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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 06, 2013 FBO #4365
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Mergers and acquisitions rumors and announcements data feed - Attachment A

Notice Date

11/4/2013
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

519130 — Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
 

Contracting Office

Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Acquisitions, 100 F Street, NE, MS-4010, Washington, District of Columbia, 20549, United States
 

ZIP Code

20549
 

Solicitation Number

SECHQ114Q0009
 

Archive Date

11/30/2013
 

Point of Contact

Cheryl A. Greenfield, Phone: 2025517313
 

E-Mail Address

greenfieldc@sec.gov
(greenfieldc@sec.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Attachment B (SOW) Attachment A (SF-18) (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, and 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 Government intends to award a contract to acquire current and historical data in a structured format on merger and acquisition disclosures and rumors involving companies with securities traded in U.S. markets. (ii) Request for Quote (RFQ) number SECHQ114Q0009 is assigned to this requirement and is issued as an RFQ using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5- - Test Program for Certain Commercial Items guidelines. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-70. (iv) This solicitation is issued as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519130 and the business size standard is 500 employees. The Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program is not applicable. (v) See Attachment A, Standard Form (SF-18) - Request for Quotation for CLIN structure. (vi) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract to acquire current and historical data in a structured format on merger and acquisition disclosures and rumors involving companies with securities traded in U.S. markets. The description of the services required in this solicitation is outlined in the attached Statement of Work (Attachment B). (vii) Place of Delivery is as follows, unless otherwise indicated at the time of order: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. Delivery is FOB Destination. The period of performance for the contract shall be a one-year base period with four (4) option years. The anticipated award date is December 5, 2013. (viii) The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation. Quoters may obtain full text versions of these clauses electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Quoters who reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. All of the following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (July 2013). ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 The following changes/additions are made to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors which is incorporated into the solicitation by reference: 1) Paragraphs (d), (e), and (h) are hereby deleted from this solicitation. 2) The technical quote shall be limited to 10 one-sided pages, not including the required sample data submission. If the Quoter's technical quote exceeds 10 pages it may not be evaluated and could be considered non-responsive. 3) Quoters shall submit a sample data (no page limit) along with their technical quote. The sample data shall: • Cover the period: July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012; • Be provided as a.csv file without any manual clean-up; • Be limited to target companies with US-traded securities; and • Include fields ONLY within these five categories: 1. Dates of rumors/activity/disclosures captured: 2. If related rumors/activity/disclosures are captured in separate records, field(s) that link the records; 3. Target Company Identifiers captured; 4. Acquiring Company Identifiers captured; and 5. Participating third-parties captured. 4) The price quote shall not be submitted with the technical quote. Quoters shall complete and sign the Standard Form (SF-18), Attachment A, to provide pricing for the base period and all option periods in accordance with the Statement of Work (Attachment B). No other pricing submissions are required. Parties responding to this solicitation who believe they can provide the service described herein may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g., on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: 1) company's complete mailing and remittance addresses; 2) discounts for prompt payment if applicable; 3) Dun & Bradstreet number; 4) Taxpayer ID number; 5) narrative addressing capability to provide the services in accordance with the requirements of the statement of work and past performance, including three (3) references (including a. Name of Agency/Organization; b. Contract number; c. Contract type; d. Total contract value; e. Description of contract work; f. Contracting Officer (or similar representative), telephone #, and email address) for contracts performed within the past three (3) years that are similar in size and scope to this requirement. (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items (Jan 1999). ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Criteria - "Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable" (LPTA) Evaluation Factors For Award a) Basis for Award: Award will be made on a competitive basis using the "lowest price, technically acceptable" (LPTA) approach. Evaluation will be made to identify all vendors whose quotes are technically acceptable in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and evaluation criteria set forth below. Award will be made to the Quoter from the pool of technically acceptable quotes, whose cost/price is the lowest. Technical acceptability will be determined by evaluating the following non-cost/price factors: Technical Capability and Past Performance. b) Evaluation Criteria: Each vendor's quote will be evaluated using the criteria identified below. An evaluation for technical acceptability will be made to ensure satisfactory responsiveness to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation. Each non-cost/price factor will be rated "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" using the following rating standards: Acceptable: ALL of the requirements as set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW) and this solicitation are clearly met by the quote. The vendor's quote meets the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 15.101-2 and technical requirements as defined in the SOW. NOTE: Once the quotes have been determined to be "acceptable" for the following non-cost/price evaluation factors the award will be based on lowest price. Unacceptable: The quote fails to meet the specified requirements identified in the SOW. If any of the non-cost/price evaluation factors receives an individual rating