SOLICITATION NOTICE
71 -- Office Furniture and IT equipment for the Operations Center, Port of UMM Qasr
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 337211
— Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Project and Contracting Office, Project and Contracting Office, Iraq, Republican Presidential Compound APO, Baghdad, Iraq, AE, 09316
- ZIP Code
- 09316
- Solicitation Number
- W914NS-05-Q-0002
- Response Due
- 10/27/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/10/2004
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, W914NS-05-Q-0002 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This action is unrestricted and provides for full and open competition. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-24, effective 07/19/04 and DFARS Change Notice 20040930. The associated NAICS codes are 337211 and 334112. The Project and Contracting Office, Baghdad, Iraq, requires a number of items of furniture and office computer equipment for the Operations Center at the Port of umm Qasr. Description and minimum specification requirements are: a) Contract Line Item 0001; 72 each Desk Chair: Pneumatic gas height adjustment with approximate range of 32 inches to 37 inches. Seat cushion (50cm w x 48cm d) height adjustment from 42-54cm, back (42cm h x 50cm w) tiltable, seat cushion and back thick padded and fabric covered; black, navy, or royal blue. b) Contract Line Item 0002; 25 each Stationary Chair: Operative stationary chair, base in tubular steel 15x30, polypropylene seat and backrest core, low backrest, stackable for easy storage, cushioning with fabric covered; black, navy, or royal blue. c) Contract Line Item 0003; 14 each Printer Stand: Wood or composite pressboard; top to hold standard printer and with shelving space below for paper storage, approximately 36 inches long, 30 inches wide, 36 inches high. d) Contract Line Item 0004; 16 each Office Desk: Heavy duty; made of wood or composite pressboard; approximately 60? long x 24.5? wide; have an attached file & storage drawer with key lock; have a side return to accommodate a desktop computer and an under sliding keyboard tray attachment. e) Contract Line Item 0005; 16 each Metal Office desk: Approximately 60 inches long by 30 inches wide with an attached file and storage drawer with key lock. f) Contract Line Item 0006; 10 each Refrigerator: Maytag or equal 13-cubic foot breakroom refrigerator, frost free, 3 glass shelves, crispers, shelves in door, 65" H x 28.8"W x 28"D, configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. g) Contract Line Item 0007; 1 each Conference Table: Heavy duty; made of wood or composite pressboard; elliptical shape; approximately 24? length x 6? wide; accommodate 20 people minimum. h) Contract Line Item 0008; 4 each Twin Seat Sofa: Approximately 64-inches long by 36-inches high; covered with stain resistant fabric; either black, navy, or royal blue. i) Contract Line Item 0009; 4 each Single Seat Sofa / Chair. Approximately 39 inches long by 38 inches wide by 36 inches high; covered with stain resistant fabric; either black, navy, or royal blue. j) Contract Line Item 0010; 20 each Metal Wardrobe Locker: All metal, approximately 72-inches H, 24-inches W, 18-inches deep; twin vertical doors with locking mechanism; internal shelving with clothes hanging space. k) Contract Line Item 0011; 2 each Coffee Table: Made of wood or composite pressboard; approximately 50-inches long, 28-inches wide, 18-inches high. l) Contract Line Item 0012; 7 each Coffee / Tea / Storage Cabinet. Made of wood or pressboard; approximately 36-inches H, 30-inches W, 36-inches L; includes a storage cabinet. m) Contract Line Item 0013; 12 each Heavy Duty Paper Shredder: Hardened steel head, Maximum cross-cut of 3.9 X 30 ? 50 mm (security level 3); paper entry width of 225mm minimum; bin volume of 16 to 20 liters; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. n) Contract Line Item 0014; 2 each Microsoft Office XP Pro Media Kit. English and Standard Arabic. o) Contract Line Item 0015; 16 each Surge Protectors; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. p) Contract Line Item 0016; 2 each Copier Machine. Digital imaging system; copier/fax/network printer capability; capable of making 16 one-page copies per minute; 600-dpi output; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. q) Contract Line Item 0017; 18 each Medium White Board: Plastic frame, dry erase board, 36-inches by 48-inches; includes an accessory kit (4-color marker set, eraser, and cleaning fluid). r) Contract Line Item 0018; 14 each Large White Board: Plastic frame, dry erase board, 3-foot by 5-foot; includes an accessory kit (4-color marker set, eraser, and cleaning fluid). s) Contract Line Item 0019; 2 each Hewlett ? Packard LaserJet Printer, or equal, configured for 220v, 50 Hz. t) Contract Line Item 0020; 6 each Replacement Printing Cartridge: Black for CLIN 0019. u) Contract Line Item 0021; 5 each Hewlett ? Packard Color LaserJet Printer, or equal, configured for 220v, 50 Hz. v) Contract Line Item 0022; 8 each Replacement Printing Cartridge: Black for CLIN 0021. w) Contract Line Item 0023; 8 each Replacement Printing Cartridge: Yellow for CLIN 0021. x) Contract Line Item 0024; 8 each Replacement Printing Cartridge: Magenta for CLIN 0021. y) Contract Line Item 0025; 8 each Replacement Printing Cartridge: Cyan for CLIN 0021. z) Contract Line Item 0026; 2 each Hewlett ? Packard ScanJet 8250 (C9932A) Digital Flatbed Scanner, or equal; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. aa) Contract Line Item 0027; 8 each APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. ab) Contract Line Item 0028; 16 each Hewlett ? Packard Personal Desktop Computer, or equal: HP d530 small form factor, mini-tower, personal desktop computer with CTX 19-inch monitor. Pentium Processor 4, 2.6GHz / 533MHz FSH, with Microsoft 2000 SP4, 512 MB DDR memory, 40GB hard drive, 1.44MB floppy drive, 48X24X48 CDR/W drive, Microsoft Professional software loaded both English and Standard Arabic; configured for 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz. ac) Contract Line Item 0029; 26 each Metal File Cabinet: 4-drawer lockable metal file cabinet approximately 48 inches high by 24 inches wide by 18 inches wide. ad) Contract Line Item 0030; 10 each Bunk bed frame; twin size ae) Contract Line Item 0031; 20 each Twin mattress for the CLIN 0030 beds af) Contract Line Item 0032; 2 each 24-hub port ag) Contract Line Item 0033; 8 each 4-Shelf Lockable Storage Locker approximately 72 inches high by 15 inches wide by 36 inches long. ah) Contract Line Item 0034; 6 each 4-Shelf Lockable Storage Locker approximately 36 inches high by 15 inches wide by 36 inches long. ai) Contract Line Item 0035; 1 each Metal Conference Table Heavy duty; elliptical shape, approximately 5 feet long by 6 feet wide, can accommodate 10 people minimum. Desired delivery date for all the contract line items is 30 days after receipt of order (ARO); required delivery date is 90 days ARO. Delivery destination is the Port of Umm Qasr Warehouse (PWC Logistics) N30.058000, E047.95707 Terms of delivery for all property under these contract line items are Deliver Duty Unpaid / FOB destination. