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58 -- TWO WAY HAND HELD RADIOS. SOL MS-96-R-1001 DUE 092796 POC Contact Lisa P. Grant, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-9457 for additional information. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the FAR, 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 number is MS-96-R-1001 and this solicitation is hereby issued as is a Request For Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-39. This procurement is being advertised as full and open competition. The contract period of performance is as follows: Base year: date of award through 09/30/97, Option Period One: 10/1/97 - 9/30/98, Option Period Two: 10/01/98 - 09/30/99, Option Period Three: 10/01/99 - 09/30/00, and Option Period Four: 10/01/00 - 9/30/01. The total duration of this contract, including options under this contract, shall not extend beyond September 30, 2001. If any option period is not exercised then the subsequent option periods lapse. The award under this procurement shall be an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed price contract. A) Schedule: The United States Marshals Service (USMS) requires hand-held, Digital Encryption Standards (DES) convertable, two way broad band, programmable per channel, wide or narrow spacing, multi-channel radios with a built-in frequency programming capability and programmable from a IBM compatible computer. The contract line items for the radio kits are 0001 Kit, radio w/key pad (VHF), 0002 Kit, radio w/o keypad (VHF), 0003 Kit, radio w/key pad (UHF) and 0004 Kit, radio w/o key pad (UHF). The estimated maximum quantities for line items 0001- 0004 are as follows: Base Year CLIN 0001 - 75 units, CLIN 0002 - 400 units, CLIN 0003 - 10 units, and CLIN 0004 - 50 units, Option Years 1 and 2: CLIN 0001 - 20 units, CLIN 0002 - 150 units, CLIN 0003 - 5 units, and CLIN 0004 - 25 units, Option Year 3: CLIN 0001 - 20 units, CLIN 0002 - 50 units, CLIN 0003 - 5 units, and CLIN 0004 - 25 units, and Option Year 4: CLIN 0001 - 20 units, CLIN 0002 - 25 units, CLIN 0003 - 5 units, and CLIN 0004 - 25 units. The accessories contract line items are CLIN 0005 - Battery Charger (Single Unit), CLIN 0006 - Battery Charger (Multi-Unit), CLIN 0007 - Carrying Case, CLIN 0008 - Belt Clip, CLIN 0009 - Earphone, detachable, CLIN 0010 - Antenna, flexible, detachable, CLIN 0011 - Ni-Cad Batteries, and CLIN 0012 - Radio Cloning and Programming Cable. The DES conversion line items are CLIN 0013 - DES Key Variable Loader, and CLIN 0014 - Conversion to DES capability. The estimated maximum quantities for contract line items 0005-0012 are as follows: CLIN 0005 - 5 units, CLIN 0006 - 5 units, CLIN 0007 - 5 units, CLIN 0008 - 5 units, CLIN 0009 - 5 units, CLIN 0010 - 20 units, CLIN 0011 - 200 units, and CLIN 0012 - 25 units. These quantities are the same for the base year and the four option periods. The estimated maximum quantities for contract line items 0013-0014 are: Base Year and Option 1: 0013 - 5 units, 0014 - 5 units, Option 2: CLIN 0013 - 50 units and CLIN 0014 - 500 units, and Option Years 3 and 4: CLIN 0013 - 10 units and CLIN 0014 - 200. The offered prices for CLIN 0014 should include parts and labor. If quantity discounts are available for any contract line item, the offeror should include the quantity and discount with their proposal. B) Specifications: Radios must be available in both UHF and VHF models. Radios must have a minimum 24 MHZ VHF and 50 MHZ UHF operating frequency spectrum in both transmit and receive, with no degradation. All radios purchased under this contract must be able to be converted to Digital Encryption Standards (DES) capability. The radio must be available in models with and without complete on-the-unit key pad programming of frequencies. A DES Key Variable Loader must be available for purchase when the radios are converted to DES. The radio must have a radio-to-radio frequency cloning capability. The radio must be available, at a minimum, in a 14 channel model. The output levels at a minimum should be 5 watt output for VHF and 4 watt output for UHF. A battery saver (current consumption) feature is required. Battery Chargers (single and multi-unit) should fully recharge within 90 minutes. The multi-unit should be capable of recharging at a minimum four units at one time. Ni-Cad batteries should be capable of providing power for a minimum of eight hours. Radio Kits include one radio, two batteries, one battery charger (single unit), nylon carrying case, metal belt clip, earphone and antenna. The items included in the radio kit, excluding the radio, will be listed as accessories in Schedule B of the contract. The Government requires a minimum warranty of 2 years parts and labor. The delivery locations are USMS Districts within the U.S. and its territories and the USMS Warehouse, Door #2, 8730 Morrisette Drive, Springfield, Virginia. The USMS requires that all