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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 16, 2012 FBO #3765
MODIFICATION

99 -- SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR ONLINE RETRIVAL SYSTEM - Combined Synopsis Amendment #1

Notice Date

3/14/2012
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

519190 — All Other Information Services
 

Contracting Office

Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Contracting Services Office, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0119, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6220, United States
 

ZIP Code

22060-6220
 

Solicitation Number

SP4705-12-Q-0016
 

Archive Date

4/3/2012
 

Point of Contact

MONICA K. CLAYTON, Phone: 7037677422, Jimmy D. Kelly, Phone: 7037671165
 

E-Mail Address

MONICA.CLAYTON@DLA.MIL, Jim.Kelly@dla.mil
(MONICA.CLAYTON@DLA.MIL, Jim.Kelly@dla.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Combined Synopsis Amendment #1 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the requirements of FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are requested. The Solicitation number is SP4705-12-Q-0016 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55 effective in 02 February 2012; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) current to Revision 5 and Proc Ltr 2012-20. This is an unrestricted acquisition based upon Full and Open Competition. The NAICS Code is 519190 (Other Computer Related Services) and the Size Standard is $7,000,000,000. NOTE: Offerors will be required to have this NAICS Code listed in their ORCA Certification. All offers must be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. Award will be made as a firm fixed price contract. The purpose of this requirement is to provide subscription services. See the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR) for additional information. All deliveries are FOB Destination. Interested parties shall quote on the following CLINs. Base 0001 CORE SERVICES: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0002 LOGISTICS DATABASE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0003 ANSI STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0004 AIA/NAS STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0005 ASTM STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0006 ASME STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0007 SAE STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0008 DIN ENGLISH: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0009 BSI: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0010 VENDOR CATALOG SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0011 SBAC STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0012 CATALOG/EXPRESS BASIC: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0013 ASQ STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0014 ISO MEDICAL/CONSUMER: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0015 HISTORICAL MIL SPECS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0016 MIL SPECS AND STANDARDS ESSENTIAL: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0017 UL STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 0018 TECHNICAL CUSTOMER SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements Option 1 1001 CORE SERVICES: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1002 LOGISTICS DATABASE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1003 ANSI STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1004 AIA/NAS STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1005 ASTM STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1006 ASME STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1007 SAE STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1008 DIN ENGLISH: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1009 BSI: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1010 VENDOR CATALOG SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1011 SBAC STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1012 CATALOG/EXPRESS BASIC: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1013 ASQ STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1014 ISO MEDICAL/CONSUMER: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1015 HISTORICAL MIL SPECS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1016 MIL SPECS AND STANDARDS ESSENTIAL: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1017 UL STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 1018 TECHNICAL CUSTOMER SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements Option 2 2001 CORE SERVICES: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2002 LOGISTICS DATABASE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2003 ANSI STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2004 AIA/NAS STANDARDS : In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2005 ASTM STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2006 ASME STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2007 SAE STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2008 DIN ENGLISH: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2009 BSI: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2010 VENDOR CATALOG SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2011 SBAC STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2012 CATALOG/EXPRESS BASIC: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2013 ASQ STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2014 ISO MEDICAL/CONSUMER: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2015 HISTORICAL MIL SPECS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2016 MIL SPECS AND STANDARDS ESSENTIAL: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 2017 UL STANDARDS: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements 018 TECHNICAL CUSTOMER SERVICE: In accordance with the Statement of Requirements Description Considerations for the Technical Capability evaluation includes the offerors' ability to demonstrate and deliver a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) internet-based information retrieval system application that provides instantaneous access to specifications, standards, parts, catalogs, various Government databases and regulations. This COTS application shall be immediately deployable, operational, in conformance with and compatible with existing SOR requirements. The system application must contain expeditious and sophisticated research capabilities as well as a comprehensive index that allows various types of searching and management reports, and the ability to identify specific documents and allow viewing of the actual document pages. The documents must be accessible on-line in electronic-based PDF and HTML format, fully printable, and permit authorized hard-drive and portable-drive downloading via license agreement. The degree that offerors demonstrate a clear and understandable Technical Capability will be assessed The anticipated Base period of performance is from April 1, 2012 thru March 31, 2013. The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is twelve (12) months with two (2) twelve month option periods. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.204-7, "Central Contractor Registration;" FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items;" FAR 52.212-2, "Evaluation-Commercial Items" FAR 52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certification--Commercial Items;" FAR 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Item;" FAR 52.212-5, "Contract Term Conditions Required Implementing Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items;" FAR 52.217-8, "Options To Extend Services;" FAR 52.217-9, "Option to Extend The Term Of The Contract;" FAR 52.227-14, "Rights in Data-General;" FAR 52.232-17, "Interest." FAR 52.233-2, "Service of Protest;" FAR 52.233-3, "Protest After Award;" FAR 52.237-3, "Continuity of Services;" FAR 52.242-13, "Bankruptcy;" FAR 52.242-15, "Stop--Work Order;" FAR 52.246-4, "Inspection of Services--Fixed Price;" FAR 52.219-8, "Utilization of Small Business Concerns;" FAR 52.219-16, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan;" FAR 52.219-16, "Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan;" FAR 247-34, "FOB Destination;" DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A, "Required Central Contractor Registration Alternate A;" DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev), Contract Terms and Conditions. PAYMENT: Per FAR 52.232-33 "Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;" and FAR 252.262-7003, "Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports." Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractor must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. A. General Format: in an effort to conduct an expedited yet comprehensive evaluation of all submittals, proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the format described below. Any departure from this format may result in the rejection of the proposal. All required information in sections of this solicitation must be furnished with responses that are succinct. However, the offeror must be certain to provide sufficient information necessary for Government to conduct a comprehensive proposal evaluation. Offeror's shall address every item, Government terms and conditions and demonstrate its ability to comply with the solicitation requirements in their proposal. The offeror's written response to each item should provide the most detailed explanation possible as to how the offeror intends to furnish the required services. Proposals shall be submitted in three (3) volumes. Offerors must submit one original of all volumes, 3 original copies and three (3) redacted copies of Volume I-II as follows: IDENTIFICATION PAGE LIMITATIONS NO. OF PRINTED COPIES VOLUME I - SECTION I - Technical Capability; page limitation 25; nukber of printed copies, 7 (1 original, 3 original copies & 3 redacted copies which excludes any reference to the contractor's name). VOLUME II - SECTION II - Past Performance: page limitation 5; number of copies, 7 (1 original, 3 original copies & 3 redacted copies which excludes any reference to the contractor's name). VOLUME III - SECTION III - Price; No Page Limit; number of copies, 4 (1 original and 3 original copies) a. In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate and award without discussions. Contractors are encouraged to submit their most favorable pricing and associated discounts, terms and proposed technical and business approach in their initial response. The Government also reserves the right to conduct discussions and request revisions if necessary. b. The Government reserves the right not to make award, if it is determined that award is not considered to be in the best interest of the Government. c. The redacted technical copies must exclude any reference to the contractor's name and/or any other Contractor identification. PROPOSAL COVER SHEET FORMAT 1. Solicitation Number, Title of RFQ, offeror Cage Code, DUNS number, tax identification number and Contractor Identification. 2. The time specified in the solicitation of receipt of quotes. 3. Name, postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers and the name of authorized negotiator and primary point of contact for the quote. 4. Terms of any express warranty. 5. A copy of your Central Contract Registration indicating that you are qualified to compete under the specified NAICS code. The web address for CCR is www.ccr.gov 6. A complete copy of the representations and certifications. The web address for this is: http://orca.bpn.gov 52.212-2 EVALUATION -COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer confirming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1 Technical Capability Factor 2 Past Performances Factor 3 Price The non-price factors are (Technical Capabilities and Past Performance). Technical Capability is the most important factor. Technical Capability is more important than Past Performance. Technical Capabilities and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offerors for award by adding the total price for all options to the total price base period. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced in relationship to each option period and the base period. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the option(s). (c) The Government shall issue a written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the winning proposal's specified validity period. 