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(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and 13.106-1, as supplemented with additional information included in this noti... (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and 13.106-1, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation, W50S7T-23-Q-0006 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04, effective 02 June 2023. (iv) This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517111 and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. (v) Commercial Item Descriptions: CLIN0001 FY23 Dedicated Internet Service with Managed Router Services, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN0002 FY23 Call Paths Service, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN0003 FY23 Miscellaneous or 911 Trunk Future Use, Qty: 12EA; CLIN1001 FY24 Dedicated Internet Service with Managed Router, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN1002 FY24 Call Paths Service, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN1003 FY24 Miscellaneous or 911 Trunk Future Use, Qty: 12EA; CLIN2001 FY25 Dedicated Internet Service with Managed Router Services, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN2002 FY25 Call Paths Service, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN2003 FY25 Miscellaneous or 911 Trunk Future Use, Qty: 12EA; CLIN3001 FY26 Dedicated Internet Service with Managed Router Services, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN3002 FY26 Call Paths Service, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN3003 FY26 Miscellaneous or 911 Trunk Future Use, Qty: 12EA; CLIN4001 FY27 Dedicated Internet Service with Managed Router Services, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN4002 FY27 Call Paths Service, Qty: 12 EA; CLIN4003 FY27 Miscellaneous or 911 Trunk Future Use, Qty: 12EA; (vi) The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, hardware, software, expertise, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 of Performance Work Statement (PWS) as Government Furnished to perform Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). (vii) The services shall be performed from 01 Sep 2023 through 31 August 2027 at locations cited within the PWS. FOB Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a successful Offeror will address all items within the addenda of this provision. The addenda for this provision is as follows: Responders should include all documents and information requested submitted in accordance with the instructions herein. Quotations shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time of 14 August 2023 12:00 PM CST. Send an email with the quotation to the following contract specialist: Mr. Jason Shallenberger at jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil. and SMSgt Benjamin B. Yeutson at benjamin.yeutson@us.af.mil. All questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted via email to: Mr. Jason Shallenberger at jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil and SMSgt Benjamin B. Yeutson at benjamin.yeutson@us.af.mil. All questions were due by 27 July 2023 by 12:00 PM CST. The government is not obligated to answer questions. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the PWS in the RFQ. Questions should be posted by the due date listed above. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussion. Offerors are encouraged to present their best Quote and prices in their initial submission. The Government reserves the right to hold discussions. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is applicable. Basis for award is Lowest Price. The Government intends to make a single firm-fixed price award. The following commercial item is requested in this solicitation: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is the lowest price. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Pricing Past Performance Technical Technical and past performance, when combined, are less important when compared to price. (b) Options. 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). (c) 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. ADDENDUM TO FAR Part 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (OCT 2014) (a) This solicitation will be evaluated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. The solicitation will be solicited as a small business set aside. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the lowest price. Upon closing, the offers will be evaluated using Lowest Price evaluation criteria. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1- Pricing: In terms of “price reasonableness”, the Government will focus on whether the price is too high or too low to be considered fair and reasonable. In terms of “completeness”, the Government will focus on whether the price appears to cover all of the work identified in the PWS. In terms of “balance”, the Government will focus on whether pricing is consistent with historical contract information and market research. Factor 2 – Past Performance: The government will only evaluate past performance in the case of a tie of an exactly same proposed requirement and exactly same price provided. 1) The Offeror shall provide up to three (3) relevant projects or contracts that include all of the following instruction: a) Government Agency/Company who awarded the contract b) ii. Contract Number c) iii. Description of Services d) iv. Contract Value e) v. Period of Performance f) vi. Place of Performance g) vii. Contract Type h) viii. Current POC with current email address and phone number 2) Failure to submit all the above information will render the Offeror non-compliant and ineligible for award. 3) Relevancy: The ratings for past performance will include the following past performance relevancy ratings: Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an Offeror, as an organization, has in the past 3 years satisfied its customers, and efficiently and effectively managed their contracts, on projects of similar scope and magnitude. Past performance history shall be used to gauge the level of risk. An Offeror’s past performance will be assessed as very relevant, relevant, somewhat relevant, or not relevant. Very relevant shall mean that present or past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities that this solicitation requires. Relevant shall mean that present or past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. Somewhat relevant shall mean that present or past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. Not relevant shall mean that present or past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. The results may be utilized to determine the Offeror’s rating on past projects with Government or other customers. Offeror’s with no relevant performance history or for whom information on past performance is not available will receive a neutral rating. A neutral rating will be evaluated as a “pass” for the purposes of determining technical acceptability. In the investigation of an Offeror’s past performance, the Government has the right to contact former customers, government agencies, and other private and public sources of information. Offerors must either provide the below information or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant, directly related, or similar past performance. In addition, the vendor shall send past performance questionnaires to three relevant customers. 