SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- M/A COM Communication Equipment
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 N. Ft. Meyer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1015815281
- Response Due
- 8/27/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Deborah Koplen, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038754329, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
koplendj@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1015815281 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-24. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334290 with a small business size standard of 750 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-08-27 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Lorton, VA 22079 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, M/A-COMPanther 405P Portable Radio 136 - 174 MHZ: Transceiver:Model No. GP405HTXDescript. PORTABLE, PANTHER 405P, 136 174 MHZ, 77, EA; LI 002, M/A-COMPanther 405P Battery, NIMH, 2000MAH: Model No. GPPA9HDescript. BATTERY, NIMH, 2000 MAH, 77, EA; LI 003, M/A-COMPanther 405P ANTENNA, 160-174MHZ, HELICAL: Antenna:Model No. GPNC5TDescript. ANTENNA, 160 174 MHZ HELICAL, PRE-TUNED, 77, EA; LI 004, M/A-COMPanther 405P HEADSET, LIGHTWEIGHT, W IN-LINE PTT, 2 PIN, 77, EA; LI 005, M/A-COM Panther 405P ADAPTER, 2-PIN AUDIO ACCESSORY, P405P/605P: Model No. GPCN7BDescript. ADAPTER, ACCESSORY, 2 PIN (NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PANTHER 400P, 600P, OR 625P), 77, EA; LI 006, M/A-COM Panther 405P CASE, NYLON W/LEATHER BELT LOOP, P405P: Carrying Accessories:Model No. GPHC9HDescript. CASE, NYLON WITH LEATHER BELT LOOP, 77, EA; LI 007, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesHEADSET, LIGHTWEIGHT, W IN-LINE PTT, 2 PIN: Audio Accessories:Model No. GPAE5XDescript. HEADSET LIGHTWEIGHT, WITH IN-LINE PTT, 2 PIN (MUST BE USED WITH GPCN7B), 7, EA; LI 008, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesBATTERY, NIMH, 2000MAH: Battery:Model No. GPPA9HDescript. BATTERY, NIMH, 2000 MAH, 77, EA; LI 009, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesCHARGER, MULTI, RAPID, 120/230VAC: Rapid chargers:Model No. GPCH9HDescript. CHARGER MULTI RAPID 120/230 VAC, 13, EA; LI 010, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesANTENNA, 160-174MHZ, HELICAL: Antenna:Model No. GPNC5TDescript. ANTENNA, 160 174 MHZ HELICAL, PRE-TUNED, 7, EA; LI 011, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesSOFTWARE, PROGRAMMER, P405P, P605P, P605M: Model No. TQS3405Descript. SOFTWARE, CONVENTIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PANTHER 405P, 605P, AND 605M, 1, EA; LI 012, M/A-COM Panther 405P AccessoriesKIT, PROGRAMMING CABLE, P405P, P605P: Model No. TQ3412Descript. KIT PROGRAMMING CABLE (NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PANTHER 400P, 600, OR 625, 1, 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors 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. 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 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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. 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.) directly to koplendj@state.gov (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that will supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been substantially transformed in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered substantially transformed based solely on its integration into IT or other systems. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. A separate hand set is not needed, but it needs to have the capability to transmit & receive using both the body of the radio and the headset. Radio we select must be compatible with the P405s not only in frequency, but with the PN's existing programming (computer) software.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Lorton, VA 22079<br />
- Zip Code: 22079<br />
- Zip Code: 22079<br />
- Record
- SN01650692-W 20080827/080825223133-5284ae93ff2198a19859e85f6d476d13 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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