-0726, effective 13 September 2021. This announcement constitutes the only combined synopsis/solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the combined synopsis/solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The combined synopsis/solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-22-Q-0016 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This requirement is Full and Open. NAICS Code: 334516 Small Business Size Standard: 1000 employees The comparative evaluation consists of Contract Line Items Numbers (CLIN), which should be structured in Attachment 3: CLIN Structure, Clauses and Provisions. Acceptable means of Submission: All submissions must be submitted electronically to the following email address emmeline.spaulding@us.af.mil by Tuesday 4 January 2022 by 3:00 PM Eastern. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA8601-22-Q-0016, Specialized Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).” The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail, unless otherwise approved, including attachments. Please note: due to the e-mail server, any e-mails that exceed 5 megabytes might not go through. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or content (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. A confirmation email will be sent once the proposal is received. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 hours of submitting the proposal, please call or e-mail the point of contact listed on the solicitation. Submittal of proposals in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation constitutes agreement by the Offeror to all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of any resulting contract. It is the Offerors responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet website https://www.acquisition.gov. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award depending upon the quality, price fairness, and price reasonableness of the proposals received. Period of Performance: 6 Months after Contract Award Delivery Destination: AFIT/ENP Attn: Dr. Bickly/ Greg Smith 2950 Hobson Way, Area B Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 Requirement: A Specialized Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in accordance with (IAW) the Statement of Work (SOW) dated 9 September 2021, requirements/salient characteristics. The anticipated award will be Firm-Fixed Price. Basis for Award: The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforms to the solicitation and is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: Technical or Quality: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. Important Notice to Contractors: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow – Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF – RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. In accordance with NIST SP 800-171 DoD “Assessment Methodology” effective 30 November 2020 an offeror must have a current (not older than three years) NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment prior to award of all contracts, task or delivery orders, exercise of any option periods, or extensions of the period of performance. Please ensure a NIST SP 800-171 DOD Assessment is on file (reference RFQ Attachment 6). ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: The following paragraphs in the provision at FAR 52.212-1-Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items are tailored as follows: (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard are as specified above. (b) Submission of offers is as prescribed in the text of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Proposal Content: The proposals may be in any format, but shall consist of two separate parts, a technical proposal and a price proposal, and contain the following information. Technical Proposal: Proposing company’s name, address, DUNS number, Cage Code, and TIN. Point of contact’s name, phone, and email. Proposal number & date. Timeframe that the proposal is valid. Complete responses to all representations and certifications (reps and certs) – RFQ Attachment 3 Complete description of how the offerors proposed solution meets the requirements of the solicitation Proposals MUST also contain a complete description of items offered and any technical manuals or literature to clearly show that the items meet or exceed the requirements outlined in the SOW (Attachment 1). Price Proposal: Individual item price. Total price (Net 30), No Progress Payments. Shipping (FOB Destination). Proposal Detail: The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the listed requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offer submitted. Embellishments Not Desired: Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. CLIN Structure found in Attachment 2 and Provisions and Clauses can be found in Attachment 3, 3, and 4. Attachments: Statement of Work (SOW) Model Contract Offeror Reps and Certs FAR 52.204-24 Memo for 2019-2020 Interim FAR rule NIST_SP_800-171 Assessment NIST_SP_800-171 Quick Entry Guide Please direct all questions to Emmeline Spaulding at emmeline.spaulding@us.af.mil.