Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases Under the Simple Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Solicitation Number: W911QX-22-Q-0006 Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR: Single-cell Frequency... Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases Under the Simple Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Solicitation Number: W911QX-22-Q-0006 Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR: Single-cell Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) Long Term Evolution (LTE) Data Connectivity Testing Platform Upgrade Classification Code: 66 NAICS Code: 334220 Response Date: Three (3) days after posting date due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the SAM.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation. Description: Single-cell Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) Long Term Evolution (LTE) Data Connectivity Testing Platform Upgrade Disclaimer: 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. NOTICE: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED: THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. If ONLY ONE ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING oFFICER WILL CONSIDER AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE first, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE CRITERIA IS NOT MET. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07 Effective 10 September 2021. For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334220. The small business size standard is 1250 employees. Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN Part # Description Quantity 0001 8100-WTS-2101 Platform option to Enable IMS/VoLTE testing on Elevate 1 0002 8100-WTS-2106 Elevate Framework Option to enable parallel testing of two DUTs 1 0003 8100-ADD-DEF-UICC-V1 10 ADDITIONAL DEFAULT UICC CARDS 1 0004 EL-SVC-1015-ASA-X ELEVATE GOLD SUPPORT for 3 years 1 0005 PROLAB-SVC-1010-ASA-X PROLAB SILVER SUPPORT for 3 years 1 0006 LTS-SVC-1015-ASA-X LTS EXTENDED SUPPORT for 3 years 1 0007 Shipping to 88002 Shipping to 88002 1 Specifications/Requirement: See the attached Salient Characteristics document and Redacted D&F for OTFOC (Brand Name Sole Source). Delivery: Delivery is required by NLT 30 days after contract award. Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 1856 Craig Street, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002. Acceptance shall be performed at Delivery. The FOB point is Destination. Clauses: The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows: In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance): Price Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. N/A The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: N/A The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR: 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 52.219-4, NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE 52.219-6 (DEVIATION 2020-O0008), NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE 52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION 52.219-33, NONMANUFACTURER RULE 52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR 52.222-19 (DEVIATION 2020-O0019), CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES 52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES 52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES 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—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION 52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY DFARS: 252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS 252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS 252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION 252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION 252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES 252.213-7000, NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PEFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM—STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS 252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM 252.225-7000, BUY AMERICAN STATUTE—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE 252.225-7001, BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM 252.225-7974 (DEVIATION 2020-O0005), REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME 252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS 252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): FAR: 52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE 52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE 52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.212-3 ALT I, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS 52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE DFARS: 252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS 252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 252.204-7012. SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING 252.223-7999 (DEVIATION 2021-O0009), ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS 252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS 252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS 252.211-7003, ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION LOCAL CLAUSES: ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT TYPE OF CONTRACT GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (WSMR) RECEIVING ROOM – WSMR DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL AWARD OF CONTRACT ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING PAYMENT TERMS This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. The following notes apply to this announcement: N/A Place of Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 1856 Craig Street, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002