NIPRNet Premise Wiring for CE

ATTENTION POTENTIAL OFFERORS: (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and no other solicitation will be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is FA5685-12-Q-0026. The solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56, DFARS Change Notice 20120330, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2012-0330. (iv) There is no small business set-aside for this acquisition. However, in accordance with Supplementary Agreement 3, Article VI, of the Defense Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) established between the United States Government and the Government of Turkey, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intends to award this solicitation to a business concern within the country of Turkey. In the event that an award cannot be made to a business concern within the country of Turkey, the USAF reserves the right to award to a business concern that is not within the country of Turkey. The NAICS code assigned to this acquisition is 238210. (v) There is ONE (1) contract line item numbers (CLINs). The quantity and unit of measure for CLIN 0001 is shown below. 0001- AA1 Lot, The Installation of new premise wiring and the removal of existing outdated premise wiring of the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol router Network (NIPRNet) in Buildings (Bldg) 370, 372, 434, 436, 438, 444, 450, 458, 460, 462, 466 and 833 at Incirlik AB, Turkey. Contractor will install wiring using their own tools in the buildings based off of the attached Statement of Objectives using government provided materials. See attachment; List of Purchased Materials. (vi) Site Visit:The site visit will take place on Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 0900. All contractors attending the site visit need to be in place no later than 0830 by the main gate with their Turkish Identification Card, Guvenlik Bilgi Taramasi (GBT), and any other pertinent documentation. These documents need to be hand carried during the site visit. Any contractor that arrives late may be denied access to the base and will not be able to attend the site visit. Upon completion of the site visit, Quotes will be due to our office no later than 28 May 2012, 4:00pm Local Time. All quotes should be emailed to eli.walledelgadillo@incirlik.af.mil and lucas.skillman@incirlik.af.mil. (vii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda is made to the provision. Paragraph (b) Submission of offers is added to read: Quotations shall be in terms of U.S. Dollars. Quotations received in other than U.S. Dollars shall be rejected. Quotations shall also be submitted in the English Language. Quotations received not in English will not be considered. (viii) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are two specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a). The first one is (i) technical capability of the firm to meet the Government's requirement; The last criteria is (ii) price. (ix) The provision at 52.212-3 Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The quotation must include a complete copy of this provision. See http://orca.bpn.gov. (x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda are made to this clause. Paragraph (a) Inspection/Acceptance is added to read: The contractor shall use the Wide Area Workflow web page at https://wawf.eb.mil/index.html to submit invoices for acceptance. Paragraph (o) Warranty is added to read: The contractor shall provide all standard commercial (including manufacturer) warranties to the United States Government. (xi) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: (1), (6), (27), (38), (42) & (47). The clause at 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (a) 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) (10 U.S.C. 2207) and paragraph (b) - (1), (23), (29)(i) & 29(iv) are considered checked and applicable to this acquisition. (xii) The following sixteen (16) additional contract provisions/clauses apply to this acquisition: (1) FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (2) FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (3) FAR 52.225-14 Inconsistency Between English Version & Translation of Contract (4) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification (5) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (6) FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit (7) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (8) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998): This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. (9) FAR 52.245-1 Government Property (10) FAR 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services (11) FAR 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements (12) DFARS 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English (13) DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief. Paragraph (a) is filled in as follows: "Name of Tax: VAT/KDV, Rate (Percentage): 18%". (14) DFARS 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). (15) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Paragraph (c) is filled in as follows: Primary: Ms. Tara Petersen, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050 Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: tara.petersen@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2209, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025. Alternate: Ms. Heidi Hoehn, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050 Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: heidi.hoehn@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2026, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025. (16) AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor access to Air Force installations. Paragraph (b) is filled in as follows: The Turkish Air Force will coordinate with contractors to attain necessary documents and information to grant access to the installation. The United States Government will not be held liable for any delays or breach of contract caused by refusal of the Turkish Air Force to grant a gate pass. The contractor shall notify the contracting officer immediately if access is denied. (xiii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) Quotations will be due by Monday, 28 May 2012, at 4:00pm, Local Time. In addition to providing the information required above, Turkish Vendors shall provide the following documents, translated and certified in English: (1) Tax Payer License, (2) Trade Chamber Registration, (3) Signature Circular, (4) Company Registration (if applicable), (5) Certified/Authorized Retail/Reseller documentation from manufacturer and or importer of requested supply(s), and (6) Photocopies of written warranty documents (if applicable). (xv) Contact TSgt Eli Walledelgadillo E-Mail eli.walledelgadillo@incirlik.af.mil, TSgt Lucas Skillman E-Mail lucas.skillman@incirlik.af.mil or 39CONS.LGCB@incirlik.af.mil or Tel: 0-322-316-8075 or Fax: 0-322-316-1090 for any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation. (xvi) List of Attachments to this Solicitation: (1) Site Visit Reservation Form (2) Statement of Objectives (3) List of Purchased Materials (4) Premise Wiring Drop Locations* (5) Square Footage and Drop Count* *IMPORTANT NOTE: Attachments marked with an asterisk (*) above will not be posted to this site. Contractors that attend the site visit will be provided a CD that contains all of the required attachments. This CD may only be obtained by attending the site visit. Only one site visit will be held, and the CD will only be provided during that site visit. All interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend the site visit because without seeing the various buildings and reviewing all of the required attachments, it will be extremely difficult to develop an accurate price quote for this project.