MODIFICATION
66 -- TS-4558/U Test Equipment Modernization
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W31P4Q) Missile, BLDG 5303 SPARKMAN CIR, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-5090, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5090
- Solicitation Number
- W31PQ-17-B-0004
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2017
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Ann Adams, Phone: 2568420206, Martha White, Phone: 2568764335
- E-Mail Address
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patricia.a.adams.civ@mail.mil, martha.c.white8.civ@mail.mil
(patricia.a.adams.civ@mail.mil, martha.c.white8.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***** THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO EXTEND THE NOTICE OF INTENT FROM 24 MARCH 2017 BY 3:00 PM CST TO 13 APRIL 2017 BY 3:00PM CST. POTENTIAL BIDDERS MUST NOTIFY THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST OF YOUR INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TWO STEP SOLICITATION ON OR BEFORE 13 APRIL 2017 BY 3:00PM CST. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. YOU MAY EMAIL YOU REQUEST TO Patricia. A. Adams, Senior Contract Specialist, patricia.a.adams.civ@mail.mil. BID SAMPLES ARE STILL DUE ON OR BEFORE 24 APRIL 2017 AFTER ISSUANCE OF STEP 1 LRFBS.****** The Army Contracting Command- Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA), on behalf of the Office of Product Director, U.S. Army Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), is issuing a Two-Step Sealed Bid (IFB) W31P4Q-17-B-0004. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice 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 (IFB 17-B-0004) is being issued as an Invitation for Bid for Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR): TS 4558/U Test Equipment Modernization (TEMOD). The Army Program Executive Office, Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS); Product Director, Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (PD TMDE); Test Equipment Modernization (TEMOD) program is responsible for the acquisition and fielding of state-of-the-art, commercial/non-development General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE). New test equipment is used to standardize the inventory and replace existing obsolete test equipment. The combined two-step sealed bidding process will be used for this solicitation. The first step, technical proposals (Bid Samples) are obtained, and discussions held; Technical Proposals (Bid Samples) shall not include prices or pricing information. In the second step, contractors with technically acceptable proposals (Bid Samples) from the first step are invited to submit bids based on their individual proposals. Only bids based upon technical proposals (Bid Samples) determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Offerors shall submit proposals (bid samples) that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal (Bid Samples) as submitted; and The Government may proceed with the second step without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals (Bid Samples) that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable, and may discuss proposals with their offerors. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal (Bid Samples) evaluation and final determination of unacceptability. Multiple technical proposals (Bid Samples) may be submitted and an award will be made to the lowest technical acceptable, responsive, responsible bidder. PD TMDE intends to release a Letter Request for Bid Sample(s) (LRFBS) for an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR): TS-4558/U in accordance with the Purchase Description: TEMOD-16-05, 31 May 2016. The Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR): TS-4558/U, hereinafter referred to as the TS-4558/U, will be procured as a Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedure under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12 and 14.5., of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with bid samples and required data submitted in Step I in lieu of written technical proposals. Bid samples will be due on or before 24 April 2017 after the issuance of Step I LRFBS. Step I LRFBS will be for four calibrated bid sample units that shall meet or exceed the requirements outlined in the Purchase Description Production Units awarded under the Step II. The OTDR is an important instrument used by the government to certify the performance of new fiber optics links and detect problems with existing fiber links. The ODTR will be used for certifying new links, bi- directional testing along with detecting problems. This acquisition will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for a period of 5-years to include options. The estimated range of quantity to be procured is 20 each (minimum) to 500 each (maximum). The government will not be obligated to purchase more than the minimum quantity established in the resultant contract. All IDIQ contract delivery requirements will be established in detail in Step II. The solicitation will be issued utilizing full and open competitive procedures. Step I LRFBS will be made available upon request to potential bidders. Potential bidders must notify the contract specialist of your intent to participate in this Two Step Solicitation no later than 24 March 2017 by 3:00 CST. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may e-mail your request to Patricia A. Adams, Senior Contract Specialist, patricia.a.adams.civ@mail.mil. Questions regarding this solicitation may be addressed to the following Acquisition Center points of contact at ACC-RSA - (Missile), ATTN: CCAM-SM-C, Building 5250, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280: Ms. Patricia A. Adams, Senior Contract Specialist, 256-842-0206, fax 256-842-7684 or Ms. Martha White, Contracting Officer, martha.c.white8.civ@mail.mil., 256-876-4335.
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