SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- 13 Depositions in Canada
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549
- ZIP Code
- 20549
- Solicitation Number
- 02000-14-0008
- Response Due
- 4/21/2014
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Robert Witherspoon, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 2025517319, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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witherspoonr@sec.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a 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.The solicitation number is 02000-14-0008 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-72. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561492 with a small business size standard of $7.00M.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-04-21 14:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be, null null The Securities & Exchange Commission requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: CLIN 0001-Depositions. Thirteen depositions in Canada are anticipated to be conducted between the dates of May 5, 2014 and May 31, 2014 with 12 to take place in Montreal, Canada and one in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor shall provide a certified court reporter who is authorized to administer oaths. The final transcripts shall be provided on a 10 business day delivery (original, one certified copy and one condensed hard copy transcript of each deposition and a diskette of the transcript; all exhibits related to each transcript will be scanned into searchable PDF, including all marked at the present deposition of exhibits marked at a previous deposition, but mentioned or identified again at the present deposition; LiveNote (Realtime): for 300 page transcript per day x 13 days x $___ price per page = $_____. Also, include in the LOT price above the following fees: -8 hour days for the court reporter appearance fee ($___); -Draft electronic page copy at $_____ per page; -50 exhibits related to each transcript at $___ per page; processing fee per transcript. The Contractor shall also provide an online transcript repository, with transcripts available in multiple electronic formats including TXT, PTX, and OCR.PDR formats., 1, By Dollars; LI 002: CLIN 0002-Certified Videographer Services: Thirteen depositions in Canada are anticipated to be conducted between the dates of May 5, 2014 and May 31, 2014, in the above CLIN 0001 cities in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor shall provide a certified legal videographer. The Contractor shall provide synched DVD, LiveNote (Realtime), and digitization of video which will be necessary in preparation for trial. Video with synched DVD-$ ___HR x 8 hours each x 13 days (104 hours) including set up to be delivered in an MPEG-1 video file with LEF file for loading into LiveNote. Also, include in the LOT price: -Videographers appearance fee (9:00am -5:00pm)-$____; -Video synch per tape with transcript-$______., 1, By Dollars; LI 003: CLIN 0003-Certified French/English Interpreter for depositions. The Contractor shall provide a certified interpreter/translator. The interpreter shall have the same eight hours of service as the court reporter and videographer for each deposition: Thirteen depositions in Canada for 8 hours daily at the daily rate of $_____ x 13 days =$____. Services are anticipated to be conducted between the dates of May 5, 2014 and May 31, 2014 in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW)., 1, By Dollars; LI 004: CLIN 0004-Canada Translator?s Other Direct Costs (ODC's): Includes ODC's of travel, taxi's, meals, and other costs. The total cost for 13 days will be $________ (include as line item amount). As an attachment, list separately, the ODC's costs detail for the interpreter/translator., 1, By Dollars; 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, Securities & Exchange Commission 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Securities & Exchange Commission is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors 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.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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.) and Canada, 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. 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. In order to be eligible for award, the Offeror must be currently registered in SAM.gov and have completed the representations and certifications (FAR Report). Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. The Offeror must provide within its offer the number of days required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Evaluation Criteria/Basis of Award - Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, to the extent required by applicable regulations, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, past performance and Canada Translator's Other Direct Costs (ODC's). The anticipated dates of service will be from May 5, 2014 through May 31, 2014. The period of performance of the purchase order will be for one year from the date of award. Sellers shall enter three documents to supplement their bid submission. The attachments shall be uploaded via the FedBid seller attachment feature. Each Offeror shall provide: a) their technical capability (15 page limit) to demonstrate their understanding of the statement of work within the specified delivery timeframes and providing deposition support services; b) past performance information (15 page limit) that demonstrates relevant and recent past performance; and, c) Canada Translator's Other Direct Costs. Failure to provide the technical capability, past performance, and Canada Translator's Other Direct Costs will deem the Sellers Bid submission to be unacceptable and it will not be considered. The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the Purchase Order. 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 options by written notice to the Contractor within the current period of performance.
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