4) STANDARD: a) Pass: The standard is met when: the Offeror has not been Terminated for Cause/ Default on past Project(s) within the past 3 years, and either (1) the Offeror receives an “Acceptable” or “Neutral” rating on all past performance surveys sent out for the government or (2) the Offeror has no relevant past performance. b) Fail: The Offeror has been terminated for Cause/ Default on past project(s) within the past 3 years, or an “unacceptable rating was received on any past performance survey(s). Factor 3- Technical Performance: The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring their quote fully outlines the capability to adhere to the delivery deadline, quantities required, and specifications listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Technical performance shall be found to be either acceptable or unacceptable based on the answers to the following questions: Does the contractor provide a plan that encompasses all items listed within paragraph 5.0 of the Performance Work Statement, i.e. para 5.1 through 5.3? The Government intends to make payments through a payment card, if able. The contractor must be willing to accept GPC and WAWF for contract payment. The contractor will complete either a 2-in-1 invoice for WAWF only or a receiving report for a GPC payment. Is your company able and willing to accept GPC as a payment method? The Government will determine the vendor to be Technically Acceptable only if all answers to the above questions (1 & 2) are “Yes”. The final determination of whether an “or equal” will meet the needs of the Government lies with the Government. If the contractor does not submit a product data sheet as required then the answer will automatically be “No.” (x) A successful offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Alt-1, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer and address the items listed within the addenda of this provision. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition, which include: 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 on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation. FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor. FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards. FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658. FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. The following provisions are incorporated into this solicitation by reference: 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 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION 2023-O0002) FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options. FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications. FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit. 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 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime DFARS 252.239-7098, Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block access to Certain Websites—Representation (DEVIATION 2021-O0003) (APRIL 2021) CD 2023-O0002, Revision 1 The following clauses are incorporated into this solicitation by reference: FAR 52.202-1, Definitions. FAR 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees. FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. FAR 52.203-6, Alternate I. FAR 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures. FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application. FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Termon of the Contact. FAR 52.222-50, Alternate I. FAR 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products. FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications. FAR 52.232-1, Payments. FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. FAR 52.233-3, Alternate I. FAR 52.237-3, Continuity of Services. FAR 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information Included. DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product. DFARS 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions. DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. DFARS 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information. DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information. DFARS 252.225-7059, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjang Uyghur Autonomous Region – Representation. DFARS 252.239-7001, Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification. The following provisions are incorporated by full text. FAR 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror. FAR 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations – Representation. FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American - Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Offerors shall include completed copies of the certifications within the following provisions with their offer.) The following clauses are incorporated by full text. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses. DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. DFARS 252.232-7009 – Mandatory Payment by Government Purchase Card. (xiii) The contractor shall provide a one-year warranty for all products provided. (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this solicitation. (xv) A site visit is scheduled for 26 July 2023 at 2416 S. Falcon Blvd, Bldg 728 Room 3, Peoria, IL 61607 at 0800. Any contractor planning to attend must email SMSgt Ben Yeutson or Mr. Jason Shallenberger at the email addresses below. All questions were due by 27 July 2023 by 12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) and will be posted as an amendment to this solicitation via email on or about 31 July 2023. Quotes are due at 12:00 PM CST on Monday, 14 August 2023. In the event that the Contract Opportunities portal is down or an offeror cannot post their quotes, send an email with the quotation to the following individuals: Mr. Jason Shallenberger at jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil and SMSgt Benjamin B. Yeutson at benjamin.yeutson@us.af.mil. (xvi) Information regarding the solicitation may be directed to the point of contact noted above.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

IP Flex/ VoIP Solutions Category: DG11 – IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services – Potential Sources Sought Date Published: 14 June 2023 Contact: USPFO for Illin... IP Flex/ VoIP Solutions Category: DG11 – IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services – Potential Sources Sought Date Published: 14 June 2023 Contact: USPFO for Illinois National Guard, 182 Airlift Wing, Mission Support Contracting, 2416 S. Falcon Blvd, Peoria, IL 61607, POC SMSgt Benjamin Yeutson Synopsis: IP-Flex/ VOIP Solution The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this project including interested Small Business Sources. This notice is for planning purposes only. All interested parties should respond. USPFO for Illinois National Guard, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL intends to issue a solicitation for an Internet Protocol (IP) Flexible SIP trunk solution with a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) solution for local phones. The contractor would be required to provide an AT&T IP Trunking solution and follow on with VoIP Services. This is only a sources sought and not a solicitation. All interested concerns will provide this office, in writing, a notice stating their positive intent to submit a proposal as a prime contractor no later than 20 June 2023. This notification, which shall not exceed five typewritten pages, must include (1) positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor, and (2) a completed and signed Sources Sought Information Request Form (posted with this announcement) and (3) A listing of projects completed during the past three years, both for government and private industry. The project name, type of project, dollar value, Contract number, location and Point of Contact are to be included. Indicate if you were prime or subcontractor, and if subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact for the prime contractor. A brief outline of resources, subcontractors, and key personnel that would be used to accomplish the contract. In the event adequate Small Business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as unrestricted. Information shall be provided via email to benjamin.yeutson@us.af.mil and/ or jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil. Include the following in the subject line – Sources Sought W50S7T22Q0006. No facsimile responses will be honored.