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This notice 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. Th... This notice 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80GSFC22R0047 for flight operation support from an operator of a Twin Otter aircraft to conduct two science aircraft flight campaigns with Snow Water Equivalent Synthetic Aperture Radar and Radiometer (SWESARR). The flights will be part of the larger NASA SnowEx (Snow Experiment) mission. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2022-06. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 532411 and $32.5M, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Offers for the items(s) required in the attached Statement Work (SOW) are due by July 22, 2022 at 2:00 PM (EST) to Joel.Rivera@nasa.gov and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL:https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitationcontractorder-commercial-items. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at: FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (NOV 2021) which is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, (NOV 2021). 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 are in descending order of importance and shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical Capability 2) Price 3) Past Performance All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, (NOV 2021) Alt I (OCT 2014), or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov with its offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, (NOV 2021), is applicable. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, (NOV 2021) is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: - 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020) - 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) - 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) - 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) - 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (JUN 2020) - 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) - 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (OCT 2018) NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments, if any. Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Joel Rivera at Joel.Rivera@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email no later than 2:00 PM on July 22, 2022. The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines. Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFQ shall result in the proposal being considered late, and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (NOV 2021).