of "unacceptable," the entire quote will be deemed "unacceptable." A Quoter without a record of past performance or for whom information on relevant past performance is not available will be evaluated as neutral. Any quote that does not adhere to the requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work may be excluded from competition and deemed non-responsive by the Government. The Government reserves the right to communicate with a Quoter in an effort to clarify or verify information submitted in their quote. (x) 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 address: http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Aug 2013). Quoters shall provide representations and certifications (FAR 52.212-3) electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov or https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. All Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of the quote. Quoters that fail to register or who do not maintain an active registration at the time of the quote may be excluded from consideration. (xi) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Sep 2013), applies to this acquisition. (xii) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Sep 2013) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). ____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _X__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402). ___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)). ___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). _X__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). ___ (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting Requirements (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 111-5). _X__ (6) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). ___ (7) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). ___ (8) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161). ___ (9) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (10) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (11) [Reserved] ___ (12) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011). ___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011). ___ (13) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7. _X__ (14) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). ___ (15) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iv) Alternate III (July 2010) of 52.219-9. ___ (16) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). ___ (17) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). ___ (18) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)). ___ (19) (i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Oct 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer). ___ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23. ___ (20) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323). ___ (21) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323). ___ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f). _X__ (23) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). ___ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). ___ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). _X__ (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). ___ (27) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126). _X__ (28) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X__ (29) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _X__ (30) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X__ (31) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X__ (32) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X__ (33) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). ___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jul 2012). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.) ___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (36) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). ___ (37) (i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (Dec 2007) (E.O. 13423). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2007) of 52.223-16. __X_ (38) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011). ___ (39) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d). ___ (40) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2012) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3. ___ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2012) of 52.225-3. ___ (41) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Sep 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). _X__ (42) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). ___ (43) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2303 Note). ___ (44) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (45) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (46) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). ___ (47) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). _X__ (48) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (49) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (50) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (51) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). ___ (52) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64. (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ___ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ___ (7) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (Jan 2013) (E.O. 13495). ___ (8) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247). ___ (9) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (Jan 2013) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17. (iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). (v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). (vii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, (Nov 2007), (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.) (ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). ___ Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.) (xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.) (xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jul 2012). (xiii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). (xiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xv) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (xiii) Additional FAR Clauses and SEC Local Clauses applicable to this solicitation are as follows: 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (July 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the current period of performance. 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within the period of performance of the contract; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 1 day 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 5 years, 6 months. 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. 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Sep 2006) (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from US Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Acquisition, 6432 General Green Way, Mailstop 0020, Alexandria, VA 22312. