Wide-Field Imaging System

WIDE FIELD IMAGING SYSTEM COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("synopsitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a firm-fixed- price contract for commercial items, i.e. Wide Field Imaging System, as described under the paragraph below titled "Requirement." The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopcitation; (2) that receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor; and (3) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) the price fair and reasonableness of proposals received. Synopsitation Number: FA8601-14-T-0208 This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 333314. Size Standard is 500 Employees. Synopsitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 4:00 PM Eastern time on 19 AUG 2014. Send Proposals To: AFLCMC/PZIOBB Attn: Brian Smyser 1940 Allbrook Drive WPAFB OH 45433-5344 Submit electronic proposals via e-mail to: brian.smyser@us.af.mil Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "Synopsitation FA8601-14-T-0208" The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. Address questions regarding this synopsitation to either Brian Smyser telephonically at (937) 522-4547 or via e-mail at brian.smyser@us.af.mil A detailed description of the requirement including a solicitation document with CLIN(s), delivery date estimates, inspection and acceptance information, other terms and conditions, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, an explanation of how proposals will be evaluated and a product specifications sheet (salient characteristics) are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the solicitation document (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document. Attachments: 1. Solicitation Document 2. Specifications 3. DFARS 252.209-7993