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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 FBO #4323
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- Academic Database Subscription - SOR

Notice Date

9/23/2013
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

519130 — Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112-6334
 

ZIP Code

36112-6334
 

Solicitation Number

F2XHE13143A006
 

Archive Date

10/11/2013
 

Point of Contact

Kevin F. Bowers, Phone: 334-953-8083, Lance Daniel Haywood, Phone: 334-953-7393
 

E-Mail Address

kevin.bowers.3@us.af.mil, lance.haywood.1@us.af.mil
(kevin.bowers.3@us.af.mil, lance.haywood.1@us.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Statement of Requirement (SOR) describing the minimum characterists a product must meet to be considered technically acceptable. GENERAL INFORMATION The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in this document. This is a streamlined 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. This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (Reference-Number F2XHE13143A006). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69 (03 Sep 2013) and the DPN 20130909 effective 09 Sep 2013. A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made in accordance with the following: NAICS Code: 519130; size standard: 500 employees The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E. IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR "OPEN MARKET" QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 2. ALL PRODUCTS MUST BE NEW; NO REFURBISHED OR USED ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NATURE OF ACQUISITON: Fairchild Research Info Center at Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase the subscriptions outlined in CLINS 0001, 10001 and 2001. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 26 September 2013, 12:00 p.m CST. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This acquisition is for the purchase of the following brand name or equal items: CLIN 0001: Academic Database Subscription In Accordance With (IAW) the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR). POP: 1 Oct 13 - 30 Sep 14. CLIN 1001: Academic Database Subscription In Accordance With (IAW) the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR). POP: 1 Oct 14 - 30 Sep 16. CLIN 2001: Academic Database Subscription In Accordance With (IAW) the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR). POP: 1 Oct 16 - 30 Sep 18. QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. a. The offeror must submit dated quote on company letterhead with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so and without taking any exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, "Schedule of Supplies/Services" and terms and conditions, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. b. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. c. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written quote to include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS. d. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Systems for Award Management database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple Offerors nor Multiple Awards will be considered. A single award will be made in the resultant contract. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be based on technical acceptability and price. An offer will be determined technically acceptable if the offeror: a) submits a dated quote on company letterhead with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation b) takes no exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, "Schedule of Supplies/Services" and terms and conditions CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The following clauses apply: By reference: 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities 52.212-4,Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.213-2, Invoices 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management 252.203-7000, Requirements Related to Compensation of Former DoD officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, with its Alt III By Full Text: FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2013) (DEVIATION), and the following additional FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2013) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Dec 2010) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity - Separately Priced Line Item 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm (End of Clause) OMBUDSMAN (NOV 2012) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA ombudsmen, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2397, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) NOTE 1 REQUIRED POSTERS (FEB 2003) Please utilize the following website to access and download as appropriate EEO posters, Service Contract posters, and disability posters required in accordance with 52.222-26, 52.222-41, and 52.222-36 respectively. http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm (End of Clause) NOTE 2 WAWF-ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INVOICE Reference DFAR Clause 252.232-7003 "ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS." Invoices shall be submitted and accepted using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) web-based system at https://wawf.eb.mil. For information on WAWF including web-based training, visit the web-site and click on "About WAWF". The web-site also contains detailed instructions for setting up your computer to achieve the best results with the system. If you have additional questions contact the WAWF-RA Customer Helpdesk at (866) 618-5988, Option 2 The following information codes will be required to submit your invoices correctly through WAWF: SELECT TYPE OF INVOICE: Contract Specialist/Administrator select only one (1) of the following: 1 Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) (Creates two documents, an Invoice and a Receiving Report, within one data entry session (Combo). Creating both documents at the same time, rather than separately, is recommended. 0 Construction Invoice (Creates a Construction Payment Invoice from a contract for construction. Both an Inspector and a Contracting Officer must review and accept). Contract Number: Block 2 of the SF1449 Form (If this is a GSA Delivery Order award, enter the GSA NUMBER) Delivery Order: Block 4 of (Order Number) of SF1449 No Dashes - (if applicable) Pay DoDAAC: Block 16a (Payment will be made by) of SF1449 - Pay DoDAAC code is used to route documents to the Defense Finance Accounting office responsible for payment. The accounts payable mailing address can be located in Block 18a of SF1449. You can easily access payment information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas. Your contract/purchase order number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment. Issue by DoDAAC: Block 9 (Issued by) of SF1449. Contracting office that issued your contract - WAWF uses the code to route the document to the base. Admin DoDAAC: Block 16 (Administered by) of SF1449) Ship-To Code: Block 15 (Deliver To) of SF1449 - This is a crucial piece of information. It will be different for almost every contract issued. Ship-From Code: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. Inspected by DoDAAC: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - If an inspection is called for in the document, then you must provide the DoDAAC/Ext this code identifies the inspector. Service Acceptor: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - It is used to route documents to receiving service acceptor in WAWF. LPO DoDAAC/Ext: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. ADDITIONAL E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: The VENDOR and the DFAS Office will automatically receive a notice; after clicking SUBMIT WAWF will prompt for additional email submissions. The following E-Mail addresses MUST be input in order to prevent delays in processing: Receiver/Acceptor: Contract Specialist: Kevin.Bowers.3@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Lance.Haywood.1@us.af.mil In addition to the requirement of this local clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of Clause) The following provisions apply: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items (Jan 2004), applies to this acquisition and is addended to delete paragraphs (e) Multiple offers and paragraph (h) Multiple Awards. FAR 52.212-3, ALT 1 Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicserach.aspx. In the event Representations and Certifications are not on file, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52 or on on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 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 address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (End of Provisions) RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to Kevin Bowers at Kevin.Bowers.3@us.af.mil. All responses shall be received NLT 12:00 PM CST on 26 September 2013. Email is the preferred method. Points of Contact: Kevin Bowers, Contracting Specialist, Phone (334) 953-8083, Fax (334) 953-3543. List of attachment: Attachment 1 - SOR
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AETC/MaxAFBCS/F2XHE13143A006/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Fairchild Research Information Center, 600 Chennault Circle, Building 1405, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112, United States

Zip Code: 36112
 

Record

SN03198407-W 20130925/130923235052-29455b589db1164e41893814a6cf5068 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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