Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

REQUEST FOR QUOTE FOR MESH RADIO SYSTEM EQUIPMENT PURCHASE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE The FAA is requesting quotes from interested vendors who can provide all identified items herein for MESH Radio System ... REQUEST FOR QUOTE FOR MESH RADIO SYSTEM EQUIPMENT PURCHASE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE The FAA is requesting quotes from interested vendors who can provide all identified items herein for MESH Radio System Equipment. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The same make and models of radios that are to be supported by this requirement are currently utilized by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents within a standardized pre-existing communications signal relay network specifically for current StreamCaster radios. As such, this requirement is brand name mandatory. Like or similar items of different make or model will not be considered. The award of a single FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract is anticipated to be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote received on or before the aforementioned due date that can be determined eligible for award in accordance with the Request for Quote (RFQ) and this announcement. The anticipated award date for this requirement is on or before September 1, 2021. The delivery date of all items is not to exceed 60 days from receipt of purchase order. The FAA anticipates awarding a single purchase order to the offeror that proposes the lowest total evaluated price (a sum of all items). Partial, limited, or otherwise incomplete quotes which do not contain prices for all items will not be considered. PLEASE NOTE This is a competitive solicitation for a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract. As such, any proposals received that takes any exception to the terms and conditions in this solicitation, proposes a different pricing structure, or indicates within their proposal that their proposed pricing is not all inclusive of the FFP proposed, cannot be evaluated at face value in a competitive environment and will, therefore, be determined ineligible for a contract award. Any activities or costs associated with offerors proposal development and submission thereof is at the risk of the offeror and will not be reimbursed by the FAA. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) To be determined fully responsive to this RFQ and be evaluated for award consideration, offers received must submit, at a minimum, the following: 1. RFQ Form 2. Offeror Pricing Sheet 1. RFQ FORM (6973GH-21-Q-00138) Offerors must provide a fully completed RFQ form containing the following: - Page 1 Block 12 and all sub-blocks thereto. - Page 1 Block 13 - Page 1 Block 14 - Page 1 Block 16 - Page 6, Clause 3.3.1-41. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** - Page 7, Clause 3.6.4-18 fill-In. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** - Pages 7, 8 and 9, Clause 3.6.2-22 fill-ins. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** - Page 9, Clause 2.6.4-24 fill-ins. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** 2. Offeror Pricing Sheet Offerors must complete the offeror pricing sheet to include prices for all items. Partial, limited, or otherwise incomplete quotes which do not contain prices for all items will not be considered. A cover letter may be provided in your response but is not required. RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AND CONTRACTING SPECIALIST IDENTIFIED AS THE POCS FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOT LATER THAN THE RESPONSE DUE DATE. OFFERS RECEIVED AFTER THE RESPONSE DUE DATE WILL BE DETERMINED “LATE”, WILL IMMEDIATELY BE DETERMINED INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD, AND WILL NOT BE EVALUATED. HOW OFFERS WILL BE EVALUATED FIRST: An evaluation will occur to determine if each offer was timely submitted and whether the respective offeror is currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM). Offers submitted after the proposal due date as specified in this announcement, do not have a current registration in SAM, or have active exclusions in their SAM registrations will be determined ineligible for award and not further evaluated. SECOND: Offers that proceed to further evaluation will then be evaluated for responsiveness to the submittal instructions contained herein. Offers who have failed to provide a completed RFQ Form or Offeror Pricing Sheet in accordance with the instructions to offers above may be determined ineligible for award and not further evaluated. THIRD: The quotes of acceptable offers, for evaluation purposes, will be calculated by summing all items to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP). FOURTH: The FAA intends to award a contract to the offeror determined eligible for award per the procedures defined in this announcement to the offeror who provides the lowest TEP. NOTE: This is a competitive requirement and discussions with offerors after receipt of proposals are not anticipated to occur. Communications with offerors for clarification purposes only may occur after receipt of proposals; however, offerors will not be given an opportunity to adjust their price. Offerors are encouraged to submit all required submittals as well as their lowest and best pricing in their initial offer. The FAA reserves the right to determine a vendor’s quote ineligible for award if any part of the quote is determined too high or too low and poses too great of a risk to the FAA. The FAA reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time and at no cost to the FAA. No phone calls please. All inquiries should be in writing for documentation purposes. All submittals should be submitted via email to: Joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov and Stephen.N.Branch@faa.gov. Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to FAA in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law. Thank you for your interest and participation in this competition.