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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 (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Brand Name only will be accepted IAW the Justification and Approval Document (Attachment No. 2) Solicitation FA8751-15-R-0045 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20150921. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. This solicitation is unrestricted. The NAICS code is 333314 and small business size standard is 500 employees. The contractor shall provide the following items on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination. Part Number -Product Description -Quantity: VK-H1XJE Application Software for VKX Assembler 1 VK-S1000K Controller for Motorized Stage 1 VK-S1100 100mm x 100mm Motorized Stage 1 VK-H1XME Multi-File Analysis Application Software for VKX 1 VK-H1XV2E Observation Application for VK Series 1 VK-X260K Laser Scanning Microscope Measurement Unit 1 (Violet Laser) VK-X250K Laser Scanning Microscope Controller (Violet Laser) 1 972296 System Controller PC for VK-X For VK Series 1 Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice The anticipated delivery date is 30 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (NOV 1991). The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is: F4HBL1/Transportation Officer, Depot 2, 148 Electronic Pkwy, M/F: RIOLSC, Rome NY 13441-4516. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Proposals are due at or before 3PM, (Eastern Time) 28 September 2015. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Brooke Hoffman, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: +1 (555) 000-0000 or by email to contact@example.gov. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposals using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. (b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered. (b)(11) Include a statement verifying that your firm is capable of conforming to the requirements of DFARS clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation. (b)(12) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (k) SAM. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 2 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical acceptability (ii) price, and (iii) past performance. The Government intends to award to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror with no negative past performance. In determining required technical acceptability, the Government will evaluate the items offered for compliance with the specifications listed in Attachment #1 and in the Description paragraph above. Technical acceptability also includes acceptable past performance. In determining acceptable past performance the Government will independently obtain data from other government and commercial sources in order to consider an offeror's history of compliance with delivery schedules, order support, and general customer satisfaction. Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Mar 2015), Alternate I (Oct 2014). The offeror is required to complete representations and certifications found in the provisions at: 252.209-7992, REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2015-O0005) (DEC 2014) 252.203-7998, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015) 252.239-7009, REPRESENTATION OF USE OF CLOUD COMPUTING (AUG 2015) For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment #1) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015), applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2015), applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (JUL 2013) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2013) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2014) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUL 2014) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUL 2014) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act(DEC 2010) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 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-System For Award Management(JUL 2013) The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply: 52.203-3, Gratuities (Apr 1984) 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 (Dec 2013) 52.247-34, FOB Destination (Nov 1991) 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011) 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure (SEP 2011) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (SEP 2015) 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (DEC 2013) 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit (JUN 2012) 252.215-7008, Only One Offer (OCT 2013) 252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2015) 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JUN 2013) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate (NOV 2014) 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (NOV 2014) 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (FEB 2013) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (JUN 2005) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (DEC 2014) 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items (FEB 2014) 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (JUN 2013) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (MAY 2013) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) 252.239-7017, Notice Of Supply Chain Risk (NOV 2013) 252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk (NOV 2013) 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment (DEC 2012) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea - Basic (APR 2014) 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000) 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (APR 2014) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, RM225, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000 COM: +1 (555) 000-0000, email: contact@example.gov. 252.203-7999, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal(Deviation 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015) (a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The Contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect. (c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause. (2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause. 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (AUG 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Controlled technical information," "covered contractor information system," and "covered defense information" are defined in clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. (b) The security requirements required by contract clause 252.204-7012, Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, shall be implemented for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of this contract. (c) If the Offeror proposes to deviate from any of the security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171 that is in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD CIO, a written explanation of- (1) Why a particular security requirement is not applicable; or (2) How an alternative but equally effective, security measure is used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection. (d) An authorized representative of the DoD CIO will approve or disapprove offeror requests to deviate from NIST SP 800-171 requirements in writing prior to contract award. Any approved deviation from NIST SP 800-171 shall be incorporated into the resulting contract. The following additional terms and conditions apply: In accordance with contract clause 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation- For proposed Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) with a unit price ? $5,000. Vendors will be expected to supply Unique Item Identifier (UII/ UID) labels. UII/ UID component data elements should be marked on an item using two dimensional data matrix symbology that complies with ISO/IEC International Standard 16022, Information technology - International symbology specification - Data matrix; ECC200 data matrix specification. (A)LABEL: If using Construct 1: encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE (Enterprise ID) and Serial #. If using Construct 2: encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE, Serial #, and Part/Lot/Batch #. Any costs associated in complying with these terms should be included in as part of the firm fixed priced offer herein. Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) DO-C9 All responsible organizations may submit a proposal, which shall be considered.