SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Netmail Platform Licenses - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Acquisitions Branch, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20534
- ZIP Code
- 20534
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-NAS-0173-2014
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Wesley A. Jenkins, Phone: 2023073070
- E-Mail Address
-
w2jenkins@bop.gov
(w2jenkins@bop.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification RFP-NAS-0173-2014 Solicitation The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) intends to award a SOLE SOURCE contract action to Messaging Architects for the acquisition of an additional 20,000 Netmail Platform Mailbox Licenses. The BOP purchased the Messaging Architects product Netmail (originally named GWArchive) in order to archive e-mail for BOP GroupWise user and resource mailboxes. The BOP originally purchased 35,000 licenses but has now exceeded that license count and needs to add an additional 20,000 licenses. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) RFP-NAS-0173-2014. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 511210 which has a size standard of $25.0 million. The requirement is for the following: 1) Netmail Platform Licenses for Qty 20,000 additional mailboxes CONTRACT CLAUSES: ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (SEPT 2013) The terms and conditions for the following clauses are hereby incorporated into this solicitation and resulting contract as an addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-4 (FEB 2012). 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/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far Upon request the contracting officer shall provide the full text of any clause incorporated by reference. The following clauses although incorporated by reference into the solicitation will be incorporated into a resultant contract in full text with applicable fill-in information as noted: 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (AUG 2012) (1) 52.222-50; (4) 52.204-10; (6) 52.209-6; (28) 52.222-21; 52.222-19. The following clauses are incorporated into the solicitation in full text: 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013) (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor. b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS: ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -Commercial Items (JUL 2013) The terms and conditions for the following provisions are hereby incorporated into this solicitation as an addendum to FAR provision 52.212-1. 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far 52.212-1, 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUL 2013); 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (NOV 2013) The following provisions are incorporated into the solicitation in full text: 52.27-103-71 FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (AUD 2005) Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. 2852.233-70 Protests Filed Directly with the Department of Justice (Jan 1998) (a) The following definitions apply in this provision: (1) "Agency Protest Official" means the official, other than the contracting officer, designated to review and decide procurement protests filed with a contracting activity of the Department of Justice. (2) "Deciding Official" means the person chosen by the protestor to decide the agency protest; it may be either the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official. (3) "Interested Party" means an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would benefitted by the award of a contract or by the failure to award a contract. (b) A protest filed directly with the Department of Justice must: (1) Indicate that it is a protest to the agency. (2) Be filed with the Contracting Officer. (3) State whether the protestor chooses to have the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official decide the protest. If the protest is silent on this matter, the Contracting Officer will decide the protest. (4) Indicate whether the protestor prefers to make an oral or written presentation of arguments in support of the protest to the deciding official. (5) Include the information required by FAR 33.103(d)(2): (i) Name, address, fax number and telephone number of the protestor. (ii) Solicitation or contract number. (iii) Detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest, to include a description of resulting prejudice to the protestor. (iv) Copies of relevant documents. (v) Request for a ruling by the agency. (vi) Statement as to the form of relief requested. (vii) All information establishing that the protestor is an interested party for the purpose of filing a protest. (viii) All information establishing the timeliness of the protest. (c) An interested party filing a protest with the Department of Justice has the choice of requesting either that the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official decide the protest. (d) The decision by the Agency Protest Official is an alternative to a decision by the Contracting officer. The Agency Protest Official will not consider appeals from the Contracting officer's decision on an agency protest. (e) The deciding official must conduct a scheduling conference with the protestor within five (5) days after the protest is filed. The scheduling conference will establish deadlines for oral or written arguments in support of the agency protest and for agency officials to present information in response to the protest issues. The deciding official may hear oral arguments in support of the agency protest at the same time as the scheduling conference, depending on availability of the necessary parties. (f) Oral conferences may take place either by telephone or in person. Other parties may attend at the discretion of the deciding official. (g) The protestor has only one opportunity to support or explain the substance of its protest. Department of Justice procedures do not provide for any discovery. The deciding official may request additional information from either the agency or the protestor. The deciding official will resolve the protest through informal presentations or meetings to the maximum extent practicable. (h) An interested party may represent itself or be represented by legal counsel. The Department of Justice will not reimburse the protester for any legal fees related to the agency protest. (i) The Department of Justice will stay award or suspend contract performance in accordance with FAR 33.103(f). The stay or suspension, unless over-ridden, remains in effect until the protest is decided, dismissed, or withdrawn. (j) The deciding official will make a best effort to issue a decision on the protest within twenty (20) days after the filing date. The decision may be oral or written. (k) The Department of Justice may dismiss or stay proceeding on an agency protest if a protest on the same or similar basis is filed with a protest forum outside the Department of Justice. Additional Contract Requirements: Contractors are advised that the Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of any contract, by entering the potential awardee DUNS number into the database. Contractors are further advised to mark each individual item within their offer considered privileged or confidential under the Freedom of Information Act with notification that the data is considered confidential and privileged and not subject to mandatory disclosure under the FOIA.   SUBMISSION OF OFFERS: On letterhead or business stationary, the following information is required: 1) The solicitation number; 2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; 3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror including contractor's DUNS number and Tax ID; 4) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; 5) Delivery Date 6) Terms (i.e., Net 30) 7) Company Size Quotes may be submitted electronically to w2jenkins@bop.gov or may be received at the following address of the issuing contracting office: Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Acquisitions & Systems Section, 320 First Street, NW, Room 5005, Washington, DC 20534. Quotes must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday April 10, 2014. Questions regarding this requirement may be directed in writing to Wesley Jenkins, Contract Specialist, at the e-mail addressed listed in this notice. The Contract Specialist may also be contacted by phone at (202) 616-6150.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 320 First Street, NW, Room 5005, Washington, District of Columbia, 20534, United States
- Zip Code: 20534
- Zip Code: 20534
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