MODIFICATION
D -- VSATVery Small Aperature Terminal System) - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-Q-15-R21400002
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2015
- Point of Contact
- ADRIENNE R. WASHINGTON, Phone: 202-382-7867, Herman Shaw, Phone: 202-382-7856
- E-Mail Address
-
RFQsubmissionARW@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(RFQsubmissionARW@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOLICITATION # BBG50-Q-15-R21400002 PRICE CHART17 Modification 002 1. Offers must submit quotes, and pricing for bandwidth: 1. 1.5 megabit 2. 3.4 megabit 2. Attached: Blank price chart 3. (xv) submissions of technical and price quotes is changed: From: December 17, 2014 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time (Washington, D.C. Time) on December 17, 2014 To: December 18, 2014 11:30 am Eastern Standard Time (Washington, D.C. Time) on December 18, 2014 4. (vii) The period of performance is changed: From: December 22, 2014 through December 21, 2014 To: Award date through 1(one) year period 5. Government may/will award to the, configuration deem most advantage to the Government BBG50-Q-15-R21400002 ENGLISH TO AFRICA (I) THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 13 AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; REQUEST FOR QUOTE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (ii) Request for Quote No BBG50-RFQ-15-00002 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and Purchase Order will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in FAR Part 13 Subpart 13.303. (iii) This request for quote document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect from the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-77, dated effective November 13, 2014 (iv) This is 100% total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 519130 with a small business size standard of number of 500 employees. (v) See Attached Statement of Work CLIN 001 VSAT to include equipment, installation cost, monthly fee, and preventative maintenance fee Locations of Work/Services: Juba, South Sudan Single Award(s) will be considered for this requirement at the discretion of the Government. (vi) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C., anticipates establishing Non-Personal Services Purchase Order for VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) Systems to provide a service as described in the Statement of Work (SOW). Voice of America, English to Africa Service, Washington, DC. (vii) The period of performance is December 22, 2014 through December 21, 2015. Delivery and Acceptance shall be at the IBB Voice of America Headquarters Building (330 Independence Avenue, SW, Cohen Building) unless otherwise mutually agreed to be the Contracting Officer. a. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 519130 with a small business size standard of number of 500 employees. This is 100% total small business set-aside. b. Submission of Offers: Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this Request for Quote at or before the exact time specified in this Request for Quote. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the Request for Quote. As a minimum, offers must show- (1) The Request for Quote number; (2) The time specified in the Request for Quote for receipt of offers (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror (4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the Request for Quote. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary: (viii) Instruction to Offerors The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this Request for Quote. FAR provisions and clauses may be obtained from the Internet Web address at: http://acquisition.gov/farlindexhtml. Interested contractors who are capable of providing these services should submit a proposal identifying capabilities as noted below. The contractor shall demonstrate the ability and experience in providing the required services. Submit signed and dated offers/quotes to the office specified in this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers/quotes may be submitted on the SF18, letterhead stationery, Offerors/ quote(s) shall include but not be limited to: (a). Contractors shall submit price quotes for base year. (b). and other costs, if applicable to the requirement. Price for the listed CLIN shall be noted in English and United States dollars. (c). Contractor Qualifications (Technical) Technical: that states the Offeror's evidence of the Offeror's pertinent past performance that can be easily and quickly validated by the VOA. Dates (months/years) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. (d) Past Performance - The Offeror is required to provide no more than three (3) references from previous Customers for same or similar services to the requirement. Offers shall provide the three (3) references with the following information: reference's name and address, email and telephone number of contact person; (i) dollar amount of the contract; (ii) term of the contract; and (iii) brief description of the work performed. Pursuant to FAR 15.305(a) (2) (iv), in the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance, and When combined, technical evaluation factors are significantly more important than cost/price. (ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) 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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); Technical and past performance, when combined, are more, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) (ix) EVALUATION FACTORS To determine the competitive ranking of qualified applicants in comparison to other applicants. The factors are listed in priority order from highest to least. The Government will award a Commercial Items, Firm-Fixed-Price, Non-Personal services Purchase Order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, based on : The evaluation factors that will be used to determine award will be (1) technical capability, to include qualifications listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) Requirements paragraph, and (2) past performance. For past performance Vendors shall provide at least two - three (2-3) relevant past performance references with their quote(s). Reference information shall include agency or business name, contract number, dollar amount, point of contact (include phone number and email address), for which your firm has provided the same or similar relevant services. Firms without a record of relevant past performance shall affirmatively state that no relevant past performance is available. Such firms will receive a neutral rating that will be evaluated neither positively nor negatively. Relevant past performance is defined as performance of contracts of similar size scope and complexity as this requirement performed within the past three (3) years. (3) price, The Government reserves the right to obtain and use past performance information from sources other than those listed in the quote, to include prior dealing with the government and personal knowledge of the company. