SOLICITATION NOTICE
N -- Chair Lift
- Notice Date
- 9/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Corporation for National and Community Service, Procurement, Office of Procurement Services, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20525
- ZIP Code
- 20525
- Solicitation Number
- CNSHQ16T0064
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Marilyne A. Brooks, Phone: 202-606-6981, Marilyne A. Brooks, Phone: 202-606-6981
- E-Mail Address
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mbrooks@cns.gov, mbrooks@cns.gov
(mbrooks@cns.gov, mbrooks@cns.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a curved Chair Lift for a campus dormitory. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This request for a submission of quotes/proposals does not constitute a contract or authorization to begin work. Nor does an offeror's submission of a proposal constitute a contract or authorize him/her to begin work. This RFQ is issued by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Procurement Services. If a site is needed you may contact Mr. Wade Williams on a number below to arranged it. The date and time for questions will be due is Thursday, September 22, 2016. The due date for quotes is Friday, September 23, 2016, at 12:00 pm EST. PLEASE REPLY BY Friday September 23, 2016 by 12:00 pm EST. ONLY OPEN MARKET ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR the Installation and of a curved Chair lift The below desccription will be used to determine technical acceptability. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable Quoter, whose quote conformes to the RFQ, offers the lowest evaluated price. Item No. Description Quantity/Unit of Issue Quoted Price $ amount of Discount 0001 Provide and install a curved rail chair-lift system with stations on the second and third floor of Green Hall provide access to offices and classrooms on the third floor for staff and members with mobility issues. Vendor is required to provide the technical specifications of the chair they are offeroring. Provide manufactor warrenty information, for what is covered and the length of warrenty. The vendor is required to furnish and install a chair-lift track system, with call stations on the second and third floor of Green Hall. The system must be capable of negotiating a staircase with an intermediate landing and a 90 degree turn (see pictures below), with 180 degree park on the third floor. The chair lift system must have a weight capacity of 400lbs or greater. The chair must have a seat width of at least a 21" and a folding foot rest with a foot plate length of at least a 12". Arm rests must be fixed to seat frame, and allow for individual rotation toward seat back to facilitate transfers. The chair lift system must be battery powered, with an on/off power switch to prevent battery drain over lengthy storage periods, and a continuous monitoring, full primary cut off charger. Battery life when power is disconnected must be at least 24 hours. VENDOR REQUIREMENTS The rail stair lift installer must possess licensing to provide required services. 1 Each 0002 Shipping and handling Total Instalation date will be set up by the COR of the project Mr. Paul Klockars. Please provide FOB Destination pricing and a delivery schedule (with your offer) for the following address: TO SCHEDULE A SITE VISIT N PLEASE CONTACT WADE WILLIAMS ON 910-546-2951. AmeriCorps*NCCC Southern Region Attn: Wade Williams 2715 Confederare Ave., Vickburg, MS 39180 It should be noted that no questions will be answered at the time of the site visit. All questions are to be submitted in writing to Marilyne Brooks at mbrooks@cns.gov by the close date and time for questions. Responses to all questions will be provided via amendment to the solicitation. Additional information: PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: _____________________ 2. COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE CCR (CENTRAL CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION):_______________ IF YES, WHAT IS YOUR DUNS# AND/OR CAGE CODE:_______________ IF NO, WILL YOU REGISTER:________________ 3. COMPANY CONSIDERED SMALL OR A LARGE BUSINESS:_______________ 4. DELIVERY TIME OF REQUESTED ITEMS: ____________ DELIVERY DATE = 09/30/2016 5. FOB COST IF APPLICABLE:_______________ A. NOTE: IS FREIGHT (FOB) INCLUDED IN PRICE? IF NOT, PLEASE INDICATE PRICE AND WHERE IT'S BEING ORGINATED FROM:_______________ DISCOUNT TERMS:___________ COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS:____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY POINT OF CONTACT.: __________ COMPANY TELEPHONE: ___________________________________ COMPANY FACSIMILE: _______________________________________ IF ITEM BEING QUOTED IS CONSIDERED A COMMERICAL ITEM BY YOUR COMPANY, IDENTIFY AT LEAST THREE SALES TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES: Name of Company Item Sold Quantity Sold Per Unit Price GSA Contract Number (If Applicable): _____________________________ Expiration Date: _________________________________ POINT OF CONTACT: Marilyne Brooks (202) 606-6981 (phone) (202) 606-3488 (fax) OR email mbrooks@cns.gov. Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (June 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: The Contractor must use the IPP website to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3-5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer. CNS 4552.201-71 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) (April 2014) a. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the Contractor by a unilateral modification to the Contract. b. The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows: (1) The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the project and serves as technical liaison with the Contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all reports, and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract. (2) The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the Contract price, terms or conditions. Any Contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through the COR. No such changes shall be made without the expressed prior authorization of the Contracting Officer (CO.) The CO may designate assistant or alternate COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the Contractor. CNS 4552.