8/24/23-Vendor Q&A3 document has been posted.
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8/21/23- A revision to vendor Q&A2 document has been posted.
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8/17/23- Vendor Q&A2 document has been posted.
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8/15/23- Vendor Q&A document has been posted.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial 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; Offers are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.
Solicitation FA875123Q0144 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Publication Notice (DPN) 20230720.
See https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.
This procurement is being issued as Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 and small business size standard 1,000 employees.
The contractor shall provide the following items on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination:
The required Nonlinear Frequency Conversion Devices shall meet the following specifications:
*Nonlinear frequency conversion devices using Type-0 (ee -> e) periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguides. These all need to be first-order poling periods for quasi-phase matching. Each device will contain a minimum of 20 periodically poled waveguides.
ITEM 0001
Description
Nonlinear frequency conversion device:
- The first stage is periodically-poled to phase match 493 nm + 1581 nm ->716 nm.
- The second stage is periodically-poled to phase match 716 nm + 1581 nm ->1310 nm.
QTY 1
ITEM 0002
Nonlinear frequency conversion device:
- The first stage is periodically-poled to phase match 650 nm + 2238.9 nm -> 916 nm
- The second stage is periodically-poled to phase match 916 nm + 2238.9 nm ->1550 nm
*For each device, the phase-matching must be between the fundamental mode of all wavelengths, and the target device length is ~4 cm (the phase matching bandwidth should be ~70 GHz but will vary based on the frequency dependence of the group indices). Each device should exhibit the typical Sinc-squared phase-matching profile with minimal distortions due to variations from the desired poling period. Each device must have the capacity to be temperature controlled and thermally tuned to ensure that phase matching is possible at the desired wavelengths.
SHIP HARDWARE TO:
DoDAAC: F4HBL1
Country Code: USA
AFRL RIOLSC
AF BPN NO MILSBILLS PROCESSES
148 ELECTRONIC PKWY
ROME, NY 13441-4503
UNITED STATES
Name, Email address, and Phone number of the end user POC associated with the delivery will be provided via Section F of any award resulting from this solicitation.
Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.
Used, pre-owned, refurbished, or remanufactured goods will not be accepted. Items must be factory new.
The anticipated delivery date is 6 Months After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome NY 13441.
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.
Addendum to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:
(b) Written quotes are due at or before 3PM EST 28 AUG 2023. Submit email responses to jennifer.calandra@us.af.mil.
Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449,
Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
(b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered.
(b)(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.
(b)(12) Include a statement verifying that your firm is capable of conforming to the requirements of DFARS clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation.
(g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; and
(ii) price;
All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are equal.
Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as well as the following:
52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation
252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation
For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment No. 1)
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.
The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited are incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities
52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.233-3, Protest After Award
52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application
52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management
(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:
52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.247-34, FOB Destination
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services
252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System
252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation
Para. (c)(1)(i): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(ii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iv): N/A
Para. (f)(2)(iii): N/A
252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate
252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
252.223-7998 Prohibition on Procurement of Certain Items Containing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate or Perfluorooctanoic Acid
252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems
252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Products and Commercial Services
252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data
252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
252.239-7017, Notice Of Supply Chain Risk
252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications
252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts
252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic
5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman: Mr. Steven L. Ewers (Primary), AFRL/PK, 1864 Fourth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 904-9700, FAX (937) 656-7321, email: afrl.pk.workflow@us.af.mil
Note that the clause at 252.211-7003 is included in this solicitation. Agency specific guidance is provided below:
For proposed Line Item Numbers with a unit price ≥ $5,000. Vendors will be expected to supply Unique Item Identifier (UII/ UID) labels.
UII/ UID component data elements should be marked on an item using two dimensional data matrix symbology that complies with ISO/IEC International Standard 16022, Information technology - International symbology specification - Data matrix; Error Checking and Correction 200 (ECC200) data matrix specification.
(A)LABEL:
If using Construct 1: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE (Enterprise ID) and Serial #.
If using Construct 2: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE, Serial #, and Part/Lot/Batch #.
Any costs associated in complying with these terms should be included as part of the firm fixed priced offer herein.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-C9 has been assigned to this effort.
All responsible organizations may submit a proposal, which shall be considered