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, will be evaluated as significantly more important than price. Offers will not be accepted from agents; from principals only. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical capability, to include qualifications listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) Requirements paragraph 2. pasts performance, 3. price Basis for Award: The procurement is being conducted under FAR Subpart 13. Best value is defined as the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement, in accordance with FAR 2.101. (x) Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR Subpart 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Subpart 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) with its offer. This provision can be found at the following website https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/; if requested by an offeror, a copy of FAR subpart 52.212-3 can be obtained by contacting the Contracting Officer. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which is completed by registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) Website at htips://www.sam.gov/portal/public./SAM. Quotes must also include contractor's DUNS Number, prompt payment terms, and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH SAM PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD. (xi) The FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with addendum to the clause. The addendum is as follows: CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE: The Contracting Officer will appoint by letter a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) who will have the responsibility of ensuring that the work conforms to the requirements of the contract and such other responsibilities and authorities as may be specified in the letter of authorization or this purchase order. It is understood and agreed, in particular, that the COR shall not have authority to make changes in the scope or terms and conditions of the contract unless and only to the extent that such authority is specified in the letter of authorization or the contract. THE RESULTANT CONTRACTOR IS HEREBY FOREWARNED THAT ABSENT THE REQUISITE AUTHORITY OF THE COR TO MAKE ANY SUCH CHANGES, IT MAY BE HELD FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES NOT AUTHORIZED IN ADVANCE, IN WRITING, BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER MAY BE DENIED COMPENSATION OR OTHER RELIEF FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WORK PERFORMED THAT IS NOT SO AUTHORIZED, AND MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO.THE GOVERNMENT, TO TAKE ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION NECESSITATED BY REASON OF THE UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES. (End of Clause) (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation by reference and proposed subsequent contract as well as the following clauses contained within FAR clause 52.212-5: 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set (15 U.S.C. 644); 52219-8 - Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-28 - Post Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3 - Convict Labor, 52.222-19 - Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52222-26 - Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52222-35 - Equal Opportunity for Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36 - Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-40 - Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.223-18 - Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging with Driving; 52.225-13 - Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332) (xiii) Additional FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and applicable to this solicitation and the proposed subsequent contract are: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.237-3 - Continuity of Services; and, 52.242-17 - Government Delay of Work. (xiv)A Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) Failure to provide any of the above-required Request for Quote may result in the rejection of your proposal. Full text of all FAR clauses and provisions are available electronically at the following Internet address: (http://www.ametgovffar). Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official who is authorized to bind the organization. Oral proposals will not be accepted. (xv)ALL TECHNICAL AND PRICE QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO awashington@bbg.gov BEFORE THE CLOSING DEADLINE BELOW. Request for Quotes are due to Adrienne R. Washington, Contracting Officer, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20237, 8:00 am. Eastern Standard Time (Washington, D.C. Time) on December 17, 2014. (xiv) Contact Adrienne R. Washington, Contracting Officer, email: RFQsubmissionARW@bbg.gov, 202 382 -7867. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Questions must be submitted in writing and only via email Adrienne R. Washington at awashington@bbg.gov. Written questions must be submitted before 09:00 a.m.. Eastern Standard Time (Washington, D.C. Time) on December 11, 2014. 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. 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):http://acquisition.gov/farlindexhtml 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference. 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):https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Juba, South Sudan, Sudan
- Record
- SN03599281-W 20141219/141217235103-370cd33f960d072b70786b7a03ae3b39 (fbodaily.com)
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