MODIFICATION
70 -- Sourcefire
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 701 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- HSTS03-11-B-CIO316
- Response Due
- 3/31/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Giulietta Dahl, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 5712274683, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
giulietta.dahl@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number HSTS03-11-B-CIO316. 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. 236369_03. DHS FirstSource Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing DHS FirstSource contract. The contract 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 contract. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective DHS FirstSource contract AND upon approval from the soliciting contracting officer. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2011-03-31 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The DHS Transportation Security Administration requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, BASE YEAR - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 002, BASE YEAR - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D3500-IPSC08-000-P, 9, EA; LI 003, BASE YEAR - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2000-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 004, BASE YEAR - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 005, BASE YEAR - RTS Software Upgrade package/Reinstatement Fees, 1, EA; LI 006, OPTION YEAR 1 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 007, OPTION YEAR 1 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D3500-IPSC08-000-P, 9, EA; LI 008, OPTION YEAR 1 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2000-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 009, OPTION YEAR 1 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 010, OPTION YEAR 2 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 011, OPTION YEAR 2 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D3500-IPSC08-000-P, 9, EA; LI 012, OPTION YEAR 2 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2000-IPSC04-000-P, 1, EA; LI 013, OPTION YEAR 2 - Software renewal, annual maintenance and support for item# R-S-3D2100-IPSC04-000-P, 1, 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, DHS Transportation Security Administration 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. DHS Transportation Security Administration 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. In the event this procurement is a total small business set-aside, the following shall apply: for small business set-asides other than for construction or services, any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the nonmanufacturer rule. In industries where SBA finds that there are no small business manufacturers, it may issue a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule. In addition. SBA has excepted procurements processed under simplified acquisition procedures, where the anticipated cost of the procurement will not exceed $25,000, from the nonmanufacturer rule. Waivers permit small businesses to provide any firms product. Please see FAR 19.502-2 for more information and exceptions. For this procurement, the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 with a small business size standard of $25M employees/average annual receipts. Vendors must be currently registered and have a valid certification in the Online Representation and Certifications Application (https://orca.bpn.gov) as well as have a current Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov before an award can be made. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certification; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Terns and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-35. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Please see attachment 1 Additional Terms and Conditions. All proposed bids must be in compliance with all the terms and conditions contained within the attachment. To be determined responsive, Offerors must provide a proposed price for every line item. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the technical requirements of Attachment 1 Additional Terms and Conditions. Only the lowest priced bid will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability. If the lowest priced bid is not technically acceptable, the next lowest priced bid will be evaluated until a bid is determined to be technically acceptable. The attached Class Justification and Approval Name Brand Justification authorizes a brand name procurement for other than full and open competition. Vendors shall only base their bids on the specific items requested in the solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple shipping information.
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