Satellite Internet Service

SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE: The Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) Purchasing and Contracting Office for the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) TN located at 3041 Sidco Dr. Nashville, TN, is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services 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; quote are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications with a size standard of $35 Million. This document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07, effective 31 August 2020. This solicitation is a small business set aside. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed price contract. Questions will be submitted no later than Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm local central time. Offers are due in this office no later than Friday, September 18, 2020 at 4:00 pm local central time. Point of contact referencing this solicitation is Eric A. Bolin at eric.a.bolin.mil@mail.mil. Please refer to FAR 52.212-2 for more information regarding evaluation of quote. When submitting a quote, vendor must include in their quote the following information: DUNS and Bradstreet number, tax identification number, and CAGE code. CLIN Structure: CLIN 0001 - MCC Comms Base Year CLIN 0101 - MCC Comms Option Year 1 CLIN 0201 - MCC Comms Option Year 2 CLIN 0301 - MCC Comms Option Year 3 CLIN 0401 - MCC Comms Option Year 4 Service Requirements Requested (See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for additional details): 5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall: 5.1 Provide satellite internet with a 10 MBps download speed and 2 MBps upload speed. 10 days of this service per month will be provided in the base contract price with no data limitations during those 10 days. The 10 days will be any days during a billing month that the Tennessee National Guard has the satellite transceiver on and communicating with the service provider's satellites. 5.2 Provide a flat per day rate for usage beyond 10 days per billing month. 5.3 Provide a publically routable static IP address to support Radio Over IP services. 5.4 Provide a technical support line open a minimum of eight hours per day, Monday through Friday (excluding Federal holidays), to help troubleshoot technical issues. SECTION 2 - DELIVERY AND SHIPPING INFORMATION: POC SFC Eddie Williams E-Mail: edward.a.williams6.mil@mail.mil 3041 Sidco Drive Phone: (615) 313-0937 Nashville, TN 37204 Hours of Operation: 07:00 AM to 03:30 PM Monday to Friday, Closed on Holidays and Weekends 931-241-0433 INFO Must be executed within 30 days after award. FOB Destination SECTION 3 - PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-- REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) Definitions. As used in this provision, - covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for - covered telecommunications equipment or services. Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument. (End of provision) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items 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: Technical- the Government shall perform a technical analysis of offerors quote. To be technically acceptable the vendor must provide all deliverables in Technical Exhibit 1 & 2. In addition, offers of an equal products of the brand name, must meet or exceed the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by: (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Part number or model number; Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to furnished descriptive data or other pertinent information available to the Contracting Officer; and CLEARLY DESCRIBE any and all modifications the alternative product has. Also CLEARLY DESCRIBE any changes the offeror plans to make in a products or shipping to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Price- vendor must complete the - Pricing Information Sheet when submitting a quote, Past Performance within 3 years. The government will use FAPIIS / CPARS for PAST Performance evaluation(s). No past performance will be judged as neutral. Must be active in System of Award Management (SAM) Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are equal to Price. Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price 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). Total of 4 options. Each for 1 year. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, emailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Items (Jan 2019) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer'System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price AUG 1987 52.246-17 WARRANTY OF SUPPLIES OF A NONCOMPLEX NATURE (JUN 2003) 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016 252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016) 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers SEP 2010 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations MAR 2018 252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program'Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7036 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program'Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) As prescribed in 232.7004 (b), use the following clause: WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) Definitions. As used in this clause - Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. - Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). - Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. - Payment request and - receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the - Web Based Training link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher. For fixed price line items That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. COMBO For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer. N/A For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request. For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request. For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request. Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract. Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0670 Issue By DoDAAC W912L7 Admin DoDAAC** W912L7 Inspect By DoDAAC Ship To Code W90D14 Ship From Code Mark For Code Service Approver (DoDAAC) W90D14 Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) W90D14 Accept at Other DoDAAC LPO DoDAAC DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Other DoDAAC(s) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable. Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. (g) WAWF point of contact. Eric A. Bolin eric.a.bolin.mil@mail.mil The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. SGT PALANCE BAXTER at 615-313-0878; E-mail address: palance.c.baxter.mil@mail.mil Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed. (End of clause) 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 FEB 2019 END OF SOLICITATION