MODIFICATION
R -- Income Tax Advice/Assistance
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 6011 Executive Plaza, Bethesda, MD 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OLAO-OD5-DIS
- Response Due
- 12/13/2011
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Anne Mineweaser, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 3018277683, Fax: 3014023407
- E-Mail Address
-
anne.mineweaser@nih.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: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 RFQ-OLAO-OD5-DIS 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 2005-54. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541219 with a small business size standard of $8.50M.This requirement is unrestricted 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 2011-12-13 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The DHHS NIH NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, Preparation of Tax Handbook, 1, EA; LI 002, Preparation of Guide to Income Tax Preparation, 1, EA; LI 003, Preparation & Presentation of monthly Tax Seminars, 12, EA; LI 004, Preparation & Presentation Tax Workshops (in MD), 8, EA; LI 005, Preparation & Presentation 1 Tax Workshops (in NC), 1, EA; LI 006, Cost of travel to NIH Locations, 1, EA; LI 007, Fax/E-mail Consultation with off-site scientists, 6, HR; LI 008, Tax Update for DIS Staff, 1, EA; LI 009, Consultation Services for DIS Staff, 3, HR; LI 010, Option Year 1, 1, EA; LI 011, Option Year 2, 1, EA; LI 012, Option Year 3, 1, EA; LI 013, Option Year 4, 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, DHHS NIH NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 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. DHHS NIH NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 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. 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. Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. 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 Offerors - 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 certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms 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, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: cost, technical capabilities, previous government experience/performance.Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer?s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OoA/RFQ-OLAO-OD5-DIS/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple shipping information.
- Zip Code: Multiple
- Zip Code: Multiple
- Record
- SN02635015-W 20111209/111207234357-f606f47dbd48e0ff10b7cee202b7bcfb (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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