SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- GTS Countmaster
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333293
— Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Acquisition, 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20228
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- BEP-RFQ-11-0178
- Point of Contact
- Donald I Baron, Phone: (202)874-3143
- E-Mail Address
-
Donald.Baron@bep.treas.gov
(Donald.Baron@bep.treas.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- I. OVERVIEW: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is also a 100% small business set-aside. The document # is BEP-RFQ-11-0178 and this is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-48 including amendments effective January 31, 2011. This requirement is being set-aside as a Total Small Businesses set aside under NAICS code 333293. Only qualified Offerors may submit responses. The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order. II. STATEMENT OF NEED: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has a requirement for the purchase of the following item; 1. GTS CountMaster Counter, Type 1004 Special version 1804 - with arcnet. Quantity 1 This item shall be delivered to the following government address (see Section VI.6.2 below for specific delivery information); The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Attention: To-Be-Determined at award D Street, Between 13th and 14th Streets, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20228- III. INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties shall provide a response in accordance with the below instructions. Response shall be provided on company letterhead, reference BEP-RFQ-11-0178 and submitted to the attention of Donald Baron, Contract Specialist. Offerors shall provide as part of their response the following; 1. Proposed pricing for the item listed in Section II above. Pricing shall include the cost of delivery/shipping; 2. Delivery date after receipt of award; 3. Payment discount terms; and 4. In addition, unless available via ORCA (i.e. www.orca.bpn.gov) Offerors are also to include a completed copy of their Representations and Certifications as per the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. IV. DUE DATE: Responses are due no later than 2:30 P.M. ET March 8, 2011 and will be accepted either via fax at 202-874-2200 or by e-mail sent to donald.baron@bep.gov. V. EVALUATION & AWARD: Offers will be evaluated as lowest price technically acceptable. VI. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 6.1 Provisions & Clauses: The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offers Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representatives and Certifications and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; 52.247-35 F.O.B. Destination within Premises Consignee's. The following clauses cited in 52.212-5 above are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-28 Post-award Small Business Program Rerepresentation; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232.33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. The full text of these provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at: http://acquisition.gov/far. 6.2 Washington, DC: Supplies or other items needed to be delivered to the BEP's Washington, DC facility shall be delivered to the following address: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Attention: To-Be-Determined within the Call D Street, Between 13th and 14th Streets, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20228- Receiving hours for deliveries are 8:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday, excluding U.S. Government holidays and BEP year-end shutdown (which normally occurs between December 24 and January 1). The Contractor shall call the BEP appointment line at (202) 874-2333 at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance to schedule approximate delivery times. The appointment line is staffed from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Monday through Friday. A voice mail message maybe left after normal working hours. The following information should be provided: - Name of supplier/manufacturer - Contact Person with phone number - Contract/Purchase Order Number - Total number of cartons or pallets - Total weight - Date and Time of Delivery *Note the following loading dock limitations for deliveries made to Washington D.C.: Over the road vehicles having an overall height exceeding 12'6" (3.8 meters) empty, or an overall length exceeding 42' (12.8 meters) cannot be accommodated at the receiving platform. 6.3 Invoices and Payments: 6.3.1 Invoices shall be submitted electronically through the Internet Payment Platform (IPP). The IPP is a comprehensive payment information service provided at no charge by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS). The IPP provides a centralized location to view all transactions in the order-to-pay process, transforming paper-based processes into an electronic process for both the agency and supplier. IPP is the BEP's preferred method of submitting invoices for payment. For contractors who require more information on the IPP program, including enrollment, please contact the support activity using the information below: Internet Payment Platform (IPP) Support (617) 973-3069 IPPgroup@bos.frb.org If your firm is unable to comply with the IPP processing requirements, then the following process shall apply for submission of invoices for payment: Original & 1 Copy To the Paying Office identified in SF 1449 Block 18a 1 Copy To the Designated Point of Contact 6.3.2 Additional Invoice Instructions: Invoices shall be submitted upon completion of each Call, or if multiple Calls occur within a month, at the end of the month. 6.3.3 Payment Instructions: Payment will be based on receipt of a proper invoice and contract performance. An invoice is a "proper invoice" as defined under FAR Clause 52.212-4(g). The Invoice issues, besides IPP technical related issues are to be handled and resolved between the Contractor and the Designated Point of Contact. The Contractor shall direct all questions and resolve all issues concerning invoices with the Designated Point of Contact (or CO if necessary). Contractor shall direct questions regarding payment to the Designated Point of Contact and/or the designated payment office listed above
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/BEP/OPDC20220/BEP-RFQ-11-0178/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 14th & C Sts. SW., Washington, Delaware, 20228, United States
- Zip Code: 20228
- Zip Code: 20228
- Record
- SN02388949-W 20110302/110228234126-9dec5ed53b4cbf9c41216f66baf7ef50 (fbodaily.com)
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