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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 28, 2005 FBO #1432
SOLICITATION NOTICE

76 -- RFQ # 1406-04-06-60407 "Executive Book Summaries"

Notice Date

10/26/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Minerals Management Service GovWorks, Attn: Ms. Sharon Bruce 381 Elden Street MS- 2510 Herndon VA 20170
 

ZIP Code

20170
 

Solicitation Number

1406-04-06-60407
 

Response Due

11/2/2005
 

Archive Date

10/26/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Request for Quote (RFQ) # 1406-04-06-RFQ-60407 Title: Executive Book Summaries NAICS CODE: 511199 All Other Publishers 511130 Book Publishers, 511120 Periodicals Publishers PRODUCT CODE: 7520 Office Devices and Accessories PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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 this announcement constitutes the solicitation request. This requirement is being issued by GovWorks under the Department of the Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of the Department of Defense, Chief of Naval Operations. THIS IS A SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. NAICS CODE: 511199, 511130, 511120 / Size Standard: 500 employees Commercial items FAR clauses 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-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 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, and 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. DUE DATE INFORMATION: The due date for responses to this RFQ, both technical and cost, shall be via electronic submission to Lauren.Yates@mms.gov. on or before November 2, 2005 at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. TYPE OF CONTRACT Firm-Fixed Price PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance (POP) shall be from contract award for 12 months, hereto referred to as the base period. This order also includes four (4) option periods (option period = 12 months each), which may only be unilaterally exercised by the Government and shall not exceed 12 months in duration. All terms and conditions applicable to the base period shall extend to the option unless otherwise agreed upon. Funding for the option periods is subject to the availability of funds. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION WITH REQUIRED QUANTITIES: Executive Book Summaries 1. Monthly Executive Book Summaries - Summaries should contain topics that are of interest to business leaders, including management, finance, manufacturing, economics, sales, small business, career and success techniques, politics, etc. Summaries do not have to be all business best sellers, but must contain current, new and fresh ideas and have immediate value for readers and have been recently published. 2. Harvard Review Summaries 3. Previous Business Reviews 4. Economic and Public Policy Reviews 5. Speed Reviews 6. Digital Audio 7. CD - Summary files must come on one CD 8. File formats must be MP3's and PDF 9. All files must have the capability to be uploaded onto the OPNAV Website to be read and/or printed. Price Quote A Cumulative Price Summary sheet will be submitted, which is inclusive of the base period and all options. The Offeror shall provide a fixed price per user for the base and all option years. The price per user shall be based on the anticipated quantities in the chart below: Anticipated number of users is listed below: Period of Performance Users Base Year 800 Option 1 (estimate) 950 Option 2 (estimate) 1100 Option 3 (estimate) 1250 Option 4 (estimate) 1400 **Any quotes proposing automatic renewals will not be accepted. Options may only be exercised at the direction of the Government. ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: No earlier than November 4, 2005 - No later than November 8, 2005 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Vendor shall provide a written price quote in response to this solicitation. All offerors MUST submit with their quote a completed and filled out Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (FAR 52-212-3) - this may be downloaded from the GovWorks website at : http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp. If your Certs and Reps are registered on the ORCA site, your proposal MUST indicate the Certs and Reps are located on the ORCA site. Your Price Quote MUST include the following Information 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 H) Quote must reflect any and all discounts provided. 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 on page 1 of the solicitation. 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 1,000 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) EVALUATION Go/No Go Factors (all are equal in value) If any of the following factors are missing the proposal will not be considered for award. 1. Option without automatic renewals 2. Digital Audio 3. CD- Summary files must come on one CD monthly 4. File formats must be MP3's and PDF 5. All files must have the capability to be uploaded onto the OPNAV Website to be read and/or printed. Quotes that have met all of the criteria listed in the Go/No Go factors will be reviewed and evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria identified below. Each offeror's submission is evaluated according to the factors shown below. Factors are listed in descending order of importance. Sub-factors listed under factor B are of equal importance to each other. Sub-factors listed under factor C are in descending order of importance. A. Cost 1. Selection of the firm to perform this task order will be based on the Government's assessment of the best overall value. B. Quality 1. Presents new, fresh and innovative business ideas, techniques, models and theories 2. Current publication 3. Topics of interest to business leaders 4. Have immediate value to reader C. Quantity 1. Executive Summaries 2. Harvard Business Reviews 3. Previous Business Reviews 4. Economic and Public Policy Reviews 5. Speed Reviews 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. Sincerely, Sharon Bruce Contracting Officer Attachments: 1) FAR 52.212-3 Certs and Reps ***To view attachments go to http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp***
 

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Place of Performance

Address: Chief of Naval Operations Washington DC

Zip Code: 20350

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00921318-W 20051028/051026212142 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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