SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- DIGITAL PRINTING AND IMAGING
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 490 East Moore Drive Building 892 MAFB-Gunter Annex , AL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- R1766
- Point of Contact
- Mary Peters mary.peters@gunter.af.mil
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to E-mail the POC
(mary.peters@gunter.af.mil)
- Description
- Announcement to Potential Digital Printing and Imaging Small Business Vendors Sources Sought / Information The United States Air Force, through the Information Technology Commodity Council and HQ 754th Electronic Systems Group/ESB, is preparing to issue the small business portion of its enterprise Digital Printing and Imaging (DPI) strategy. On 29 January 2008, the Air Force awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) to three large business Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) - Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, and Xerox. The next phase of the strategic plan is to award one, several or no BPAs to small business resellers for network printers, network multi-function printers (MFPs), associated toner/ink cartridges, supplies, and product support services to Air Force purchasers. All DPI BPAs are based on General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) and, as indicated herein, the resellers' products must be on these Schedules. Small business resellers may team with any OEM, or combination of OEMs, to provide to provide DPI products and services, with the exception of those OEMs listed above who have already been awarded a DPI BPA. Prior to responding to the Letter of Invitation (solicitation), please familiarize yourself with the overall strategy for this effort as documented in the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO). Because the Air Force requires DPI capabilities all over the world, there are many possible variations of required products and delivery locations. Many of these requirements cannot be predicted at the outset hence the need for an experienced reseller with the ability to obtain strategic partnerships with the leading OEMs and for this reseller to partner with the Air Force to ensure mutual success. The Air Force is excited about the relationship with this small business, but the Contracting Officer is asking potential offerors to carefully review the full requirement to ensu re the business has the capability to perform and deliver. It should be clear that the solicitation, its statement of objectives, and its evaluation criteria are critical and are aimed at communicating the Air Force's desire to obtain worldwide, enterprise level products and associated services that will fill the Air Force's requirements now and as they evolve. As offerors are reviewing the statement of objectives, they should know that these requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and other stated requirements stated in the Invitation when requested. While the Air Force needs strong competition and partners, it does not want a contractor to find the requirement too complex after investing many hours in their proposal development. Additionally, strategic partners would be viewed by the government for the small business to enhance the existing OEM BPA holders. Likewise, the Contracting Officer is planning a very streamlined evaluation and award of the BPA(s) in the shortest possible time. As the evaluation criteria will indicate in the invitation, the government has several requirements with very specific technical products, some specific security requirements, and an array of desired capabilities. These evaluation criteria will be linked to the objectives stated in the SOO. Likewise, as a part of the overall acquisition strategy, the offeror is advised to review the evaluation process in which the technical/management portion of the proposal will be provided to the government in oral presentations. To further review the detailed letter of invitation with the evaluation criteria and attachments, please notify the contracting officer, via electronic submission, at the address below and an invitation package will be forwarded to you. Firm milestones have yet to be established for each effort such as the release of the invitation but will be established after the level of interest from small businesses is evaluated but may occur on approximately February 29, 2008. Once milestones are established, they will be publicized in the same location. To ensure no technical problems, please copy all of the following on your request for the bidding package: barbara.dobbins@gunter.af.mil; sandi.bader@gunter.af.mil and mary.peters@gunter.af.mil. Questions may be directed to the contracting points of contact listed above. The telephone numbers are 334-416-2309 for Mrs. Bader or 334-416-1896 for Mrs. Peters. A conference call may be scheduled to discuss questions if the Contracting Officer believes a conference to be beneficial. These calls should be arranged after SOO review as soon as possible but will be cut off on/about February 29, 2008. All offerors should expect that non-proprietary questions and answers will be made publicly available. Requirement changes/clarifications made as a result of questions and answers will be made available to all bidders. Tentative award timeframe is late spring or early summer of 2008. North American Industrial Classification System Codes (NAICS codes) Schedule 70 - SB VAR NAICS 423430/100 employees Schedules 36 and 75 SB VAR NAICS 424120/100 employees
- Web Link
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DIGITAL PRINTING AND IMAGING on HERBB
(http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil/esc_opps.asp?rfp=R1766)
- Record
- SN01506726-W 20080214/080212224416 (fbodaily.com)
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