SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- EEOC Brief Bank
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 518112
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- Contracting Office
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of the Chief Financial Officer & Administrative Services, Procurement Management Division, 1801 L Street, N.W., Room 2505, Washington, DC, 20507, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFP0703
- Response Due
- 5/2/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP), RFP Number (No.) 0703. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16 effective March 22, 2007. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a requirement for a contractor to provide services to establish and maintain an EEOC Brief Bank integrated with current legal research services. The required services must be compatible with the existing legal research services and meet the security and functional requirements of the agency. The required items are essential to the Commission?s needs. The EEOC contemplates the award of a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract. The prospective contractor must provide pricing for each of the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) on an all or none basis: CLIN 0001. Establish and Maintain an EEOC Brief Bank - Integrated with Current Legal Research Services, Quantity 1.0 Lot, Unit Price $______________, Total for CLIN 0001 $______________; CLIN 0002. Option Year 1 - Establish and Maintain an EEOC Brief Bank - Integrated with Current Legal Research Services, Quantity 1.0 Lot, Unit Price $______________, Total for CLIN 0002 $______________; CLIN 0003. Option Year 2 - Establish and Maintain an EEOC Brief Bank - Integrated with Current Legal Research Services, Quantity 1.0 Lot, Unit Price $______________, Total for CLIN 0003 $______________; CLIN 0004. Option Year 3 - Establish and Maintain an EEOC Brief Bank - Integrated with Current Legal Research Services, Quantity 1.0 Lot, Unit Price $______________, Total for CLIN 0004 $______________; and, CLIN 0005. Option Year 4 - Establish and Maintain an EEOC Brief Bank - Integrated with Current Legal Research Services, Quantity 1.0 Lot, Unit Price $______________, Total for CLIN 0005 $______________. Interested parties must indicate in their quotation whether they accept payment via Government-wide commercial purchase card. The prospective contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of the resulting contract. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. Submission of Offers: Your offer in response to RFP No. 0703 is due on May 2, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. EST. The mailing address is as follows: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Procurement Management Division, 1801 L Street, N.W., Room 2505, Washington, D.C. 20507, Attn: Doreen Starkes, Contracting Officer. A quotation submitted via e-mail addressed to doreen.starkes@eeoc.gov will be accepted. Questions regarding this request for quotation should be submitted to Doreen Starkes, via e-mail to doreen.starkes@eeoc.gov. Telephone inquiries or responses are not acceptable. The deadline for the submission of questions regarding RFP No. 0703 is April 27, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any cost associated with responding to this business opportunity. The Contracting Officers Technical Representative will be responsible for the inspection and acceptance of the items delivered by the contractor. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated contract award date is on or before May 22, 2007. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government may consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror. Evaluation factors for award: the Government will award to the vendor submitting the proposal which is the highest technically rated that meets or exceeds the Government?s requirements. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Capability--(1a.) Indexing and search capabilities, (1b.) Timeframes for initial and ongoing content preparation and delivery, (1c.) Proposed modification of the current user interface (1d.) Initial and ongoing training, (1e.) Security and Access Controls; 2. Past Performance; and, 3. Price. Time of Delivery/Installation. The vendor must deliver/install CLIN 0001 by May 25, 2007. The vendor must provide a written statement with their quote indicating that the vendor can meet or exceed the required time of delivery. Notice: The Government intends to evaluate quotations and make award without discussions (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the vendor?s initial quote should contain the vendor?s best terms from a price and delivery standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. Period of Performance: the period of performance consists of a base period of 12 months, CLIN 0001, and four option periods, CLINs 0002, 0003, and 0004. The Period of performance for CLIN 0001 is from May 25, 2007 to May 24, 2008. Place of Delivery and Acceptance: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20507. Shipping: FOB Destination. The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The provisions at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The vendor shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with your quote. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items and Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Order-Commercial Items are incorporated by reference. The following clauses are also incorporated by reference: Clause 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I; Clause 52.222-3 Convict Labor; Clause 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, Clause 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, Clause 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, Clause 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans, Clause 52.222-36, Affirmative action for Workers with Disabilities, Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans, Clause 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees, Clause 52.225-1, Buy American Act?Supplies, Clause 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, Clause 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party, Clause 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards, Clause 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended, and Clause 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires, 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act?Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts). To obtain the above provision/clauses in full text, please visit www.arnet.gov. Method of payment: Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's site and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
- Zip Code: 20507-0001
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20507-0001
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