MODIFICATION
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- Notice Date
- 8/17/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 7958 Angus Court, Springfield, VA 22153
- ZIP Code
- 22153
- Solicitation Number
- 8670-Scan
- Response Due
- 8/19/2015
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Name: Gary Clark, Title: Branch Chief / Contracting Officer, Phone: 7038756748, Fax: 7038756748
- E-Mail Address
-
clarkgw@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 8670-Scan. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 745090_01. NASA SEWP V Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing NASA SEWP V contract. The contract must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's contract. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective NASA SEWP V contract AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting officer. Information regarding NASA SEWP V contracts is available at http://www.sewp.nasa.gov. The Seller must include the SEWP Agency Handling Fee (AHF) in their line item pricing in accordance with SEWP guidelines. The FedBid Fee will be calculated based solely on the price of the goods included in the Seller's bid. The portion of the pricing (.39%) that corresponds with the SEWP AHF will be excluded from the FedBid Fee calculations. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-08-19 11:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Lorton, VA 22079 The Department of State requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: L2719A#BGJ; HP Digital Sender Flow 8500 FN1, 250, EA; LI 002: CC543B#201; HP SmartCard NIPRNet Solution, 250, EA; LI 003: D8G45AAE; HP Digital Sending Software (1 User) **** IMPORTANT NOTICE - This is the manufacturer's part number for SINGLE USER licenses and is our EXACT REQUIREMENT. ONLY 250 SINGLE user licenses will be accepted. - EACH license MUST be INDIVIDUALLY emailed to the customer. Any bundled licenses WILL BE REJECTED ****, 250, EA; LI 004: U0QT4E; HP Care Pack Software Technical Support - Digital Sending Software, 250, EA; 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, Department of State 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. If this is a ?Brand Name Only? procurement, Seller certifies that it is an authorized distributer of the brand name product being sold to the Department of State and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the manufacturer, to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation; these can be submitted to clientservices@fedbid.com Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission IF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT IS FURNISHED UNDER A CONTRACT OR ORDER FOR AN EXACT PRODUCT, THE ALTERNATE PRODUCT WILL BE AN UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION, AND MAY YIELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ADDITION TO ANY CIVIL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT. Award may NOT be based solely on pricing factors alone. Consideration may be given to non-price related factors to include delivery, history, urgency of need, as well as price, among others. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority (best value to the government - see FAR 2.101) and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. Bidder shall specify PART #, MANUFACTURER, and SPECS for all bids submitted. Failure to provide the specific brand/mfr, part#, and specs being quoted may result in a NON-COMPLIANT BID and REMOVAL from award consideration. Bid detail such as "equal", "exact match", etc is NOT sufficient. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 334111
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Lorton, VA 22079
- Zip Code: 22079
- Zip Code: 22079
- Record
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