SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Nickel Plate Shredder - State of Need
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333298
— All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Acquisition, 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20228
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- BEP-RFQ-12-0280
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2012
- Point of Contact
- Casey Meng, Phone: 2028749763
- E-Mail Address
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casey.meng@bep.gov
(casey.meng@bep.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OEHS Requirements Statement of Need I. OVERVIEW: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is also a 100% small business set-aside. The document # is BEP-RFQ-12-0280 and this is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60 including amendments effective July 26, 2012. This requirement is being set-aside as a Total Small Businesses set aside basis under NAICS code 333298. Only qualified Offerors may submit responses. The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order. II. STATEMENT OF NEED: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has a requirement for new nickel plate shredder ("Shredder") along with delivery, installation and training and an additional set of blades. Refer to Attachment A entitled, "Statement of Need" for specific details on the BEP's requirement. III. INSTRUCTIONS: To aid in evaluation, quotes shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed as appropriate and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered, and identified with the name of the offeror, the date, and the solicitation number to the extent practicable. An Offeror's overall response shall consist of three (3) Parts, individually entitled as stated below. Failure to furnish a full and complete offer as instructed may result in the Offeror's response being considered unacceptable, therefore eliminated from further consideration and award. Overall, Quotes shall be provided on company letterhead, reference BEP-RFQ-12-0280 and submitted to the attention of Casey Meng, Contract Specialist and be broken down into the below Parts and include the following, but not limited to information: 1. Part I - Pricing: a. Proposed pricing for the Shredder, equipment and services as described in Section II above shall be broken down as follows: i. Pricing for the Shredder including cost of shipping/delivery and installation; ii. Pricing for training, and iii. Pricing for a set of spare blades. b. Payment discount terms; and c. In addition, unless available via SAM (i.e. www.sam.gov) Offerors are also to include a completed copy of their Representations and Certifications as per the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. With exception to c. this Part shall not exceed five (5) pages in length. 2. Part II - Technical: No cost/price information is to be included in this Part. a. Proposed System: This subpart shall include the following; i. Technical information: Detailed technical literature along with necessary description that demonstrate and describes how the proposed solution meets the characteristics described in Attachment A as well as provide all other details about the proposed solution. ii. Warranty Info: Description of the warranty to be provided with the Shredder. The BEP prefers a minimum of one (1) year warranty iii. Delivery date: The proposed delivery date of the Shredder after receipt of award. b. Proposed On-Site Installation and Commissioning Approach: A detailed discussion of the Offeror's proposed approach for performing the on-site installation and commissioning of the Shredder. c. Proposed Training Approach: A detailed discussion of the Offeror's proposed approach for performing training the Shredder. d. Proposed Maintenance/Support Service Approach: A discussion of the Offeror's proposed approach(es) for performance of maintenance/support services and specific maintenance requirements of the Shredder. 3. Part III - Past Performance: No cost/price information is to be included in this Part. Past Performance information shall include the following: a. A list of no more than three (3) contracts or subcontracts, similar in labor mix, level of complexity, and scope as described in the solicitation, completed or in process, during the past three (3) years. Contracts listed may include those entered into by the Federal Government, agencies of state and local governments, foreign governments and commercial customers. Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list contracts as required above for all team members. Include the following information for each contract: i. Name of Customer ii. Contract Number or other identification number iii. Contract Type iv. Total Contract Value v. Contract Period of Performance vi. Description of product provided and related services performed in support of the Contract. Include as much detail as need to demonstrate the contract being similar in labor mix, level of complexity, and scope as described in the solicitation. vii. Point of Contact with correct/current telephone number The Offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the contract(s) and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. The Government reserves the right to contact these references as well as use any additional information it obtains. This Part shall not exceed three (3) pages in length. IV. QUESTIONS DEADLINE: All questions are to be submitted either electronically or via facsimile to the attention of both the point of contact(s) listed in this Notice no later than Noon Eastern Time August 24, 2012. V. DUE DATE: Quotes are due no later than Noon Eastern Time, September 5, 2012 will be accepted either via fax at 202-874-2200 or by e-mail. Quotes are to be submitted to the attention of both of the Point of contact(s) listed in this Notice. Offerors are responsible for confirming receipt of their quotes. VI. POINT OF CONTACT: The primary point of contact for this solicitation is Casey Meng, Contract Specialist who can be reached via telephone at 202-874-9763, via e-mail at casey.meng@bep.gov or via fax at (202)-874-2200. The Secondary point of contact for this solicitation is Thomas O'Linn, Contracting Officer who can be reached via telephone at 202-874-3238, via e-mail at thomas.olinn@bep.gov or via fax at (202)-874-2200. VII. EVALUATION & AWARD: Evaluation shall be in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 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 factors used to evaluate offers shall be Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Technical and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than price. However, the strength of the Government's preference for such non-price factors depends on the marginal cost of obtaining higher technical merit. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest offer. VIII. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 8.1 Provisions: The following provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this solicitation: 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions; 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation; 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters; 52.212-1 Instruction to Offers Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representatives and Certifications and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements; 52.225-2 Buy American Act Certificate; 52.225-25 Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Certification; and 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. The full text of these provisions may be accessed electronically at: http://acquisition.gov/far.
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