SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- IT Equipment
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1071 North Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 11111
- ZIP Code
- 11111
- Solicitation Number
- 1022982406_01
- Response Due
- 7/24/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/20/2010
- Point of Contact
- Name: Raschell Jones, Title: Logistics Managment Specialist, Phone: 7038755319, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
jonesrd@state.gov;
- 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, 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 1022982406_01 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 2005-31. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 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 2009-07-24 11:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be WASHINGTON, DC 20004 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Flip Factory New Media; P/N: FF-NMF [Consists of: Inputs: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV, Windows Media, QuickTime, AVI, DPX, AAC, Avid, Media 100, Pinnacle Liquid, Final Cut, Autodesk, WAV and MP3 formats. OUtputs: Windows Media, QuickTime, Real, Flash8, PacketVideo MPEG-4, H.264, MP3, Final Cut, DV and WAV formats, plus AMR, AAC, 3GPP, MPEG2. keyframe, TimeCode burn in, Motion Resolve, Graphics Effects, and Secure FTP also included. MetaFlip Engine and Meadata transformation for iPod and reporting included. *Includes first year maintenance and support, 4, EA; LI 002, Factory array software license - 5 servers; P/N: FF-ARRAY [This includes failover protection and database mirroring. Minimum configuration is two servers, maximum configuration is 5 servers. Please contact Telestream if using more than 5 servers in one array. FactoryArray is an option to any FlipFactory product., 1, EA; LI 003, Factory Array Software license - 2 servers; P/N: FF-ARRAY2SV[This includes failover protection and database mirroring. Maximum configuration is two servers. FactoryArray is an option to any FlipFactory product., 1, EA; LI 004, Hardware for Flip Factory; P/N: FF-SVR-HDW [Server specifications: Dual Quad Core Processor, 4GB Memory, Single 146GB/Single 300GB disk drives, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, Dual 500W AC PSU (main & redundant), Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP OS (includes installation of FlipFactory Software), 4, EA; LI 005, Onsite installation, 3, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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. Department of State 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 any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to the point of contact in the FBO notice, 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. 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. Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that will supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been substantially transformed in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered substantially transformed based solely on its integration into IT or other systems. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. The Bureau of Public Affairs (PA) continues to grow its mission to use evolving technology to take advantage of the internet to communicate foreign policy and American values to as large an audience as possible. PA has developed a distribution strategy that includes streaming and video blogging on state.gov, digital video encoding to YouTube, and contracts with thenewsmarket.com, and Pathfire, the two leading internet-based, global providers of video clips to news broadcasters. The current capacity for this distribution is not meeting the daily demands, and requires doubling the capability just to get to an adequate level of output. Additional increases in media distribution strategies with the regional broadcast hubs across the globe, as well as media support for regional bureaus and posts requires PA to significantly increase our multimedia and multiformatting capabilities. PA/OBS needs to expedite the delivery of this content to improve global audience reach and 2nd party placement of DOS video clips. The timely and widespread delivery of this content is a critical success factor in communicating foreign policy and American values to a global audience. The State Departments broadcast television production facility is a unique, state-of-the-art hybrid digital/analog platform that includes custom designed equipment for specialized applications. Telestream is the manufacturer and systems integrator of the specialized hardware and software that works together with other studio equipment to for digital video encoding and file transfer to external servers. Telestream is the only company that can enable PA to increase this capacity without re-designing and re-integrating additional equipment at a greater expense for a new digital workflow, and its hardware and software allows for encoding to a diverse range of formats for use all over the world.The Department proposes to enter into this contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253 (c) (1) only one available source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Departments requirements.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/FedBid.com/FedBid1/1022982406_01/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20004<br />
- Zip Code: 20004<br />
- Zip Code: 20004<br />
- Record
- SN01884082-W 20090724/090723000106-f4d7d110f0e45c0060b5be8e3ef1c800 (fbodaily.com)
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