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. 52.247-34, F.o.b. - Destination (Nov 1991) (a) The term "f.o.b. destination," as used in this clause, means -- (1) Free of expense to the Government, on board the carrier's conveyance, at a specified delivery point where the consignee's facility (plant, warehouse, store, lot, or other location to which shipment can be made) is located; and (2) Supplies shall be delivered to the destination consignee's wharf (if destination is a port city and supplies are for export), warehouse unloading platform, or receiving dock, at the expense of the Contractor. The Government shall not be liable for any delivery, storage, demurrage, accessorial, or other charges involved before the actual delivery (or "constructive placement" as defined in carrier tariffs) of the supplies to the destination, unless such charges are caused by an act or order of the Government acting in its contractual capacity. If rail carrier is used, supplies shall be delivered to the specified unloading platform of the consignee. If motor carrier (including "piggyback") is used, supplies shall be delivered to truck tailgate at the unloading platform of the consignee, except when the supplies delivered meet the requirements of Item 568 of the National Motor Freight Classification for "heavy or bulky freight." When supplies meeting the requirements of the referenced Item 568 are delivered, unloading (including movement to the tailgate) shall be performed by the consignee, with assistance from the truck driver, if requested. If the contractor uses rail carrier or freight forwarded for less than carload shipments, the contractor shall ensure that the carrier will furnish tailgate delivery, when required, if transfer to truck is required to complete delivery to consignee. (b) The Contractor shall -- (1) (i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements; (2) Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading; (3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract; (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the contract; (5) Furnish a delivery schedule and designate the mode of delivering carrier; and (6) Pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery. SEC Local Clauses applicable: 4003.00 Place of Delivery- FOB Destination (Jun 2013) The deliverables to be furnished under this contract shall be delivered in electronic format to the following address: TBD. 5001.00 - Contract Administration - This contract will be administered by the SEC's Office of Acquisitions. All inquiries should be directed to the following address: TBD at the time of award. 5003.00 - Submission of Invoices The Securities and Exchange Commission accepts only electronic/e-mail invoices. Invoices shall be submitted on a [Frequency of Invoice Submission TBD] basis. Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the SEC Prompt Payment Provision of the contract. Contractors are cautioned against submitting an invoice prior to goods and services being received/accepted. Invoices submitted prematurely may be rejected. Electronic/e-mail Invoice Instructions: Invoices must be in PDF Format and may not exceed 10MB Subject Line: Company name and the invoice number e-mail Message: Company logo or letterhead Company name and payment address Company point of contact (POC) for the invoice with phone and e-mail Invoice Number SEC Contract or Order number SEC COR For supplies: contract line item number, item description, quantity delivered, and unit and extended price, per Section B CLIN structure For services: contract line item number, item description, period of performance and associated costs, per Section B, contract line item, CLIN, structure Shipping and handling charges, if applicable Clearly mark duplicates of previous invoice submissions with "DUPLICATE" Clearly mark the final invoice with "FINAL INVOICE" Attach the invoice and any supporting documents in a secure tamper-proof or tamper-resistant format compatible with Adobe Acrobat. Electronic signatures are acceptable in scanned documents. Each page of a document must be clearly marked with information identifying it with the company, the contract, the invoice, and any other information required by the contract. E-mail invoices to the following address: 9-AMC-AMZ-SEC-Invoices@faa.gov? is faa handling our invoices? 5004.00 - Appointment of Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)(Aug 2012) a. TBD at the time of award, is hereby designated the Securities and Exchange Commission COR for administration and information relating to this contract. b. The Contracting Officer (CO) shall appoint, in writing, a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and, if possible, an Alternate COR for this award. The COR and Alternate COR shall have a current Federal Acquisition Certification for CORs (FAC-COR) at the appropriate certification level for the contract. A COR may serve on a contract requiring certification at or below his/her level, but not on one requiring a higher level. The CO shall provide the Contractor with a copy of the COR appointment letter(s). The COR may not re-delegate his or her authority; only the CO has this authority. c. The COR will manage the contract in coordination with the CO and within the terms of the contract and the boundaries of a COR's duties as outlined in the document "Instructions for CORs and Their Supervisors." The COR's responsibilities include reviewing invoices and charges by the Contractor and informing the CO of areas where exceptions are taken. If this is an award for services and contractor personnel are brought on-site to SEC facilities, the COR must adhere to SECR 10-24. d. Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to change the terms and conditions of this contract. The COR may request a contract modification, but the CO will make the final determination. The COR may not agree to or issue a change to the contract terms and conditions. In the event the Contractor effects changes to the contract at the direction of any person other than the CO, the changes will be considered to have been made without any authority and no adjustments will be made to the contract. 6012.02 - Section 508 Requirements (Mar 2011) - Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all electronic and information technology (EIT) products and services developed, acquired, maintained, and/or used under this contract/order must comply with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Provisions set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the "Access Board") in FAR 39.2.The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/provisions.htm. All EIT products must comply with the following standards. Descriptions of the standards are viewable at the link Section 508 Standards. 