MODIFICATION
70 -- Blanket Purchase Agreements for Information Technology Products
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 443120
— Computer and Software Stores
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC, 20231
- ZIP Code
- 20231
- Solicitation Number
- PROC0400151
- Response Due
- 5/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Sylvia VanDyke, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-4165, Fax (703) 308-5484,
- E-Mail Address
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sylvia.vandyke@uspto.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NUMBER: PROC0400151 – AMENDMENT NO. 4. This combined synopsis/solicitation is amended to include the following Questions and Answers regarding this synopsis/solicitation: Question No. 1. Does the page count of 20 include: - Cover Letter - Reps. and Certs. - Pricing Information. Answer: The 20 page limit does not include the: Cover letter, Representations and Certifications (52.212.3) and the examples pages for the 10 largest sales. Any lists, including brochures or catalogs, describing products which the company may offer to comply with Factor (1) ability to provide a vast array of computer hardware and software products, is included in the 20-page limit and will count toward the 20 page limit. Cover letter or Introduction letter is not included in the 20-page limit and will not be considered a part of the proposal; therefore it will not be evaluated. Question No. 2. Does the completed 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications) (13 pages long) count towards the 20 page limit? Also, the PO's tied to the top ten largest deals in amendment 03, question 7...they don't count towards the page limit, correct? Answer: No, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, does not count toward 20 page limit. No, the copies for the 10 largest sales do not count toward the 20-page limit. (See No. 1 above). Question No. 3. This references Schedule 70. We are considered a small business under 500 employees on our GSA schedule. Is our GSA Schedule certification the determining factor for us to qualify.... Answer: No, the GSA certification is not the determining factor to qualify. This acquisition lists Schedule 70, General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services, only as an example of types of Information Technology (IT) products found under this schedule, which the USPTO may acquire under the awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The NAICS for this requirement is 443120. The small business size is 500 employees. Companies will determine their existing business size at the present time according to the criteria of the NAICS 443120. Question No. 4. You state that all you will be buying is peripherals. Yet on your sample product listing you show Sun product as well as servers. Can you clarify this please? Answer: The USPTO is seeking a one-stop shopping vehicle, which offers a wide array of computer hardware and software products to include computer hardware, software, and licenses and maintenance like those that are found under Schedule 70, General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services. Servers are one of the many commercial items included under Schedule 70, which may be purchased. See the synopsis/solicitation at FedBizopps or the USPTO website: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/itbpareq/itbpahom.htm for additional information. Question No. 5. The proposal is supposed to be 20 pages. Are the reps and certs in addition to the 20 pgs, or do they count as part of the 20? Answer: See Answer No. 1 and No. 2 above. Question No. 6. Does the table of contents and introduction letter count as part of the 20 pages? Answer: No, the table of contents does not count as part of the 20 pages. For introduction letter, see Answer No. 1 above. Question No. 7. Can you please clarify the due date of the above mentioned RFP? The General Information section of the FED BizOpps advertisement states a due date of May 10th, however the last paragraph of the advertisement states a due date of May 6th, please advise us as to the correct due date. Answer: Amendment No. 1 to the combined synopsis/solicitation PROC0400151 clarifies that the closing date for the receipt of proposals is 1:00 pm (EST), May 10, 2004. Question No. 8.- Can you clarify whether the 20 page count limit is inclusive or exclusive of pricing tables? Answer: NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-APR-2004). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 30-JUN-2004, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOC/PTO/OPDC20220/PROC0400151/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00613505-F 20040702/040630214755 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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