Revised Response Date - BAO Kit Tactical Headsets

1. The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) is soliciting proposals for initial purchase of ten (10)and up to 600 BAO Kit tactical headsets. This project is part of the broader Battlefield Airmen program, currently addressing requirements for combat control/special tactics and pararescue. This combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items was prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation FA8629-09-R-2426 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP), using the streamlined procedures for evaluation of commercial items as outlined in FAR 12.6. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-28. The acquisition will be processed as a small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334310. 2. Respondents to this RFP should submit a fact sheet and a bid for a tactical headset with the attributes listed on Attachment 1 to the RFP package. Please state what is included in the standard warranty for the tactical headset system. In addition, please state if higher level warranties are available, what they entail, and the costs associated with those warranties. In the event that this office determines to purchase a higher level warranty, that warranty will be included as a separate CLIN in the contract. 3. In addition to the initial quantity of ten tactical headsets, we a soliciting a bid for an addition purchase of up to 600 tactical headsets. These may be purchases as funding becomes available in the future. Therefore, all offerors shall propose any quantity discount(s) available, and what the minimum order is to receive any quantity discount. This additional purchase will be place as an option in the ensuing contract. 4. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 5212-2, Evaluation - Commerical Items, is incorporated and the Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to that responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. As indicated on the attached Standard Form 1449, award will be made on the basis of a simplified trade-off. In this instance, technical selection criteria will be of greater importance than cost. The Government will also evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total cost for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). General statements that the offeror can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, or paraphrases of the RFP specification in whole or in part will not constitute compliance with this requirement concerning the content of the technical requirement. Offerors shall complete and submit with each proposal FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and DFARS 242.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. 5. Two (2) paper copies should be submitted to the address listed in paragraph 7 below. Paper copies shall be clearly labeled - Proprietary/Competition Sensitive Information on the cover sheets and in close proximity to this type of information, on each applicable page. Proprietary/Competition Sensitive information shall be protected from disclosure. E-mail copies of the paper submittal shall be accepted. In addition, in accordance with FAR clause 52-212.01(d), two (2) tactical headsets shall be delivered to the program office CONCURRENT with your paper proposal for additional evaluation. After review is complete, the headsets shall be returned to the offeror. Please include name, address, and shipping information (including vendor's FedEx numbers) for the return of these items. 6. First delivery of ten tactical headsets is scheduled for 30 days after the contract is awarded. The place of delivery is listed in the model contract attached hereto. The contractor shall propose a delivery schedule for the remainder of the tactical headsets. 7. Responses and prototypes shall be received no later than 06 March 2009. Paper e-mail submittals shall be sent to 670 AESS/PK, Attn: Nancy Leggett, 1895 Fifth Street, Bldg 46, Wright-Patterson AFB