SOLICITATION NOTICE
69 -- Large Video Wall Screen
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 14350405RQ44562
- Response Due
- 9/6/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Title: CUSTOMIZED LARGE VIDEO SCREEN NAICS CODES: 443112 Radio Television, and Other Electronics Stores PRODUCT CODE: 6930 Operational Training Devices PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for modified-commercial items prepared under FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this request. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation package is available at www.govwork.gov. The solicitation number for this procurement is 1435-04-05-RQ-44562 documents which includes the Government Statement of Work and Clauses on the following website: http://govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp. This requirement is being issued by GovWorks under the Department of the Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This acquisition will be issued as a Firm Fixed Price contract. The NAICS code for this requirement is 443112 with a small business size standard of $1000Ms. This acquisition is Set-aside for small business and all responsible Parties may submit a quote. Commercial items FAR clauses 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items, apply to this solicitation, and may be found at http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp. Note: Far 52.212-1 and Far 52.212-2 is incorporated into this announcement. Far 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items: Contractors may submit their online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at the following government portal: http://orca.bpn.gov. GovWorks Procurement will handle the solicitation, and resultant contract administration as well as payment of invoices. GovWorks is a Federal Franchise Fund Contracting Office under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act and provides contracting support to all Federal and DoD Agencies. The successful Offeror will be required to complete electronic banking information for electronic payments. All vendors must be registered in CCR, effective October 01, 2003 to receive government contracts - www.ccr.gov. All responsible and responsive offers to this solicitation will be considered by the Agency. All vendors must be REGISTERED IN CCR EFFECTIVE October 1, 2003 in order to receive government contracts - www.ccr.gov - reference FAC 01-16, which will be at FAR 52.406. The successful Offeror will be required to complete electronic banking information for electronic payments. All responsible and responsive offers will be considered. Due Date Information: Technical and Cost proposal are due via email no later than Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at 2pm Eastern Standard Time to: mary.carver@mms.gov and copy to Hector.vega@mms.gov. No phone calls concerning this acquisition will be accepted. All inquiries must be via email, and all questions and responses will be posted to the fedbizopps.gov website as an amendment to the original announcement. If you would like to participate in this acquisition, you will find the solicitation No. 1435-04-05-RQ-44562 documents which includes the Government Statement of Work and Clauses on the following website: http://govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp TYPE OF CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price DESTINATION INFORMATION: All deliveries shall be shipped directly to: The Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC), Hill Air Force Base, Utah. DELIVERY TYPE: All deliveries under this contract will be FOB Destination. DELIVERY SCHEDULE. See the Statement of Work. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION This is c customized video-screen that work in conjunction with flight simulator system. The scope of the Video Screen includes post-award site surveys, equipment purchase and/or construction, on-site installation, acceptance, technical support, documentation, and warranty. During the site visit, the contractor shall evaluate the site to determine how best to meet the requirements. The contractor shall supply all parts including but not limited to: a large wall-sized screen, fasteners, and supports as necessary. Acceptance testing will be performed onsite by the Government to validate system capability. The contractor will supply training on the use, maintenance, and trouble shooting of the system. Applicable documentation will also be supplied by the contractor in a common electronic format (i.e. PDF, MS Word, etc.). Any documentation and information that was acquired by the contractor's training or technical assistance will be or may be shared with the screen and/or projection system providers as required to integrate associated components of the full simulation system. General Acceptance Criteria General quality measures as set forth below will be applied to each work product received from the contractor under this statement of work. Clarity Product shall be concise and meet all specific requirements. Consistency to Requirements the product must satisfy the requirements of this statement of work. Timeliness Product shall be delivered on or before the due date specified in this statement of work. INVOICING: The contractor shall send all invoices directly to GovWorks at the address indicated below. Invoices are forwarded by GovWorks to the Government COTR for acceptance and approval. Invoices will be paid upon approval and acceptance by the Government COTR. SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS: The following information MUST BE PROVIDED with your COST proposal submission: a. Tax identification number (TIN) b. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) c. Complete Business Mailing Address d. Contact Name e. Contact Phone f. Contact Fax number g. Contact email address ASSUMPTIONS, CONDITIONS, OR EXCEPTIONS Offerors must submit, under separate cover, all (if any) assumptions, conditions, or exceptions with any of the terms and conditions of this statement of work. If not noted in this section of your quote, it will be assumed that the offeror proposes no assumptions for award, and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the offeror's quote. The offerors shall prepare a technical proposal that will define in detail the offeror's capabilities and approach to meeting the requirements. The narrative with the offeror's proposal must be written in a clear, concise fashion describing precisely what the offeror proposes to do to meet those requirements and relevant organizational experience. The offeror shall prepare a cost proposal that clearly indicates the proposed rates for the items listed in the DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS. EVALUATION: Each offeror's proposal shall be evaluated according to the following factors: Factor A, B, C and D, are roughly equal to each other. A. TECHNICAL APPROACH / SPECIFICATIONS: 1) Understanding of the specifications and standards. B. DELIVERY SCHEDULE - able to meet the specified delivery schedule as specified in the solicitation C. PAST PERFORMANCE: 1) The organization's history of successful completion of the products; history of producing high-quality products and a history of staying on schedule and within budget; 2) The quality of coordination and communication of individuals within your organization with the Government Representatives on past and current contracts; 3) The organization's specific experience in the manufacture of the required products. D. KEY PERSONNEL (example: Project Manager): 1) the currency, quality and depth of experience of individual personnel in working on similar projects. Similar projects are meant to convey similarity in products, dollar value, and complexity. E. PRICE CONTRACT AWARD: Contract award shall be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer, in conforming to this RFQ, provides an overall best value to the Government, technical evaluation factors, and cost considered. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. Technical, Delivery, Past Performance and Key Personnel evaluation factors are more important than cost; however, between proposals that are evaluated as technically equal, cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2005) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated 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, 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. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Price and any discount terms; (7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(j) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and (11) 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 30 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. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing. (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately. (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 4:30 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 designed 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 to 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 may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer. (i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to-- GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978. (ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issues this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee. (2) The DOD Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and documents listed in it may be obtained from the: Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) Building 4, Section D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179 Facsimile (215) 697-1462. (i) Automatic distribution may be obtained on a subscription basis. (ii) Order forms, pricing information, and customer support information may be obtained-- (A) By telephone at (215) 697-2667/2179; or (B) Through the DoDSSP Internet site at http://dodssp.daps.mil. (3) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance. (j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all 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 a DUNS number. (k) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a 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. (l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable: (1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer. (2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror. (3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection. (4) A summary of the rationale for award. (5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror. (6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency. (End of provision) 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) Contract award shall be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer, in conforming to this RFQ, provides an overall best value to the Government, technical evaluation factors, and cost considered. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. Technical evaluation factors are more important than cost; however, between offerss that are evaluated as technically equal in quality, cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance 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. (End of provision)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Hill Air Force, Utah
- Zip Code: 84056
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 84056
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