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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28, 2002 FBO #0238
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Wireless Services and Equipment/Products

Notice Date

7/26/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, Southwest Operations Office, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-S, Building 61801, Room 3212, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-6000
 

ZIP Code

85613-6000
 

Solicitation Number

DAAB32-02-T-B605
 

Response Due

8/15/2002
 

Point of Contact

Constance Castleton, 520-538-8249
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Communications-Electronics Command, Southwest Operations Office
(constance.castleton@hqisec.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA The 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals ar e being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation DAAB32-02-T-B605 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Ci rcular (FAC) 01-07 (FAC 2001-07 Effective 15 May 2002, & Class Deviation 2002-o0003). This acquisition is not set-aside for small business. To be considered as a responsive quote, vendors shall propose prices for wireless products and services as stated in paragraph 3 of the attached Blanket Purchase agreement (BPA). Vendors shall provide all of the information as requested in the attached BPA document. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center, Southwest Operations Office (CA C-S), Fort Huachuca, AZ intends to establish this BPA on behalf of the U.S. Army Signal Command (ASC), NETCOM-ESTA, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613. The type of contract is indefinite delivery indefinite quantity fixed price. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Inst ruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items (Oct 1995) applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items (OCT 1995), applies to this acquisition; offers will be evaluated on (1) the offeror?s ability to provide the services and products as stated above, which are required to meet the Government?s technical requirements; and (3) price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Oct 1995), and the provision at DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Nov 1995), with each offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Oct 1995), applies to this acquisition . The clause a FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues of Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Jan 1996), applies to this acquisition, as does the clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Imp lement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Nov 1995). The full text of applicable provisions and clauses, as well as any addenda thereto are available for you to download at http://www.arnet.gov/far or http ://farsite.hill.af.mil . Offers are due at the CECOM ACQUISITION CENTER Southwest Operation Office (CAC-S) no later than 4:30 p.m. MST on August 15, 2002. All responses shall be emailed to: constance.castleton@hqisec.army.mil . For additional information contact Connie Castleton, Contract Specialist, via email: constance.castleton@hqisec.army.mil or via telephone 520-538-8249; or Linda Van Collie, Contracting Officer, via telephone 520-533-0433. NOTE: Contractor shall complete all areas as stated in the agreement on the following pages prior to submission of your proposal!! BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT for U.S. ARMY SIGNAL COMMAND BETWEEN U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMAND ACQUISITION CENTER, SOUTHWEST OPERATIONS OFFICE and (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is established between (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) and the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center, Southwest Operations Office (CAC-S), Fort Huachuca, AZ on behalf of the U.S. Army Signal C ommand (ASC, NETSOM-ESTA), NETCOM-ESTA. This BPA is pursuant to the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Fixed Price Contract DAAB32-02-_____(number to be provided upon award of contract) as modified by the following terms and conditions (FAR P art 13.305(c) and Part 12 apply). 1. Prevailing Terms and Conditions 1.1. All orders placed against this BPA are subje ct to the terms and conditions of Contract (Solicitation DAAB32-02-T-B605 as awarded) and the terms and conditions as provided herein. 1.2. There will be no fee charged by the ASC, NETSOM-ESTA, NETSOM-ESTA or CAC-S for administering this BPA. If procedures are approved in the future for handling and collecting an administrative fee from customers using this BPA, the ASC, NETSOM-ESTA, NETS OM-ESTA can request that (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) update the BPA price list to include an administrative fee. If an administrative fee is added to the BPA, the Government will determine the procedures and accounting methods that will be used to col lect the administrative fee and to disburse payment to the ASC, NETSOM-ESTAand will modify this BPA to include those procedures and methods. 2. Term of the BPA This BPA will expire one year from the date of contract award. The Government reserves the right to extend this BPA. 3. Products and Services available under this BPA 3.1. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall provide all products and services offered under this BPA to all authorized purchasers. (For the purposes of this BPA, an authorized purchaser is defined as one who possesses a BPA Call Order Number and is employ ed by the Department of Defense, sees paragraph 6.2. To acquire a BPA Call Order Number see paragraph 7.4, entitled CAC-S POC.) In addition to current products and services offered this BPA, the ASC, NETSOM-ESTA may add additional items to the BPA by b ilateral modification. 3.2. The ASC, NETSOM-ESTA requires that the following products and services are included for purchase under the BPA: ? Any wireless products and services ? Any and all future wireless products and services 3.3. For the current (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) services, equipment, and accessories go to website: (please provide the website). 4. Pricing 4.1. The pricing for this BPA is based on commercial pricing. Since the rates as offered are equal to or less than the rates as offered to the general commercial public, the pricing upon which this BPA is based is determined to be fair and reasonable. 