deliveries be accompanied with a shipping document. At a minimum the shipping document shall cite the nomenclature, and serial number of the items being delivered. The delivery date is no later than 30 days after the issuance of the delivery order, unless otherwise stated on the delivery order and mutually agreed upon by contractor and the contracting officer. The Government's minimum guarantee for CLINS 0001-0004 is 55 radio kits for the base year and 15 radio kits for each option period. The maximum quantity of radios ordered during any contract performance period shall not exceed 1000. C) Clauses: FAR Clause 52.212-1, ''Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items,'' is hereby incorporated by reference. The following is a addenda for FAR clause 52.212-1: At paragraph (c), ''period of Acceptance of Offers'', the amount of time a offeror must hold its prices firm is hereby changed. A offeror must hold its offer price firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. FAR 52.212-2, ''Evaluation-Commercial Items'', is hereby incorporated by reference. The following are the criteria for evaluation of offers under FAR Clause 52.212-2: Technical Approach in meeting and/or exceeding all points of specifications (30 points). Offerors may be requested to submit samples of their product for testing purposes, Past Performance (30 points), the offeror is requested to submit at least two references of recent and relevant contract (Federal, State, or Local Governments and Commercial Sources) of same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact, with telephone numbers and any other relevant information), and Price (40 points), price evaluation will be based on the estimated total price for individual contract line items. The offeror should include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, ''Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items'' with its offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, ''Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items'', is hereby incorporated by reference. The following is an addenda for FAR 52.212-4: The following FAR Clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.216-18, ''Ordering'', FAR 52.216-22, ''Indefinite Quantity'', FAR 52.217-9, ''Option to Extend the Term of the Contract'', and FAR 52.232-18, ''Availability of Funds''. FAR Clause 52.212-5, ''Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items'', is hereby incorporated by reference. The following additional FAR clauses also apply: FAR 52.203-10, ''Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity'', FAR 52.219-8, ''Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns'', FAR 52.219-9, ''Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan'', FAR 52.219-14, ''Limitation on Subcontracting'', FAR 52.222.26, ''Equal Opportunity'', FAR 52.222-35, ''Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans'', FAR 52.222-36, ''Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers'', FAR 52.222-37, ''Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era'', ''FAR 52.225-3, ''Buy American Act--Supplies'', FAR 52.225-9, ''Buy American Act -- Trade Agreements Act--Balance of Payments Program'', and FAR 52.225-17, ''Buy American Act--Supplies Under European Community Sanctions for End Products''. After contract award, the Government may solicit through task order, and the Contractor is encouraged to propose independently, technology refreshments to the equipment listed in this contract. Proposals should include alternate equipment which meet the following characteristics: (1) Meets at a minimum all of the mandatory requirements of the specification, (2) Is functionally equivalent or superior to the current equipment under the contract, (3) Will maintain or improve successful performance of the equipment, (4) Will facilitate or maintain ease of maintenance or ease of use, (5) Will be supportable for the life of the contract, (6) Has been successfully utilized in actual performance in accordance with the commercial availability requirements of the contract, (7) Will be provided at a cost per unit of value (i.e. price/performance) to the Government equal to or less than the equipment currently under contract, and (8) Will be priced at a fair and reasonable price, when compared with same or similar commercial items, in effect at the time of the submission of the technology refreshment proposal. D) DUE DATE: The date and time for receipt of proposals is September 27, 1996, 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. The offers should be mailed or hand-carried to U.S. Marshals Service, Attn.: Lisa P. Grant, Procurement Division, Suite 900,600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-4210. For additional information, please contact Lisa P. Grant, Contracting Officer, on (202) 307-9457 or by fax on (703) 557-9732. (0250)

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