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS The Government intends to award one contract. Offers must be submitted via paperless electronic media. You must submit your electronic offer, and any supplemental information, to charles.clements@cpa-iq.org no later than the date and time specified in this combined synopsis / solicitation. The subject line must contain the solicitation number. You may use multiple e-mail messages for your offer; however, you must annotate the subject lines as described above for each message, and number, (e. g. ,1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3) as appropriate. No do use zipped files. Acquire a CAGE Code if you don?t have one already. All quotes must be in English. All unit prices must include shipping. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jan 2004) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition is 337211 for the furniture and 334112 for the IT items. However, this is not a small business set aside. (b) Submission of offers. Submit offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show -- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; (3) The name, e-mail address, postal address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. Offeror?s technical proposal (including delivery terms) shall be no longer than 10 pages of text. In addition, the Offeror?s technical proposal may also include up to 15 pages containing drawing or pictures. The type characters no smaller that 10 pitch. Only the front of a page shall be used. A page that has material on back and front will count as two pages. The contracting officer may determine proposals that deviate from these type-size and page limitations as non-responsive. (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Price and any discount terms. Offeror?s price proposal shall be no longer than five pages of text. The type characters no smaller that 10 pitch. Only the front of a page shall be used. A page that has material on back and front will count as two pages. The contracting officer may determine proposals that deviate from these type-size and page limitations as non-responsive. All quoted prices must be in US Dollars. Advanced payments, installment payments, milestone payments, and / or letters of credit will not be considered. Payment terms are in FAR provision 52.212-4. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to consider quotes proposing advanced payments, installment payments, milestone payments or letters of credit as non-responsive. (7) ?Remit to? address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3; (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (10) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (d) Product samples. None are required (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are permitted to submit only one offer to this requirement. (f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 5:00 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due. (2) (i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is ?late? and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and? (A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or (B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government?s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or (C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received. (ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel. (4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. (5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer. (g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror?s initial offer should contain the offeror?s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (h) Multiple awards. The Government shall make only one award. (i) Standards. Non-government standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication or maintenance. (j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to offers exceeding $25,000, and offers of $25,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database). The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ?DUNS? or ?DUNS+4? followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror?s name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same parent concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://www.dnb.com. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for DUNS number. (k) Central Contractor Registration. Prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757. 52.212-2. Evaluation?Commercial Items (Jan 2004) This provision applies to this acquisition as well as the following addenda: The Contracting Officer will evaluate quotes on the basis of technical specifications and price. The selection of a contractor for award will be based on the quality and specification strength in the area of the Offeror?s technical proposal. Offerors are cautioned that unsupported promises to comply with the RFQ requirements will not be sufficient. Quotes must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of any conclusionary statements relating to promised performance. In the technical proposal, Offerors shall also discuss whether they will be able to comply with the delivery requirements. A decision on the technical acceptability of each offeror?s proposal will be made. For those offerors who are determined to be technically acceptable, price will be considered. Awards will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, such as required delivery date, delivery location, terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirement. (1) Technical. Each offeror?s technical proposal, that meets the government?s required delivery dates, will be evaluated to determine if the offeror provides a sound, compliant approach that meets the government?s minimum requirements as described in the description and minimum specifications requirements. Offeror?s proposals meeting the government?s minimum requirements will determined to be technically ?acceptable?. (2) Price. (a) This competitive procurement will establish the basis for price reasonableness. (b) Total evaluated price, for award purposes, will be based upon the total price proposed. (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer (or part of an offer), mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items, as augmented by the Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders?Commercial Items, as augmented by the Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) applies to this acquisition. The quote / proposal is due at 1700 hours, Baghdad time, on 27 October 2004. The PCO contracting point-of-contact is Charles T. Clements, 703-343-9218, charles.clements@cpa-iq.org. The address is DOS-PCO Contracting, APO AE, 09316.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Port of Umm Qasr
- Country: Iraq
- Country: Iraq
- Record
- SN00692430-W 20041011/041009225549 (fbodaily.com)
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