4.2. In addition to any discounts for prompt payment, (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall provide to the Government prices that are as low or lower than those charged the most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions . The prices/discounts offered by (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) to the Government in accordance with this BPA are as follows: ? SERVICE: (fill-in the %) __ % discount off commercial pricing on all monthly recurring charges for Government services. ? All (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) national account exclusive promotions. ? No activation fee. ? EQUIPMENT/ACCESSORIES: (fill-in proposed equipment/accessory discounts to include any free equipment/accessories). ? Contractor shall provide the corporate policy for payment/non-payment of taxes by the Government. ? Provide other discounts that may apply. NOTE: Contractor may change the verbiage as provided above to reflect corporate discount policy. 5. Obligation of Funds This BPA does not obligate any funds. Funds are obligated when an authorized BPA Call Order is placed with (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) in conjunction with this BPA. Each authorized purchaser is obligated only to the extent of the obligation of the B PA Call Order that is actually placed under this BPA. 6. Authorized BPA Users 6.1. This BPA is open to the U.S. Army and all other Department of Defense Agencies. 6.2. To place orders under this BPA, an authorized purchaser (see paragraph 3.1.) must possess and provide a BPA Call Order Number to (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) . The Contract Administrator/Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer (see paragraph 7.4, CAC-S POC) will provide a BPA Call Order Number to authorized purchasers. The following may be authorized purchasers: ? All U.S. Army authorized purchasers, ? All National Guard authorized purchasers, ? All Department of Defense authorized purchasers NOTE: A BPA Call Order Number is the alpha number identifier for each BPA Call Order as set forth for this BPA by the CAC-S. 7. BPA Orders 7.1. Orders will be placed against this BPA on individual BPA Call Orders. The Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist will issued a BPA Call Order Number (see paragraph 6.2) to the authorized purchaser. The authorized purchaser will provide the BPA Cal l Order Number to the (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) representative. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall communicate the BPA Call Order Numbers and associated information as a quarterly report to the ASC, NETSOM-ESTA and CAC-S. 7.2. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall provide the quarterly report to ASC, NETSOM-ESTA and CAC-S starting exactly 3 months after BPA execution. This quarterly report will list each active BPA Call Order Number along with the name of the customer pur chasing the services under this BPA, see paragraph 7.3. 7.3. To acquire a BPA Call Order Number, an authorized purchaser must simultaneously email the following information to the CAC-S Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist, and ASC, NETSOM-ESTA. (NOTE: See paragraph 7.4 for the points of contacts , their email addresses, and telephone numbers. EMAIL is the Government?s preferred method of communication.): ? AUTHORIZED PURCHASERS NAME ? ORGANIZATION ADDRESS ? EMAIL ADDRESS ? TELEPHONE NUMBER ? PROOF OF FUNDING 7.4. GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACTS (POC): CAC-S POC: Constance L. Castleton, Contract Specialist, commercial telephone number: 520-538-8249, DSN: 879-8249, email to: constance.castleton@hqisec.army.mil Linda A. Van Collie, Contracting Officer, commercial telephone number: 520-533-0433, DSN: 821-0433, email to: vancolliel@hqisec.army.mil ASC, NETSOM-ESTA POC: Ada M. Veney/AFSN-TB, commercial telephone number: 520-538-7934, DSN: 879-7934, email to: Ada.Veney@hqASC.army.mil 7.5. The purchaser must provide the following information to the (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) when placing a BPA Call Order. To place a BPA Call Order with (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ), the authorized purchaser must email or send a signed facsimil e to the (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) POC. (The POC for (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) is listed below at paragraph 7.6.): ? AUTHORIZED PURCHASERS NAME ? BPA CONTRACT NUMBER ? BPA CALL ORDER NUMBER ? ORGANIZATION ADDRESS ? ITEMIZED LIST OF SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE ORDERED including quantity, unit price, extension price for each item ? EMAIL ADDRESS ? TELEPHONE NUMBER ? DELIVERY ADDRESS and DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 7.6. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) POC: Provide POC, (provide title of POC), commercial telephone number (provide number), facsimile number (provide fax number), email to: (provide email address). 8. Delivery 8.1. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall deliver all products and services directly to the authorized purchaser, unless alternative arrangements have been made. All deliveries under this BPA shall be accompanied by a service order or sales slip that sha ll contain the following information: ? Name of Contractor; ? BPA Contract Number; ? Call Order Number; ? Date of Purchase; ? Name of Account Holder placing the order; ? Serial Number, Model Number or Nation Stock Number (NSN), if applicable; ? Date of Shipment or Order; and ? Quantity, Unit Price, and Extension of Each Item (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided, that the invoice is itemized to show the information), if applicable. 8.2. Individual shipping instructions will be provided to (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) when placing a BPA Call Order. Instructions will include a complete ship-to address, a POC and the POCs telephone number and email address. 9. Invoices In accordance with Clause 52.232-25 Prompt payments, (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall submit the original monthly invoice to the applicable authorized purchaser as identified on the individual BPA Call Orders. The authorized purchaser is responsible for reviewing the invoice for accuracy and for ensuring that payment is made. The preferred method of payment is an U.S. Government Credit Card, see paragraph 10. 10. Payment Payment is due under this BPA in accordance with the terms and conditions of this BPA, which shall be stated on each invoice. U.S. Government Credit Cards are the preferred form of payment. 11. Modifications (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall provide all requests for modification of this BPA to the Contracting Officer. (REPLACE WITH COMPANY NAME: ) shall provide to the Contracting Officer any new products and services for modification into the BPA via e mail.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, Southwest Operations Office ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-S, Building 61801, Room 3212 Fort Huachuca AZ

Zip Code: 85613-6000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00126486-W 20020728/020726213605 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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