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (April 2014) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. 52.204-7 System for Award Management. As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(1), use the following provision: SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities. "Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at subpart 32.11) for the same concern. "Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database" means that- (1) The offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into the SAM database; (2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and (4) The Government has marked the record "Active". (b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. (2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database. (c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. (1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number- (i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or (ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. (2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information: (i) Company legal business. (ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code. (iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code (if separate from physical). (v) Company Telephone Number. (vi) Date the company was started. (vii) Number of employees at your location. (viii) Chief executive officer/key manager. (ix) Line of business (industry). (x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity). (d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. (e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. (f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov. 52.237-1 Site Visit. As prescribed in 37.110(a), insert the following provision: SITE VISIT (APR 1984) Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Personnel Security and Privacy Requirements Version 9 Personnel Security Requirements The Government anticipates that the work to be performed under this contract will involve access to sensitive but unclassified materials (now known as "Controlled Unclassified Information" (CUI) in accordance with Executive Order 13556, 2010-28360) and non-sensitive materials. CUI may include, but is not limited to, computer systems and information, Privacy Act protected information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and CNCS proprietary information. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all CNCS policies and procedures, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (The Privacy Act of 1974), and all laws; directives; requirements; Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda; and guidance for Federal information systems; and must ensure that its subcontractors (at all tiers) comply. (Clause) Prior to gaining access to CNCS's information, systems, or secured physical space, individuals must meet CNCS Personnel Security background investigation requirements. Depending on position risk, as determined by CNCS, these requirements may include the following: (1) A background investigation (initiated by CNCS); (2) A commercial background investigation (initiated by CNCS or the individual's company to CNCS's standards); (3) Criminal history record information via a fingerprint check; and (4) Drug Testing These requirements may change at the discretion of CNCS, and access to individuals may be denied at any point. The Contractor will bear the cost of obtaining and sustaining the background investigations. The Contractor must state within the proposal the number of individuals who will be assigned to this effort, with the type of completed background investigation they hold. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide the individuals with the required background investigation needed to complete the work. The fact that the Government performs security investigations for contractor employees shall not in any manner relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to ensure that all personnel furnished are reliable and of reputable background and sound character. In addition, all individuals must complete security/privacy awareness training and any other trainings applicable and specified by CNCS before access to CNCS information or information systems is granted. Individuals must provide signed approval of the related Rules of Behavior as validation of required training completion. (End of Clause) Privacy Requirements This privacy clause must be included in Statements of Work that include the design, development, or operation of a system of records that receives, processes, transmits, or retains PII. The Contractor must ensure that its subcontractors (at all tiers) performing work under this contract comply with all privacy requirements. (Clause) a. The Contractor will be required to design, develop, or operate a system of records to accomplish a CNCS function subject to requirements/recommendations including 5 U.S.C. § 552a (The Privacy Act of 1974); all applicable CNCS policies and procedures; Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda; and laws, directives, requirements, and guidance for Federal information systems. Violation of 5 U.S.C. § 552a (The Privacy Act of 1974) may involve the imposition of criminal penalties. b. The Contractor must state within the proposal how it will protect privacy information. c. The Contractor agrees to: (1) Comply with all requirements in item (a) above in the design, development, or operation of any system of records to accomplish an agency