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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 15, 2015 FBO #4831
DOCUMENT

76 -- Congressional Quarterly Subscription - Attachment

Notice Date

2/13/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

519130 — Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
 

Contracting Office

Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick;Department of Veterans Affairs;321 Ballenger Center Drive, Suite 125;Frederick MD 21703
 

ZIP Code

21703
 

Solicitation Number

VA119A15Q0090
 

Response Due

2/24/2015
 

Archive Date

4/25/2015
 

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist
 

E-Mail Address

l.fratina@va.gov<br
 

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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation No. VA119A-15-Q-0090 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial items. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53 effective August 4, 2011. The NAICS Code is 519130. The Small Business size standard is 500 employees. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract on an unrestricted competitive basis to acquire an on-line quarterly Congressional subscription in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration's Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (VHA OCLA) is responsible for providing timely and accurate advice to the Under Secretary of Health and senior leadership on Congressional and legislative matters affecting the VHA. Statement of Work: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration's Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (VHA OCLA)) has a requirement for subscription to an online Congressional information and legislative tracking service. This subscription enables Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to access current information and reports of Congressional activities on a daily and real-time basis. VHA OCLA seeks to subscribe to an online Congressional information and legislative tracking service for 18 licensed users in order to fulfill their role as the principal advisors to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health on Congressional and legislative matters affecting VHA; along with both virtual and on-site product training and support provided by the contractor. The contractor shall provide daily Congressional monitoring services with unlimited access to 18 licensed users. This subscription enables VHA OCLA to access current information and reports of Congressional activities on a daily and real-time basis. Congressional information and legislative tracking service shall include the following functionality: "Congressional legislative tracking; "analysis of pending legislation; "real-time updates on Congressional actions to include Congressional action reports, floor and committee summaries; "Congressional news monitoring and analysis from a variety of sources; "Congressional member and staff directories with up to date contact information; "federal contracting data; "federal budget and appropriations news and information; "Congressional committee reports; "Congressional hearing transcripts and testimony; "profiles of Congressional members; "analysis tools to include analysis of floor votes and amendments, budget and appropriations analysis, and acquisitions analysis; "interactively linked information; "advanced search capabilities; "Congressional calendars; "breaking news stories; "customizable Congressional action alerts; "information search filters; "email alerts; "On-line service shall be available 24/7 with a system availability rate not lower than 98. The Director, VHA will determine which staff member get access to the system. Place of Performance: VHA Office of Congressional & Legislative Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, D.C. 20420 Base Period of Performance: 03/01/2015 -02/28/2016 The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed-price contract for a period of 12 - twelve months, with four (4) twelve month options. The subscription will be a web-based service, along with both virtual and on-site product training and support provided by the contractor. Proposal Pricing: The Offeror shall provide pricing for the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in accordance with the above Statement of Work: CLIN 0001: 1-Year Subscription to Congressional Quarterly Online (Base Year), Unit Price:___________; CLIN 1001: 1-Year Subscription to Congressional Quarterly Online (Option Year 1), Unit Price:_______; CLIN 2001: 1-Year Subscription to Congressional Quarterly Online (Option Year 2), Unit Price:______; CLIN 3001: 1-Year Subscription to Congressional Quarterly Online (Option Year 3), Unit Price:_______; CLIN 4001:1-Year Subscription to Congressional Quarterly Online (Option Year 4), Unit Price:_______; Total Firm Fixed Price (CLINS 0001 - 4001):___________. Instructions to Offerors: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the quote submitter. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to maribel.fratina@va.gov and Kimberly.McLaughlin2@va.gov no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on 02/11/2015. The offer shall be addressed as follows: Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick, Office of Acquisition Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 321 Ballenger Center Drive, Suite 125 Frederick, MD 21703. The Offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order for the Government to proceed with award. For registration information and/or to update profile information, https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/. Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Maribel Fratina at maribel.fratina@va.gov, no later than 02/09/2015 1. At a minimum the contractor shall provide the following information: a) Point of contact name, telephone and E-mail address; b) DUNS Number FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Factor 1 Technical: provide functionality as described in SOW; Factor 2 Experience: provide information on contract of similar scope and scale. Your RFQ should include at least point of contact names and phone numbers; Factor 3 Price: be sure to carefully address all elements in this RFQ so that your quotation can be fully evaluated. Offers will be evaluated based on Factors 1, 2, and 3 as set forth in above paragraph, and an award will be made to the firm offering the best value to the Government. OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2014). The offeror shall complete the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (May 2014), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (DEC 2014) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply: 52.203-6, RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (APR 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509)). 52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013) 52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (NOV 2014) 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (NOV 2014) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) 52.217-9, OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years. 52.219-4, NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) 52.219-8, UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Jul 2014) 52.222-40, NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (MAY 2014) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) 52.225-19, CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN A DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL AREA OR SUPPORTING A DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR MISSION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES' 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) These references may be viewed at FAR http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AFMLOVASS/VASSMD/VA119A15Q0090/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA119A-15-Q-0090 VA119A-15-Q-0090.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1865654&FileName=VA119A-15-Q-0090-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1865654&FileName=VA119A-15-Q-0090-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Veterans Health Administration Office of;Department of Veterans Affairs;Congressional and Legislative Affairs (VHA OCLA);Washington, DC 20420

Zip Code: 20420
 

Record

SN03642874-W 20150215/150213235221-51fa717fb5dcbc05d151c0ceb3f50080 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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