SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- OPTION - Specialized training to facilitate productivity in a mobile environment.
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
- ZIP Code
- 20007
- Solicitation Number
- HSBP1013P00507-1
- Response Due
- 8/28/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Jessica Palmieri, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2023443775, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.palmieri@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number HSBP1013P00507-1. 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. 538530. 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 13:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DHS Customs and Border Protection requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 09/01/2013 - 08/31/2014 LI 001: The Field Operation Facilities (FOF) Program Management Office (PMO) of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is transitioning to a mobile workforce where employees and managers will work predominantly in a virtual setting. As part of this transition, managers and employees require specialized training to facilitate teamwork, enable effective communication and engagement, time management, tracking progress and maintaining productivity in a mobile environment. Please see the SOW for the requirement specifications., 1, LOT; Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/01/2014 - 08/31/2015 LI 001: The Field Operation Facilities (FOF) Program Management Office (PMO) of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is transitioning to a mobile workforce where employees and managers will work predominantly in a virtual setting. As part of this transition, managers and employees require specialized training to facilitate teamwork, enable effective communication and engagement, time management, tracking progress and maintaining productivity in a mobile environment. Please see the SOW for the requirement specifications., 1, LOT; Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/01/2015 - 08/31/2016 LI 001: The Field Operation Facilities (FOF) Program Management Office (PMO) of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is transitioning to a mobile workforce where employees and managers will work predominantly in a virtual setting. As part of this transition, managers and employees require specialized training to facilitate teamwork, enable effective communication and engagement, time management, tracking progress and maintaining productivity in a mobile environment. Please see the SOW for the requirement specifications., 1, LOT; Option 3 Period of Performance: 09/01/2016 - 08/31/2017 LI 001: The Field Operation Facilities (FOF) Program Management Office (PMO) of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is transitioning to a mobile workforce where employees and managers will work predominantly in a virtual setting. As part of this transition, managers and employees require specialized training to facilitate teamwork, enable effective communication and engagement, time management, tracking progress and maintaining productivity in a mobile environment. Please see the SOW for the requirement specifications., 1, LOT; 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. 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 Customs and Border Protection 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. 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. 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. 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/. 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. 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. Supplemental Bid Information 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 FAR 52.217-9, The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed twelve (12) months.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: See Statement of Work.
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- Record
- SN03160814-W 20130825/130823235958-2118732cff970acfecf6fe8aabd1334d (fbodaily.com)
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