function when the contract specifically identifies: (i) the systems of records; or (ii) the design, development, or operation a contractor is to perform which involves a system of records (2) Include the Privacy Act notification contained in this contract in every solicitation and resulting subcontract and in every subcontract awarded without a solicitation, when the work statement in the proposed subcontract requires the design, development, or operation of a system of records that is subject to all requirements in item 1.2(a) above; and (3) Include this clause - including this subparagraph (3) - in all subcontracts awarded under this contract which require the design, development, or operation of such a system of records. d. In the event of violations of all requirements in item (a) above, a civil action may be brought against the Contractor when the violation concerns the design, development, or operation of a system of records to accomplish a CNCS function, and criminal penalties may be imposed upon the officers or employees of CNCS when the violation concerns the operation of a system of records to accomplish a CNCS function. When the contract is for the operation of a system of records to accomplish a CNCS function or when the contract involves the protection of any PII, the Contractor and any employee of the Contractor is considered to be an employee of CNCS. DEFINITIONS. As used in this clause: (1) "Operation of a system of records" means performance of any of the activities associated with maintaining the system of records, including the collection, use, and dissemination of records. (2) "Record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history that contains the person's name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint or a photograph. (3) "System of records" is an information system from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual. (End of clause) System Security Requirements The Contractor shall be responsible for information technology (IT) security based on requirements/recommendations including 5 U.S.C. § 552a (The Privacy Act of 1974); all applicable CNCS policies and procedures; Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda; and laws, directives, requirements, and guidance for Federal information systems. This clause is applicable to CNCS information and information systems that support the mission of CNCS. (Clause) The Contractor is responsible for complying with all CNCS policies and procedures and all laws; directives; requirements; Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda; and guidance for Federal information systems and shall ensure that its subcontractors (at all tiers) performing work under this contract comply with all security requirements. a. Information System Security Officer (ISSO). The Contractor is responsible for providing an individual to be appointed as the ISSO. The ISSO must have expertise including system security, continuous monitoring, and security assessments. b. Configuration Baselines/Security Configurations. The Contractor must configure its systems that contain CNCS data in accordance with configuration requirements including the applicable United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) and security configurations available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Checklist Program Repository. In addition, the Contractor must ensure implementation and maintenance of the latest updates/patches; anti-virus and vulnerability information/signatures; and other flaw and security issue remediation. c. Cryptographic Modules. The Contractor must use Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) compliant encryption to protect data and information systems. d. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements - The Contractor must comply with all requirements in the paragraph above including the CNCS Cybersecurity Policy, which lists in detail the requirements for Federal information systems. e. Reporting Requirements. The contractor shall immediately report and handle, as tasked, any threats, incidents, potential incidents/events, and any other hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of CNCS data and/or information systems and in compliance with requirements and procedures defined in the CNCS Incident Response Plan and any other relevant system documentation. f. Non-Disclosure. The Contractor and any subcontractor must not publish or disclose in any manner the data/information to which the Contractor will have access as a result of this contract, as this is the sole property of CNCS. Contractors/subcontractors may be held responsible for any violations of confidentiality. g. Access. The Contractor must provide CNCS, including CNCS's Office of Inspector General, with access to the Contractor's and Subcontractors' facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in the performance of the contract. h. Data Compartmentalization, Protection, and Retention. To maintain and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of CNCS information, the Contractor shall ensure appropriate and required security and privacy controls for CNCS data/information including compartmentalization; FIPS-compliant encryption; and retention, in accordance with approved retention schedule(s). i. Employee Termination. The Contractor shall immediately notify the COR when an employee plans to terminate employment or an employee is removed from the contract. The proper exit forms must be completed by the Contractor or the COR before the employee stops working on the contract. j. Contract Termination. Failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with the terms of this clause may result in termination of this contract. (End of Clause) Application Development Security Requirements The Contractor shall be responsible for information technology (IT) security and for complying with requirements/recommendations