MODIFICATION
74 -- OPTION - Copier Maintenance Services
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- DOL132J11983
- Response Due
- 8/14/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 DOL132J11983 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 2005-69. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333318 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2013-08-14 12:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be, null null The DOL BLS Washington DC requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 09/16/2013 - 09/15/2014 LI 001: The purchase of two full-color and black & white digital multifunction imaging system (copier/printer/scanner)per the technical specifications are in the attached Statement of Work., 2, EA; LI 002: Maintenance services for two copiers purchased to include supplies a a volume of 1,300 black and white copies and 2,500 copies of color for the base year., 1, Yr; LI 003: Overage copy cost for base year, 1, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/16/2014 - 09/15/2015 LI 001: Maintenance services for two copiers purchased to include supplies a a volume of 1,300 black and white copies and 2,500 copies of color for Option Year 1., 2, YR; LI 002: Overage copy cost for Option Year 1, 1, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/16/2015 - 09/15/2016 LI 001: Maintenance services for two copiers purchased to include supplies a a volume of 1,300 black and white copies and 2,500 copies of color for Option Year 2, 2, YR; LI 002: Overage copy cost for Option Year 2., 1, EA; Option 3 Period of Performance: 09/16/2016 - 09/15/2017 LI 001: Maintenance services for two copiers purchased to include supplies a a volume of 1,300 black and white copies and 2,500 copies of color for Option Year 3, 2, YR; LI 002: Overage copy cost for Option Year 3, 1, EA; Option 4 Period of Performance: 09/16/2017 - 09/15/2018 LI 001: Maintenance services for two copiers purchased to include supplies a a volume of 1,300 black and white copies and 2,500 copies of color for Option Year 4, 2, YR; LI 002: Overage cost exceeding volume of 50,000 pages per month for 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, DOL BLS Washington DC 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. DOL BLS Washington DC 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. Open Market bids are accepted in this solicitation; however, please refer to the specifications below, including 'Set-Aside Requirement' provision, for additional requirements. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. The Buyer is allowing Sellers to submit bids for alternate items, provided those items meet all of the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified by this solicitation. Sellers MUST enter exactly what they are bidding (including make, model and description) into the blank description field in order for the bid to be considered. The Buyer will evaluate 'equal' items on the basis of information furnished by the Seller or identified in the bid and reasonably available to the Buyer. Failure to provide this information will result in a ?non responsive bid? and removal from award consideration. The Buyer is requiring that any rebid must be lower than the 'current bid price' by this amount. The reduction is based on the total order and must be satisfied within the rebid minimum. This solicitation is a Small Business set-aside and only qualified Sellers can bid. 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. Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the buyer to respond. Questions can be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' button. Questions not received within 48 hours prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. An official authorized to bind your company shall sign the offer. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. IAW FAR 52.204-99 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration (August 2012) (Deviation), the offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), which took the place of the Central Contractors Registration (CCR); SAM consolidated the Federal Procurement Systems and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Currently CCR, FedReg, ORCA and EPLS have been migrated into SAM. If the offeror is not registered under SAM, please register at the SAM website http://www.sam.gov. More information can be found at http://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34. The following clauses shall apply: 52.209-6 (Protecting the Government's Interest When Sub-Contracting), 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards). The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. In addition to providing pricing through the marketplace, Sellers must include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their Bid, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this Buy. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. A Seller's failure to comply with these terms may result in its Bid being determined to be non-responsive. Award will be made to the responsible contractor (see FAR Part 9) whose quote or offer meets the lowest price/technically acceptable. In accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-1, the Government will consider the following for award: Price, Warranty conditions. Evaluation will be in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-2. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and make award without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price standpoint. Do not assume you will have the opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise your offer. Offerors may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide more information and clarification regarding their offer/quote. Request for such information does not constitute discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. The Government intends to make a single, Firm-Fixed Price award. Offer evaluation will be in accordance with: FAR Sub-Part 15.101-2 -- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (a) The lowest price technically acceptable source selection process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. (b) When using the lowest price technically acceptable process, the following apply: (1) The evaluation factors and significant subfactors that establish the requirements of acceptability shall be set forth in the solicitation. Solicitations shall specify that award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. If the contracting officer documents the file pursuant to 15.304(c)(3)(iii), past performance need not be an evaluation factor in lowest price technically acceptable source selections. If the contracting officer elects to consider past performance as an evaluation factor, it shall be evaluated in