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Combined Synopsis- Solicitation for Commercial Items (IAW FAR 12.603)
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written
solicitation will not be issued. This Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number FA4608-
21-Q-S013 in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13.
This is a total set aside for Small Business and the associated North American Industry
Classification (NAICS) number is 611699 – All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction.
The small business size standard is $16,500,000.
Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Global Strike
Command, 2 CONS – Barksdale AFB, LA, 801 Kenney Ave. Suite 2301, Barksdale AFB,
71110, United States.
The requirement is as follows:
Description/Purpose: This purchase is for training the Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight
on Site Sensitive Exploitation team organization, responsibilities, and human battlefield
biometrics collection for the purpose of enhancing OCONUS post blast skills.
EOD Training:CLIN 0001 - FY21 F18SA 24424F 374404 FY21 EOD Sensitive Site Exploitation COURSE Qty: 1 ea

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Important Dates and Times:
1. Questions regarding the solicitation are due no later than 12:00 p.m., Central Standard Time,
on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021.
2. Answers to those questions will be provided no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Standard Time,
on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021.
3. Quotes are due no later than 12:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Monday, July 26th,
2021.
“Notice to Offeror(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either
before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the
Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.”
Quotes shall be submitted in electronic format and emailed to
[email protected] no later than the solicitation due date and time. Email is
the required method; however, it is the contractor’s responsibility to follow up with the
listed POC to ensure their quote was received on time. Since award will be based on
initial responses, offerors are highly encouraged to quote their most advantageous pricing
in their initial response.
The following provisions are applicable to this solicitation. Please note, this is an RFQ
using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR 13. For the clauses and
provisions listed in this solicitation, the terms “offeror” and “bidder” are considered to
mean “vendor”; and the terms “offer” and “proposal” are considered to mean “quote.”
52.212-1- Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items is incorporated by reference. The
following addenda applies to the provision:
(b) Submission of offers:
Include the following language for service requirements:
i. The Offeror’s quote shall provide a detailed technical plan that includes: the approach,
methodology and proposed solution to satisfy the requirements included in the Performance
Work Statement. Offeror’s proposed solutions is limited to no more than three (3) pages.
(c) Period for Acceptance of Offers. “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm until
October 1, 2020.”
(g) Contract award is deleted in its entirety
(h) Multiple Awards is deleted in its entirety
Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award
Management (SAM) must be current (legacy for On-line Registration and Certifications
Application (ORCA) and Central Contractor Registration (CCR) registrations). To register or
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update former CCR and Reps & Certs that are not current go to
https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and provide mandatory information.
Invoices. All invoices must be submitted electronically through WAWF.
The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation and
may be accessed from https://www.acquisition.gov/.
A. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to
Offerors Commercial Items.
B. IAW FAR 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items. The Government will award a
contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the PWS
will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
i. Price - fair, reasonable, and balanced
Technical Acceptability - meeting the requirements of the PWS to include as stated in the
PWS travel to Barksdale AFB, a certified chemist to provide lectures on HME, Chemical, and
Drug manufacturing processes, and conduct class dates from August 16th 2021 to August 20th 2021.
C. Offerors shall remit a completed copy of the REPRESENTATIONS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IAW FAR 52.212-3, following the instructions as provided in the clause.
D. By offer submission in response to this RFQ the offeror agrees to comply with all terms and
conditions IAW FAR 52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items.
E. Offerors shall comply with all items as indicated by “X” in FAR 52.212-5 – Contract Terms
and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders – Commercial Items.
(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 items:
(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec
2014)
(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).
(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws
108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).
(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 items:
___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with
Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
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___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C.
3509).
___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).
_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul
2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
___ (5) [Reserved]
___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111- 117,
section 743 of Div. C).
___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
(Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).
__X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors
Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
(Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).
___ (10) [Reserved]
___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15
U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.
___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business
Concerns (Oct 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its
offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.
___ (13) [Reserved]
_X__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).
___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).
___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.
___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.
___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and
(3)).
___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
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___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9.
__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).
_X_ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).
___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(4)(F)(i)).
___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set- Aside (Nov
2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).
_X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.
632(a)(2)).
___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small
Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns
Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
_X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O.
13126).
_X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
_X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).
___ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
_X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.
793).
___ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).
_X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and
E.O. 13627).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989).
(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other
types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)
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___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA
Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of
commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the
acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014)
(E.O.s 13423 and 13514)
___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.
___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423
and 13514).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.
___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C.
8259b).
___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun
2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.
_X_ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving
(Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).
___ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).
___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41
U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C.
4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-
138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).
___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.
___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.
___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.
___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301
note).
_X_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s,
proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
Department of the Treasury).
___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United
States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).
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___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.
5150).
___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov
2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).
___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41
U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).
___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10
U.S.C. 2307(f)).
_X_ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management
(Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award
Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).
___ (54) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb
2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).
___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64. (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 items:
___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)
_X_ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).
_X_ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206
and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price
Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C.
chapter 67).
___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price
Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to
Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May
2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
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___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to
Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
_X_ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).
___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42
U.S.C. 1792).
___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).
(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the
provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit
and Records -- Negotiation.
(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the
Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly
pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.
(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records,
materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final
payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor
Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially
terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after
any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause
or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made
available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and
practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the
Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary
course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this
clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this
paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the
extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—
(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).
(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)),
in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except
subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any
public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer
subcontracting opportunities.
(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down
required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.
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(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).
(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).
(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212)
(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec
2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause
52.222-40.
(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
(xi) _X_ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78
and E.O. 13627).
___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).
(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to
Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May
2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)
(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to
Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)
(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).
(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).
(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions outside the United States
(Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).
(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42
U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.
(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46
U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph
(d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.
(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a
minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.
(End of Clause)
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The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offers must be received NLT 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 26th, 2021 - Central Standard Time, 2
CONS/PKA, 801 Kenney Ave, Barksdale AFB, LA 71110. Offers received after this date and
time will be considered as late submissions in accordance with 52.212-1 (f) and will not be
evaluated or considered.
NO CORRECTIONS AND/OR CHANGES ARE ALLOWED AFTER DUE DATE
AND TIME OF SUBMISSION OF OFFORS.
(End of Provision Addendum)
Points of Contact;
A1C Benjamin Windham, Contract Specialist, at (318) 456-0242 or email
[email protected].
Mr. Ronnie Bushue, Contracting Officer, at (318) 456-6887 or email [email protected].
Attachments:
1) Statement of Work
2) Wage Determination No. #2015-5191 (Rev. 12)