SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- SATELLITE TRANSPONDER CAPACITY ON INTELSAT 332.5
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
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- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Associate Director for Management, Office of Contracts (M/CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 2500, Washington, DC, 20237
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBGCON3604S5437
- Response Due
- 3/12/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2004
- Point of Contact
- Marlene Brooks, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-205-9664, Fax 202-260-0855, - Herman Shaw, Contracting Officer , Phone 202-205--8412, Fax 202-260-0855,
- E-Mail Address
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mbrooks@ibb.gov, hshaw@ibb.gov
- Description
- (i) 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (ii) SOLICITATION NO. BBGCON3604S5437 IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND A CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED USING THE CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-19, effective January 7, 2004. (iv) This is a full and open procurement for satellite transponder capacity on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite. (v) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) has a requirement for a Contractor to provide 72 MHz of satellite transponder capacity on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite as described in the Statement of Work (SOW) herein at a firm-fixed price for the following period(s): CLIN 1: Base Year - June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005; CLIN 2: Option Year 1 - June 1, 2005 through May 31, 2006; CLIN 3: Option Year 2 - June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007; CLIN 4: Option Year 3 - June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008; CLIN 5: Option Year 4 - June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009; CLIN 6: Option Year 5 - June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010; and CLIN 7: Option Year 6 - June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011. The Government may unilaterally exercise all options subject to the availability of funding. (vi) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW): Contractor to provide satellite transponder 11/21, West Hemi/East Hemi (WH/EH) on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite, to be utilized 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to facilitate video and audio transmission of IBB programming in a compressed digital and DVB compliant format beginning June 1, 2004. IBB will uplink the source programs from its own satellite earth stations in Washington D.C. (WAS-13F2) and Greenville, NC (GRI-02B). SPACE SEGMENT REQUIREMENTS: IBB requires the lease of transponder 11/21 on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite. SPACE SEGMENT AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS: Satellite space segment capacity shall be available 99.999% of the time. NOTIFICATION OF SATELLITE OUTAGES: The Contractor shall be responsible for monitoring IBB transmissions and shall notify IBB Network Control Center (NCC), in Washington D.C., in case of an emergency. The Contractor shall notify and coordinate planned downtimes with the NCC at least five (5) business days prior to the downtime. The Contractor also shall notify the NCC immediately upon discovery of any unplanned interruptions in the IBB broadcasts. The appropriate telephone & facsimile numbers and E-Mail address to the IBB NCC will be provided to the Contractor after contract award. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE: In the event of a catastrophic transponder or satellite failure affecting IBB service, the Contractor shall provide another transponder/satellite C-Band assignment that meets or exceeds the technical characteristics of transponder 11/21, if capacity is available and acceptable to the IBB. In the event the transponder or satellite should fail to operate and the Contractor fails to provide identical or acceptable capacity and service on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite or another INTELSAT Atlantic Ocean Region (AOR) satellite that meets or exceeds the technical characteristics of transponder 11/21, and as a result, IBB Video and Audio services are suspended or cancelled for two (2) continuous weeks, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to terminate this Contract. In the event of termination, any prepaid payment shall be refunded to the IBB within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date for termination. INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE: The IBB shall be compensated by the Contractor for any interruption in service longer than one (1) minute, to include planned downtimes, and will result in a refund of a portion of the yearly payment directly proportional to the time of the outage, unless otherwise agreed to by both parties. This refund is to be credited to the IBB on the next quarterly invoice for the following billing period. (vii) The contract term shall be from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005 with six (6) one-year options to extend the contract term. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JAN 2004) applies to this solicitation. Interested contractors who are capable of providing these services should submit a capability statement (consisting of separate technical and price proposals) as noted below. The Contractor shall have demonstrated the ability and experience in providing the required services. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999) applies to this solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: [1] Mandatory criteria: Offeror's proposed capacity shall be on transponder 11/21 on the INTELSAT 332.5 Degree East Satellite. All offers will be reviewed to determine that they meet the mandatory criteria. Those offeror's proposals that DO NOT meet the mandatory criteria shall be rejected in total without regard to other factors. Offeror's proposals that meet the mandatory criteria will be evaluated based on the following criteria: [1] Offeror's technical proposal that demonstrates the offeror has previously and successfully delivered similar services, [2] Detailed information on Offeror's past performance and relevant contracts for similar services and a minimum of three (3) references including points of contact with telephone numbers, E-Mail and other relevant information, [3] Offeror's organization qualifications and background, and [4] Offeror's proposed price. When combined, technical and price proposals will be approximately equal. The following factors and possible points shall be used to evaluate proposals: a. Successful delivery of similar services (30 points), b. Past Performance (10 points), c. Organization qualifications and background (10 points), and d. Price (50 points). (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 51.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JAN 2004) with its offer. Proposals must also include Contractor's DUNS Number, prompt payment terms and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. Provide a list of escalation procedures, names and 24-hour contact numbers with the proposal. Proposals shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the Offeror's organization. Submit to the Contracting Officer, two (2) copies of technical and two (2) copies of price proposals, bound separately. An award may be made without discussion. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2003) applies to this acquisition with no addenda to the clause. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (JAN 2004), including subparagraphs (b) (3 and 8) applies to this acquisition as well as the following clauses contained within FAR Clause 52.212-5: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) FAR Clauses 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; 52.217-9 Option To Extend The Term of The Contract, and FAR Clause 52.237-3 Continuity of Services applies to this procurement. There are no additional contract requirements necessary for this acquisition other than those consistent with customary commercial practices. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) and assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition; (xv) There are no CBD numbered notes which apply to this procurement. (xvi) Failure to provide any of the above required items may result in the rejection of your proposal. Full text of all FAR clauses and provisions are available electronically at the following Internet address {http://www/arnet.gov/far}. Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind the Offeror's organization. Oral proposals will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at the E-Mail address for facsimile number provided at the end of this notice. Please note that the deadline for submissions of questions is 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), on March 2, 2004. Proposals may be faxed to (202) 260-0855. Proposals are due at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 2527, Washington DC 20237 on March 12, 2004 at 2:00 p.m., EST. (xvii) Contact Marlene Brooks, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 205-9664, Facsimile: (202) 260-0855, E-Mail: mbrooks@ibb.gov.
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