MODIFICATION
T -- Request for Information (RFI) El Morro Civilian Enterprise Newspaper
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 34 South Gate Road, Ft. Buchanan, PR 00934
- ZIP Code
- 00934
- Solicitation Number
- W912C3-16-T-0004
- Response Due
- 3/15/2016
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2016
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE: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 W912C3-16-T-0004 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 2005-86. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 323111 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 2016-03-15 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Buchanan, PR 00934 The MICC Fort Buchanan requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico is conducting market research in order to determine the availability and capability of companies to provide ?El Morro? Civilian Enterprise Newspaper. This is a Sources Sought Notification and is for market research purposes only. The purpose of posting this sources sought notification is to locate an experienced civilian enterprise newspaper providers capable of and interested in providing El Morro newspaper at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, labor, supplies, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to publish El Morro once a month. The Government will provide the articles. The contractor shall collect ads, assemble, lay out, print and deliver a minimum of 10,000 copies monthly, 12 months of the year of the newspaper on El Morro?s scheduled publication day, the first day of every month. The newspaper will be distributed in Fort Buchanan, local and federal agencies within the San Juan metro area, US Army Reserve Headquarters, Puerto Rico National Guard Headquarters, and other designated locations around the island of Puerto Rico. The El Morro is a primarily English language publication; however, some articles will be bilingual (in English and Spanish). See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more detailed information. The period of performance will be for a one-year base contract with four option years. It is the intention the revenue the Contractor receives from the sale of the advertisements in El Morro shall be used to mitigate costs to the Government for publishing. The solicitation will be issued electronically and will be available on the FedBizOpps website on or around March 23, 2016 (publication date is subject to change). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511110, Newspaper Publishers, which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. The information provided under this Sources Sought Notification will not be returned, and no compensation will be provided from any response to this announcement. Proprietary information submitted will be protected, when so designated. Responses should include the following: 1. Reference Sources Sought Number 2. Size of the business and socio-economic status (i.e. small business, large business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.) 3. Statement of Capability stating your skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work. Responses to this sources sought announcement must be received no later than March 15, 2016 at 10:00AM (Puerto Rico local time). Responses should be emailed to Baryan Sierra at baryan.a.sierra.civ@mail.mil., 1, EA; LI 002: Instructions/Information: It is the Government's intent to disable the FedBid reverse auction function for this requirement. The contractors for this RFI should submit one dollar for their proposal cost. The contractors will then need to upload their technical / company profile by the reverse auctioning due date. Information submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow for a thorough government review of firm's interest and capabilities. No award will be made from this announcement., 1, EA; 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, MICC Fort Buchanan 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. MICC Fort Buchanan 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. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34, 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following DFARS clauses are applicable under DFAS 252.212-7001: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JUN 2005); 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and receiving Report and Army Electronic Invoicing Instructions; 252.232-7006 WAWF Payment Instructions. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Sellers must present their representations and certifications, upon request, through the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http:orca.bpn.gov. In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, ?Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM)site at https://www.sam.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under about WAWF. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL Bid MUST be good for 90 calendar days after submission Shipping must be free on board (FOB) Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance to Ft. Buchanan or to the destination specified by the Buyer. The seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. No partial shipments unless otherwise specified at time of order. If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. Award will be made only after agreement has been reached on all terms and conditions, and fair market value for the items has been acquired. "Acceptance period," as used in this provision, means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this Fedbid. The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of 90 calendar days. A bid allowing less than the Government's minimum acceptance period will be rejected. The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within 60 Calendar day acceptance period"
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Buchanan, PR 00934
- Zip Code: 00934
- Zip Code: 00934
- Record
- SN04166626-W 20160701/160629235443-3b622b0ed79fef990f273f9bc66a0c36 (fbodaily.com)
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