SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Request for Proposal (RFP): Food Aid Information System (FAIS)
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, National Business Center, AQD - Herndon, NBC - Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0408RP20981
- Response Due
- 11/10/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/9/2009
- Point of Contact
- Lydia Nunez 7039643648 lydia.nunez@aqd.nbc.gov;<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and following the Contracting by Negotiation procedures in FAR Part 15. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-26. The US Department of Interior, National Business Center (NBC) Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation number 0408RP20981 as a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS).This requirement is a total small business set-aside and only qualified Offerors may submit quotes. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541512 with a small business size standard of less than $25 million. The resultant award shall be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) type contract. This contract will procure supplies and services for the implementation of Phase II of the Food Aid Information System (FAIS). A description of the requirement is available in the Statement of Objectives (SOO).The period of performance shall begin upon contract award (anticipated to be approximately February 2009) and shall continue until completion and acceptance of all tasks and deliverables. Four (4) one (1) year options for Operations and Maintenance support are available. Exercising of the option years is dependent upon satisfactory performance, continuing need, and the availability of funding. THE COMPLETE COPY OF THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION number 0408RP20981, including the Statement of Objectives (SOO), provisions, and clauses, is available through DOI/NBC/AQD's website. PLEASE GO TO http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/solic/openmarket.asp AND FIND THE SOLICITATION NUMBER ENDING IN 20981 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. A complete RFP package is available by downloading the documents at the AQD Website as follows: http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/solic/openmarket.asp. The RFP and any subsequent amendments will only be available in electronic format. No CD-ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the RFP and subsequent amendments will ONLY be available for download at the above site. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments (if any). This will be the only method of distributing amendments; therefore, IT IS THE OFFERORS' RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS RFP. Offerors must be registered in the Contractors Central Registration (CCR) in order to participate in this procurement. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make a Contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Solicitation Questions Due Date: Any questions regarding this requirement must be submitted via email prior to 8:00am, Eastern Time, on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Questions must be in writing and shall be emailed to Lydia.Nunez@aqd.nbc.gov. Questions with the Government's responses will be posted to the FBO system. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective Offerors. Please reference the solicitation number 0408RP20981 in all correspondence. The Government reserves the right to not answer any question posed by an Offeror if the Government believes the response will give the Offeror an unfair competitive advantage. Closing Response Date for Proposals: November 10, 2008, on or before 11:00am Eastern Time.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The Offeror shall perform all activities at designated Government offices located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.<br />
- Zip Code: 202501064<br />
- Zip Code: 202501064<br />
- Record
- SN01690465-W 20081011/081009214603-98b96b373948e6d8c4262aabf8947b94 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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