Combine Solicitation – MUSCAT VPN INTERNET SERVICE CONTRACT
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Notice Type: Combine Solicitation
Posted Date:
Office Address:
Subject:
Classification Code: D - Information technology services, including telecommunications services
Solicitation Number: SMU300-14-Q-0011
Contact:
Setaside: N/AN/A
Place of Performance (address): US EMBASSY MUSCATSULTANATE OF
Place of Performance Country: OM
Description:
Near Eastern Posts
U.S. Embassy
U.S. Embassy
Subject: Request for Quotations number SMU300-14-Q-0011
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Internet Connectivity Services. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.
The
Quotations are due by 12:00 noon
Sincerely,
Jesse Victor Contracting Officer
Enclosure
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 - The Schedule
* SF 1449 cover sheet * Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number SMU300-14-Q-0011, Prices, Block 23 * Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number SMU300-14-Q-0011 *
Section 2 - Contract Clauses
* Contract Clauses * Addendum to Contract Clauses - FAR and DOSAR Clauses not Prescribed in Part 12
Section 3 - Solicitation Provisions
* Solicitation Provisions * Addendum to Solicitation Provisions - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12
Section 4 - Evaluation Factors
* Evaluation Factors * Addendum to Evaluation Factors - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12
Section 5 - Offeror Representations and Certifications
* Offeror Representations and Certifications * Addendum to Offeror Representations and Certifications - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12 SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE
CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER SMU300-14-Q-0011
PRICES BLOCK 23
I. Scope of Services
The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment, and services, unless otherwise specified herein, required under this contract for stated services within the time specified herein. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. In consideration of satisfactory performance of all scheduled services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price for all services.
II. Base Period
The contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award and a notice to proceed with FOUR (4), option years.
1. The Contractor shall furnish all engineering, labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies and services to provide the required circuit as specified under Section 1, hereof:
2. Prices. In consideration of satisfactory performance of the services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price (FFP) per month as stated in the schedule below in Omani Rials;
2.1 VALUE ADDED TAX
VAT VERSION B
VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because
2.2. The firm fixed-prices are in Omani Rials.
Contract Line Item # 1 Description of Services Number of Months Monthly Price Omani Rials Total Firm-Fixed Price - Omani Rials Base Year OpenNet - VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN throughout the Internet) at US Embassy Muscat, Street #32, Building #38 Jamait Ad Duwal Arabiyya Street,
Contract Line Item # 2 Description of Services Number of Months Monthly Price Omani Rials Total Firm-Fixed Price - Omani Rials First Option Year OpenNet - VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN throughout the Internet) at US Embassy Muscat, Street #32, Building #38 Jamait Ad Duwal Arabiyya Street,
Contract Line Item # 3 Description of Services Number of Months Monthly Price Omani Rials Total Firm-Fixed Price - Omani Rials Second Option Year OpenNet - VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN throughout the Internet) at US Embassy Muscat, Street #32, Building #38 Jamait Ad Duwal Arabiyya Street,
Contract Line Item # 4 Description of Services Number of Months Monthly Price Omani Rials Total Firm-Fixed Price - Omani Rials Third Option Year OpenNet - VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN throughout the Internet) at US Embassy Muscat, Street #32, Building #38 Jamait Ad Duwal Arabiyya Street,
Contract Line Item # 5 Description of Services Number of Months Monthly Price Omani Rials Total Firm-Fixed Price - Omani Rials Fourth Option Year OpenNet - VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN throughout the Internet) at US Embassy Muscat, Street #32, Building #38 Jamait Ad Duwal Arabiyya Street,
Base Year plus all Option Years for 8192 Kbps Internet Channel
Grand Total Contract Price, Including all Option Years Base Period Total Price First Option Year Total Price Second Option Year Total Price Third Option Year Total Price Fourth Option Year Total Price Grand Total Firm-Fixed Price for Base Year plus all Option Years
Base Year plus all Option Years for 4096 Kbps Internet Channel
Grand Total Contract Price, Including all Option Years Base Period Total Price First Option Year Total Price Second Option Year Total Price Third Option Year Total Price Fourth Option Year Total Price Grand Total Firm-Fixed Price for Base Year plus all Option Years
CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER SMU300-14-Q-0011
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK 20 DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT
I. Scope of Work
The purpose of this firm fixed price purchase order is to obtain VPN, Internet Services, and Circuitry for the U.S. Embassy
This is the list of required services:
1. Service:
Name: OpenNet-VPN
OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S. Embassy
Description: One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 8192 Kbps (8 Mbps) providing fault tolerance in the last mile. HSRP protocol is required.
