SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- HN EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 2230 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22027
- ZIP Code
- 22027
- Solicitation Number
- PR2327751
- Response Due
- 2/6/2013
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Kwan Chun, Title: Enabling Equipment Program Manager, Phone: 5712269661, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
chunkh@state.gov;
- 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is PR2327751 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 2005-64. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334290 with a small business size standard of 750.00 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 2013-02-06 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be STERLING, VA 20166 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, 1. Throw Phone (Observation Unit) Port 2. Remote A/V Interface Box Port 3. 120 Volt A/C External Power Port** 4. Coaches Headset/Multi-Extension Headset Cable Port 5. Primary Negotiator Headset Port 6. Volume Adjustable Throw Phone (Observation Unit) Off Hook Audible Alert 7. Audible Alert Reset Button 8. 12 Volt DC Vehicle Cigarette Lighter Power Port** 9. Covert Video Camera Position LED Indicators 10. Covert Video Camera Selector Knob 11. RJ-11 Landline Jack for Basic Landline Negotiations/Communications 12. Throw Phone (Observation Unit) Off Hook LED Indicator 13. Throw Phone (Observation Unit) Call Button 14. (2) sets of RCA Ports to allow for the connection RCA Compatible Auxiliary Audio/Video Devices to Monitor, Record, and/or Broadcast the Direct-Link?s Primary Negotiator, Covert Video, and Covert Audio Channel Data 15. A/C Power Connection LED Indicator 16. Command Unit Console ?Power On? LED Indicator 17. Power On/Off Switch 18. Battery Status Level LED Indicators 19. Princess Style AT&T Handset Set for External Landline, 2, KT; 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, 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. If Seller is bidding Cisco brand equipment, Seller certifies that it is a Cisco Authorized Channel as of the date of the submission of its Bid, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by Cisco to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable Cisco certification/specialization requirements.Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). The Seller confirms to have sourced all Cisco products submitted in this Bid from Cisco or through Cisco Authorized Channels only, in accordance with all applicable laws and Cisco?s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all Cisco software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Cisco Software. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 60 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. 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html. (b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default ?program files? directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall. (c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges. (d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. 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. GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101. In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.") 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. The Buyer will review the bids and make a selection on FedBid. Selected Seller means the Seller that submits the Selected Bid. Selected Bid means a Bid submitted by a Seller in response to an IFB, which Bid meets or exceeds the Buyer?s requirements and is accepted by the Buyer pursuant to the terms of the Bid. Participating sellers will note that there may be a 4 to 6 week delay from the time that the Selected Seller receives notification from FedBid to the time that the Selected Seller receives the award document from the Department of State. FedBid will invoice the Selected Seller after the Buyer has accepted a Seller?s bid. The FedBid invoice will include system-generated competition-specific information for identification and referencing purposes. The Selected Seller is responsible for remitting any FedBid fee once they have received payment from the Department of State. The official award document from the Department of State will contain information on how the Selected Seller invoices the Buyer. The official award document from the Department of State will provide the delivery timeline information and the award date on the document is when the official delivery time clock begins. Sellers cannot: combine order shipments, perform drop shipments. A requisition number or credit card number MUST be identified with the shipment and All shipments MUST include the Packing List. Delivery must be made within 45 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 45 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. For the line items designated as [Brand Name or Equal], the Buyer is allowing Sellers to submit bids for alternate products as long as the bid specification 'Brand Name or Equal' the requested specification. Sellers MUST enter exactly what they are bidding (including make, model, and description) into the blank description field in order for the bid to be considered Award of bids will be evaluated by price, technical capability, delivery and past performance.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: STERLING, VA 20166
- Zip Code: 20166
- Zip Code: 20166
- Record
- SN02978835-W 20130206/130204234036-d2f5c710fd360f5adc049fadd1021471 (fbodaily.com)
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