SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Tactical Interoperability Communications Gateway / Switch
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACA, White Sands Missile Range, Directorate of Contracting, Bldg 143, 2nd Floor, Crozier Street, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5201
- ZIP Code
- 88002-5201
- Solicitation Number
- W9124Q-08-R-EPGTACCOM
- Response Due
- 11/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2008
- Point of Contact
- charlene.neal, 520-538-2399
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ACA, White Sands Missile Range
(charlene.neal@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The U.S. Army Contracting Agency, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico is soliciting commercially available equipment for the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) throu gh the Special Programs Office, U. S. Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. CEDAP is a competitive program that helps meet the equipment needs and training of smaller jurisdictions and communities. One of the central goals of CEDAP is to pro vide equipment to assist emergency responders in improving their capabilities in the areas that reflect capabilities addressed by the National Preparedness Goal: Prevention and Detection, Regional Response and Mutual Aid, and Interoperable Communications. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-19 dated 17 September 2007. This requirement is solicited as full and open. The applicable NAICS code is 334210 and the size standard is 1000 employees. Proposals shall be FOB destination and inspection and acceptance shall be at destination. Payment will be made by Visa credit card. Company must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (http:www.ccr.gov/) before an award can be made. It is anticipated that requirements type contract award will be made. The anticipated award will be for a one year base period with a one year option period. From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: 52.216-18, 52.216-19 (fill-ins are 1 unit, 120 units, 120 units, 30), 52.217-5, 52.217-9 (fill-ins are 5, 30) 52.216-21, 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52,212-3, 52,212-4, 52,212-5, 52.203-6, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52. 222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21,52.222-26, 52.222.35, FAR 52,222-36, 52,232-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-36 FAR 52.252-2. Full text of these clauses may be found at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. From Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, DFA RS 252.212-700 0, 252.212-7001, 52.203-3, 252.205-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.247-7023, 252.247-7024, 252.243-7002. Full text of these clauses may be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. We are interested in proposals for Tactical Interoperability Communications Gateway / Switches that will be used to support the needs of smaller jurisdictions with limited resources. The proposed equipment must have an established history of successful field use; recently developed equipment without an established history of use will not b e considered. The equipment must be proposed as an all inclusive kit. Optional items will not be considered. The equipment must be simple to use and operate, easy and inexpensive to maintain; it must be commercially available, have all appropriate federa l certifications. The proposed equipment must include a warranty, technical support, installation support and setup, and training. We are anticipating awarding a requirements type contract for Tactical Interoperability Communications Gateway / Switches. The Government is interested in portable, stand-alone, tactical, gateway interoperability communications switch (ICS) equipment. The ICS should use prime power from standard 110VAC wall power, and be capable of auxiliary power from a battery, and a vehicl e. The ICS should be rapidly deployable, stand-alone, and capable of interconnecting and interfacing multiple bands VHF, UHF, 800MHz, cell phone, telephone line, satellite phone, analog, digital, conventional and trunk-based radio; and must include the ca pability to interface Project 25 (P25) compliant communications devices. The ICS must have a minimum capability to host three talk groups/nets with two users e ach. The entire kit must contain the ICS; interconnect cables and all peripheral accessories in a single mobile and transportable Pelican case or equivalent. The proposed equipment must be in an all inclusive kit and operational out of the box . The esti mated number of units is 60 per year. However, actual units ordered will be determined by budget constraints and approved request for the equipment under the CEDAP program. The evaluations will be accomplished in two parts: Part 1 is a go/no go proposal evaluation phase and Part 2 is the technology proposal/demonstration phase. Those vendors who pass part 1 evaluation phase will be invited to demonstrate in Part 2. Proposals not selected for Part 2 demonstrations are considered rejected and will not re ceive further consideration. Part 2 demonstrations will be at a place and time to be determined by the government. Currently, it is anticipated the demonstrations will be during the week of December 9 through December 15, 2007, in Orlando, Florida. How ever, the dates and location are subject to change. The vendors selected for Part 2, technology proposal/demonstration, will be notified by December 5, 2007 of the location, date, and time. As there may be several vendors selected for demonstration, the scheduled dates and times will not be adjusted to meet individual proposers requirements. Vendors invited to demonstrate in Part 2 will be allowed to demonstrate their product, within a limited time constraint and in front of a panel of subject matter e xperts (SME). Vendors will have 15 minutes for set-up, 30 minutes for product demonstration, and 10 minutes for take down; these time limits will be strictly enforced. The demonstrations will be video taped. Vendors selected and invited to demonstrate w ill be required to fund all associated costs for participation to include, but not limited to, travel, transportation and lodging, food, and shipping and storage of equipment. The list of evaluators and SMEs that evaluate the proposal and witness the demon strations will not be provided. The Part 1 proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria: (1) does the proposal address the equipment identified in the solicitation (2) could the