Questions and Answers: 

1 December 2021

• End User Customer Name  Triton SSA Brandon Arnbristor
• Equipment Location Addresses – ALL equipment locations must be disclosed upon email request  Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 22347 Cedar Point Rd, Bldg 2185 St2A50/Patuxent River MD 20670
• Equipment location is most important for SAOR service in order for HPE to ensure we have the requested resources in the expected locations.
• Partner/Reseller Contact name, phone and email
• Distributor Contact name, phone and email
• Service Requested: ITRR, SAOR or Both
• If SAOR, you will need to provide the following:
• Clearance Level requested from your end-user customer Unclassified
• Distributor Facilities Clearance Level and Cage Code
• Reseller Facilities Clearance Level and Cage Code
• DD254 will be required to be issued w/ PO upon purchase & contract will not start until received
• Confirmation that HPE product(s) will reside within the US (CONUS) must be included in the request as these services are not applicable to sites/locations outside of the US (OCONUS) Confirmed.

Full and Open Competition

U.S. Government ~ Tax Exempt

All quotes/responses shall be submitted via email to [email protected] or [email protected] no later than 6 December 2021 by 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

Solicitation N00421-22-Q-0050 is issued as a competitive procurement.  The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis, and to solicit and award the proposed purchase order on a competitive basis, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR Part 12 and FAR 13.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management Registration (SAM) database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DOD contract.  This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

No Substitutions

All Parts must be new

All Quoted Pricing must be to two decimal places

Offers must complete the certification in Section K of this solicitation, 52.209-11, Representation by Corporation Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony conviction under any Federal Law.  All offers must complete FAR 52.204-26 within SAM.  If 52.204-26 Section K is completed as “does not” for provision and use of the prohibited equipment and services, FAR 52.204-24 Section K would not be completed and submitted separately as part of the offer per direction within FAR 52.204-24 itself.  If FAR 52.204-26 includes “does” for either provision or use, FAR 52.204-24 Section K is required to be completed and submitted as part of the proposal. Offers must complete 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items in Section K of the solicitation

This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should represent the vendor’s best quote in terms of lowest price and technical acceptability.  Your quote must contain enough technical information to evaluate your quote. Your quote will only be evaluated on the information you provide.  If vendors have questions, they must be asked prior to the closing of the request.  Answers will be posted within twenty four (24) hours of being asked.  Depending on the amount of questions, the government will reserve the right to extend the quotation period and will amend the solicitation accordingly.

***Basis for Award***

All interested parties MUST submit a quote no later than 6 December 2021 by 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Award will be made to the vendor that submits the lowest, firm fixed-price quotation that meets all the requirements within in Section B of the solicitation (SF18). All vendors must sign, date and return the SF-18. The Government will not pay for any information received. See Attached Solicitation Standard Form SF18.

***Instructions to Offerors***

Please include the following information with your response:

1. FOB:
2. Shipping Cost:
3. Tax ID#
4. Dun & Bradstreet #
5. Cage Code:
6. Small Business – Yes ___  No ___
7. GSA Contract No. if applicable____________________________
8. Estimated Delivery Date:
9. If available on a Pricelist, please provide a copy.

(10)Total Cost: $___________

All interested parties must submit quotes to both below points of contacts via email.

Government Points of Contact: 

Michael Coffey

A2522012, NAWCAD Procurement Group, 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441

Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

Email: [email protected]

Roberta Nethercutt

A2522003, NAWCAD Procurement Group, 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441

Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

Email: [email protected]

*YOU MUST SUBMIT SIGNED DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING YOU ARE AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR OF HPE EQUIPMENT