**** The response date/time is hereby extended to 13 August 2020 at 12:00 pm **** 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) intends to purchase two Subterranean Through the Earth (TTE) Communication Radios for use in transmitting data from chemical sensing of municipal sewer systems The ERDC Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) is developing a semi-autonomous robotic platform to deploy chemical sensors to municipal sewer/wastewater systems in order to detect illicit materials and other substances of interest. Once the sensors are deployed, the data will need to be transmitted from the tunnel, through the earth, to the surface. To meet these needs, the ERDC requires the Canary CommPac TTE Radio OR EQUAL radios. These radios will be integrated with a subterranean sensor network and will be used in the ERDC prototype model of the sensor network. They will remain at ERDC. See the attached product description for full the details of this requirement. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), with a size standard of 1,250 employees. There are no restrictions as to whom can submit a quote. FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical - Providing items that at least meet the minimum specifications as defined in Attachment 01 (Product Description). 2) Price The vendor must submit the following so the Government can evaluate the offeror’s technical acceptability: 1) Technical - Providing items that at least meet the minimum specifications as defined in Attachment 01 (Product Description). It is incumbent upon the quoter to submit sufficient documentation and information for the Government to determine technical capability and quoted price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical capability and quoted price may be cause for rejection of your quote. SAM Registration: Pursuant to FAR Provision 52.204-7, prior to award quoters shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at https://sam.gov/SAM/ Before a complete evaluation of your quote can be made the Offeror must provided "Offeror Representations and Certifications" for their company. The preferred method for providing Reps & Certs is to include this information in your SAM registration. Offerers who do not include their Reps & Certs in their SAM registration must print, complete, and include FAR Clause 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - with their quote package. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations . The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 apply to this acquisition: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities And Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to David Ammermann at
[email protected] . The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than Thursday, 13 August 2020.