SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- What’s Up Gold software as sold/produced by IpSwitch, Inc Service Agreements
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Distribution, J Avenue, DDC J7-AB, Bldg 404, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 17070-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 17070-5001
- Solicitation Number
- SP330013Q0090
- Point of Contact
- Paul J. Holbert, Phone: 7177707492
- E-Mail Address
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paul.holbert@dla.mil
(paul.holbert@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- 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. The solicitation number for this notice is SP330013Q0090. This is an unrestricted acquisition for any vendor that can provide brand name (What's Up Gold software as sold/produced by IpSwitch, Inc). The associated NAICS code is 511210. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66, effective 01 Apr 2013and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20130419 (Effective 19 Apr 2013) Edition and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Current to Revision 5 and PROCLTR 2013-44. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This procurement is for the purchase of What's Up Gold Software, brand name only in accordance with the following justification. Upgrade existing licenses to Enterprise Distributed 5000 devices, training and extend technical support. The products associated with this purchase are brand name specific. What's Up's unique flexibility allows J6N to customize applications and the graphic display of all devises (regardless of manufacture - printers, switches, routers, sniffers, firewalls, UPS, alarm systems, etc.). This product provides in-depth and specific information, to customized displays which isolate problems as they occur, assisting in down-stream isolation of resources. Having this ability makes this a "one of a kind" application, unique to DLA J6N Network monitoring toolset. This flexibility is not found in any other product. The brand name descriptions are listed below: CLIN QTY Description Price Each Price Extended 0001 1 SITE LICENSE Service Agreement Renewal (5000 devices) Software v16 "What's Up Gold" $ $ Distributed Central 1yr Serial #: 2ESAVVWCDTRSK42 Part# 02-7U9N-0160 0002 2500 devices Service Agreement Renewal Software v16 "What's Up Gold" $ $ Distributed Remote 1yr Serial #: 3CXXNKEDAB0T63M Part# 03-7WBA-0160 0003 1 SITE LICENSE Service Agreement Renewal (5000 devices) Software v16 "What's Up Gold" $ $ Distributed Remote 1yr Serial #: 054RKIC2FVFPNP1Part# 03-7PSN-0160 Note: The required Period of Performance is 25 May 2013 through 24 May 2014. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. Pricing, GPAT or VPAT, and representations/certifications shall be submitted via email to paul.holbert@dla.mil with subject line ‘RFQ SP3300-13-Q-0090 NLT 1:00 PM EST on 20 May 2013. IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) ALL SOURCES MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION DATABASE VIA SAM (System for Award Management), https://www.sam.gov, or an award cannot be processed. The method of payment for supplies under this order is by the Acquisition Operations Office via the WAWF. The following FAR, DFARS, and DLAD clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version of these clauses and provisions may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. FAR 52.204-7 - Central Contractor Registration (Dec 2012) FAR 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Feb 2012). Addenda to 52.212-1; the following paragraphs are hereby deleted from this provision: (e) multiple offers and (h) multiple awards. FAR 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Dec 2012) with Alternate I (Apr 2011) FAR 52.212-4 -Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Feb 2012) FAR 52.212-5 -Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2013) (in paragraph (b)) the following clauses apply: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) FAR 52.222-3Convict Labor (June 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electric Funds transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct. 2003) FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) FAR 52.219-1 -Small Business Program Representations (Apr 2012) FAR 52.233-1 Disputes (Jul 2002) FAR 52.233-3 Protests After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991) FAR 52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) FAR 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): https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, Central Contractor Registration (FEB 2013) DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (MAR 2013). The following additional clauses/provisions apply: FAR 52.303-3, Gratuities (APR 1984) (10 U.S.C. 2207) DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea with ALT III DFARS 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (JUN 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. "Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). "Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the Central Contractor Registration at https://www.acquisition.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s). INVOICE ONLY (2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer. SB3520 (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC SL4701 Issue By DoDAAC SP3300 Admin DoDAAC SP3300 Inspect By DoDAAC SB3300 Ship To Code SB3300 Ship From Code Mark For Code Service Approver (DoDAAC) Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) Accept at Other DoDAAC LPO DoDAAC DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Other DoDAAC(s) (4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. (5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the "Send Additional Email Notifications" field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system. paul.holbert@dla.mil and Nathan.Cooper@dla.mil (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. kenneth.decker@dla.mil (2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988. (End of clause) DLAD 52.233-9000 AGENCY PROTESTS (NOV 2011) (a) Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest (1) with the Contracting Officer, (2) with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), or (3) pursuant to Executive Order Number 12979, with the Agency for a decision by the Activity's Chief of the Contracting Office. (b) Protests filed with the agency should clearly state that they are an "Agency Level Protest under Executive Order Number 12979." (c) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) procedures for Agency Level Protests filed under Executive Order Number 12979 allow for a higher level decision on the initial protest than would occur with a protest to the Contracting Officer; this process is not an appellate review of a Contracting Officer's decision on a protest previously filed with the Contracting Officer. Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest, protests will be presumed to be protests to the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) DLAD 52.233-9001 Disputes Agreement to Use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (NOV 2011) (a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute. (b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the Contractor (see Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal. Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate. (c) The offeror should check here to opt out of this clause: [ ] Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer. ( End of provision ) DLAD 52.247-9012 REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) (FEB 2007) (a) This clause only applies when wood packaging material (WPM) will be used to make shipments under this contract and/or when WPM is being acquired under this contract. (b) Definition. Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. The definition excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). (c) All Wood Packaging Material(WPM) used to make shipments under DOD contracts and/or acquired by DOD must meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade." DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo. (1) All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/). (2) All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC standard. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp. (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government. (End of Clause) QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS-Quotes must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. 1. Quotations may be submitted in contractor format and shall include: (1) Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and FAX number (2) Solicitation number (3) Unit Price and extended prices for all CLINS (4) Contractor DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code (5) Signed acknowledgements of amendments (applicable only if any amendments are issued against this solicitation) 2. Contractors are required to include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3-Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFAR 252.212-7000-Offeror Representation and Certification-Commercial Items with its proposal or may indicate completion of the representations and certifications on the internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal or to complete the certifications on the internet may result in elimination from consideration for award. MARK CONTRACT NUMBER ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE Contractor must mark the contract or purchase order number on all paperwork and shipments. The order number must appear on the exterior of the shipment. Failure to follow these instructions will hold up payment to you and could result in the return of merchandise at your expense. Offerors must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with the price quote or may complete the representations and certifications on the internet at http://www.sam.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal will render an offeror ineligible for award. Section 508 Program Need Requirements for accessibility based on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) are determined to be relevant for the following program need: What's Up Gold Maintenance. Section 508 Deliverable Requirements The activity to be performed relates to or requires the use of EIT. Section 508 must be considered as a requirement for Software Maintenance Service to assure that it considers specific Section 508 accessibility requirements. Technical standards from 36 CFR part 1194 Subpart B have been determined to apply to this acquisition. Solicitation respondents must describe how their background and experience will enable them to at least meet those technical provisions identified as applicable in the attached Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT). Functional performance criteria from 36 CFR part 1194 Subpart C have been determined to apply to this acquisition. Solicitation respondents must describe how their background and experience will enable them to at least meet those functional performance criteria identified as applicable in the attached Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT). Information, documentation, and support requirements from 36 CFR part 1194 Subpart D have been determined to apply to this acquisition. Solicitation respondents must describe how the information, documentation, and support proposed for Software Maintenance Service outputs/deliverables will meet at least those information, documentation, and support requirements identified as applicable in the attached Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT). Section 508 Evaluation Factors Responses to this solicitation will only be considered for award after it has been determined that the proposal adequately addresses the requirements for Section 508. Only proposals which contain adequate information to document their responsiveness to the Section 508 requirements (e.g. accessibility capabilities and past performance) will be eligible for any additional merit consideration. Section 508 Acceptance Criteria What's Up Gold Software Maintenance outputs/deliverables resulting from this solicitation will be accepted based in part on satisfaction of identified Section 508 requirements for accessibility. What's Up Gold Software Maintenance outputs/deliverables must include a completed GPAT, a sample of which is included as a part of this solicitation. What's Up Gold Software Maintenance outputs/deliverables should meet applicable accessibility requirements and should not adversely affect accessibility features of existing EIT technologies. (End of Clause) All questions and inquiries should be addressed via email to paul.holbert@dla.mil no later than 16 May 2013: Request for Quote Number SP330013Q0090 pricing and representations/certifications are required NLT 1:00 PM EDT ON 20 MAY 2013. This information should be submitted to above email address or faxed to 717-770-7591. IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) ALL SOURCES MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION DATABASE VIA SAM (System for Award Management), https://www.sam.gov, or an award cannot be processed.
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