including 5 U.S.C. § 552a (The Privacy Act of 1974); all applicable CNCS policies and procedures; Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda; and laws, directives, requirements, and guidance for Federal information systems. This clause is added when design or application development is included in the Statement of Work. (Clause) The Contractor must state within the proposal a plan of how it will support the application security requirements associated with this contract and shall ensure that its subcontractors (at all tiers) that perform work under this contract comply with all security requirements. For any application developed under this contract, the Contractor must comply with the following: a. Secure Coding. Identify the tools to be used in its software development environment to enforce secure coding. The Contractor must provide and follow a set of written secure coding guidelines that, at a minimum, indicate how code will be formatted, structured, documented, and tested and otherwise comply with CNCS Software/System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and change management policy and procedures. b. Configuration Management. Document in writing and via the implemented CNCS tool(s) all changes to the application baseline and all related configuration and build files. Comply with CNCS configuration management policies and procedures. Provide written secure configuration guidelines that fully describe: (i) all security relevant configuration options and their implications for the overall security of the application (ii) the dependencies on the supporting platform, including, but not limited to, the operating system, web server, and application server (iii) how the options should be configured to maximize security, provided that the "pre-set" configuration of the application must be secure. c. Distribution. Document, in writing, a build process that reliably builds a complete distribution from source. This process shall include a method for verifying the integrity of the application delivered to CNCS. d. Disclosure. Document, in writing, any third-party software used in the application, including all libraries, frameworks, components, system privileges, and other products, whether commercial, free, open-source, or closed-source and ensure that use of such software has been formally approved by CNCS. e. Security Controls. Comply with all requirements in the paragraph above, including the standards defined by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). f. Testing. (1) Implement a security test plan and provide the test results to CNCS. (2) Document, in writing, the procedures and the framework used to conduct code security review during the application development life cycle. (3) To the extent that such testing discloses vulnerabilities or other security issues, submit new items for inclusion in the Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) and remediate new and existing POAM items to resolve vulnerabilities or other issues before the application is deployed in the production environment. (4) Provide a written certification, signed by the Information Security Lead, that: (i) the application meets the security requirements of the Contract; (ii) all services were performed in accordance with the standard identified in the section above; and (iii) all security issues were identified, documented in the System Security Plan (SSP) and POAM, and critical and high security issues are resolved prior to delivery. g. Delivery and Acceptance of the Application. Once the testing required under the provisions above have been completed, the Contractor shall: (1) Provide security documentation (created during the development process) that includes evidence that the requirements for design, implementation, and testing were properly completed; (2) Provide written warranty that the application does not contain any code that does not support a necessary function of the application or that weakens the security of the application, including computer viruses, worms, time bombs, back doors, Trojan horses, Easter eggs, and all other forms of malicious code; (3) Ensure the SSP is complete and updated; (4) Participate cooperatively and fully with the required Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) process in accordance with NIST and CNCS requirements. h. Maintenance. (1) Investigating Security Issues For a period of one year after acceptance of the application, if a vulnerability or other security issue is discovered or suspected by the CNCS, or a vulnerability or other security issue comes to the attention of the Contractor by other means, the Contractor shall assist CNCS in performing an investigation to determine the nature of the vulnerability or other issue. Based on this investigation, the Contractor shall advise CNCS on the appropriate steps to mitigate the risk posed by the vulnerability or other issue. (2) Patches and Updates For a period of one year after acceptance of the application, the Contractor shall provide to CNCS error corrections, updates, patches, revisions, fixes, upgrades, and new releases of software included in the application. The Contractor shall warrant that: (i) all corrections, updates, patches, revisions, fixes, upgrades and new releases have been tested and validated on a test version of the application prior to distribution to CNCS; and (ii) it has verified the continued functionality of the application based on the testing and validation. (3) Hardware/Software The Contractor shall ensure with CNCS approval that they are using the most current hardware/software available to support the application and/or system of record. The Contractor shall verify prior to delivery that the hardware/software listed in the SSP have not been identified by the vendor as being non-supported within one year of delivery. (End of Clause)
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