MODIFICATION
70 -- 1078017
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 5630 Fisher Lane, Rockville, MD 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-SOL-10-1078017
- Response Due
- 9/1/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Veronica Dhaness, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 301.827.9386, Fax: 301.827.9386
- E-Mail Address
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veronica.dhaness@fda.hhs.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 FDA-SOL-10-1078017 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 2005-44. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334611 with a small business size standard of 500.00 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 2010-09-01 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Rockville, MD 20857 The DHHS FDA Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Software Subscription for Social Media Monitoring ServicesSee Attachment, 1, LOT; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DHHS FDA Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services 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. DHHS FDA Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 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 the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Questions /Answers: a) Is there a broader digital strategy that has been established that incorporates Social Media as one aspect of the broader strategy?NO If so, what are the overarching goals? If not, is this part of the scope that we can bid on? NO b) Has a governance structure been established that lays out how feedback will be addressed? NO If so, what is it? If not, is this part of the scope that we can bid on? NO c) Have comprehensive metrics dashboard with leading / lagging indicators and targets been established across each platform, e.g., Twitter, or is this part of the scope that is required? NO d) Has a digital architecture blueprint been established? NO This is a foundational step to establishing target social and overall digital metrics. e) Has a relationship map been established? NO f) Has an operational support model been established? NO For each platform and overall? For example, is there a person who manages the Facebook platform? NO g) Has an evaluation taken place of all the monitoring platforms for overall digital as well as for each platform? NO h) Are there any virality goals? NO i) Can a bid be submitted with a Pending CCR registration? YES Question/Answer: Are you just looking to purchase software from Radian6 and hosting and not a complete solution? Answer: The FDA is looking for a hosted solution. Question/Answer: With the ASP model if the vendor prices by user count or topic count, how many users would they like a price for and how many topics would they like a price for? Answer: The FDA will need flexibility in both topic and number of users.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/FDA-SOL-10-1078017/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, MD 20857
- Zip Code: 20857
- Zip Code: 20857
- Record
- SN02265109-W 20100903/100902000450-9588909d4022b903c67b83e9de18a5e8 (fbodaily.com)
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