R -- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

Notice Date

November 16, 2000

Contracting Office

FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. = 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111

ZIP Code

19111

Solicitation Number

N00140-01-Q-0479

Response Due

November 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Point of Contact -- Phillip Evans, Contract Negotiator, = 215-697-9673, Contracting Officer P. R. Russial, 215-697-9670

E-Mail Address

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER (SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL)

Description

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items = prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented = with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement = constitutes the only solicitation; written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER = COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. The RFQ number is = N00140-01-Q-0479 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for = commercial items found at FAR 13.5. The solicitation document and incorporated = provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular = 97-11 and DFARS 19990503. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar = with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full = text at these addresses: www.arnet.gov/far and www.dtic.mil/dfars. This is a = sole source action with The Advisory Board Company. The applicable standard industrial classification code is 8699 and a small business size = standard of five million dollars. FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia intends to = award a firm fixed price contract for the period, effective 1 December 2000 = through 30 November 2001 to The Advisory Board Company, 600 New Hampshire Avenue, = NW, Washington, DC 20037. FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia intends to = acquire membership services for Health Care Advisory Board at Airforce Medical Advisory System located at Brooks AFB TX. The membership services is = to be provide members access to the following services: (a) The Strategic = Research services publishes several major research reports each year detailing = news from progressive health care markets, as well as frontier strategies and = practices. (b) Custom Research service provides over 11,000 custom research = projects made available to members through a project library. The Advisory Board = Company will provide phone and Web access to the library for literature = searches, expert networks and vendor profiles. The Advisory Board Company = provides members the access to direct short-answer questions to the Boards staff = for specific answers, data and facts. (c) The final services that The = Advisory Board provide is On-site Briefing/Educational, which is on-site = presentations from the Board's staff, administrators and other board members on = health care and medical issues. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to = this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 = (Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items) 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.212-5 = Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items) is applicable with the following additional = FAR clauses cited in the clause: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-21, 52.222-23, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33. The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation = and are incorporated by reference: DFAR 252.212.7000- Offeror Representation = and Certification-Commercials Item, DFAR 252.212-7001-Contracting Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable = To Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, 252.204-7004. The Evaluation Procedures for this requirement are as such: The Government intends to = make a single award to the eligible, responsible offeror whose total offer on = all items is the lowest priced. Award will be negotiated with The Advisory = Board Company under part 13. The Advisory Board Company is considered to be = the only manufacturer that can provide the above services. Proposals in response = to the solicitation must be submitted with the instructions set in FAR = 52.212-1 paragraph (b). The proposal received must include price proposal and be = in agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions of the solicitation = on company letterhead. Proposal must include technical information and = remittance address. This announcement will close at 4:00 PM EST on November 27, = 2000. Contact Mr. Phillip Evans who can reached at (215) 697-9673 or email phillip_d_evans@phil.fisc.navy.mil. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A = REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPSALS. A determination by the Government not to open = the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is = solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not = acceptable in response to this notice solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses shall be sent to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, 700 = Robbins Avenue, Building 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5083, Attn: Bid Room, Code = 02P52I and should reference N00140-01-Q-0479.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001120/RSOL006.HTM (D-321 SN5068G1)