SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- NBS Print & Copier Suport Services - Request for Quotations (RFQ) - Statement of Work (SOW)
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 811212
— Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-11-046-RSH
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2011
- Point of Contact
- Raymond S Hawkins, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
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hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov
(hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOW for NBS Copier Support Services requirement RFQ for NBS Copier Support Services requirement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, utilizing FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the synopsis; proposals are being requested electronically to Mr. Raymond Hawkins, hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotations (RFQ) under NLM-11-046-RSH. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect in the March 2005 FAR Revision, including all FAR Circulars issued as of the date of this synopsis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811212 - COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. This synopsis/solicitation is a small business set-aside for any: certified small business, HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to lease print & copier block support services to support the NIH Business Systems (NBS) requirements on behalf of the National Institutes of Health. Title: NBS Print & Copier Support Services Background The overall objective of the NIH Business System is to facilitate the scientific mission of the National Institutes of Health by ensuring administrative and scientific support that is cost effective and provides accurate and timely information. The NBS's charge is to implement business areas that currently makeup the Administrative Database. The scope of the NBS includes these business or "functional" areas: acquisition, travel, service and supply fund, supply, research and development contracting, property, and financial management. The NBS will be designed, developed and tested as a fully integrated facility that supports these functional areas and interfaces with other major NIH and Departmental systems. "Best practices" i.e., those business processes determined to be most effective in the business community, were identified for the administrative areas at the NIH. Implementation will require configuration or changes to the new system that will adopt and integrate these best practices. Functional teams under the direction of a functional team manager have been established to oversee this effort. Functional teams will engage in a variety of duties including the design and configuration of the system, establishing workflow for the business processes, customization of the system (only if required and approved by the Steering Committee), defining system interfaces, and participation in pre-deployment and deployment activities. OBJECTIVES The objective of this proposed requirement is to lease print/copy block services at a high volume. These services are necessary to conduct official government business which ensures that the NBS Enterprise System continues its support the NIH administrative and scientific communities. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED General Requirements The NBS currently leases two copiers and two printers from FreeState Copier Service Corporation. The NBS has purchased 1.3Mill print/copy services which have sustained the NBS for approximately 5 years. The NBS currently prints/copies of about 52,000 pages monthly (624,000 annually). NBS requires the vendor to provide all devices, maintenance services, toner and all consumable costs relative to the required services and supplies, not including paper. Additionally the NBS intends to acquire a 2,205,370 print block. Specific Requirements • Black and White Prints • Color Prints • Toner • Maintenance of leased equipment PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE One 2-year base period (24 months from the date of award) along with three (3) additional 12-month option year periods. Vendor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): htm://www.amet.gov/far/. The FAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (September 2006). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (November 2006). The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (February 2007); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (March 2007). Parties interested in this requirement please reference the Full RFQ and Statement of Work attached.
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