MODIFICATION
R -- Over the Phone Translation Services
- Notice Date
- 2/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Bldg 11606 SSG Sims St, El Paso, TX 79908
- ZIP Code
- 79908
- Solicitation Number
- PR200665708
- Response Due
- 2/9/2012
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Caroline Manning, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 9157243335, Fax: 9157243327
- E-Mail Address
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caroline.r.manning@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number PR200665708. 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. 319564_04. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. 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 a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2012-02-09 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 22029 The DHS Customs and Border Protection requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, Customs and Border Protection is issuing this Request for Quotations for Over the Phone Translation Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW), List of Languages - Attachement A, List of Sector Stations - Attachment B, and Historical Data - Attachment C Customs and Border Protection anticipates issuing one purchase order for this requirement. Interested Vendors shall bid/quote for 24,000 minutes @ X rate. Line item 001 is for Base period (12 month period)., 288000, minute; LI 002, Customs and Border Protection is issuing this Request for Quotations for Over the Phone Translation Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW), List of Languages - Attachement A, List of Sector Stations - Attachment B, and Historical Data - Attachment C Customs and Border Protection anticipates issuing one purchase order for this requirement. Interested Vendors shall bid/quote for 24,000 minutes @ X rate. Line item 002 is for Option Year 1 (12 month period)., 288000, minute; 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, 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the ?Included in another line item? function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ?Submit a Question? feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid being determined to be 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. ORCA Requirement - Company must be registered on Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered with ORCA, they may do so by going to ORCA web site at https://orca.bpn.gov/. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. 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. Unless otherwise noted. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Deadline for ALL questions is no later than Monday, February 6, 2012 5:00 pm (EST). Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. Supplemental Bid InformationIn 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. FAR 52.211-6 Payments under this contrat will be made in accordance with FAR 52.232-7 Substitute the following under 52.232-7 from "hourly" rate to "minute" rate. The vendor shall notify Customs and Border Protection when the contracted services have reached 75% of the contracted price. Failure to notify Customs and Border Protection could result in the contractor providing services at risk. FAE 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 24 months. Provide a list of at least two (2) references for projects/contracts/orders where the offeror has provided these types of services in the past 2 years. These projects/contracts/orders shall include those performed for federal, state, and local governments and those performed for private organizations. For each project/contract/order that meets this description, the offeror shall provide the following information: a. Customer Name (agency, bureau, private organization, etc.) b. Customer Address c. Project/Contract/Order Number d. Period of Performance of Project/Contract/Order e. Point of Contact for Project/Contract/Order f. Point of Contact?s Address, Telephone Number, and Email Address It is the offeror?s responsibility to ensure that all information provided as past performance is accurate, current, and complete. In its past performance evaluation, the Government may consider this information as well as any other information obtained from other sources. This may include PPIRS, other Government agencies and other private and public sources of information.?
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 22029
- Zip Code: 22029
- Zip Code: 22029
- Record
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