This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("synopsitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial item, i.e., UV-Vis Spectrophotometer as described under the attachment titled "Statement of Work". 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation 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 synopsitation; (2) complies with the requirements of the attached Statement of Work, as evidenced by providing a complete description of the item provided; and (3) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is determined to be fair and reasonable. PLEASE NOTE that if a description of the item sufficient for evaluation is not provided, the offer's response will be deemed unacceptable, and will not be considered for award. 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) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.

Synopsitation Number: FA8601-19-Q-0217

This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set Aside under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 334516, Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees.

Synopsitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 4:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time on 23 October 2018.

Send Proposals To:

AFLCMC/PZIBB
Attn: Eric Filion or Calvin L. Courtney 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3
WPAFB OH 45433-5344 OR
[email protected] [email protected]

NOTE: Proposals are to be submitted either to the above address or by email to both of the above email addresses.

Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "Synopsitation FA8601-19-Q- 0217". 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 Eric Filion by phone at (937) 522-4520 or via e- mail at [email protected], or to alternate point of contact Calvin Courtney by phone at (937) 522- 4598 or via e-mail at [email protected] if initial point of contact is unavailable.

A detailed description of the requirement including period of performance, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov

Attachments:

1. Solicitation Provisions and Clauses
2. Statement of Work