J--OPTION - Buried Fiber Locate and Maintenance

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. The solicitation number is W9124M20R0041_01 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237130 with a small business size standard of $36.50M. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2020-09-21 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Fort Stewart, GA 31314 The MICC Fort Stewart requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 09/30/2020 - 09/29/2021 LI 001: Buried Fiber Maintenance FFP Base Year Provide cable locates as required by the Georgia Utilities Protection Code (GA UPC) 811 dig for approximately 20 miles of 24-strand fiber cable buried between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) along public right-of-way. This fiber cable extends DWDM/SONET backbone service between Fort Stewart and HAAF., 1, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/30/2021 - 09/29/2022 LI 001: Buried Fiber Maintenance FFP OPTION YEAR 1 Provide cable locates as required by the Georgia Utilities Protection Code (GA UPC) 811 dig for approximately 20 miles of 24-strand fiber cable buried between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) along public right-of-way. This fiber cable extends DWDM/SONET backbone service between Fort Stewart and HAAF., 1, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/30/2022 - 09/29/2023 LI 001: Buried Fiber Maintenance FFP OPTION YEAR 2 Provide cable locates as required by the Georgia Utilities Protection Code (GA UPC) 811 dig for approximately 20 miles of 24-strand fiber cable buried between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) along public right-of-way. This fiber cable extends DWDM/SONET backbone service between Fort Stewart and HAAF., 1, EA; Option 3 Period of Performance: 09/30/2023 - 09/29/2024 LI 001: Buried Fiber Maintenance FFP OPTION YEAR 3 Provide cable locates as required by the Georgia Utilities Protection Code (GA UPC) 811 dig for approximately 20 miles of 24-strand fiber cable buried between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) along public right-of-way. This fiber cable extends DWDM/SONET backbone service between Fort Stewart and HAAF., 1, EA; Option 4 Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 - 09/29/2025 LI 001: Buried Fiber Maintenance FFP OPTION YEAR 4 Provide cable locates as required by the Georgia Utilities Protection Code (GA UPC) 811 dig for approximately 20 miles of 24-strand fiber cable buried between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) along public right-of-way. This fiber cable extends DWDM/SONET backbone service between Fort Stewart and HAAF., 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Stewart intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Stewart is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at contact@example.gov. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. DFAR 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation Reference: http://farsite.af.mil This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured or used products. No "GREY" market items. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) Shipping charges shall be included in the purchase cost of the products. Sellers shall deliver the products on the own conveyance to the location listed on the purchase order. No partial shipments unless otherwise specified at time of order. In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, ?Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports?, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under ?about WAWF?. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at +1 (555) 000-0000; commercial: +1 (555) 000-0000; Fax commercial: +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov To request a questions and answers summary please email contact@example.gov or submit a request through the "submit a question" feature.