SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- HIV-AIDS Journal Supplement - Request for Proposal Package
- Notice Date
- 9/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA14R0495
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2014
- Point of Contact
- Andrew T. Rothstein,
- E-Mail Address
-
RothsteinAT@state.gov
(RothsteinAT@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Past Performance Questionnaire Statement of Objectives Request for Proposal PDF This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation, number SAQMMA14R0495, is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511120. This is a full and open competition. There is no set aside for this procurement. The Department of State (DOS) intends to award a contract to a qualified contractor to provide editorial and scientific review, and produce and publish a scientific supplement in a leading HIV/AIDS journal on the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for the Department of State's (DOS) Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC). The contractor shall also mail the supplement to the journal's subscribers, produce an addition 200 copies for shipment to a single location, and make the supplement publicly available by posting it on the journal's website. The journal responsible for publishing the supplement shall be indexed in MEDLINE and searchable through PubMed. The Supplement and all included articles shall be indexed and searchable as well. The provisions of FAR Part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ─ Commercial, applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR Part 52.212-2, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will use the following factors to evaluate offers: Present and Past Experience, Technical Capability, Management Capability, and Cost/Price. In accordance with FAR Part 52.212-3, Offerors shall include a completed copy of its Representations and Certifications ─ Commercial Items with its offer. The following apply to this acquisition, FAR Part 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ─ Commercial Items, FAR Part 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ─ Commercial Items. Offerors shall submit responses to the attached RFP no later than Friday, September 19, 2014, 3:00 PM Eastern. Section L-001, 3.0 Proposal Delivery Instructions of the RFP describes the process for proposal submission. Section L-001, subsections 1.0 and 2.0 of the RFP include the instructions for proposal development and format. The RFP also includes the specific evaluation criteria and methodology the Government will use to award the contract. Questions: The deadline for submitting questions is Thursday, September 11. Questions received after that date may not be answered with sufficient time for Offeror's to update their proposals. Offeror's shall submit questions via e-mail to RothsteinAT@state.gov. The Government will publish the questions and responses as an amendment to this combined synopsis/solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Government will not accept or respond to questions via telephone.
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