MODIFICATION
H -- OPTION - ISO 17025:2005 Accreditation Assessment Services for CBP Laboratories
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W Ste 1310, Washington, DC 20229
- ZIP Code
- 20229
- Solicitation Number
- HSBP1013Q20073221
- Response Due
- 3/13/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Brice Winston, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2023443645, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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brice.winston@dhs.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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is HSBP1013Q20073221 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 2005-65. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 813920 with a small business size standard of $14.00M.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 2013-03-13 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The DHS Customs and Border Protection requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 05/01/2013 - 04/30/2014 LI 001: New York - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 002: Savannah - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 003: San Francisco - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 004: Houston - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 005: Chicago - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 006: Los Angeles - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 007: San Juan - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 008: Springfield - FISCAL YEAR 2013 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; Option 1 Period of Performance: 05/01/2014 - 04/30/2015 LI 001: New York - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 002: Savannah - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 003: San Francisco - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 004: Houston - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 005: Chicago - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 006: Los Angeles - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 007: San Juan - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 008: Springfield - FISCAL YEAR 2014 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; Option 2 Period of Performance: 05/01/2015 - 04/30/2016 LI 001: New York - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 002: Savannah - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 003: San Francisco - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, YR; LI 004: Houston - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 005: Chicago - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 006: Los Angeles - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 007: San Juan - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 008: Springfield - FISCAL YEAR 2015 (AUDIT YEAR) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; Option 3 Period of Performance: 05/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 LI 001: New York - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 002: Savannah - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 003: San Francisco - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 004: Houston - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 005: Chicago - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 006: Los Angeles - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 007: San Juan - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; LI 008: Springfield - FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NON-AUDIT YEAR/ANNUAL FEE ONLY) - SEE ATTACHED SOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS., 1, yr; 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, DHS Customs and Border Protection 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. DHS Customs and Border Protection 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. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the ?Included in another line item? function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ?Submit a Question? feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid being determined to be non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. 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. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. 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. Unless otherwise noted. ORCA Requirement - Company must be registered on Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered with ORCA, they may do so by going to ORCA web site at https://orca.bpn.gov/ 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/. 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 http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com. For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The vendor may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the DHS/CBP Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this RFQ. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendor's expense. For Exact Match Services Buys Only- In order for a sellers bid to be 'responsive' and considered for award, the seller is REQUIRED to document exactly how they intend to meet the requirements of the SOW. They shall document statement detailing the service for evaluation. Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. FAR 52.211-6. Please provide all questions by 12:00 NOON EST Monday, March 4, 2013. QUESTION: Bilateral MRA with the European cooperation for the (EA). This isn?t something that, to my know, exists any longer. No US AB could fulfill that requirement, thus eliminating us all from the bid. Participation in the ILAC MRA now satisfies that requirement. The EA bilateral agreement required that all ABs be non-profit and have no competition ? which is the case in the EU and many countries. That is an impossibility in the US. Competition eliminated all U.S. ABs whether you were a non-profit or not. The participation in the ILAC MRA is all that is necessary. The solution was for the EA to accept and participate in the ILAC MRA. By doing so, the circumvention of the impossible requirement and restriction was bypassed. Because competition is present in the US, any signee of the EA bilateral agreement was automatically in breach of the agreement. Is this something we can have removed from the solicitation? ANSWER: Reference to the EA has been removed from the SOW.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple shipping information.
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- SN03006091-W 20130309/130307234450-cbc4ea98d9ce0549939d7a2f391aa174 (fbodaily.com)
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