Karlsruhe Institute of Technology GlobalPhone

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. Class Code: 58 2. NAICS Code: 334614 3. Subject: One (1) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology GlobalPhone database and accompanying Lexicons 4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-T-0231 5. Set-Aside Code: N/A - Brand Name Sole Source 6. Response Date: Five (5) days upon posting 7. Place of Delivery/Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783-1145, USA 8. (i) 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. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-17-T-0322. This acquisition is issued as an Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, Effective 19 Jan 2017. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334614. The small business size standard is 1,050 Employees. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001 One (1) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Global Phone database and accompanying Lexicons (vi) Description of requirements: Please see the Salient Characteristics below: The Contractor shall provide the Multilingual Computing and Analytics Branch (RDRL-CII-T) within the United States (U.S.) Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) a GlobalPhone database and accompanying lexicons in accordance with the specifications as listed below: - Quantity of one (1) Arabic Speech Corpus (License Number: MSA_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Bulgarian Speech Corpus (License Number: BUL_ASR002) - Quantity of one (1) Croatian Speech Corpus (License Number: CRO_ASR002) - Quantity of one (1) Czech Speech Corpus (License Number: CZE_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) French Speech Corpus (Lexicon only) - FRF_ASR003) - Quantity of one (1) German Speech Corpus (License Number: DEU_ASR003) - Quantity of one (1) Hausa Speech Corpus (License Number: HAU_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Japanese Speech Corpus (License Number: JPN_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Korean Speech Corpus (License Number: KOR_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Mandarin Speech Corpus (License Number: MAC_ASR002) - Quantity of one (1) Polish Speech Corpus (License Number: POL_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Brazilian Portuguese Speech Corpus (License Number: PTB_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Russian Speech Corpus (License Number: RUS_ASR002) - Quantity of one (1) Latin American Spanish Speech Corpus (License Number: ESL_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Swedish Speech Corpus (License Number: SWE_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Thai Speech Corpus (License Number: THA_ASR001) - Quantity of one (1) Turkish Speech Corpus (License Number: TUR_ASR002) - Quantity of one (1) Vietnamese Speech Corpus (License Number: VIE_ASR001) (vii) Delivery is required by four (4) weeks after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD. Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD. The FOB point is U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: None. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has the lowest evaluated price of all offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The Contracting Officer determines that past performance need not be evaluated because past performance is not an appropriate evaluation factor for this procurement. The performance being purchased are of a low complexity that past performance information would not make a substantial difference. The technical acceptability element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any). (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) 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: None (xii) 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: 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JULY 2013) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT' INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013) 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2014) 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007) 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 2015) 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACT REGISTRATION (JULY 2013) 52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014) APG-ADL-I.5152.212-4401 DFARS COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES (OCT 2015) [Local Adelphi Clause] 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2015) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (SEP 2015) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS +1 (555) 000-0000 Contract-wide: Sequential ACRN Order. (SEP 2009) (xiii) 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): 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (AUG 2015) 252.204-7011 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) 252.204-7015 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (FEB 2014) 252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JUN 2013) 252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (MAY 2011) 252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN STATUTE-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (JUN 2012) 252.225-7001 BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2012) 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (MAY 2002) Full Text Clauses 252.203-7994 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation 252.203-7995 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS 52.004-4409 ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT 52.004-4411 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT 52.016-4407 TYPE OF CONTRACT (Reference: 52.216-1) 52.046-4400 GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE APG-ADL-G.5152.232-4423 PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD) 52.032-4418 TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL) APG-ADL-H.5152.211-4401 RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS - ALC (SEP 1999) COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROVISIONS & CLAUSES (DFARS) (MAR 2017) EXCEPTIONS OR CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL AWARD OF CONTRACT APG-ADL-L.5152.215-4441 ADELPHI CONTRACTING DIVISION WEBSITE PAYMENT TERMS (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: None. (xvi) Offers are due on five (5) days after posting by 11:59pm EST to contact@example.gov or contact@example.gov. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Crystal Demby, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov or Ashley Eaker, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov.