SOLICITATION NOTICE
69 -- Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Berkley Building, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 10691U4352
- Response Due
- 2/16/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Jonathan Anderson, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 571-226-9799, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
andersonjr3@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 10691U4352. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 233916. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-02-16 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Dunn Loring, VA 22027 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT): Trauma FX, MATT Lower KGS-TFX-LO-V2-1, 2, EA; LI 002, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT): Trauma FX, AirwayPlus Upper KGS-TFX-UP-V2-1, 2, EA; LI 003, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Battery-lithium ion KGS-TFX-BT-1, 4, EA; LI 004, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Blood Liquid, powder mix KGS-TFX-BL-5G, 16, EA; LI 005, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Bucket Gravity Blood Filling System KGS-TFX-BLB-1, 2, EA; LI 006, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Bucket Utility Storage KGS-TFX-UTB-5, 2, EA; LI 007, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Left Leg with Boot KGS-TFX-ACC-1-2, 2, EA; LI 008, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Storage Case Lower KGS-TFX-TCL-1, 2, EA; LI 009, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Storage Case Upper KGS-TFX-TCU-1, 2, EA; LI 010, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Transmitter 9.6V Nicad Battery Packs KGS-TFX-TRF-2, 2, EA; LI 011, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Transmitter Futaba 6EX 2.4 GHz KGS-TFX-TRF-1, 2, EA; LI 012, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Transmitter Futaba Wall Charger Slow KGS-TFX-TRF-3, 2, EA; LI 013, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Accessories: Transmitter Nicad Batter Quick Charger KGS-TFX-TRF-4, 2, EA; LI 014, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Supplemental guides: MATT Quick Start Guide (2), Operating Manual Futaba (2), Operating Manual Makita (2), TraumaFX User Guide CD Format (2), 1, LT; LI 015, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Maintenance: Essential Care - Lower - First unit KGS-TFX-LO-EC (12 months), 2, EA; LI 016, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Maintenance: Extended Warranty - Multi Year (24 months) KGS-TFX-LO-EW, 2, EA; LI 017, Multiple Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Service: CONUS Essential Care T & E, One on-site visit per year KGS-TFX-ODC-CEC, 2, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** 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. A Seller 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 seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers 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. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. If Seller is bidding Cisco brand equipment, Seller certifies that it is a Cisco Authorized Channel as of the date of the submission of its Bid, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by Cisco to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable Cisco certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). The Seller confirms to have sourced all Cisco products submitted in this Bid from Cisco or through Cisco Authorized Channels only, in accordance with all applicable laws and Ciscos current applicable policies at the time of purchase. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all Cisco software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Cisco Software. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html.(b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default program files directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall.(c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges.(d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. 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. A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101.In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.")
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Dunn Loring, VA 22027
- Zip Code: 22027
- Zip Code: 22027
- Record
- SN02374301-W 20110209/110207234059-0ff7a015215181bbc585c831e8f78c0e (fbodaily.com)
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