SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Courier Services
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 330 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20237
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- T012-18-Q-00025
- Response Due
- 8/14/2018
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2019
- Point of Contact
- Name: Malita Dyson, Title: Contract Support Specialist, Phone: 2023827204, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
mdyson@bbg.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is T012-18-Q-00025 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 492210 with a small business size standard of $27.50M. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2018-08-14 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20237 The Broadcasting Board of Governors requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Courier Services Base Year: 365 days after award, 1, yr; LI 002: Courier Services Option Year 1: 365 days after award, 1, yr; LI 003: Courier Services Option Year 2: 365 days after award, 1, yr; LI 004: Courier Services Option Year 3: 365 days after award, 1, yr; LI 005: Courier Services Option Year 4: 365 days after award, 1, yr; 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, Broadcasting Board of Governors 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Broadcasting Board of Governors is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors 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. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. IPP (Invoice Processing Platform) is the no cost on-line Treasury system being used at BBG for vendor invoicing and is a requirement of all new contract awards. The web address for the IPP billing system is www.ipp.gov. IPP is very easy to navigate vendor invoicing system that allows you to directly attach invoice support (following format type:.doc,.docx,.htm,.html,.jpeg,.jpg,.pdf,.rtf,.tif,.tiff,.xls, and.xlsx). Your invoices will directly route to your COR for review and approval and then to the financial system for review and processing. You will be able to view the approval process directly on-line. You will no longer be able to submit a paper invoice to BBG. Use of IPP is a requirement of this contract. If you do not follow the below process to establish an IPP account you will be delayed in being able to invoice BBG for services provided. What do I do now? If you already have an IPP user ID you do not need to do anything as your new contract will automatically interface with IPP. If you do not have an IPP account, within 15 business days of receiving this notice, email the BBG systems team at cfo-financial-systems-team@bbg.gov with the following information: New IPP users, in the subject line of the email state, œIPP vendor enroll “ provide your company name and include the following information for your company and recently awarded contract: 1.Company name, mailing address and phone number 2.Your company designated IPP account administrator: Please note that due to U.S. Department of the Treasury requirements, IPP cannot set up User IDs using a shared email address. Please be sure to provide an individual work email address with: First and last name, phone number and Email address 3. Company Taxpayer Identification Number(s) (TINs) used for government agency payments: 4. BBG Contract number: If you have multiple contracts with BBG, provide the most recently awarded contract number. 5. Contact information at BBG of the Contracting Officer for the contract listed above: First and last name, phone number and email address For new users, upon establishment of your IPP account, you will receive two separate emails directly from the Department of Treasury. The first email will have your IPP User ID, and a second email will have a temporary 8-character password requiring you to reset it within 24 hours. Once you receive these 2 emails from Treasury, you can log into the IPP system and complete the registration process. You should receive these emails within 5 days of sending the BBG email notification referenced above. Some vendors have reported that these Treasury emails go to their spam or junk folders so please review these folders. In IPP you will be granted access to IPP ™s Collector module which will allow you to view your contracts, submit invoices and upload supporting documentation, view payment status and view contract balances. For assistance in receiving your IPP password, Treasury toll free customer service is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am “ 6:00 pm at 866-973-3131 and their email address is IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
- Record
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