Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

W -- LEASE OF PAGERS AND PAGING SERVICES SOL N00244-99-T-0441 DUE 042999 POC Bid officer 619-532-2692, Fax 619-532-2690; Contract Specialist, P. Estrada at 619-532-2650, fax 619-532-2347 WEB: Click here to go to the FISC SD web page., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Use this email address to send an email message to, penny_a_estrada@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subparts 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION TO BE ISSUED; quotes are being requested and NO FURTHER WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. The solicitation number for this Request for Quote is N00244-98-T-0441 and closes on, 29 APRIL 1999, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. The Standard Industrial Code is 4899. The Federal Service Code is W058. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center intends to issue an award for a base year, (12 months) and four option years. Service to become effective upon contract award. The place of delivery shall be the Navy Public Works Center, San Diego, CA 92136. It is contemplated that a Firm Fixed Priced contract/order shall be awarded as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Purchase Description: The requirement is for the Lease of Paging Equipment, Local and Nationwide Paging Services for the Navy Public Works Center, (PWC), San Diego, California. Background: PWC, San Diego provides paging service to its customers via a government owned Motorola Unipage paging switch system, which operates on the VHF frequency of 141.950. A page will be routed from PWC, San Diego's Unipage Switch via the CATS System down linking via modem to the to the Offerors operating frequencies and out to a satellite, providing wide area coverage over UHF. This allows PWC, SD to switch between local VHF system and the offers' Wide Area VHF system, thus maintaining the high quality of service expected by its users. Functional/technical requirements: The Offeror must have a system that is compatible with PWC SD's existing Motorola Unipage Paging System, Model M30, which operates on a frequency of 141.950. Coverage to include loss protection warranty and battery replacement. Pricing to include all equipment, fees, and charges. In addition to the above the requirements are as follows: 1. Lease of 544 numeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 2. Lease of 426 alphanumeric pagers per month at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 3. Provide Nationwide voicemail for 135 pagers with 30 second greeting and message and 10 hours retention at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 4. Provide local voicemail for 23 pagers with 30 second greeting, 60 second message, at $___ per pager/$___ per month. 5. Provide Jetmail for 129 pagers with e-mail notification/internet paging at $___ per pager/$___ per month. 6. Provide 10 each 800 numbers with 30 minutes free usage for 10 pagers at $___ per pager/$__ Per month. 7. Lease of 67 Nationwide numeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 8. Lease of 67 Nationwide Alphanumeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. Evaluation: The government intends to issue a single award to the responsible Offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government offering the greatest value considering price and other factors. Award will be made to the Offeror meeting the requirements stated in the above purchase description at the lowest overall price. Alternate proposals to satisfy the requirement will be considered. The following clauses and provisions are applicable and hereby incorporated into the solicitation by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4, Contract terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Statues and Executive orders- Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 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 and Veterans, and Veterans of Vietnam Era, FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract (MAR 1989), FAR 52.219-8,Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan; FAR 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic funds Transfer Payment (Aug 1996), FAR 52.203-6, Restrict1ions on Subcontractor sales to the Government with Alt I,, FAR 52.225-18 European Community Sanctions for End Products, Far 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards, FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals, DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFAR 252-205-7000 Provision of information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, DFAR 252.219-7003, Small Business and Small Disadvantage Business Subcontracting Plan(DOD)(15 U.S.C.637); DFAR 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; DFAR 252.225-7007 Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments, DFAR 252.225-7012 Preference for certain domestic commodities, 252-225-7036 Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, DFAR 252-227-7015 Technical Data -- Commercial Items, DFAR 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical DATA, DFAR 252.243-7002 Certification of Request for Equitable Adjustment, DFAR 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items: and addendum clause DFARS 252-225-7035, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate. Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items SEP 1996, The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract shall be able to accurately process date data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the product documentation provided by the Contractor, provided that all products used in combination with product properly exchange date data used with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in the contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing with ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. Deliveries from a resulting contract shall be delivered F.O.B. Destination. Quotes from responsible Offerors to must be received no later that 3:00PM, local time, 29 April 1999. Quotes sent via the us Postal service should be mailed to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Bid Officer, 937 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92132-0212. Quotes may be faxed to 619-532-1088/2347/1089. Contractors are responsible for all faxes. Hand carried offers must be delivered directly to and placed in the depository located at FISC Regional Contracts Dept., Building 1, 2nd Floor Bid Desk, room 207, 937 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92132. Direct delivery is only possible during weekdays, excluding Federal Holidays, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00pm Pacific Time. LINKURL: http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil LINKDESC: <A HREF="http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil LINKDESC: Click here">Click here</A> to obtain additional information about FISC San Diego. EMAILADD: penny_a_estrada_@fmso.navy.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:LINKDESC: Click here">Click here</A>">Click here to send</A> an email to Penny Estrada at FISC San Diego. Posted 04/22/99 (W-SN323334). (0112)

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