OR
One (1) dedicated Internet channel at a minimum 4096 kbps (4Mb) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) providing fault tolerance the entire path to
Location:
The provided Internet Service shall comply with the following requirements:
Internet Services Quality.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) shall provide dedicated leased channel high-speed access to the Internet; data transport media must be fiber optic. Twenty-four (24) hours uplink. Post Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must be "always on", and must not require the installation of any custom software on the client side.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) digital bandwidth is the amount or volume of data that may be sent through the channel, measured in kilobits per second (Kbps), without distortion. Required Bandwidth connection is defined in each service description.
* For Internet Services the Internet Service Provider (ISP) must guarantee full contracted bandwidth availability 24X7X365 from the originator side to the ISP's internet gateway. Bandwidth sharing between other non-Embassy customers is not allowed. Connection Ratio must be 1/1.
* Internet Service or data service transmission from the originating information server towards an end server is referred to as downstream; and a transmission from an end user towards the remote server is referred as upstream; Post Internet Service Provider (ISP) Contention Ratio (downstream / upstream) must be 1:1 /1:1.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide excellent Quality of Service (QOS) for the connection, that represents the level of consistent download capacity provided, must be the higher QOS percentage possible but, at minimum, greater than 99.97% or the highest possible quality of service connection reaching 100%.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) Round Trip Time (RTT) reports the total time in milliseconds (ms) time to send a small data packet and obtain a reply back; must be the faster than 250ms for the Round Trip Time (RTT) for internet service. Also, RTT must be faster than 7ms for local data services (for instance: point-to-point channels or web pages accessed through the Sultanate of Oman Network Access Point (NAP).
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit the transit of all Internet Protocol (IP) protocols (especially IPSec), all User Datagram Protocol (UDP) protocols, and all Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) protocol. Filters or sniffers must not be established, connected, or introduced by the ISP for any Embassy channels. If there are any existing filters, sniffers, restrictions, or proxies, they must be identified, and removed prior lease line circuit installation.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide detailed network topology map that shows all possible paths ISP use for the internet traffic between ISP hub in
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must have redundancy in the Internet backbone between Sultanate of
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide fault-tolerance Fiber Optic connectivity to the very end at the U.S. Embassy
Network Identification.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide a block of eight (8) public internet IP addresses on a single subnet for Internet services.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide IP addresses used to identify the single subnet address in Classless Inter-Domain Routing address specification or equivalent.
Network Devices.
* The network devices shall comply with the following characteristics:
* Must permit installation of Customer VPN encryption devices on circuit.
* Services provided by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be delivered with RJ-45 interface connectors with a 10/100baseT interface.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide routers and Data media converters or transmission devices in all cases.
* Power standard sources must be dual voltage (110v/60hz and 220v/50hz)
* Devices must be Rack mountable in a standard Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rack.
* One separate or individual physical interface connector is required per service.
Service Support and contingencies.
* The awarded ISP must warrant service support 7X24X365.
* The vendor must warrant service support on site if necessary 7X24X365, services must be coordinated directly with Embassy's Contracting Office Representative (COR) or Information Technology (IT) representative from the Embassy Information Systems Center (ISC).
* Expected service availability and reliability must be at minimum 99.97%.
<p>* The Contractor shall install a redundant cable or Fiber Optic infrastructure known as backup line with channel state inspection mechanism, in order to verify service connectivity and provide immediate lease line backup connectivity services to the Embassy/Consulate.
* The awarded ISP must have direct connection capability with major
* The awarded ISP must provide on line web access data traffic analysis graphs capabilities. Graphs must be updated on a daily basis. Graphs must retain traffic history behavior for at least one year.
* The awarded ISP must provide a central Information Technology (IT) point of contact (POC) in order to promptly coordinate technical issues during the initial installation process.
II. General
A.
