SolarWinds

The contract solicitation FA480326Q0069 is a combined synopsis and solicitation for SolarWinds software subscriptions including SolarWinds Observability and Network Topology Mapper, along with associated onsite training services, issued as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541519. All requirements are detailed in the Statement of Work and Salient Characteristics, with performance to occur at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, specifically at 526 Houston Ave, Building 160. The contract is to be awarded on a lowest priced, technically acceptable basis, where offerors must first pass a mandatory technical acceptability review before price becomes the decisive factor in award. The period of performance is strictly 90 calendar days from award date, with delivery terms set as FOB destination. All software must be new and not previously activated, and deployment must comply with all Department of Defense and Air Force cybersecurity regulations, including safeguarding covered defense information per DFARS 252.204-7012 and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment under DFARS 252.204-7018. The contract includes mandatory training for up to ten government technicians over five consecutive business days, and installation must be completed on the NIPRNet at the designated location. The contractor is required to adhere to strict operational security standards, including proper handling and marking of controlled unclassified information under AFI 10-701, and must coordinate all system changes through the 20th Contracting Squadron Project Manager. Contractor personnel must be pre-registered via a Site Visit Request Letter within five days of award and escorted in restricted areas, with access requiring five days advance notice. Weekly Integrated Process Team meetings must be chaired by the contractor, with agendas submitted in advance and minutes distributed the following working day. Payment will be processed electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, with mandatory use of WAWF for all invoicing and no paper submissions permitted. The contractor must maintain active SAM.gov registration and comply with clauses on electronic funds transfer, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations or entities tied to the Maduro regime or Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Offerors must be certified small businesses through SAM.gov, possess a valid UEI and CAGE code, and submit a completed SF 1449 form with pricing for three CLINs—SolarWinds Observability subscription, Network