SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Software license and maintenance
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB Contracting Office, 395 B Street West Suite 2, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4525
- ZIP Code
- 78150-4525
- Solicitation Number
- FUFPC5310010100
- Response Due
- 7/16/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Gloria Marshall, Purchasing Agent, Phone 210-652-5183, Fax 210-652-2759, - Linda Johnson, Contract Specialist, Phone 210-652-5117, Fax 210-652-2759,
- E-Mail Address
-
gloria.marshall@randolph.af.mil, linda.johnson@randolph.af.mil
- Description
- The requirement is for the purchase of license and maintenance of Employee Benefits Information System II (EBIS II), a software application owned by GRB, to the Integrated Interactive Voice Response System/Employee Benefits Information System (IVRS/EBIS) Consortium, a group of federal government agencies/components. Also requires technical support to fix, develop, and modify EBIS II/POE applications including all EBIS II/POE web pages, executables, scripts, and libraries. This software is critical to ensure total access to all personnel records in the Civilian Modernization database. The software allows users to remotely retrieve employee records from the database. Within 48 hours of a work stoppage notification, the vendor shall fully define the problem; identify alternative fixes, and report findings and recommendations to the government for review and approval. Maintenance will be for a period of five years (Basic + 4 option years). The base period of performance is 01 Oct 03 – 30 Sep 04 plus 4 option years and 6 months extension of services. Award of Firm Fixed Price requirements Contract is anticipated on 01 Oct 03 contingent upon the availability of funds. The 12th Contracting Squadron at Randolph AFB intends to award on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR Part 6.302. Award will be made on a sole source basis to Government Retirement and Benefits, Inc. (GRB), Alexandria, VA, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being accepted and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number FUFPC531010100 is issued as a request for quotation. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-14. The SIC Code is 7378, size standard is $21.0 and the NAICS code is 811212. The following clauses and provisions can be viewed through Internet access at the AF FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR, 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, is also applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria for this provision are as follows: (1) conformance to the specifications, Statement of Work, and Technical Proposal, (2) price proposal and (3) past performance. Factor one (1) has a greater weight than factor two (2). Factor two (2) has a greater weight than factor three (3). Offers shall submit the following: capability to conform to the Statement of Work specifications, price, and past performance for the Government Retirement and Benefits (GRB) software licenses and maintenance support for the Integrated Employee Benefits Information System (EBIS) and the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) database software. Offerors must also include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications –Commercial Items, which can be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov/far. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. Paragraph ( c ) of this clause is tailored as follows: ( c ) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties, with the exception of administration changes such as paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (n) is hereby tailored as follows: (n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished by this contract shall pass to the government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession. Title for commercially-available-off-the-shelf (COTS) Software is exempt from this paragraph. The terms and conditions of the software licensing Agreement shall prevail in lieu thereof. 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the contract. 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items with these additional FAR clauses marked: 52.219-4, Notice of Price evaluation Preference for HubZone Small Business Concerns. 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns. 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. 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, Vietnam Era, and other eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C.4212); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332, Required Central Contractor Registration; 52.222-48, Exception from Application of Service Contract Act Provisions for Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, and/or Repair of Certain Information Technology, Scientific and Medical and/or Office and Business Equipment – Contractor Certification. 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). 52.216-21, Requirements. In addition, DFARs 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. 252-212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items. 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements. Interested parties capable of providing the above must submit a written proposal to include discount terms, past performance information, tax identification number, cage code and verifiable evidence of their ability to perform. All responses that meet the criteria contained herein will be considered, but must be compatible with the EBIS/IVRS License renewal/Software support products. “Or equals” will not be accepted. Award will be made using simplified Acquisition Procedures; therefore, the evaluation procedures at FAR 13.106-2 will be used. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which, if timely, will be considered by this agency. Offerors are due at 12 Contracting Squadron not later then 430PM, Central Standard Time, 16 July 2003 and should reference the solicitation number listed above. Offerors must include with their proposal a completed copy of the provisions 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate, 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representation, and 52.219-1 Alternate I, Small Business program Representation. Effective 1 Jun 98, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to receiving any award. Offeror must provide cage code and ensure that they are registered in the Central Contractor registration (CCR). You can register by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Past performance information shall include a list of five (5) of the most recent and relevant past and present contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last three years. Furnish the following information for each contract: (1) Company/division name, (2) Product/service, (3) Contracting Agency, (4) Contract Number, (5) Contract Dollar Value, (6) Period of Performance, (7) Name, address, Fax number, and telephone number of the Contracting Officer, (8) Comments regarding any known performance deemed not acceptable by a customer. Past performance information and proposals shall be forwarded to the attention of Gloria Marshall, Contract Specialist, Phone 210-652-5117, Fax 210-652-2759, via Email gloria.marshall@randolph.af.mil.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AETC/RandAFBCO/FUFPC5310010100/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Randolph AFB TX San Antonio TX
- Zip Code: 78150
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78150
- Record
- SN00363354-F 20030704/030702222254 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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