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D -- PROVIDE AND INSTALL CONFERENCE ROOM MULTI-MEDIA SYSTEMS SOL F49642-98-R0050 DUE 040298 POC Kimberly Ball, (202) 767-7947, Contract Specialist or Shirley A. Norton, (202) 767-8095, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, kball@mail.bolling.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services 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. This solicitation number F49642-98-R0050 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) and will result in a Firm-Fixed price contract. The period of performance will begin on the date of contract award. The initial work shall be completed within four weeks. The period of performance will end upon the expiration of the manufacturer's warranty and the three year extended warranty. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-03. This acquisition is being acquired as a full and open competition. The SIC code is 5065. Contractors shall obtain all attachments cited herein via fax from the aforementioned Contract Specialist. NOTE: The Statement of Objectives (SOO) and Schedule B are attachments to this notice. Prospective offerors shall obtain a copy of these attachments by calling the contact number shown in item number 11 of this notice. In order to be considered responsive, offerors must certify in writing that their proposal meets all requirements set forth in this solicitation, attachments included. The attachments are the SF 1449, Attachment 1, Schedule B, Attachment 2, the SOO, Attachment 3 and the conference room schematics, Attachment 4. Description of requirement: The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, equipment and incidentals necessary to provide two multi-media facilities conference rooms in building 1535, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. This must be a fully functional turn-key operation that complements the existing facility. The contractor shall also provide training, to approximately 30 people, on the use of the system and system maintenance. A pre-proposal site visit has been scheduled for 19 Mar 98. Offerors interested in attending must contact the Contract Specialist for details. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be most advantageous to the Government. The evaluation will consider technical, past performance and price, respectively. Technical will be more important than past performance which will be more important than price. The Offeror's ability to complete the project within the four week period will be weighed heavily as a part of the technical evaluation. The Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with its offer. The FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. The clauses at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition, specifically, the following cited clauses are applicable: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate 1, 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era and 52.225-3, Buy American Act Supplies. Additional FAR clauses that apply are: 52.232, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment. The following DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. Offerors should provide the proposed technical approach in the form of a Statement of Work that addresses all objectives outlined in the SOO. Offerors shall provide pricing information in accordance with the RFP CLIN structure at Schedule B. The Government will evaluate the quality of the offeror's past performance separately from the Contracting Officer's Determination of Contractor Responsibility. Each offeror will be assigned a subjective rating for Performance Confidence Assessment. The assessment of the offeror's past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the offeror to successfully meet the requirements of the solicitation. The offeror shall submit past performance information on all directly related or similar contracts held within the last three (3) years which are similar in scope, magnitude and complexity to this solicitation. The offerorshall provide the following information regarding past performance: contract number, name and POC at the company for which the contract was performed, dollar value of the contract, detailed description of the work performed, names of subcontractors, type and severity of any quality, delivery, or cost problems in performing the contract, the corrective action taken and the effectiveness of that action. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside the Government. Offerors lacking past performance will receive a neutral rating for past performance. The offeror must provide the information requested above for the past performance evaluation or affirmatively state that it has no relevant past performance. Any offeror failing to submit past performance or state that it has no relevant past performance will not be considered for award. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror and to award without discussions. Trade-offs beneficial to the Government will be considered in the evaluation process. Offerors wishing to respond to this solicitation should provide this office with the following documentation as a minimum: a SF 1449, Schedule B, delivery schedule, past performance information, SOW/Technical Approach and copies of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000. The proposal shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the company. Proposals are due by 3:00 EST on 2 Apr 98. Offerors shall submit the original plus two copies of the proposal to Kimberly Ball at the aforementioned address. Please reference solicitation number F49642-98-R0050. (0071)

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