references be validated and was the vendor and equipment rated successful or higher by the references (3) did the vendor provide verifiable publically available reports from an independent laboratory, commercial or federal, verifying performance characteristics or industry standard certification. (4) is the proposed pricing for the base and option periods within the competitive range (5) is the production capability adequate (6) did the vendor propose training. The demonstration and proposals evaluations (Part 2) will be evaluated by SMEs against the following evalu ation criteria listed in equal order of importance to determine the best value to the CEDAP program: (1) overall technical description and capabilities of the equipment; (2) potential contribution and relevance to CEDAP; (3) the estimated yearly operating costs that may be expected by a typical law enforcement agency or first responder using the equipment; (4) the equipment warranty, technical support, equipment manual/CD or DVD, and installation/setup support; (5) the type and quality of training provided with the equipment; (6) the companys production capability/quantities and proposed delivery schedule.. These evaluation criteria, when combined, are approximately equal to price. Vendors are not limited to one product, however only one product per propo sal will be accepted. All proposals shall be submitted electronically as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. All proposals shall be in English and of length not to exceed ten pages. The font size shall be no smaller then 10 pitch. No other in formation other than the ten page proposal will be considered for this solicitation; any other material, brochures, pamphlets, or samples will not be considered . All submissions must have a title page (page one) that includes the following: Reference the solicitation number; name of the proposed product, Company name, mailing address, city state and zip code; company size (large or small business), company DUN S number, CAGE code and Tax identification number. Include the administrative point-of-contact, phone number, fax number and email address; and a technical point-of-contact, phone number, fax number and email address. The technical point-of-contact should be familiar with all technical or scientific aspects of the equipment and may be called upon for clarification purposes during the evaluation process. The remaining nine pages of the proposal must address each of the following areas: (1) Technical descr iption and capabilities of the equipment; (2) Potential contribution and relevance to CEDAP; (3) Established history of use by any federal, state or local government agency provide references; (4) reference any publically available reports from an indepe ndent laboratory, commercial or federal, that verify or validate the performance characteristics of the equipment or industry standard certifications provide report references; (5) the estimated yearly operating costs that may be expected by a typical la w enforcement agency or first responder using the equipment; (6) the equipment warranty, technical support, equipment manual/CD or DVD, and installation/setup support; (7) the type and quality of training being provided with the equipment; (8) the pricing of the equipment and training for the base period and the option period with any associated quantity discounts; (9) the companys production capability/quantities and proposed delivery schedule. Criteria eight (8) and nine (9) must be addressed on page ten (10) of the proposal. For criterion three (3) above you must provide at least two references of a federal, state or local government agency that has used or is actively using the equipment being proposed. Include the name of the agency, mailing address, relevant point-of-contact, phone number, fax number and email address. We must be able to contact the references and validate the use of the equipment. For criterion four (4) above provide the name of the independent laboratory that has verified or valid ated the performance characteristics or the industry standard certification, include the mailing address, relevant point-of-contact, phone number, fax number and email address. Also include the title of the report, date of the report, name of the laborator y that prepared the report and the author of the report. We must be able to contact this person to validate the references and report. For criterion five (5) we require the estimated yearly cost breakdown for operating the equipment. For example, as it app lies, the yearly estimated cost could include software licensing fees, cell phone service needs specific to the equipment, expendables items, perishable or consumable items, periodic calibration requirements, special federal or state regulatory testing or any other considerations a law enforcement or first responder agency must manage as part of the normal use and operation of the proposed equipment. This is a very important consideration for eligible agencies with limited resources. For criterion seven ( 7) briefly describe the training that will be provided for the proposed equipment. Training is an important component of CEDAP and we want to insure that eligible agencies will be skilled at using the equipment after receiving training. The government re serves the right to reject all of the responses to this solicitation. The vendor selected to be included in the CEDAP program must register and post the proposed equipment on the Responder Knowledge Base, reference: https://www.rkb.mipt.org/ no later tha n 5 business days after notification. Proposals are due no later than 1200 noon (MST) on November 16, 2007. Proposal must be submitted to: Ms. Charlene Neal at charlene.neal@us.army.mil, phone number 520-538-2399. The solicitation number W9124Q-08-R-EPGTACCOM must be in the subject line of the e-mail. After submitting the proposal please call Ms. Neal to verify that your proposal was received. Proposals and responses received after 1200 noon (MST) on November 16, 2007 are not in compliance and will not be considered under this solicitation. Funding or reimbursement will not be authorized in preparation of the proposals. Vendors selected and invited to demon strate will be required to fund all associated costs for participation.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, White Sands Missile Range Directorate of Contracting, Bldg 143, 2nd Floor, Crozier Street White Sands Missile Range NM
- Zip Code: 88002-5201
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 88002-5201
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