Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

D -- SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR PAGERS AND PAGER SERVICES SOL N00178-99-R-1015 DUE 122198 POC Patricia A. Canciglia, Contract Specialist, Code SD112 or Paul Learn, Contracting Officer, Code SD11 on (540) 653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Division Homepage, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Questions concerning Synopsis/Solicitation N00178-99-R-1015, cancigliapa@nswc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 number is N00178-99-R-1015, a Request for Proposals for Pagers and Pager Services. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-08. This procurement is unrestricted with an assigned SIC Code of 4812 which signifies a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division is soliciting Pagers and Pager Services. The broadest available range of pager equipment and pager services is desired. All equipment and services will be acquired on a best value basis. Pager services must include, at a minimum: leased, purchase, nationwide, regional, and local coverage for our anticipated customers (NSWCDL, Dahlgren, VA, NSWCIH, Indian Head, MD and their offsite tenant commands (Concord, CA; Yorktown, VA; Earl, NJ; McAllister, OK)) and other DOD agencies within the designated areas (Washington, DC area and the areas cited above as NSWCIH offsite tenant commands). All services will be purchased through an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract which will be awarded on a firm-fixed-priced basis. NSWCDL and NSWCIH currently have pager accounts in excess of 550 with approximately 50% of the accounts representing leased services and the other 50% representing services for purchased pagers. It is NSWCDL's practice to purchase pagers and NSWCIH=s practice to lease pagers. Consequently, NSWCDL currently owns approximately 275 pagers with approximately 20% of those pagers being numeric and 80% being alpha-numeric pagers. The resulting contract will provide for the broadest range of available equipment and services and will be awarded with a ceiling of $3,000,000 for five years of support. A minimum obligation of $5,000 will be provided at contract award representing the Government=s agreement to order at least $5,000 of supplies or services under the resulting contract. The required delivery schedule for pager equipment and pager activation will be 5 working days after issuance of an order, except for urgent requirements which will require delivery within 24 hours of notification. Any contractor interested in submitting a proposal in response to this announcement, must submit the following to be considered for award: 1. Subcontracting Plan with adequate goals (reference FAR 52.219-9 and DFAR 252.219-7003). 2. Schedule of proposed equipment, service plans and unit prices for this acquisition. The schedule of prices should also include descriptive literature for equipment and service plans. It should be noted here that it is the contractor's responsibility to adequately document the equipment and service plan parameters to assure equitable treatment in the evaluation process. Also, local area coverage must be adequately identified and defined. 3. A copy of latest commercial and any other available schedules for comparison purposes. 4. Full disclosure of all add-on costs beyond the basic monthly plan costs. It is the contractor's responsibility to identify, thoroughly define and to quantify (in terms of prices) all potential add-on costs (i.e., operator dispatch, activation fees, etc.) Contractors will be limited in contract administration to the specifics identified in this document. In other words, if the add-on cost is not adequately identified and quantified, it will not be paid under the resulting contract. 5. Past Performance Information. Three references for similar efforts. Identify contract agency, contract number, Contracting POC and current phone numbers, type of contract and contract value. 6. Record of Central Contractor Registration (CCR). 7. Proposal for recrystallizing or buy-back of existing Government equipment (estimated 275 pagers with 55 pagers being numeric and 220pagers being alpha-numeric). 8. Phase-In Plan identifying contractor=s approach to assure transparent transition for our customers (i.e., full disclosure of timeframes and implementation plans for recrystallizing/buy-back of existing accounts). 9.Acknowledgment of concurrence with Government's invoicing requirements which include monthly billing, one account for each contract delivery order, identification of all pager numbers and individual detailed cost by pager number. Equipment will be invoiced via a DD Form 250 which also identifies specific pager numbers. 10. Designation of a single point of contact for trouble/problem calls with telephonic response time (acknowledgment) of no more than 4 hours. 11. Acknowledgment of Government's right to add/delete pager service at anytime and without penalty. 12.Completion and submission of representations and certifications found in 52.212-3 and 252.212-7000. The provisions at 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply for this acquisition. An addendum incorporating Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Provisions, Year 2000 Warranty Provisions and documenting unique requirements identified in this CBD Announcement shall be incorporated at Contract Award. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Government will make a best value determination based upon the following specific areas of consideration: 1. Range of equipment and service plans available to meet the Government's local, regional and nationwide needs at the greatest overall value to Government; 2. Phase-in Approach which will result in a seamless transition for our customers; 3. Standard commercial warranty of at least one (1) year for all equipment; 4. Cost considerations surrounding potential add-on costs. Note: All add-on costs must be adequately identified, defined and quantified in a separate document as the contractor will be limited to add-on costs identified at proposal submission during contract performance. Price will not be a weighted factor in the evaluation. The degree of importance of price; however, will increase with the degree of equality of proposals in relation to other factors on which selection is to be based. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is implementing Electronic commerce (EC) in the acquisition area, therefore this synopsis/solicitation and any applicable amendments will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. After 1 October 1997, solicitations and amendments will only be available at the above Web sites. Hard copies WILL NOT be provided. Vendors should regularly access the NSWCDD Web site to ensure that they have downloaded all amendments. For solicitations issued after 1 June 1998, DoD will no longer award contracts to Contractors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base. Registration may be done by assessing the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration may be done via dial up modem at (614)692-6788 (User ID:ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri). Any certified value added network (VAN) can be used for registration. A paper registration form may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1(800)334-3414. Proposals in response to this announcement shall be submitted to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Attn: Dora Fauntleroy, Code SD11A, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Building 183, Room 102, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100. All proposals MUST be received at Building 183, Room 102 on or before 2PM on 21 December 1998. Any proposals received at the designated location after the 2PM deadline will be determined late. All questions regarding this announcement shall be addressed to the attention of Patricia A. Canciglia on (540) 653-7478 or via email cancigliapa@nswc.navy.mil. Posted 11/19/98 (W-SN273064). (0323)

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