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. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory (GSL) at Vicksburg, MS has a requirement for MATLAB software products. MATLAB software products are critical to research being conducted by members of several branches throughout the GSL. The unique software has been validated to be fully interoperable with GSL’s existing MATLAB software. Because of this, it is necessary to have local licenses so that the software can be used on demand, uninterrupted, and on a regular and recurring basis on local machines. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement is to solicit interest for the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This requirement is being competed as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 511210 – Software Publishers; Size Standard of $41.5M. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Establishment of a BPA does not imply any agreement by the Government to place future contracts or orders with the BPA holder. The Government makes no representation as to the number of calls or actual amount of work to be ordered. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01. Potential vendors may access the following attachments below: Attachment 01 (Description of Requirements, DOR) Attachment 02 (Quote Submission Form) In accordance with the attached Description of Requirements (Attachment 01), an award for this acquisition will be provided to the vendor whose quote is the Lowest Priced of those determined to be Technically Qualified. 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 2) Price The vendor must submit the following so the Government can evaluate the offeror’s technical acceptability: 1) Technical – Sufficient information to determine that the proposed services are in accordance with the DOR and that the vendor is capable of meeting the requirements of the DOR. (Attachment 01) 2) Must include a completed Quote Submission Form (Attachment 02). 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 www.farsite.hill.af.mil . The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 System for Award Management Registration 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 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration Offers are due by email to
[email protected] by 12:00pm CST 12 August 2020 .