SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- Equipment for Department of Homeland Security
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 245 Murray Lane S.W., Washington, DC 20528
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- ROSS-13-00096
- Response Due
- 8/28/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Carmelia Rush, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 2024475323, Fax: 2024475545
- E-Mail Address
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carmelia.rush@hq.dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number ROSS-13-00096. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 535367. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-08-28 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20528 The DHS Office of Procurement Operations requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Description: Axis VP IP Camera w/Midspan Manufacturer: Axis Model: P3304, 90, EA; LI 002: Description: Axis Low Profile Fixed Lens IP Camera w/Midspan Manufacturer: Axis Model: M3014, 40, EA; LI 003: Description:Axis 16 Port Midspan Manufacturer: Axis Model: 5012-014, 4, EA; LI 004: Description: Bridgepoint Card Readers Manufacturer: Bridgepoint Systems Model: 74-01-4003, 75, EA; LI 005: Description:Electric Strikes Manufacturer: Hes Model: Hes 1006, 30, EA; LI 006: Description: Electrified Mortise Leverset (LH) Manufacturer: Yale Model: AUR-8891-LH-1/3/4-626, 10, EA; LI 007: Description: Electrified Mortise Leverset (LH) Manufacturer: Yale Model: AUR-8891-rh-1/3/4-626, 10, EA; LI 008: Description: Electrified Cylindrical Leverset Manufacturer: Marks Model: 195RFEU/26D-F21, 10, EA; LI 009: Description: Nerwork Cable - Cat 6 (1000' roll) Manufacturer: West Penn Wire Model: 254246, 3, EA; LI 010: Description: Media Converters Manufacturer: Allied Telesis Model: AT-FS201-90, 20, EA; LI 011: Description: Access Control Composit Cable (1000' ROLL) Manufacturer: Belden Model: 638AFS 0001000, 2, EA; LI 012: Description:Access Control Composit Cable (1000' ROLL) Manufacturer: West Penn Wire Model: AC251822B3P, 5, 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, DHS Office of Procurement Operations 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Office of Procurement Operations is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. 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. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Delivery must be made within 90 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 90 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. Bid MUST be good for 45 calendar days after close of Buy. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as ?brand name or equal,? the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government?s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that ?equal? products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of ?equal? products, including ?equal? products of the brand name manufacturer, must? (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by? (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate ?equal? products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an ?equal? product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) Incorporated by reference. The Contractor may be required to submit a sample for testing if quoting an ?equal? product within 5 business days of government notification. The Contractor shall be responsible for shipment of sample to the Government for testing as well as the return at their own expense. The Contractor shall specify whether they are quoting a "brand name" or "equal" product. The Government may choose to award to multiple vendors. a) 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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability and Past Performance. When combined, the technical evaluation criteria are considered more important than price. In the event that two or more quotes are determined not to have any substantial technical differences (i.e. are technically equivalent), award maybe made to the lower priced quote. It should be noted that award may be made to other than the lowest priced quote if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. The Government may also award to other than the highest technically rated quotation, if the Government determines that a price premium is not warranted. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer?s specified expiration time, 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20528
- Zip Code: 20528
- Zip Code: 20528
- Record
- SN03159983-W 20130825/130823235135-d9acf9ca3e89f422348345a12bce0711 (fbodaily.com)
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