SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- VTC
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Agency, South Region, ACA, Fort Hood, 1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave, W103, Fort Hood, TX 76544
- ZIP Code
- 76544
- Solicitation Number
- W81PYL80450001
- Response Due
- 9/12/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/11/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Alison Frank, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2542876435, Fax: 2542875354
- E-Mail Address
-
alison.frank@us.army.mil;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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, 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 W81PYL80450001 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 2005-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334310 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 2008-09-12 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Hood, TX 76544 The USA ACA Fort Hood requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Provide and install VTC equipment - See attached Performance Work Statement for details. Stated objectives do not provide specific installation requirements, therefore a mandatory site visit is necessary. Site visit information is detailed in Buy Terms. Building drawings are available upon request. For emailed copies of drawings, please email: alison.frank@us.army.mil., 1, EA; For this solicitation, USA ACA Fort Hood 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. USA ACA Fort Hood 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses directly to clientservices@fedbid.com. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). 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. See attached applicable provisions and clauses. Response from vendors is required, if applicable, to the following: 52.209-5, 52.209-6, 52.212-3, 52.212-3 Alt1, 52.222-48 and 252.247-7022. Any applicable provisions and clauses must be provided electronically prior to the solicitation closing time and date by email to clientservices@fedbid.com. Proposed responders must submit any questions concerning this solicitation before (date), (time), to reasonably expect a response from the Government. Those questions not received within the prescribed date will not be considered. 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 until 30 September 2008. FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) SITE VISITa. An organized site visit will be held at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday, 08 Sep 08 at 0900 CDT. Participants will meet at Bldg 2804, FORT HOOD, TX, 76544. Site visit sign-in will be from 0845-0900. Directions to Bldg 2804: Proceed through Main Gate Entrance, Turn left on Tank Destroyer Avenue, and turn right on 62nd Street. Bldg 2804 is located directly across from Abrams gym, there are big signs on the building with 15th Sustainment Brigade written on them. Vendors should park on the east side of building 2804 directly across from Abrams Gym. Enter the main entrance from the east and proceed down the hall to room 117 (there is a yellow S6 sign located next to the door). To ensure your quote is accurate and will meet all the terms/conditions related to this requirement, all Offerors intending to quote must attend the site visit. Any quotes received from Offerors not at the site visit, will not be accepted. b. Participants are asked to notify the Government of their intent to attend this site visit by sending an email to Alison Frank at alison.frank@us.army.mil or fax to 254-287-5354, no later than Friday, 5 Sep 08, at 1300 CDT. Offeror will provide the following information in the notification: Company Name, Address, POC Name and email address or telephone number, and the number of attendees in the group. c. Fort Hood is a closed access installation. All visitors must obtain a visitors pass at the Main Gate Visitors Center before being allowed on post. Consequently, participants should allow at least one hour prior to the site visit for obtaining this pass. d. All offerors having questions during the site visit must submit them in writing after the site visit via email to alison.frank@us.army.mil or fax 254-287-5354 not later than Tuesday, 09 Sep 08, 1500 CDT. Closing date for submittal of quotes via FEDBID will be Thursday, 11 Sep 08, 1400 CDT. e. Remarks and explanations made by the government representative during the course of the site visit, whether orally or in writing, shall not change or qualify any of the terms or conditions of the solicitation. This same qualification applies to the written answers provided to the questions. The solicitation can only be changed by a formal written amendment issued by Fort Hood Directorate of Contracting. Building drawings are available upon request. For emailed copies of drawings, please email: alison.frank@us.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Hood, TX 76544<br />
- Zip Code: 76544<br />
- Zip Code: 76544<br />
- Record
- SN01660297-W 20080906/080904222955-c21d3a217594f1c18f76dfff70e0faf5 (fbodaily.com)
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