B. This digital service shall be via whatever facilities are available to the contractor. NOTE: Double satellite hops are not acceptable. The service shall be for the exclusive use of the
C. The Contractor shall coordinate the service and shall be responsible for the technical sufficiency of the circuit, including services necessary to establish, operate, and restore the circuit. Except for modems and terminal equipment furnished by the Government, the Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, and supplies required to provide the service which includes the Data Service Unit (DSU) configured with Data Communications Equipment (DCE) interface. If required, signal element timing shall be provided by the contractor's facility.
D. The Contractor shall provide sufficient technical support to ensure uninterrupted end-to-end service between such terminal points as are covered in this contract. The Contractor shall provide, properly adjust, and maintain the circuit for continuous
E.
F. The circuit shall be completely transparent to the 1.544 mbps data, with no bits added to or deleted from the bit stream provided to the interface of the
G. The Contractor shall supply a Data Service Unit(s) (DSUs) configured with a Data Communications Equipment (DCE) interface. Signal element timing shall be provided as follows: (1) timing to the
I. Services. This is a firm fixed-price contract for the lease of two full period, full duplex, clear channel, digital circuit capable of supporting synchronous 2048 kbps and 4096 kbps. The circuit shall be completely transparent to the respective data, with no bits added to or deleted from the bit stream provided to the interface of the
J. Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) The bit error rate (BER) for the service shall not be greater than 1 in 10 to the 6 bits for 99.7% of the time, for all time.
K. Acceptable Level of Performance. The Standard of Performance (SP) for this contract is 99.7% percent availability per month (100 percent less 0.3 percent each month for corrective and preventive maintenance).
L. Inspection and Acceptance. Unless specified in the Contract, the Government shall require a period not to exceed 24 hours in order to perform testing to determine acceptance of the required circuit under Section C. The service provider shall perform initial BERT acceptance testing for a period of 1 week. The U.S. destination point or the U.S. foreign post shall perform subsequent for a period not to exceed 24 hours.
M. Term of Contract: The required circuits shall be installed and delivered to the
N. The Contractor agrees that the work and services set forth in this contract shall be performed during the period commencing the effective date of this contract and shall continue through the end of the twelve month period of service (CLIN 1 through 8), excluding the exercise of any option.
O. Option CLINs, e.g. 0005 through 012, if exercised, as reflected in Section 1, shall be for Twelve (12) months each, commencing at the expiration of the previous period of performance or a negotiated period.
P. An Invoice, suitable for payment, shall contain, but not limited to, the following information:
1. Name of Contractor; 2. Date of Invoice; 3. Original Invoice Number (Consecutive numbers); 4. Contract number; 5. Task or Delivery Order number, as applicable; 6. Government Specific Accounting and Appropriation Data (Funding Cite.) 7. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) of item or service provided; 8. Description of the item, or service actually provided; 9. Period of performance of service or date item is provided; 10. Block/Space reserved for COR acceptance signature and date; 11. Signature, Name and Phone number of Company representative authorized to sign invoices; 12. Remit to address 13. Name, phone number and Mailing address to whom any disputed invoices should be addressed; 14. Credits with explanation and period covered.
Failure to submit Invoices which do not identify this information shall be returned without payment to the Contractor for correction.
Q. The circuit described above is exempt, under Article 34 of the
R. Authorized Instruction to Contractor
a. No person or agency other than the Contracting Officer (CO) is authorized to give instruction, orders or directions on behalf of the Government to the Contractor or his employees, unless such person or agency is authorized in writing by the CO to so act. The authority of such person or agency is strictly limited to the written authorization provided by the CO. The duty is upon the Contractor to determine the authority of such person or agency. Any questions regarding the authority of such person or agency should be directed to the CO in writing.
b. Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): The CO may designate and authorize a representative(s) to act on his/her behalf under this contract. Such representative(s) as may be appointed shall be designated by a letter from the CO and a copy of the letter shall be given to the Contractor. The COR shall represent the CO as specified in his/her delegation of authority letter. The COR shall not be authorized to issue change orders or adjustments. Changes in the Scope of Work/Specifications or any increase or decrease in the work called for by this contract shall be made by the CO by an executed modification to this contract.
S. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE): Lockable switch cabinet.
T. Release of Information
1 The Contractor's organization shall clear with the Information Office listed below any public release of information on this contract. This information includes news stories, articles, sales literature, advertisements, radio-TV spots, etc.
