Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Microsoft Office 365 Faculty & Student US Army War College (USAWC) Carlisle Barracks, PA. The solicitation number is W91QF0-21-Q-7001. The solicitation is issued as ... Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Microsoft Office 365 Faculty & Student US Army War College (USAWC) Carlisle Barracks, PA. The solicitation number is W91QF0-21-Q-7001. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) pursuant to FAR 13. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101 effective 26 October 2018 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/. Deviations (annotated by DEV) may be accessed in full text at https://classdeviations.com/. This is a Total Small Business Set Aside. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 511210 and the small business size standard is $41,500,000.00. The Product Service Code is 7A21. The Description of all requirements are in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to follow. Quotes are due No Later Than (NLT) 07 Jun 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Quotes shall be emailed to the POC’s for this requirement, Purchasing Agent John Thoman at john.r.thoman4.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer Bethany Flynn at bethany.l.flynn.civ@mail.mil. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the POC’s for this requirement and they will be responded to on an amendment to this solicitation. Questions should be submitted by 03 Jun 2021 at 7:30 a.m. EDT. Questions submitted after that date may not be addressed. All vendors submitting a quote must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must include a completed copy of the following provisions with its quote unless this information has been included in their System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters are not required to re-submit the information if it is already in SAM. 52.212-3 ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations– Alternate I 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (MUST BE the Oct 2020 version!) If one or both of the answers is/are ‘Does’, add: *52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) **Only if you answered “Does” in 52.204-26.** The following FAR clauses also apply to this acquisition. The clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020), applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 DEV, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Class Deviation 2018-O0021), applies to this acquisition. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. Additionally: 1. All information on the solicitation must be filled out completely and returned. Incomplete submissions will be determined not in conformance to the Solicitation and may be rejected. 2. Please be sure to read the entire solicitation for sections that require vendor information to be submitted. 3. All contractors must be actively registered in SAM in order to receive a Department of Defense contract (See DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A). Registration information can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov/ . Contractors are advised to register upon receipt of this solicitation since there is a time lag between registration and registration availability. No payment is required to register for SAM, but a notarized letter will be required. Any site requiring payment is a third-party site that will do the registration for you. 4. Quotes which are unrealistic in terms of technical or unrealistically low in price will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of a failure to comprehend the complexity of the proposed contractual requirement and may be rejected. 5. This will be awarded to the lowest price technically acceptable. 6. Vendor shall be an AUTHORIZED MICROSOFT EDUCATIONAL RESELLER. Proof of status shall be provided as a part of the quote. The Government reserves the right to reject any quote without discussions if this documentation is not provided.