VUP-19 Ethernet Services

Amendment 0004 – The purpose of this amendment is to issue Attachment Questions and Answers to provide a government response to requests for information and extend the due date and time of offers. **All previously submitted quotes must be resubmitted after the posting of this amendment in order to be considered for award.** Amendment 0003 – The purpose of this amendment is to issue an updated Wage Determination 2015-5693 Revision 21.

Amendment 0002 – The purpose of this amendment is to issue an updated Attachment Questions and Answers to provide a government response to requests for information. **All previously submitted quotes must be resubmitted after the posting of this amendment in order to be considered for award.** Amendment 0001 – The purpose of this amendment is to issue Attachment Questions and Answers to provide a government response to requests for information and extend the due date and time of offers. **All previously submitted quotes must be resubmitted after the posting of this amendment in order to be considered for award.** (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial services requirement prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures 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. (ii) Solicitation number is N6824624Q0091 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-04 (iv) This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The associate NAICS code is 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers - and the small business size standard in number of employees is 1,500. (v) See Attachment (a) – Quotation Sheet for list of line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure (including option(s), if applicable). (vi) The Government requires a commercial, firm-fixed price contract to provide the Unmanned Patrol Squadron-19 (VUP-19) Guam Detachment ethernet services.

See Attachment (1) – VUP19 Internet SOW Guam_02MAY2024 for the description of the requirements. (vii) The period of performance will be for one base year and one option period as indicated below:

Period of Performance: Base Period – 05 July 2024 – 04 July 2025 Option Period 1 – 05 July 2025 – 04 July 2026 (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. See Attachment (b) Addendum to 52.212-1 for additional instructions. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

See Attachment (c) 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services for the description of the evaluation procedures to be used. (x) Do NOT submit a completed copy of the provision at (DEVIATION 2023-O0002), Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services with your offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

There is no addendum to 52.212-4 for this solicitation. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements JAN 2017 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards JUN 2020 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements OCT 2016 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities NOV 2021 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment NOV 2021 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations NOV 2015 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment NOV 2021 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation MAR 2023 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2020 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside--Alternate I MAR 2020 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities APR 2015 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016 52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUN 2020 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) AUG 2018 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment MAY 2014 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification MAY 2022 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 JAN 2022 52.224-3 Privacy Training JAN 2017 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving MAY 2024 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards AUG 1996 (xiii) The following additional clauses and provisions also apply to this requirement:

Clauses: 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems NOV 2021 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract: The fill-ins are:

(a) prior to expiration of the contract, 60 days, (c) 36 months.

MAR 2000 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DEC 2022 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors JAN 2023 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information JAN 2023 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting JAN 2023 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support JAN 2023 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2023 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime JAN 2023 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions JAN 2023 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services JAN 2023 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk DEC 2022 Provisions: 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions SEP 2007 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror AUG 2020 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror AUG 2020 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment NOV 2021 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation OCT 2020 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services SEP 2023 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2021 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services MAY 2024 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award JUN 1988 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports FEB 1999 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DEC 2019 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation MAY 2021 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2023 252.204-7024 Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime MAY 2022 252.239-7009 Representation of Use of Cloud Computing SEP 2015 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk DEC 2022 (xiv) Attachment (2) Wage Determination: Service Contract Act WD # 2015-5693 Rev 20 There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions other than those included in this notice including all referenced provisions, clauses, and attachments. (xv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is NOT applicable to this solicitation. (xvi) The date, and time all quotations must be received in order to be considered for award is the response date and time in Contract Opportunities.

See Attachment (b) Addendum to 52.212-1 for additional instructions including the submittal instructions. (xvii) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation including submission of questions is the Contract Specialist identified in Contract Opportunities for this combined synopsis/solicitation. The Government may not respond to questions received less than 5 days prior to the due date and time for receipt of quotations.