2 The request for public release of information should be addressed to: Contracting Officer U.S. Embassy
3 Limited Use of Data and Information. Performance of this contract may require the contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to the Government agency or agency personnel, or which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this contract would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others. The Contractor and Contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this contract, until made public by the Government, except to authorized Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor will not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data which bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this contract. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no costs to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner provides for greater rights to the Contractor. U. Circuit Downtime and Credits
Credits shall be assessed against the Contractor in those instances where the circuit during any given month or year that fail to achieve and sustain the minimum acceptance standards stated above.
1. Definitions:
Circuit Availability Acceptance Level: Yearly Circuit Availability Acceptance Level is computed by 365 calendar days times 24 (hours per day) times 99.7% acceptance level equals 8,716.20 hours annum. (365 x 24 = 8760 x 99.7% = 8,733.72). Monthly Circuit Availability is computed by the calendar days per month times 24 (hours per day) times 99.7% acceptance level (example: 31 x 24 = 744 x 99.7% = 741.76).
Downtime: That period of time when the circuit becomes non-operational or unusable for communication or transfer of data or failures to meet the minimum acceptance standards. The maximum cumulative Annual downtime that shall be acceptable for corrective or preventative maintenance is 26.28 hours (8760 x .3%). The maximum cumulative Monthly downtime that shall be acceptable for corrective or preventative maintenance shall be .3% of the total available hours for the month (example: 31 x 24 = 744 x .3% = 2.23 hours).
Period of Downtime: Downtime shall commence at the time first attempt for contact is made by the Government (or its representative) to the Contractor's Point of contact and shall be annotated on the Remedy Ticket and shall continue until the circuit is returned into Service by the Government.
Downtime Credits: Monetary value returned to the Government for failure to meet the Circuit availability requirements. Downtime Credits shall be assessed based on cumulative downtime time with the minimum assessment being one hour. Downtime credit shall be equal to the hourly or daily rate (as applicable) as identified in the schedule in Section B. There are two (2) situations when circuit Downtime Credits can be accumulated:
1) Below Availability Level,
2) Extended Downtime.
2. Credit for Circuit Downtime by Situation
Below Availability Level: If the downtime accumulated for a circuit adds up to 26.28 (8760 x 0.3%) cumulative hours or more during any one contract year (365 calendar days) or depending on the number of hours for the month (example 744 x .3%) cumulative hours per month (example: 31 calendar day month) the Contractor shall grant a hourly credit to the Government for each hour of downtime. Each additional one hour increment or portion thereof will be assessed as an additional hour.
Extended Downtime Credit(s): Cumulative time of more than 18 hours but not greater than 24 hours for any one outage shall be assessed at a daily rate. Any increment of 24 hours beyond the initial 24 hours of any one outage shall be assessed at the standards for the hourly rate up to 12 hours, however between 12 and 24 hours the credit shall be assessed at the daily rate.
3. Exceptions to Cumulating of Downtime
Cumulating of circuit downtime shall include all unscheduled downtime deemed to be the responsibility of the Contractor, with the following exceptions:
a. When the failure to perform arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor or Sub-contractor as defined in the Termination for Default clause in Section I of this contract.
b. Malfunction of equipment, frequency fading and interference, errors of omission and/or omission by the Contractor or Sub-contractor, and commercial power surges or failures are considered to be normal hazards of the industry and therefore do not qualify as causes beyond the control of the Contractor or Sub-contractor. The Contractor shall be charged with credits for all reported outages determined "no trouble found" or "came clear while testing" but which exceed 45 minutes. The Contracting Officer shall make final determination as to whether downtime is the responsibility of the Contractor. If requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide documentation to support claims of excusable downtime. For downtime determined to be the Contractor's responsibility, the Contracting Officer may elect to assess a credit for each instance of non-performance.
4. Payment Reduction for Downtime Credits
When Circuit Downtime credit(s) is owed to the Government, the total number of creditable hours shall be accumulated for the month and will be deducted from the payment due the Contractor in the month they accrued.
