SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- portable blue laser
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Procurement Directorate, 6026 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46228
- ZIP Code
- 46228
- Solicitation Number
- 20036709
- Response Due
- 7/15/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/11/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Susan Knose, Title: Contarct Speciaist, Phone: 3176144589, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.knose@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 20036709. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 74776. GSA Schedule Bids Preferred, But Not Required: Sellers may either provide a GSA Schedule or an Open Market bid. If bidding with a GSA Schedule, the requested items must be on that Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-07-15 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Chicago, IL 60607 The DHS-Customs and Border Protection requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Portable blue laser for fingerprint analysis. See attachment for specs., 1, EA; For this solicitation, DHS-Customs and Border Protection 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS-Customs and Border Protection is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions or comments New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.)Ship to:Customs and Border Protection610 S. Canal St.US CUSTOMHOUSEChicago, IL 60607 No partial shipments unless otherwise specified Registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)is required. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. 52.211-6 -Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Governments needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in the solicitation.(b) To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, mustMeet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;Clearly identify the item by(i) Brand name, if any; and(ii) Make or model number;Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; andClearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification.(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.(End of provision)VENDOR MUST SEND PRODUCT INFORMATION TO CONTRACT SPECIALIST AT: SUSAN.KNOSE@DHS.GOV FOR EVALUATION. PRODUCTS OFFERED WILL BE REVIEWED FOR TECHNICAL ACCEPTANCE BEFORE AWARD CAN BE MADE. OFFERS RECEIVED WITHOUT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOTE: this clause is shown to be inserted by Reference and not in full text (to save paper).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Chicago, IL 60607
- Zip Code: 60607
- Zip Code: 60607
- Record
- SN01611401-W 20080712/080710222231-5ce1b1780be3e487cd67806dd37d6d3e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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