accordance with 15.305. However, the comparative assessment in 15.305(a)(2)(i) does not apply. If the contracting officer determines that a small business? past performance is not acceptable, the matter shall be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency determination, in accordance with the procedures contained in subpart 19.6 and 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7)). (2) Tradeoffs are not permitted. (3) Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors. (4) Exchanges may occur (see 15.306). In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposals, representations and certifications, etc.). You may attach documents with your offer when placing a bid. After you begin the bidding process the attachments feature is located on the 2nd page ?Line Items? or you may submit them to clientservices@fedbid.com to supplement your Bid (e.g., in response to a ?Brand name or Equal/Meet or Exceed? Requirement). Failure to provide any required documents prior to the proposal due date and time will deem your offer non-responsive and ineligible for award. Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all Bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. The Buy American Act? (1) Restricts the purchase of supplies, that are not domestic end products, for use within the United States. A foreign end product may be purchased if it is determined that the price of the lowest domestic offer is unreasonable or if another exception applies, and (2) Requires, with some exceptions the use of only domestic construction materials in contracts for construction in the United States (3) Buy American Act uses a two-part test to define a domestic end product. (a) The article must be manufactured in the United States; and (b) The cost of domestic components must exceed 50 percent of the cost of all the components. Buy American Act Certificate (June 2003) 52.225-2 Buy American Act Certificate: (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. The terms ?component,? ?domestic end product,? ?end product,? ?foreign end product,? and ?United States? are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled ?Buy American Act?Supplies.? TO COMPLY, SELLERS MUST LIST THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IN EACH LINE ITEM. **ALL TONERS MUST BE BRAND NEW ** NO USED, NO REFURBISHED, NO RE-MANUFACTURED, NO COMPATIBLES, NO SUBSTITUTIONS, OR RECYCLED ITEMS ALLOWED. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured or used products. No "GREY" market items. To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the timeframes specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers will be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award. Please send this documentation to FedBid?s client services team (clientservices@fedbid.com) prior to the close of this Buy. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE UNLESS FUNDS COME AVAILABLE! 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government?s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED TO INTERESTED PARTIES FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE. The winning contractor shall coordinate any authorizations required and schedule the the time/date of inspection among all parties (i.e. Government representatives and the manufacturer) before items are shipped to their destination. An original invoice shall be prepared and submitted to the Department of Labor (DOL) by email to: DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov 1). Electronic PDF/TIFF Invoice Submittal In an effort to support the eCommerce initiative and expedite vendor payment processing, the DOL requires invoices to be submitted electronically. The contractor shall: a. Address the invoice to the appropriate e-mail address specified above. b. Submit the invoice via attachment in PDF or TIFF format. c. Submit only one invoice per electronic submittal. d. Enter specific information in the subject line of the e-mail in the following format:, DOL Agency,, Invoice Number, Example: ABC Co, OASAM, DOL00-00-X0000/X0000, Invoice Number AB-1298433, $15,000.00. e. Wait for either a success or failure e-mail response, regarding the invoice e-mail, before sending in another e-mail with the same invoice attachment. The contractor MUST NOT: a. Submit an invoice that exceeds the size limit of 16 megabytes (approximately 400-500 pages). However, if the invoice exceeds this limit, a summary invoice attachment of less than 16 megabytes should be e-mailed to the payment e-mail address above; while the detailed invoice, including any supplemental information, shall be sent to BLS Payment Office at the address (specified in paragraph 2 below). b. Submit an invoice that is heavy in shading or color. 1. An e-mailed PDF image cannot have any text that has a background with any color other than white. If the image has a shaded background, it will be converted to black, and the text will be illegible. 2. An emailed TIFF image must be black and white. c. Submit more than one attachment, as subsequent attachments will not be recognized. d. Submit more than one invoice in a single attachment. e. Attempt to use the ?Recall or Resend? email message feature. General Information Payment due dates will be calculated only from the date that invoices are received in the electronic invoicing e-mail box and determined to be proper invoices. Inquiries regarding invoices should be e-mailed to BLSInvoiceInquiries@dol.gov. The relevant invoice must be attached to the inquiry e-mail and the subject line of the e-mail must state ?INQUIRY,? followed by the information described in paragraph 1).d. above. Example: INQUIRY:, DOL Agency,, Invoice Number, Do NOT use the electronic invoicing e-mail address for inquiries about the invoice. 2). Paper Invoices submitted via fax or U.S. mail Paper invoices should only be faxed or mailed when electronic email cannot be accomplished. When invoices must be faxed due to e-mail size limitations, fax them to: 202-691-7796 When paper invoices must be mailed due to e-mail size limitations, mail them to the following address: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Room 4135 Washington, D.C. 20212 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. 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/. Two units are to be delivered and installed within 30 days of receipt of order. The dates below are tentative and may change depending on when the units are installed. Base Year: 9/16/2013 to 9/15/2014 Option Years: Option Year 1: 9/16/2014 to 9/15/2015 Option Year 2: 9/16/2015 to 9/15/2016 Option Year 3: 9/16/2016 to 9/15/2017 Option Year 4: 9/16/2017 to 9/15/2018 To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/ Federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award.
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