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This BRAND NAME acquisition is for Quantum Scalar i2000 Hardware Support. Please see the attached Bill of Materials (BOM) for a description of the requirement with specifications. There are a total of 3 line items in the BOM. For the ease of reviewing all quotes, please keep all item numbers in the same numerical order as the BOM when submitting a quote. The Air Force requires that respondents propose OPEN MARKET pricing only. The Offerer must be a Quantum Scalar i2000 authorized servicer.
See the attached Brand Name Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition.
Please note the following:
NAICS code: 811212
Small-business size standard: $25,000,000. This is not a small-business set aside.
FOB point: Destination
Period of Performance: For 12 Months AFTER contract AWARD
All information regarding this acquisition will be posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.fbo.gov.
Requirements, as segregated in the BOM, will be supported at the following destination:
AFRL/CSD
Attn: Mark Lucas
2130 8th Street, Building 045, Rm 65B
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7746
All items must be priced in order to be considered a complete, responsive quote. All computer equipment must be TAA compliant. The government will select the lowest priced technically acceptable quote.
Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award.
Quotes are due no later than 08:00 AM (EST), 31 Jan 2011 to the buyer listed below. Questions concerning this combined synopsis/solicitation should be e-mailed to [email protected]
Any questions or concerns about this solicitation should first be directed to the buyer at the e-mail address listed above, or you may contact the Ombudsman.
(a) Mr Howard E. Marks Jr., ASC/AQH, has been appointed as Ombudsman. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendation to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern.
(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen,
Howard E. Marks Jr.
Chief, Acquisition Center of Excellence
Aeronautical Systems Center
1755 11th St, Bldg 570, Room 101
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7404
[email protected]
Voice Number: 937-255-8642 (DSN 785-8642) Fax Number: 937-656-7193 (DSN 986-7193)
Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.
(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.