SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- GRYPHON SCANNERS
- Notice Date
- 9/12/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 21999
- ZIP Code
- 21999
- Solicitation Number
- 1045-647029A
- Response Due
- 9/15/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1045-647029A and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 15:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Sterling, VA 20166 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, Datalogic Gryphon D230, USB, Grey, Wedge Gun Only p/n: 901661087, 800, EA; LI 002, CAB-412 STRT 6.5' USB Type A, POT-PWR p/n: 90A051902, 800, EA; LI 003, STD-1010 HANDS FREE STAND, # 90ACC1873, 400, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Robin Willis-Guille at willisrl@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the use of the Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanners. The use of a brand name description is essential to the Government?s requirements, for Department of State infrastructure connectivity requirements, thereby precluding consideration of the products of another company. CA/CST requires the Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanners to support Consular posts overseas. The choice to use the D230 as opposed to other barcode readers available is that this unit is a drop-in replacement to the barcode scanners previously used (Gryphon D200 and D220 barcode scanners that have recently reached end-of-life). The continued use of Datalogic scanners obviates the need to procure, maintain and account for spare parts inventories for multiple scanners. In addition, the barcode scanners require customized software. Because the D230 model is similar to the models previously used, no changes will be required for the customized software due to driver incompatibilities. The Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanner meets the following requirements: The scanner works with both NIV (Non-Immigrant Visa) and IVO (Immigrant Visa Overseas) applications. The scanner reads both one-dimensional (linear) and two-dimensional (stacked) barcodes. The scanner must use and draw its power from the USB 2.0 interface. This will remove the need to purchase 110-volt and 220-volt power supplies. The scanner provides full compatibility with every application that exploits the USB interface: USB KBD (keyboard) Wedge, USB COM (communication) emulation and USB IBM POS (point of sale). In summation, CA/CST believes that it is in the best interests of the Government to acquire the requested Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanners without delay. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor?s unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the Department?s requirements as a key component of the Department?s networking system. CA/CST has selected the Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanners because results obtain by the Bureau?s System Engineering Task Team in tests and reviews of other manufacturers? scanners indicated that this scanner most closely met the DoS?s processing, redundancy, and management requirements. The Datalogic Gryphon D230 USB Barcode Scanners has been evaluated and approved by the Bureau of Consular Affairs? Configuration Control Board and has been added to the Consular HW Baseline. The server has undergone test and assessment and received final approval from the Department of State IT Configuration Control Board. Since this equipment is required to meet operational requirements by replenishing depleted inventory, CA/CST/CS must take physical possession of the scanners soon as possible. Even if another manufacturer?s equipment similar to the Datalogic Gryphon Barcode Scanner in terms of specifications and functionality were to become available at this juncture, they could not be evaluated and baselined in time to ensure that they would be requisitioned, competed, obtained, and otherwise readied for use by September of this year.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-32537_03, n-3499)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Sterling, VA 20166
- Zip Code: 20166
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20166
- Record
- SN01140673-W 20060914/060912220403 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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