SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Audio-conferencing - Statement of Work - Mandatory and Evaluation Criteria
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517911
— Telecommunications Resellers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-RG-2015-80-JF
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jenn Frazier, Phone: 3014966092
- E-Mail Address
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jenn.frazier@nih.gov
(jenn.frazier@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Mandatory and Evaluation Criteria Statement of Work, dated April 8, 2015 COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION (1) Action Code: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (2) Date: April 14, 2015 (3) Year: 2015 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20892 (5) Classification Code: L - Technical representative services (6) Contracting Office Address: 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rockledge II, Bethesda, MD 20872 (7) Title: Audio-conferencing (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-RG-2015-80-JF (9) Closing Response Date: April 29, 2015 (10) Contact Point(s): Con tract Specialist: Jenn Frazier at jenn.frazier@nih.gov / Contracting Officer: John Turner at john.turner@nih.gov (11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: To be determined prior to award (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be determined prior to award (13) Contract Line Item Number(s): To be determined prior to award ( 14) Contractor Award Date: May 14, 2015 (15) Contractor Name: To be determined prior to award (16) Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NHLBI-CSB-RG-2015-80-JF and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-81. The procurement is being conducted on a competitive basis, as a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 517911- Telecommunications resellers, and the associated small business size standard of 1500 employees. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 12 to use acquisitions of commercial items and FAR Part 13 for simplified acquisition procedures. On behalf of the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), proposes to procure services to provide CSR audio-conferencing and web interface services to be used at meetings during its Peer Review rounds which are held throughout the year. Period of Performance: The performance period for this contract is a one 12 month base period with two 12 month options. The period of performance, including options, is as follows: Base - May 14, 2015 - May 13, 3016 Option 1 - May 14, 2016 - May 13, 2017 Option 2 - May 14, 2017 - May 13, 2018 Place of Performance: The work shall be performed at the Contractor's site. Contract Type: Time & Materials Scope of Work: Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) 3.0. Deliverable Schedule: Please see the attached SOW 4.0. Reporting Requirements: Please see the attached SOW 5.0. Quality Assurance: Please see the attached SOW 6.0. Security Requirements: Please see the attached SOW 7.0. Contract line items are listed below; PRISM/NBS Line Item No.: 1 Line Item Description: Audio-conferencing, Base Period PRISM/NBS Line Item Period of Performance: May 14, 2015 - May 13, 2016 Funded Amount: TBD PRISM/NBS Line Item No.: 2 Line Item Description: Audio-conferencing, Option Period One (1) PRISM/NBS Line Item Period of Performance: May 14, 2016 - May 13, 2017 Funded Amount: TBD PRISM/NBS Line Item No.: 3 Line Item Description: Audio-conferencing, Option Period Two (2) PRISM/NBS Line Item Period of Performance: May 14, 2017 - May 13, 2018 Funded Amount: TBD The Government intends to evaluate the proposals and award the contract without discussions with the Offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the Offerors best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, request product samples or demonstrations, if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any and all offers if such action is deemed necessary. The Government may also waive informalities and minor irregularities in the offers received. Additional FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are: 1. FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items. 2. FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (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: Please see the attached Mandatory and Evaluation Criteria. 3. FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offerors Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representation and Certifications located at www.sam.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement resulting from this solicitation. NOTE: lack of registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. 4. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. 5. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. 6. FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999). The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. 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 option by written notice to the Contractor within [to be completed at contract award]. (End of Clause) 7. FAR Clause 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 [to be completed at contract award]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least [to be completed at contract award] 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 five (5) years. *The clauses are available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar. Interested offerors capable of furnishing the Government with the services specified in this synopsis should submit their proposal to the below address. Proposals will be due fifteen (15) days form the publication of this synopsis or by April 29, 2015 at 1:00PM, Eastern Standard Time. Please submit one original and two copies of your proposal. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. The external package marking of the print copies shall be marked as follows: RFP No. NHLBI-CSB-RG-2015-80-JF. Proposals shall be delivered to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Officer of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6145, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Jenn Frazier. Responses may be submitted electronically to jenn.frazier@nih.gov. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Faxed copies will not be accepted.
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