SOLICITATION NOTICE
74 -- Fort Carson - Mixed Mail Processing Machine Lease
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1676 Evans Street, Bldg 1220, 3rd Floor, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- ZIP Code
- 80913
- Solicitation Number
- W911RZ-11-T-0109
- Response Due
- 4/27/2011
- Archive Date
- 10/24/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- 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 W911RZ-11-T-0109 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 2005-51. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 532420 with a small business size standard of $25.00M. 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 2011-04-27 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Carson, CO 80913 The U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, 12 Month Lease of Pitney Bowes Connect+ 2000 Digital Mailing System or equivalentMinimum Specifications:- Shall contain an IBI Meter- The operating system shall be the most updated version of Windows 7- The user interface shall include a monitor and keyboard (and mouse if applicable)- Shall be capable of accessing high speed internet- Shall be capable of calculating USPS Commercial Rate Based Pricing- Shall have an automatic machine speed of no less than 180 letters per minute- Shall be capable of producing accounting reports- Shall be capable of handling no less than 250 accounts- Shall contain an automatic (digital) scale- Shall contain a power stacker- Shall have the capability of barcode scanning- Shall have the ability to identify the best rate (i.e. between USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc)- Shall print in black ink- Shall have the ability to process mixed mail (i.e. different size letters and small boxes)- Shall contain Printheads that have a warranty that match the life of the machine- Shall include software updates that capture Postage Rate Change- Shall include semi-annual service and maintenance as required- Non-operational time on the leased machine shall not exceed 24 hours- Quote shall include documents outlining the maintenance plan and procedures- Shall include installation of the machine and training for the end-user- Shall include delivery of this machine in 15 days ARO to the following address: Fort Carson United States Post Office1611 McDonald St.Colorado Springs, CO 80913-4110 - Shall include digital mailing machine pick-up/disposal if the next option period is not exercised, 1, EA; LI 002, Option Period 1: 12 Month Lease of Pitney Bowes Connect+ 2000 Digital Mailing System or equivalentMinimum Specifications:- Shall contain an IBI Meter- The operating system shall be the most updated version of Windows 7- The user interface shall include a monitor and keyboard (and mouse if applicable)- Shall be capable of accessing high speed internet- Shall be capable of calculating USPS Commercial Rate Based Pricing- Shall have an automatic machine speed of no less than 180 letters per minute- Shall be capable of producing accounting reports- Shall be capable of handling no less than 250 accounts- Shall contain an automatic (digital) scale- Shall contain a power stacker- Shall have the capability of barcode scanning- Shall have the ability to identify the best rate (i.e. between USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc)- Shall print in black ink- Shall have the ability to process mixed mail (i.e. different size letters and small boxes)- Shall contain Printheads that have a warranty that match the life of the machine- Shall include software updates that capture Postage Rate Change- Shall include semi-annual service and maintenance as required- Non-operational time on the leased machine shall not exceed 24 hours- Shall include digital mailing machine pick-up/disposal if the next option period is not exercised, 1, EA; LI 003, Option Period 2: 12 Month Lease of Pitney Bowes Connect+ 2000 Digital Mailing System or equivalentMinimum Specifications:- Shall contain an IBI Meter- The operating system shall be the most updated version of Windows 7- The user interface shall include a monitor and keyboard (and mouse if applicable)- Shall be capable of accessing high speed internet- Shall be capable of calculating USPS Commercial Rate Based Pricing- Shall have an automatic machine speed of no less than 180 letters per minute- Shall be capable of producing accounting reports- Shall be capable of handling no less than 250 accounts- Shall contain an automatic (digital) scale- Shall contain a power stacker- Shall have the capability of barcode scanning- Shall have the ability to identify the best rate (i.e. between USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc)- Shall print in black ink- Shall have the ability to process mixed mail (i.e. different size letters and small boxes)- Shall contain Printheads that have a warranty that match the life of the machine- Shall include software updates that capture Postage Rate Change- Shall include semi-annual service and maintenance as required- Non-operational time on the leased machine shall not exceed 24 hours- Shall include digital mailing machine pick-up/disposal if the next option period is not exercised, 1, EA; LI 004, Option Period 3: 12 Month Lease of Pitney Bowes Connect+ 2000 Digital Mailing System or equivalentMinimum Specifications:- Shall contain an IBI Meter- The operating system shall be the most updated version of Windows 7- The user interface shall include a monitor and keyboard (and mouse if applicable)- Shall be capable of accessing high speed internet- Shall be capable of calculating USPS Commercial Rate Based Pricing- Shall have an automatic machine speed of no less than 180 letters per minute- Shall be capable of producing accounting reports- Shall be capable of handling no less than 250 accounts- Shall contain an automatic (digital) scale- Shall contain a power stacker- Shall have the capability of barcode scanning- Shall have the ability to identify the best rate (i.e. between USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc)- Shall print in black ink- Shall have the ability to process mixed mail (i.e. different size letters and small boxes)- Shall contain Printheads that have a warranty that match the life of the machine- Shall include software updates that capture Postage Rate Change- Shall include semi-annual service and maintenance as required- Non-operational time on the leased machine shall not exceed 24 hours- Shall include digital mailing machine pick-up/disposal if the next option period is not exercised, 1, EA; LI 005, Option Period 4: 12 Month Lease of Pitney Bowes Connect+ 2000 Digital Mailing System or equivalentMinimum Specifications:- Shall contain