MODIFICATION
71 -- Security Filing Cabinets
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 1735 N. Lynn St. (SA-06A), Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1044755201_01
- Response Due
- 1/13/2017
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2017
- Point of Contact
- Name: Melissa Tyson, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756842, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
TysonMR@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1044755201_01. 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. 841051. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule 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 Schedule. 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 GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. 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 2017-01-13 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be CHICAGO, IL 60605 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Firm-Fixed Price Class 5. One lock on each drawer. P/N: 7110-01-614-5426 Parchment, two drawer, two lock. Lock type 1 (X-10) Delivery NLT : January 31, 2017, 1, LT; LI 002: Firm-Fixed Price Class 6. One lock on each drawer. P/N: 7110-01-029-8058 Parchment, 1-five drawer, five lock. Lock type 1 (X-10) Delivery NLT : January 31, 2017, 1, LT; LI 003: Firm-Fixed Price Class 5. One lock, 4 drawer. P/N: 7110-01-012-8741 Parchment, Lock type 1 (X-10) Delivery NLT :: January 31, 2017, 1, LT; LI 004: Firm-Fixed Price Class 5. One lock, two drawer. P/N: 7110-01-012-8739 Parchment, two drawer. Lock type 1 (X-10) Delivery NLT : January 31, 2017, 1, LT; 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. 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. 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. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. Components of the requested equipment, to include memory, must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished equipment. All items must be covered by manufacturer?s warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Bid from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer?s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination. No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. Delivery order awards shall only be made to the firm that has the GSA FSS contract awarded to them. The Government views a team arrangement as a prime and subcontractor relationship with the delivery order only being awarded to one GSA FSS holder. To ensure compliance, prior to award the offeror MUST provide written proof from the GSA FSS contract holder that they have the right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA FSS holder; AND a statement that the offeror accepts that the government will make award to the GSA schedule contract holder as the sole awardee and they understand the Government will only accept invoices from and make payments to the GSA FSS contract holder. ATTENTION: Should a solicitation be set aside for a specific socio-economic status, such as a small business, the FSS contract holder must meet the socio-economic requirement in order to be considered for award. GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101. In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.") The Bidder shall delivery all equipment no later than January 31, 2017 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Government holidays. Delivery Location: 536 South Clark Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60605 The Best Value approach for this acquisition will be lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). Non-price factors of the quotation are evaluated to determine which quotations are technically acceptable and award is made to the quoter of the technically acceptable quotation with the lowest price. Technical acceptability will be evaluated in accordance with solicitation requirements to meet the salient characteristics listed under the Line Items of the following determination factors: Class 5 - Legal Size (Federal Specification AA-F-358) Cabinets must be GSA-approved for storage of secret, top secret, and confidential information, along with class 1 & 2 controlled substances, monetary funds, and precious metals. Class 6 - Special Size (Federal Specification AA-F-358) Cabinets must be GSA-approved for storage of secret, top secret, and confidential information. Protect for 30 man-minutes against covert entry and 20 man-hours against surreptitious entry. The Bidder's initial quote contains shipping, the best terms from a price and technical standpoint; and The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with bidders. Bidders should not expect requests for clarification or additional information from the Government. Therefore, the bidder's initial quote should contain the vendor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct clarification and/or discussions with vendors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary and in the best interest to the Government. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotes received.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CHICAGO, IL 60605
- Zip Code: 60605
- Zip Code: 60605
- Record
- SN04367522-W 20170112/170110234035-b7fdebf6bdab5c515b4fe00c78893982 (fbodaily.com)
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