SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Network Accessories
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- 1001-602443
- Response Due
- 9/29/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 1001-602443 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 05-09. 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 unrestricted and only interested 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 Friday, September 29, 2006 at 16:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Springfield, VA 22153 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, 403710A EXPLORER 500 Portable BGAN Terminal (Class2) , 10, EA; LI 002, 3720A EXPLORER 700 BGAN satellite terminal with removable antenna , 10, EA; LI 003, TCS-BGAN-ACT Inmarsat BGAN activation charge, 10, EA; LI 004, TCS-BGAN-MU-MS Inmarsat BGAN monthly subscription charge for MID user allowance package OUT OF BUNDLE BGAN SERVICES AND RATES TCS-BGAN-MU-IP Inmarsat BGAN IP out of bundle charges for MB for MID User Allowance Package TCS-BGAN-SS32 Inmarsat BGAN Symmetrical Streaming IP Charges/minute at 32kbits/s - Out of bundle charges TCS-BGAN-SS64 Inmarsat BGAN Symmetrical Streaming IP Charges/minute at 64kbits/s - Out of bundle charges TCS-BGAN-SS 128 Inmarsat BGAN Symmetrical Streaming IP Charges/minute at 128kbits/s - Out of bundle charges TCS-BGAN-STD- VF Inmarsat BGAN Voice rate/minute to fixed service - Out of bundle charges TCSBGAN-STD- VC Inmarsat BGAN voice rate/minute to cellular service - Out of bundle charges TCS-BGANSTD-VB Inmarsat BGAN and voice mail retrieval voice rate/minute - Out of bundle charges , 10, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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. Department of State 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 Harry Lundy at lundyhe@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICSE. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CELARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB DESTINATION CONUS *The Vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order without prior written approval by the Contracting Officer. *No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturers, quantities, delivery dates or any other specification of this award. *Items that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in Block 17 will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the Vendors expense. *Items received must adhere to the configuration as submitted and approved by the PMA Lab. *Vendors must deliver to the configuration as tested and approved. *Items not in compliance will be returned to the Vendor at no additional cost to the Government and comments will be noted to Vendor Performance. *Random Quality Assurance will be conducted to ensure Vendor/Manufacturer conformance. The Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State (DoS), is processing this acquisition at the request of the Office of the Secretary, Executive Secretariat, Office of Information Resource Management (S/ES-IRM). This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the use of BGAN terminals. S/ES-IRM has identified the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals as a key upgrade component for our traveling satellite communications information technology base for the Secretary of State and traveling party. The lifecycle of the current units (M4 and GloComm) being deployed have expired. BGAN units will replace these older terminals. The BGANS offer increased and more reliable bandwidth. They are also much smaller, making them easier to transport. Furthermore, the BGAN units are compatible with our existing INMARSAT satellite support infrastructure. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor?s unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the requirements of this office. HP printers have undergone test, assessment and evaluation and received final approval from our IT Configuration Control Board.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-34351, n-4046)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Springfield, VA 22153
- Zip Code: 22153
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22153
- Record
- SN01155743-W 20060929/060927220342 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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