an IBI Meter- The operating system shall be the most updated version of Windows 7- The user interface shall include a monitor and keyboard (and mouse if applicable)- Shall be capable of accessing high speed internet- Shall be capable of calculating USPS Commercial Rate Based Pricing- Shall have an automatic machine speed of no less than 180 letters per minute- Shall be capable of producing accounting reports- Shall be capable of handling no less than 250 accounts- Shall contain an automatic (digital) scale- Shall contain a power stacker- Shall have the capability of barcode scanning- Shall have the ability to identify the best rate (i.e. between USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc)- Shall print in black ink- Shall have the ability to process mixed mail (i.e. different size letters and small boxes)- Shall contain Printheads that have a warranty that match the life of the machine- Shall include software updates that capture Postage Rate Change- Shall include semi-annual service and maintenance as required- Non-operational time on the leased machine shall not exceed 24 hours- Shall include digital mailing machine pick-up/disposal, 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, U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson 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. U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson 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 george.kloppenburg@conus.army.mil (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Award will be made on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. The following DFARS clauses shall apply: 252.204-7004 Alternate A Central Contractor Registration, 252.211-7003 ALT I (Item Identification and Valuation) (Aug 2008), 252.212-7001 (Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or executive orders) (Sep 2008), 252.225-7001 (Buy American Act and Balance of Payments) (Jun 2005), 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors, 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Requests) (Mar 2008), 252.232-7010 (Levies on Contract Payments), 252.247-7023 ALT III (Transportation of Supplies by Sea) The Contractor shall provide a signed copy of the Buy American Act certificate with their quotes. A copy of the clause 252.225-7001 can be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. A copy of the Buy American Act Certificate is attached to this solicitation. All invoices shall be submitted and uploaded via Wide Area Workflow in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003. Information is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. FOB Destination terms apply to this acquisition. The quotation price shall include all shipping and handling charges. Shipping and/or handling charges shall not be listed in the quotation as a separate line item entry. Applicable shipping or handling charges shall be included into the unit/extended price. The Government will not accept re-manufactured or repaired equipment. The following clauses will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.204-7 (Central Contractor Registration), 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Sub-contract Awards), 52.209-6 (Protecting the Gov's Interest when Sub-contracting), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items), 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items), 52.219-6 (Notice of Total Small Business Set-aside), 52.222-3 (Convict Labor), 52.222-19 (Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies), 52.222-21 (Prohibition of segregated facilities), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), 52.222-36 (Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities), 52.225-1 (Buy American Act-Supplies), 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases), 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration), 52.247-34 (FOB Destination), 52.252-2 (Clauses Incorporated by Reference). The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.211-6 (Brand Name or Equal), 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items), 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items), 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items) (Jun 2008), 52.217-5 (Evaluation of Options). The following AFARS clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 5152.209-4000DOD LEVEL I ANTITERRORISM (AT) STANDARDS (FEB 2009) (a) Pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction Number 2000.16, DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Standards, dated October 2, 2006, each contractor employee requiring access to a Federally-controlled installation, facility and/or Federally-controlled information system(s) shall complete Level I AT Awareness Training on an annual basis and receive a certificate of completion. The training is accessible from any computer and is available at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all applicable employees have completed antiterrorism awareness training and shall certify that their workforce has completed the training through the submission of completion certificate(s) to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officers Representative (if appointed) within five working days after contract award or prior to access to a Federally-controlled installation or information system. (b) In the event that the automated system at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/ is not available (e.g., server problems), Level I AT Awareness Training can be provided by a qualified instructor. However, if the training is not completed online, the Level I AT Awareness Instructor qualification must be coordinated with the Installation Antiterrorism Officer (or Installation Security equivalent) and the resultant name(s) of approved instructors shall be provided the contracting officer or designee along with all associated cost or schedule impacts to the contract. (c) Antiterrorism performance (Level I AT Awareness Training attendance and compliance) may be documented as a performance metric under the resultant contract, and be part of past performance information in support of future source selections. (End of clause) AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (NOV 2008): If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. HQ Army Material CommandOffice of Command Counsel9301 Chapel Rd, Room 2-1SE3401Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to:HQ Army Material CommandOffice of Command CounselRoom 2-1SE34011412 Jackson LoopFt. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Carson, CO 80913
- Zip Code: 80913
- Zip Code: 80913
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