Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information include... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services 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; Offers are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Solicitation FA875122Q0432 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-07 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Publication Notice (DPN) 20220826. See https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. This procurement is being issued as a total small business set aside under NAICS code 511210 and small business size standard average annual receipts of $41.5M. The contractor shall provide the following items on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination: Part Number: FTV100, Product Description: Federal Voucher Program - Training Vouchers, QTY: 129 Name, Email address, and Phone number of the end user POC associated with the delivery will be provided via Section F of any award resulting from this solicitation. Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. The anticipated delivery date is 30 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome, NY. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written quotes are due at or before 12PM, (Eastern Time) 12 SEP 2022. Submit by email to Ashley.Ellinger@us.af.mil. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered. (g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (ii) price All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as well as the following: 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.239-7009, Representation of Use of Cloud Computing For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. Attachment No. 1 The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited are incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services: (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services: 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.233-3, Protest After Award 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside DEVIATION 2020-O0008 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEVIATION 2020-O0019) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services. The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply: 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.247-34, FOB Destination 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation -N/A for Electronic Delivery 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements DEVIATION 2020-O0019 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems DEVIATION 2020-O0015 252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation DEVIATION 2020-O0015 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services 252.239-7017, Notice Of Supply Chain Risk 252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman: Mr. Steven L. Ewers (Primary), AFRL/PK, 1864 Fourth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 904-9700, FAX (937) 656-7321, email: afrl.pk.workflow@us.af.mil 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-A7 been assigned to this effort. All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered.

Inactive

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitatio... This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210 with a small business size standard of $41.5M in average annual receipts. AFRL requires Global Knowledge Training LLC’s Federal Training Vouchers. The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with: GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE TRAINING LLC 9000 Regency PKWY STE 400 Cary, North Carolina 27518-8520 The Government has determined that no other source has commercial offerings that can meet this requirement. The Government requires training vouchers in support of United States Air Force Central Command (AFCENT). The AFCENT Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) is accountable for sustaining and improving network availability, reliability, and resiliency while reducing operational costs. In order to achieve these goals the AFCENT NOSC uses a staff of knowledgeable and trained information systems personnel to provide real-time network and systems monitoring in support of AFCENT networks and all locations. The training provided for the personnel must be highly effective and efficient. The training must provide a broad range of topics and capabilities to include certifications and accredited topics as required. In order to stay prepared, sustain and improve network availability and reliability, the training vouchers are required. Vouchers are to last one year and can be redeemed for various types of IT training. This allows AFCENT NOSC to schedule training based upon the type and time table of ever changing training requirements. This also provides the ability to perform just-in-time training that is necessary prior to deploying new systems to the AOR. Under the contemplated contract Global Knowledge Training LLC will provide 129 courses/vouchers. This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to Ashley.Ellinger@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 30 September 2022. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.