SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Quantum Maintenance - Brand Name - Brand Name
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423430
— Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- 12PRHQIT0009
- Archive Date
- 10/14/2011
- Point of Contact
- Brian M Carper, Phone: 202-283-2749, Pamela S Robinson, Phone: 202-283-1137
- E-Mail Address
-
Brian.M.Carper@irs.gov, Pamela.S.Robinson@irs.gov
(Brian.M.Carper@irs.gov, Pamela.S.Robinson@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- HUBZone
- Description
- JA Description: (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) against solicitation number 12PRHQIT0009 (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. (iv) The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Number is 423430 wit h a small business size standard of 100.00 employees. This proposed acquisition is a 100% HUBZone Set-Aside. This is a Firm Fixed Price procurement and will be procured using commercial item procedures and award will be based on low price technically acceptable. Only NEW equipment is being solicited. Remanufactured or refurbished equipment, as defined in FAR 11.001, is technically unacceptable. Must be Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant. (v) The proposed acquisition consists of the following Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs): BRAND NAME Quantum Maintenance (Labor/Parts) - Authorized Resellers Only Location: On-site at the following facilities where the equipment is stored. •· 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Washington DC 20220 •· 250 Murall Drive, Kearneysville, WV 25430 Details •a. Provide telephonic support as required. Support covers 7x24x4 Hours. S even days a week, twenty four hours per day and a four hour response time, 12 months. •b. Extended service agreement - parts and labor - 12 months - on-site - response time: 4 hours - availability: 24 hours a day / Monday-Sunday; •c. Technical support - phone consulting - 12 months - response time: 2 hours - availability: 24 hours a day / Monday-Sunday; •d. Product info support - web knowledge base access - 12 months; •e. New firmware/software releases update - 12 months; Defective media retention - 12 months •f. Vendor will be responsible for managing both the service call request and the coordination of its resolution. •g. Vendor will assist with patches, enhancements and new releases, as they are made available by the vendor, during the period of this contract. CLIN001 : (2) Scalar i2000 w/100 Slots Gold 7x24x4 hrs Unit Price $­ Totals Price: $­ CLIN002 : (20) Scalar i2000 - Drives Gold 7x24x4 hrs Unit Price $­ Totals Price: $­ Grand Total: (vi) Quotes shall include a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements. Only information provided in the quote will be used to determine technical acceptability. (vii) General Delivery, Labeling and Marking Information Period of Performance: October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012 Marking: Deliveries shall be addressed to the POC, with and inventory list attached and the Government order number listed on the delivery. (viii) Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-1 is supplemented per following addenda: Submissions shall be on company letterhead stationery, provide RFQ number 11PRHQIT0132, name, address, and telephone number of the contractor, unit price, and overall total price, a technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements, terms of any expressed warranty, any discount terms, cage code, DUNS number, and size of business. (ix) Provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items shall be used. The Evaluation as Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and that the Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsive responsible quoter whose technically acceptable quote conforming to the RFQ will be the most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. (x) Provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications (MAY 2011) -- Commercial Items applies and to that end offerors must ensure that the representations and certifications have been completed in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items on the ORCA website (http://orca.bpn.gov/publicsearch.aspx). (xi) Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions (June 2010) -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) Clause at 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Commercial Items (August 2011) * 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Alt 1) *52.219-3 - Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Jan 2011) * 52.222-3 - Convict Labor (June 2003) * 52.222-19 - Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010) * 52.222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) * 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) * 52.222-26 - Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) * 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) * 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (xiiii) FAR 52.232- 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) (xiv) The following additional clauses apply: 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov (End of provision) 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov (End of clause) POINT OF CONTACT A. The Point of Contact (POC) for this contract, order or blanket purchase agreement is responsible for inspection, and where required, acceptance of deliverables, items, supplies, or services rendered. The POC does not have authority to take any action, either directly or indirectly, that would change pricing, quantity, place of performance, delivery schedule, or any terms and conditions of this contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement or to direct the contractor in the accomplishment of effort which goes beyond the scope. If the contractor believes the POC has changed the scope of this contract, order or blanket purchase agreement, the contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer verbally or in writing. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract, order or blanket purchase agreement price to cover any increase incurred as a result thereof. B. The POC for this requirement is Name: TBD Address: TBD Telephone: TBD E-mail: TBD C. The Point of Contact will monitor the progress and quality of the contractor's performance. The duties of the POC are limited to those described in this clause. The POC shall perform the following: Verify receipt of supplies or services Receive, review and approve of invoices (End of Clause) INVOICING AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS The contractor shall submit invoices as follows: (a) Invoices shall be submitted (preferably) electronically to TDP@bpd.treas.gov or sent via mail to the following address: ARC/ASD/TDP, Avery 3G P.O. Box 1328 Parkersburg, WV, 26106-1328 (b) The contractor shall submit invoices in a format that replicates the line item (CLIN) and subline item (subCLIN) structure of the task order or, in the case of an order against a task order, the CLIN and subCLIN structure of the order. Each invoice shall provide, by CLIN and subCLIN, the line item number, description, quantity being invoiced, unit of measure, unit price, and current invoiced amount. Each invoice shall sequence CLINs and subCLINs in the same order in which they appear in the contract or order and shall be totaled at the bottom of the invoice. (c) A copy of the invoice shall also be submitted to the COTR and CO simultaneously at the following address: POC: TBD Address: TBD E-mail: TBD CO: TBD Address: 6009 Oxon Hill Road, 7th Floor, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 E-mail: TBD (d) Each invoice submitted shall be supported by appropriate documentation. Documentation necessary to substantiate an invoice shall include, but is not limited to project name and number, invoice number, percent complete, original contract amount, modification amounts, retainage amount and percent cumulative), cost of materials used this invoice, value of work in place, contractor name, and contract number/task order number. Such documentation shall meet the approval of the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) Submit written questions regarding this acquisition to Brian.M.Carper@IRS.GOV no later than September 27, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. eastern. Please place " 12PRHQIT0009 " in the subject line of your e-mail message. Questions received after this deadline, will NOT be answered. Telephone calls will NOT be accepted at any time. Quotations are due by September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. eastern. Quotations shall be submitted by e-mail to Brian.M.Carper@IRS.GOV with " 12PRHQIT0009 " in the subject line of your e-mail message.
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