5. Trouble Escalation Procedure
a. The Government shall refer the problem to the carrier after performing tests as prescribed in the Trouble Analysis procedure. Obtain the name of the carrier test person and a carrier ticket number; record this information on the Government's Remedy Ticket. b. After the trouble has been referred to the carrier for two (2) hours, recall the carrier for an update on the current trouble. Record the carrier's response, the name of the individual you talked with, and the carrier ticket number on the Remedy Ticket. c. After the trouble has been referred to the carrier for four (4) hours, recall the carrier for an update on the current trouble. If the carrier's response is not satisfactory escalate the trouble to the carrier's management. Record the carrier's response, the name of the individual you talked with, and the carrier ticket number on the Remedy Ticket. d. After the trouble has been referred to the contractor for six (6) hours the COR shall escalate the trouble to the contractor's manager; also notify IRM/IMO and the Contracting Officer and the STATE IRM/ISC Office. Record the contractor's response, the name of the individual you talked with, the contractor ticket number, and the names of the IRM managers that were notified on the Remedy Ticket. e. Continue to status the contractor for the remainder of the outage or until you have received a problem resolved status.
SECTION 2 - CONTRACT CLAUSES
FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERICAL ITEMS (
The following FAR clause is provided in full text:
52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (
ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT CLAUSES FAR AND DOSAR CLAUSES NOT PRESCRIBED IN PART 12
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm
These addresses are subject to change. If the FAR is not avaialble at the locations indicated above, use of an internet "search engine" (for example Google,
The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses are incorporated by reference:
CLAUSE TITLE AND DATE
52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (
52.204-12 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM NUMBER MAINTENANCE (
52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (
52.225-14 INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN ENGLISH VERSION AND TRANSLATION OF CONTRACT (
The following FAR clauses are included in full text:
52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the performance period of the contract.
52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within the performance period of the contract or within 30 days after funds for the option year become available, whichever is later.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed Five (5) i.e Base Year plus Four Option Years years, including base and all options years.
52.232-19 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (
Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond
The following DOSAR clauses are provided in full text:
CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION (
Contract performance may require contractor personnel to attend meetings with government personnel and the public, work within government offices, and/or utilize government email.
Contractor personnel must take the following actions to identify themselves as non-federal employees:
1) Use an email signature block that shows name, the office being supported and company affiliation (e.g. "
2) Clearly identify themselves and their contractor affiliation in meetings;
3) Identify their contractor affiliation in Departmental e-mail and phone listings whenever contractor personnel are included in those listings; and
4) Contractor personnel may not utilize
652.232-70 PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND INVOICE SUBMISSION (FIXED-PRICE) (
(a) General. The Government shall pay the contractor as full compensation for all work required, performed, and accepted under this contract the firm fixed-price stated in this contract.
(b) Invoice Submission. The contractor shall submit invoices in an original and one (1) copy to the office identified in Block 18b of the SF-1449. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice shall include all the items required by FAR 32.905(e).
FMO, US Embassy Muscat, Ph: +968-2464-3758
(c) Contractor Remittance Address. The Government will make payment to the contractor's address stated on the cover page of this contract, unless a separate remittance address is shown below:
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
652.242-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (
(a) The Contracting Officer may designate in writing one or more Government employees, by name or position title, to take action for the Contracting Officer under this contract. Each designee shall be identified as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Such designation(s) shall specify the scope and limitations of the authority so delegated; provided, that the designee shall not change the terms or conditions of the contract, unless the COR is a warranted Contracting Officer and this authority is delegated in the designation.
(b) The COR for this contract is
652.225-71 SECTION 8(A) OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED (
(a) Section 8(a) of the U.S. Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 2407(a)), prohibits compliance by U.S. persons with any boycott fostered by a foreign country against a country which is friendly to
(1) Refusing, or requiring any U.S. person to refuse to do business with or in
(3) Furnishing information with respect to the race, religion, or national origin of any U.S. person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of such U.S. person;
(4) Furnishing information about whether any person has, has had, or proposes to have any business relationship (including a relationship by way of sale, purchase, legal or commercial representation, shipping or other transport, insurance, investment, or supply) with or in the
(5) Furnishing information about whether any person is a member of, has made contributions to, or is otherwise associated with or involved in the activities of any charitable or fraternal organization which supports the
(6) Paying, honoring, confirming, or otherwise implementing a letter of credit which contains any condition or requirement against doing business with the
(b) Under Section 8(a), the following types of activities are not forbidden "compliance with the boycott,'' and are therefore exempted from Section 8(a)'s prohibitions listed in paragraphs (a)(1)-(6) above:
(1) Complying or agreeing to comply with requirements:
(i) Prohibiting the import of goods or services from
(ii) Prohibiting the shipment of goods to
(3) Complying or agreeing to comply in the normal course of business with the unilateral and specific selection by a boycotting country, or national or resident thereof, of carriers, insurance, suppliers of services to be performed within the boycotting country or specific goods which, in the normal course of business, are identifiable by source when imported into the boycotting country;
(4) Complying or agreeing to comply with the export requirements of the boycotting country relating to shipments or transshipments of exports to
(6) Compliance by a U.S. person resident in a foreign country or agreement by such person to comply with the laws of that country with respect to his or her activities exclusively therein, and such regulations may contain exceptions for such resident complying with the laws or regulations of that foreign country governing imports into such country of trademarked, trade named, or similarly specifically identifiable products, or components of products for his or her own use, including the performance of contractual services within that country, as may be defined by such regulations.