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. EVALUATION FACTORS NON-PRICE FACTORS The technical proposal section is comprised of Technical Capability Factor relating to the offeror's ability to perform. Offerors are highly encouraged to review the Statement of Requirements (SOR) of this document prior to preparing a technical proposal. Proposals that merely restate the SOR or portions thereof may not be considered. The quality of each offeror's quote is an example of their ability to perform and may be included the evaluation of their proposal, under any and/or all appropriate factors. NOTE: Volume 1 shall address and demonstrate the offeror's ability to deliver. Volume 1 shall not contain any reference to price. Offerors will be evaluated based on the following items listed below. Offerors are required to clearly label their response to each item. Responses must be clear, concise and complete. 1. Considerations for the Technical Capability evaluation includes the offerors' ability to demonstrate and deliver a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) internet-based information retrieval system application that provides instantaneous access to specifications, standards, parts, catalogs, various Government databases and regulations. 2. This COTS application shall be deployable upon contract award and in conformance with and compatible with existing requirements established in SOR. 3. The system application must contain expeditious and sophisticated research capabilities as well as a comprehensive index that allows various types of searching and management reports, and the ability to identify specific documents and allow viewing of the actual document pages. 4. The documents must be accessible on-line in electronic-based PDF and HTML format, fully printable, and permit authorized hard-drive and portable-drive downloading via license agreement. 5. Offerors will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate a technical Capability that is clear and understandable. PAST PERFORMANCE List at least three (3) and up to six (6) contracts performed over the past three (3) years for work that is the same or similar in size, scope and complexity provided to either Government agencies or the private sector. Specifically list work most similar to the requirements outlined in the Statement of Requirement. Include the name, address, point of contact, current telephone number, email address, dollar value, period of performance and a brief description of work in accordance with the past performance matrix format at ATTACHMENT (1). Also discuss the similarities and differences between the proposed effort and contract being referenced. In assessing past performance, the government will (1) seek present and past performance information through the use of reference questionnaires [see ATTACHMENT (2)] and (2) use Government accessible past performance information. The Government may contact any and all of the references for the purpose of verifying the completeness or accuracy of the information provided in the proposals. Contractors shall complete the ATTACHMENT (1) Past Performance Matrix. Contractors must provide a customer reference for each cited contract. PRICE The evaluation will also consider the level of effort and mix of labor proposed to perform the effort and any associated direct costs that may be included. Other factors such as competitive offers, market price indices and other price evaluation techniques may be utilized in evaluating price. Offers are required to submit quotes in accordance with the proposed CLIN structure. Offerors shall provide firm fixed pricing for each of the CLINS as well as the total price for the entire effort. Offerors are required to complete CLIN Pricing Sheets at attachment (3). SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors must submit quotes/proposals in 3 sections Volume I - Section I - Technical Capability; VOLUME II - SECTION II - Past Performance and VOLUME III - SECTION III - Price. Each section must be identifiable and submitted separately in Microsoft Word (version 1997-2003 or later) and Portable Document (PDF) and Microsoft Excel (version1997-2003 or later), as applicable, via electronic e-mail submission, one CDROM copy and in hardcopy (paper). Data submitted in spreadsheet format shall be readable in Microsoft Excel, and must be manipuable. Offeror shall ensure information is checked and determined to be "virus free" prior to submission. Use 8 ½ and 11- inch paper printed on one side only with one-inch margins on all sides. Number the pages of each section consecutively. Use 12 point Times Sections Roman font with normal (uncondensed) spacing. Offerors may use fold out pages up to size 17-11 inches only for diagrams, charts, or graphic material, with the type sizes of such materials left to the offeror's discretion so long as it is readily readable. All cover sheets and pages must contain a page footer that states, Source Selection Information - FAR 2.101 and 3.104". Quotation submission packages shall have RFQ SP4705-12-Q-0016 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR ONLINE INFORMATIN RETRIVAL SYSTEM clearly identified on each Section title page. The deadline for submission of questions, concerns and clarifications is 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time standard, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Quotations must be received 12:30 P.M. eastern standard time, Monday, March 19, 2012. Quotations received after specified date and time will not be considered. Proposals shall be submitted in separate sections to the address as detailed below. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGHENCY 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD, SUITE 1145 FORT BELVOIR, VA 22060 POC: CPT MONICA K. CLAYTON PHONE: 703-767-7422 E-MAIL: monica.clayton@dla.mil
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DLA/J3/DLA-DSS/SP4705-12-Q-0016/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Troop Support, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

Zip Code: 19111
 

Record

SN02696470-W 20120316/120314235047-fea6ab7fcf0756bee346173143ec624a (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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