Deputy Chief of Staff for Contracting, US Army Space Command, Attn: MOSC-SC, 1670 N. Newport Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80916-2749

36 -- ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM-DESIGN, PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN SOL DASG62-98-R-0003 DUE 051698 POC Bob Nyquist, Contract Specialist, (719) 554-8828 WEB: click here for statement of work, http://www.arspace.com. E-MAIL: click here to e-mail contract specialist, nyquistb@arspace-emh2.army.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format set forth in Federal Acquisitions Regulation, Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Due to the size of the Statement of Work (SOW), only an overview of the requirements is set forth herein. Sketches and applicable Service Contract Act Wage Determination will be provided at the site visit or furnished upon written request. The text of the SOW can be found on our Homepage at WWW.ARMYSPACE.COM under Contracting and then Card Reader and is herewith incorporated as part of the entire solicitation package in the same force and effect as if has been included in the text of this solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DASG62-98-R-0003 as a 100% set-aside for small business. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 3663, and the Business Size Standard is 750 employees. DESCRIPTION: The offeror shall design, provide, install, and maintain a fully integrated Access Control and Intrusion Detection system as set forth herein (hereafter referred to as the "System") to protect U.S. Army Space Command (ARSPACE) facilities located at 1670 N. Newport Road and 2525 Aviation Way, Colorado Springs, CO. It is strongly encouraged that serious offerors attend the scheduled site visit. The sketches are Not to Scale. Only one site visit will be held. It will be on Thursday, 4 May 1998, at 9:00 A.M., Mountain Time. Anyone intending to attend the site visit must e-mail company's point of contact with telephone number and address NLT 4:00 PM Mountain Time on 30 April 1998 to the point on contact listed. Offerors shall structure their proposal to include a price (Base Price -- CLIN 0001) for the design, provide, install and maintain thesystem under the terms of the warranty for the one-year warranty period. The contractor shall separately price four -- 12 month option periods (CLINs 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005) to provide for system maintenance. The system installation is to be completed no later than 7 Aug 1998, which presumes contract award no later than 8 Jun 1998. Delivery/Acceptance point is HQ US Army Space Command, 1670 N. Newport Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916 and 2525 Aviation Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80916. FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition, with the following addenda: Per FAR 12.603(b) the SF 1449 is not used. Period of acceptance of offers -- Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 days after Government receipt of proposals. Any interested/qualified sources that believes they can provide the required system must respond with a proposal no later than 4:00 P.M., Mountain Time, 16 May 1998. All such responses will be evaluated IAW FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. The following evaluation criteria shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical Capability -- ability to provide the products stated herein of the same or better functional, physical and performance characteristics; (2) Schedule -- ability to meet or exceed required delivery dates; (3) Past Performance -- ability to consistently deliver and maintain, during term of warranty, quality products and technical support in a timely manner and, (4) Total Proposed Price, inclusive of warranty price -- most advantageous price considering all other factors. Evaluation criteria are listed in descending order of importance. Proposal Preparation Instructions: The Offeror shall submit the original and three full copies of their proposal. The Offeror shall clearly articulate how the requirements set forth herein will be met by providing an Overall Design Plan which includes the following: (1) Proposed System Components to include discussion regarding use of Government available equipment as listed in the SOW (2) Installation Plan, consisting of proposed schedule, proposed location of equipment, number and qualifications of installation personnel (3) Integration Plan for existing components (4) Description of software provided (5) Description of the monitoring capabilities of the completed system (6) Compliance with the SOW (7) Acceptance Testing Plan (8) Proposed Warranty (9) Proposed Training to be provided (10) Maintenance Plan, consisting of proposed on-call response time and proposed preventive maintenance (PM) frequency, extent of proposed PM, and extent to which repair parts, if any, are included in the proposed PM plan. The Offeror shall provide a minimum of 3 references to which the same or similar products and services have been delivered within the last 2 years. References shall include the product/services delivered, contract number, date of contract award, date of acceptance by the receiving organization, contracting office point of contact, technical office pointof contact, current telephone and fax numbers for both, and statement regarding problems with the product/services, contract and/or delivery. The Government will only consider the information provided in the offeror's proposal, as such, it is incumbent upon the offeror to provide detailed information substantiating their approach, claims and prices. Special attention is directed to FAR 52.212-1 (b). Failure to submit the information set forth herein for evaluation (considering the format and minimum content requirements prescribed) may render the offer nonresponsive. Alternative proposals which offer other than that set forth in the SOW shall be submitted in the same format as set forth herein and shall articulate the value added, risk inherent, and risk mitigation. Offerors shall include a fully executed copy of the FAR provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, along with the following additional FAR clauses: 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era, 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies, 52.225-9, Buy American Act- Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program, 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. DFAR provisions 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.227-7015, Technical Data -- Commercial Items and 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data; 252-247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Offers sent via the US Postal Service should be mailed to US Army Space Command, ATTN: SMDC-AR-CM, 1670 N. Newport Rd, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916. All RFP's not sent through the US Mail will be considered hand carried and subject to FAR 15.412. Proposals may be submitted by facsimile, however, it is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure receipt of the entire proposal to include supporting data (catalog cut sheets, past performance information, etc.) -- see also in this respect FAR 52.215-17, Telegraphic Bids. Offerors are responsible for ensuring proposals are received no later than 4:00 P.M., MT, 16 May 1998. The point of contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Bob Nyquist at (719) 554-8828, e-mail at NYQUISTB@ARSPACE-EMH2.ARMY.MIL. Numbered Note 1 is applicable to this acquisition. (0100)

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