652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (
(a) The contractor warrants the following:
(1) That is has obtained authorization to operate and do business in the country or countries in which this contract will be performed;
(2) That is has obtained all necessary licenses and permits required to perform this contract; and,
(3) That it shall comply fully with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of said country or countries during the performance of this contract. (b) If the party actually performing the work will be a subcontractor or joint venture partner, then such subcontractor or joint venture partner agrees to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this clause.
SECTION 3 - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (
ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1
None
Instructions to Offeror. Each offer must consist of the following:
1. List of clients over the past 5 years, demonstrating prior experience with relevant past performance information and references (provide dates of contracts, places of performance, value of contracts, contact names, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses). If the offeror has not performed comparable services in Sultanate of
* Quality of services provided under the contract; * Compliance with contract terms and conditions; * Effectiveness of management; * Willingness to cooperate with and assist the customer in routine matters, and when confronted by unexpected difficulties; and * Business integrity / business conduct.
The Government will use past performance information primarily to assess an offeror's capability to meet the solicitation performance requirements, including the relevance and successful performance of the offeror's work experience. The Government may also use this data to evaluate the credibility of the offeror's quotation. In addition, the Contracting Officer may use past performance information in making a determination of responsibility.
2. Evidence that the offeror/quoter can provide the necessary personnel, equipment, and financial resources needed to perform the work;
3. The offeror shall address its plan to obtain all licenses and permits required by local law (see DOSAR 652.242-73 in Section 2). If offeror already possesses the locally required licenses and permits, a copy shall be provided.
4. The offeror's strategic plan for OpenNet - VPN services to include but not limited to: (a) A work plan taking into account all work elements in Section 1, Performance Work Statement. (b) Identify types and quantities of equipment, supplies and materials required for performance of services under this contract. Identify if the offeror already possesses the listed items and their condition for suitability and if not already possessed or inadequate for use how and when the items will be obtained; (c) Plan of ensuring quality of services including but not limited to contract administration and oversight; and (d) (1) If insurance is required by the solicitation, a copy of the Certificate of Insurance(s), or (2) a statement that the Contractor will get the required insurance, and the name of the insurance provider to be used.
5. Please submit your written/paper quotations in the following manner. Quotations not submitted in the following manner may be rejected:
a. Mark one sealed envelope as Prices for RFQ Solicitation No. SMU300-14-Q-0011 and include only pricing information in this envelope.
b. Mark another sealed envelope as Quotation Data for RFQ No. SMU300-14-Q-0011 and include any non-pricing data. DO NOT include any information about pricing or pricing plans in this envelope.
c. Place both envelopes in a third sealed envelope and mark as follows:
i. RFQ SMU300-14-Q-0011 for Consolidated Internet Services Quotation Enclosed Attention: Contracting Officer Jesse Victor US Embassy
ADDENDUM TO SOLICITATION PROVISIONS FAR AND DOSAR PROVISIONS NOT PRESCRIBED IN PART 12
52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm
These addresses are subject to change. If the FAR is not available at the locations indicated above, use of an internet "search engine" " (for example Google,
The following Federal Acquisition Regulation solicitation provisions are incorporated by reference: PROVISION TITLE AND DATE
52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (
52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPOSIBILITY MATTERS (
52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (
52.237-1 SITE VISIT (
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The following DOSAR provision(s) is/are provided in full text:
652.206-70 COMPETITION ADVOCATE/OMBUDSMAN (
(a)
(b)
Additional Instructions:
A. This solicitation requires the submission of pricing in local currency.
B. Separate charges, in any form, are not solicited. For example, quotations containing any charges for failure of the Government to exercise any options will be rejected. The Government shall not be obligated to pay any charges other than the contract price, under Article 34 of the
C. Unless otherwise provided in this solicitation, the definitions for all telecommunications terms used herein are contained in Federal Standard 1037A (FED STD 1037A), Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, dated
D. The price offered shall include costs and profit as proposed by the offeror for performing all the requirements of the completed contract as set forth in this solicitation. The costs and profit should take into consideration magnitude and realism (from both a technical and cost perspective).
