SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- ***PENDING CLARIFICATION**** Electronic Filing & Scanning System
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Procurement Directorate - DC, 1331 Pennslyvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., DC 20229
- ZIP Code
- 20229
- Solicitation Number
- 20044331
- Response Due
- 4/7/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Alicia Maldonado Torres, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 202-344-1964, Fax: 202-344-3322
- E-Mail Address
-
alicia.maldonado@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 20044331 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 334112 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2009-04-07 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Glynco, GA 31520 The DHS-Customs and Border Protection requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, Document Scanning and Filing System *** sellers must read the attached SOW which outlines the complete specifications of all components needed to successfully create this system. *** sellers must go to www.FedBid.com to view the SOW, 1, LOT; LI 002, Standard Service Agreement *** sellers must go to www.FedBid.com to view the SOW, 1, LOT; For this solicitation, DHS-Customs and Border Protection 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. DHS-Customs and Border Protection 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. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each offeror must provide NON-PRICING responses including a technical proposal, representations and certifications, and past performance documentation on previous Electronic Scanning and Filing system setup and support. This must be sent directly to clientservices@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. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - 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. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). 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. tbd -- Best Overall Value to include Technical Acceptability, submission of a technical proposal and past performance documentation, price, and delivery time. ALL QUESTIONS FOR THIS BUY MUST BE SUBMITTED BY TODAY AT COB, 4/2/2009 @ 5 PM ET. CBP HAS ALREADY DOCUMENTED MANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PR, AND THE END USERS ARE WORKING TO OBTAIN THE NEEDED CLARIFCATION CURRENTLY. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE IN, ONE FINAL REPOST WILL COME OUT TO DOCUMENT ALL Q&A FOR THIS BUY, AT THAT POINT SELLERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR BID.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=53ff347f3ee490158be22d5757c0d0d3&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Glynco, GA 31520<br />
- Zip Code: 31520<br />
- Zip Code: 31520<br />
- Record
- SN01784545-W 20090404/090402221444-53ff347f3ee490158be22d5757c0d0d3 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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