SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- IDL Software Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AGO, External Clients, ATTN: N/NGS SSMC 3 Station 8753, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- NCNT0000-8-33546
- Response Due
- 9/8/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Jeffrey Hale, Title: Cartographer, Phone: 301-713-3171, Fax: 301-713-4315
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.hale@noaa.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NCNT0000-8-33546 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 with a small business size standard of $23M. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-09-08 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Silver Spring, MD 20910 The DOC NOAA AGO NOS NMFS OAR Acquisition Division requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: hgpics, 1, EA; LI 002, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: coral, 1, EA; LI 003, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: nyofs.nos.noaa.gob, 1, EA; LI 004, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: gboofs1, 1, EA; LI 005, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: staging.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov, 1, EA; LI 006, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: gboofs2, 1, EA; LI 007, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC Unix Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: glofs1, 1, EA; LI 008, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: dsofs1.nos-tcn.noaa.gov, 1, EA; LI 009, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: ofs3, 1, EA; LI 010, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: ofs4, 1, EA; LI 011, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: savu, 1, EA; LI 012, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: bali, 1, EA; LI 013, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: timor, 1, EA; LI 014, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: cmist, 1, EA; LI 015, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: web2, 1, EA; LI 016, Part Number: 10UNXSNMTRIDL UNIX Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: web1, 1, EA; LI 017, Part Number: 10UNXM6MTRIDL UNIX 6-User Node Locked Maintenance RenewalServer: tide..., 1, EA; LI 018, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance Renewal, 1, EA; LI 019, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance Renewal, 1, EA; LI 020, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance Renewal, 1, EA; LI 021, Part Number: 10PCUSNMTRIDL PC UNIX Node Locked Maintenance Renewal, 1, EA; For this solicitation, DOC NOAA AGO NOS NMFS OAR Acquisition Division 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOC NOAA AGO NOS NMFS OAR Acquisition Division is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid 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 bids, 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, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12 and 13 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. Solicitation NCNT0000-8-33546 issued as a request for quotation and is solicited under full and open competition. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has a brand name or equal requirement for IDL software maintanence. Offerors proposing to furnish "equal" with services shall insert the following description for the product: Manufacturer's Name; Address; Product Name and Catalogue Description. Offerors shall be responsible for submitting all additional information on the above product necessary for the Government to determine whether the product offered meets the salient specifications of the "brand name" as listed in the solicitation. The resulting purchase order shall be negotiated on a firm fixed price. Firms responding to this notice must provide written authorization of their ability to service this product. The award shall be made on a best value basis. Best value evaluation factors include the following: 1) Approach - The likelihood of effectively meeting the requirements; 2) Past Performance - The relevance and quality of prior performance; and 3) Price - The amount, realism and consistency of the evaluated price. The Government shall award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Small businesses are encouraged to submit quotes to this solicitation. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. 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.) directly to jeffrey.hale@noaa.gov (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-4,Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Contractors must submit a complete response. Responses that are not substantially complete will be returned. Offers of partial performance shall be rejected. An electronic proposal shall be submitted and shall be in the form of an email with attachments in either MS Word or Adobe format. A one page letter shall transmit the quotation signed by an individual authorized to commit the organization. Each response shall be in a commercially standard font, not smaller than a size 12 font. Each page in the response shall be separately numbered. A page of paper printed on both sides is considered two pages. The offer, including the letter of transmittal, shall be limited to twenty (20) single sided pages. Submit offers arranged in three sections as follows: Section I - Approach, which includes identification and qualifications of relevant personnel and technical management approach; Section II - Past Performance, which includes relevant experience which describes at least three (3) relevant projects performed in the last three years and quality of performance; Section III - Price, which includes a firm fixed price for all line items. The firm fixed price shall include sufficient data to allow the Government to determine the amount, realism and consistency of the firm fixed price. The Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred in response to this request. Interested contractors are invited to review the attached Statement of Work and provide an electronic response. Responses must be received by 12:00, noon, September 8, 2008. Responses are to be emailed to jeffrey.hale@noaa.gov. All questions shall be e-mailed to Jeffrey Hale and shall be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award as a result of this RFP. It is the responsibility of the contractor to confirm NOAAs receipt of quote. Shirly L. Johnson will serve as a backup on this requisition, her e-mail address is shirley.l.johnson@noaa.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Silver Spring, MD 20910<br />
- Zip Code: 20910<br />
- Zip Code: 20910<br />
- Record
- SN01654881-W 20080830/080828223839-398dda59a1cbf7bbd07bd072fc9b7735 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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