36 CFR 1194 Section 21 - Software applications and operating systems 36 CFR 1194 Section 22 - Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Application 36 CFR 1194 Section 23 - Telecommunication Products 36 CFR 1194 Section 25 - Self-contained, closed products 36 CFR 1194 Section 26 - Desktop and Portable Computers 36 CFR 1194 Section 31- Functional Performance Criteria 36 CFR 1194 Section 41- Information, documentation, and support Offerors that fail to demonstrate compliance with the above standards, or provide equivalent salient characteristics, may be eliminated from further consideration for award. The Contractor shall indicate for each line item in the schedule whether each product or service is compliant or non-compliant with the accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194 using a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). Further, the quote must indicate where full details of compliance can be found (e.g., vendor's website or other exact location). The offeror further represents that all EIT products and services that are less than fully compliant have been reviewed and plans to correct are in place. Respondents to this solicitation must provide any additional detailed information necessary for determining applicable Section 508 standards conformance, as well as for documenting EIT products and/or services that are incidental to the project, which would constitute an exception to Section 508 requirements. If a vendor claims its products and/or services, including EIT deliverables such as electronic documents and reports, meet applicable Section 508 standards, and it is later determined by the Government - i.e., after award of a contract/order, that products and/or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility, remediation of the products and/or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense. 6012.04 - Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (Mar 2011) Each Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) product or service furnished under this contract shall comply with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (36 CFR 1194). If the Contracting Officer determines any furnished product or service is not in compliance with the contract, the Contracting Officer will promptly inform the Contractor in writing. The Contractor shall, without charge to the Government, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period of time to be specified by the Government in writing. If such repair or replacement is not completed within the time specified, the Government shall have the following recourses: The right to termination of the contract, delivery or task order, purchase or line item without termination liabilities pursuant to the contract termination clauses; or In the case of custom Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) being developed for the Government, the Government shall have the right to have any necessary changes made or repairs performed by itself or by another firm and the contractor shall reimburse the Government for any expenses incurred thereby. For every EIT product or service accepted under this contract by the Government that does not comply with 36 CFR 1194, the contractor shall, at the discretion of the Government, make every effort to replace or upgrade it with a compliant equivalent product or service, if commercially available and cost neutral, on either the planned refresh cycle of the product or service, or on the contract renewal date, whichever shall occur first. In the event of a modification(s) to this contract/order, which adds new EIT products and services or revises the type of, or specifications for, products and services the Contractor is to provide, including EIT deliverables such as electronic documents and reports, the Contracting Officer may require that the contractor provide an update of information provided in the solicitation to identify EIT compliance. Under any maintenance agreement, Contractor agrees to maintain compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for all EIT. In order to comply with 36 CFR 1194 Section 41, the Contractor shall submit all soft copies (e.g., user manuals, product documentation, etc.) in a format that will be readable using assistive technology, (e.g., screen reader). All imbedded charts, graphs, pictures, etc., must be accessible and understandable using a screen reader. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (May 2013) Prior to the exercise of an option under the contract/order/call or at the end of the conclusion of work under the contract/order/call, the SEC will submit an electronic record of the Contractor's performance to the Contractors Performance Assessment Retrieval System (CPARS) for processing. Once the evaluation is processed in CPARS, it will be made available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating the Contractor's past performance as part of a source selection action. No later than 30 days after award, the Contractor shall furnish the CO with: - the name, - position title, - phone number, and - email address of the Contractor's representative designated to have access to the evaluation for this contract. The CO will ensure that the information regarding the Contractor's designated representative is provided to the SEC Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System Focal Point. The Contractor's designated representative will have the ability to review, comment, and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation and return the evaluation to the COR within 30 calendar days after its receipt. If the Contractor desires a meeting to discuss the evaluation, it must be requested, in writing, no later than seven calendar days from the receipt of the evaluation. This meeting will be held during the Contractor's 30-calendar day review period. If after the meeting, the Contractor disagrees with assessment, the Contractor may request that the Office of Acquisition Operations Branch Chief resolve the matter. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor to inform the CO or COR of any changes to the Contractor's designated representative. Any such changes do not require a modification to the terms and conditions of the contract/order/call. (xiv) Contract Financing and Warranty requirements are not applicable. (xv) The due date and time for Quotes is Friday, November 15, 2013, at 2:00 P.M. (ET). Late quotes may not be accepted. Quotes shall be delivered electronically via email to Cheryl Greenfield at greenfieldc@sec.gov. (xvi) All questions concerning this RFQ shall be submitted in writing to Cheryl Greenfield at greenfieldc@sec.gov, no later than 12:00 P.M. (ET), Monday, November 11, 2013. Only questions in electronic form (email) will be answered. Questions submitted after the specified date/time may not be addressed.
 

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