MFT 24-136 70 ARS KC46 Headsets

The 70th Air Refueling Squadron has a requirement to provide approved sixty-five (65) aviation headsets. The contractor shall provide Bose Proflight Series II and Bose U174 mil-spec Adapters in accordance with (IAW) attached Statement of Need (SON). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Additionally, the Government will utilize simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with solicitation number FA442724Q0138. A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective 22 May 2024, Defense Acquisition Circular 05/30/2024 effective 30 May 2024, and Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Circular 2024-0612 effective 12 June 2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing. Small Business Size Standard is 800 employees. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) items to be delivered, the quantity, the unit of measure, and FOB point. 0001 Bose Proflight Series II, Part # 789812-5040, with 6 pin LEMO adapter. Qty 1 Each 0002 Freight Qty 65 Each 0002 Bose U174 mil-spec Adapter, Part #327080-0020 Qty 65 Each 0003 Freight/Shipping Qty 1 Each The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) and the addendum, applies to this acquisition Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, (b) Instructions to Offeror Commercial Items. Request for Quotation (RFQ) shall contain the following information: RFQ Number; Company Name; Address; UEI Number; Cage Code Number; Point of Contact; Telephone Number; Email Address; Tax ID number; WarrantyInformation; Delivery Date; Payment Terms. Offeror shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with the terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes shall also contain all other documentation specified herein. The government reserves the right to evaluate the quotes and award without interchanges. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: - The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR 52.212-2(a), 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 shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Price. The quoted price will be determined by the total price provided in the pricing schedule. (ii) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement in accordance with the Statement of Need. The vendor shall provide a detailed description and specification of the items included in the quote. The information submitted must be sufficient for the Government to assess the technical capability of these items to fulfill the same or similar end results as the solicited specifications. All prices will be determined by multiplying the quantities by the proposed unit price for all CLIN to confirm the extended amount or the total amount. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024), Alternate I (Feb 2024), with their offer, or the offeror shall complete paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3, if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://www.sam.gov. Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); the website is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . Contact SAM at US Calls: 866-606-8220, International Calls: 1-334-206- 7828, however, a DUNS number must be known prior to registration. Call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-888-546-0024 to verify or apply for a Duns number; the website is http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Feb 2024) applies to this acquisition; additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020) FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) FAR 52.223- 18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2023) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-system for Award Management (Oct.2018) See attached Additional Provisions/Cluases The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.