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(i) 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 ... (i) 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 13) will be used for this requirement. (ii) Solicitation Number: FM28052350001 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages** Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the items described in this synopsis are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote including delivery FOB Destination Edwards AFB CA 93524. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06, DPN 20210709 and AFAC 2021-0726. (iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 339115 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees. (v) CLIN Nomenclature CLIN PART/SUPPLY QTY 001 RT-6100 DIGITAL REFRACTOR W/MEMBOX 2 002 CP-770 AUTO CHART PROJECTOR – DISC 2 003 WALL MOUNT CP700*690E/690A 2 004 DELUXE STAND-WARM GREY 2 005 OVERHEAD LAMP FOR DELUX STAND/BRAVO STAND 2 INTALLATION ON RT6100 & C-770 BY LOCAL MANAGER 1 REPLACING STAND 1 006 M5-ULTRA “M” SERIES SLIT LAMP (CAMERA READY) 2 007 POWER ADAPTER- ALL ULTRA M SLIT LAMPS 2 008 AT-9 APPLANATION TONOMETER FOR M3/M5 SLIT LAMP 2 009 TONOMETER MOUNT FOR M5 ULTRA M SLIT LAMP 2 INSTALLATION BY INSTALLER FOR 2 SLIT LAMPS WITH STANDS 1 (vi) Description of services to be acquired: The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), CA has a requirement for a replacement of an Electronic Refraction System that includes an automated phoropter system, slit lamps and all associated components that will be used for Optometry visits by the 412 Medical Group. (vii) Estimated Period of Performance Date: 90 DARO (Days After Receipt of Order) (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jul 2021), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.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 CONTRATOR INFORMATION WITH YOUR QUOTE a. DUNS Number: b. TIN Number: c. CAGE Code: d. Contractor Name: e. Payment Terms (net30 or Discount): f. Point of Contact and Phone Number g. Email address: h. Technical Description of Items: i. FOB (destination or origin): j. Warranty (if applicable): k. Date Offer Expires: (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014). 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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. (2) Past performance: Offerors shall submit at least two (2) recent past performance work within the last three (3) years along with their proposal. (Provide Contract Number, Agency of performed work, and Agency’s Point of Contact (Email/Phone Number) (3) Price: In the integrated assessment, upon which the award assessment will be made, Past Performance is of more importance than Price when being evaluated. Technical factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. (b) BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a competitive solicitation using simplified acquisition procedures and Best Value in which competing offerors’ past and present performance history will be evaluated as more important than price. By submission of its offer in accordance with the instructions provided in provision FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors" the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, the model contract, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. All technically acceptable offers will be treated equally except for their prices and performance records. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The evaluation process shall proceed as follows: (1) Technical Acceptability (Step 1) - Quotes must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met: Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. (2) Price Evaluation (Step 2) - Next, offerors will be ranked according to overall price. Included as part of the price evaluation is a review for price reasonableness. Offerors whose total evaluated price is unreasonable, unbalanced, or unaffordable may be considered unacceptable and may be rejected on that basis. To reiterate for reasonableness the total evaluated price will be evaluated. (3) Past Performance (Step 3) Provide at least two (2) recent past performance work within the last three (3) years. One award will be made under this solicitation. Awards will be conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items, and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Submit only written offers via e-mail; oral offers will not be accepted. All offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 2021), with its offer. Completion of FAR 52.212-3 electronically at sam.gov is acceptable. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jul 2021), applies to this acquisition. All acceptable FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS clauses and provisions are contained in the model contract solicitation. The following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontracts Awards (Jun 2020) FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (July 2018) FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Equipment (Aug 2020) FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) FAR 52.219-06 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Nov 2020) FAR 52.222-03 Convict Labor (June 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (April 2015) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (June 2020) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Jun 2020 FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.233-03 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.233-04 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (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. Full text clauses can be accessed via http://acquisition.gov. PROVISIONS FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Dec 2019) DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (May 2021) DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Nov 2020) DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Statute—Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Nov 2014) CLAUSES FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2021) FAR 52.209-06 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (June 2020) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 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 (Sep 2013) DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguard Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (May 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 (Jan 2021) DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Nov 2020) DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (June 2013) DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2017) 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 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors-Prohibition on Fees and Consideration (Apr 2020) FARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Feb 2019) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Oct 2019) AFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (Oct 2019) AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health & Safety on Government Installations (Oct 2019) AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to the Air Force Installations (Oct 2019) (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A (xv) Proposal Submission Information: Offers are due to Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Directorate of Contracting, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Building 2800, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, by 20 Sep 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). All offers are to be sent via email to jahdiel.salazar.1@us.af.mil AND rochelle.adams@us.af.mil via electronic email. No late submissions will be accepted. Please submit any questions regarding this solicitation, in writing to the POC email listed below. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION ARE DUE 7 Sep 2021 on or before 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). (xvi) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact: Primary Point of Contact: Ms. Jahdiel Salazar Contract Specialist jahdiel.salazar.1@us.af.mil Secondary Point of Contact Ms. Rochelle Adams Contracting Officer Rochelle.adams@us.af.mil

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis and Request for Information (RFI) to afford industry an opportunity to provide information regarding their capabil... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 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 412 CS at 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 purchase of Electronic Refraction System (see attached salient characteristics list). The AFTC anticipates awarding a contract under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 339115 with a standard size of 1,000 employees and a Product Service Code (PSC) of 6540. 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 1 Sept 2021 10:00 AM 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 Jahdiel Salazar, Contracting Specialist, AFTC/PZIOA at jahdiel.salazar@us.af.mil and cc: Rochelle Adams, Contracting Officer, AFTC/PZIOA at rochelle.adams@us.af.mil