MODIFICATION
R -- SEC Mock Trial Services
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549
- ZIP Code
- 20549
- Solicitation Number
- 03000-14-0004
- Response Due
- 6/20/2014
- Archive Date
- 12/17/2014
- 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
- Total Small Business
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: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 03000-14-0004 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 2005-74. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541199 with a small business size standard of $10.00M.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2014-06-20 16:00:00.0 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: Jury Consulting Services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW)to include the firm's staff, voir dire assistance, and, expert preparation., 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.), 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 elgible 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. Deliverables are in accordance with the RFQ Section 4.0 Deliverables or Delivery Schedule. 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. The anticipated dates of service will be from August 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014. The period of performance of the purchase order will be for one year from the date of award. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Governments 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. Sellers shall enter two documents to supplement their bid submission. The attachments shall be uploaded via FedBid's seller attachment feature. Each Seller shall provide: a) their technical capability to demonstrate their understanding of the statement of work including the firm's experience in jury consulting on complex cases and law enforcement cases; the proposed staff, their hourly rates, and, a summary of the staff's advance degree's per the Statement of Work and the ability to meet the specified delivery time frame; and b) past performance information for one or more similar mock jury trials/jury consulting. Failure to provide the technical capability and the past performance will deem the Sellers Bid submission to be unacceptable and it will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted by not later than Monday, June 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Evaluation Criteria/Basis of Award-Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to appliciable 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, and past performance.
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