E. If any services are to be offered at no cost to the
F. Each CLIN shall be separetely priced and detailed cost information for each shall be provided as a summary level of all CLINs. Failure to enter either a price or one of the no charge notations, i.e., leaving the space blank, may render the quotation unacceptable, additionaly entering "Not Separately Priced" or "NSP" is not acceptable.
G. Acceptance of Quotations. The Government reserves the right to reject, as unacceptable, quotations deleting or altering technical requirments which are considered by the Government to be beyond the state of the art or impossible of attainment.
SECTION 4 - EVALUATION FACTORS
Award will be made to the lowest priced, acceptable, responsible offeror. Quotations shall include a completed solicitation. The Government reserves the right to reject quotations that are unreasonably low or high in price.
The lowest price will be determined by multiplying the offered prices times the estimated quantities in "Prices - Continuation of SF-1449, block 23", and arriving at a grand total, including all options. Acceptability will be determined by assessing the offeror's compliance with the terms of the RFP. Responsibility will be determined by analyzing whether the apparent successful offeror complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1, including:
* Adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain them; * Ability to comply with the required performance period, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; * Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; * Necessary organization, experience, and skills or the ability to obtain them; * Necessary equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them; and * Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations
ADDENDUM TO EVALUATION FACTORS FAR AND DOSAR PROVISION(S) NOT PRESCRIBED IN PART 12
The following FAR provisions are provided in full text:
52.217 5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (
The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
52.225-17 EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY OFFERS (
If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to
(a) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening. (b) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures-
(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers; otherwise (2) On the date specified for receipt of quotation revisions. SECTION 5 - OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Paragraphs (c), (d), (f), and (g) can be reserved.
52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (
An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of
(2) Foreign End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. (g)(1) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside
Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in
(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Canadian End Products: Line Item No. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ [List as necessary] (3) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:
(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Canadian or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (4) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:
(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements." (ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.
Other End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation. (h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals- (1) o Are, o are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; (2) o Have, o have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; (3) o Are, o are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and (4) o Have, o have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds
(1) Listed end products. Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ (2) Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.] [ ] (i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. [ ] (ii) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor. (j) Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- (1) o In
(1) The offeror shall e-mail questions concerning sensitive technology to the
(End of provision)
ADDENDUM TO OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS FAR AND DOSAR PROVISION(S) NOT PRESCRIBED IN PART 12
The following DOSAR provision is provided in full text:
652.225-70 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision:
Foreign person means any person other than a
(b) Certification. By submitting this offer, the offeror certifies that it is not:
(1) Taking or knowingly agreeing to take any action, with respect to the boycott of
(2) Discriminating in the award of subcontracts on the basis of religion.
Note to bidder/offeror: If the bidder/offeror has indicated "yes" in blocks (a)(1), (2), or (3) of the following provision, the bidder/offeror shall include Defense Base Act insurance costs covering those employees in their proposed prices. The bidder/offeror may obtain DBA insurance directly from any
652.228-70 DEFENSE BASE ACT - COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (
(a) Bidders/offerors shall indicate below whether or not any of the following categories of employees will be employed on the resultant contract, and, if so, the number of such employees:
Category Yes/No Number
(1)
Third Country Nationals: _________
(4) Local nationals or third country nationals where contract performance takes place in a country where there are local workers' compensation laws Local nationals: _________
Third Country Nationals: _________
(b) The contracting officer has determined that for performance in the country of Sultanate of
(c) If the bidder/offeror has indicated "yes" in block (a)(4) of this provision, the bidder/offeror shall not purchase Defense Base Act insurance for those employees. However, the bidder/offeror shall assume liability toward the employees and their beneficiaries for war-hazard injury, death, capture, or detention, in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.228-4.
(End of provision)
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