MODIFICATION
70 -- Office of Chief Information Security Officer - Forensic Software (Reposted as changed to be small business only)
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- 701 S. 12 St, Arlington , VA 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- HSTS03-05-R-CIO254
- Response Due
- 9/13/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2005
- Point of Contact
- Name: Mark Urciuolo, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 5712274213, Fax: 5712272913, Name: Andrea Grimsley, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 703.626.9393, Fax: 703.385.9211,
- E-Mail Address
-
mark.urciuolo@associates.dhs.gov;, Andrea.grimsley@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HSTS03-05-R-CIO254 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 01-27. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 12:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Arlington, VA 22202 The DHS-Transportation Security Administration requires the following items, MEET OR EXCEED, to the following: LI 001, Forensic Software Tool. Must meet all requirements listed in Attachment 1 - Requirements for TSA Forensic Capability. All offerors will be evaluated against their ability to meet these requirements. All offerors must complete and return Attachment 2 - Certifications and Representations to mark.urciuolo@associates.dhs.gov. No bid will be considered without a completed Attachment 2., 1, EA; For this solicitation, DHS-Transportation Security Administration intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS-Transportation Security Administration is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Mark Urciuolo at mark.urciuolo@associates.dhs.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to mark.urciuolo@associates.dhs.gov (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The following clauses are listed by reference with full effect. The complete text can be found at www.tsa.gov under Business Opportunities/Contracting with TSA/TSA Acquisition Management System. Each clause is listed in alphabetical order. TSAAMS 3.2.2.5-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (February 2003) TSAAMS 3.9.1-1 - Contract Disputes (February 2003) TSAAMS 3.9.1-2 - Protest After Award (February 2003) TSAAMS 3.9.1-3 - Protest (February 2003) TSAAMS 3.3.1-17 - Prompt Payment (February 2003) TSAAMS 3.3.1-25 - Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Payment - Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (February 2003) TSA is exempt from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Please disregard all references to the FAR for this procurement. TSA operates under the Acquisition Management System (AMS), found at fast.faa.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (27-SEP-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-20790, n-1562)
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DHS-BT/TSA/HQTSA/HSTS03-05-R-CIO254/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, VA 22202
- Zip Code: 22202
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22202
- Record
- SN00905453-F 20050929/050927213922 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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