SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- ADP telecomm & transmission services-Pager Services
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00178, NSWCDD, 17320 Dahlgren Road Dahlgren, VA 224485
- ZIP Code
- 24485
- Solicitation Number
- N0017805R1002
- Response Due
- 8/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- XDS11H 540-653-7478 Fax Number 540-653-7088
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to XDS11H is the POC for N00178-05-R-1002
(XDS11@NSWC.NAVY.MIL)
- Description
- This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Navy Sea Systems Command. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren D ivision, intends to purchase or lease pagers to include service plans, pager maintenance, and upgrades as needed. At a minimum, the contract will provide for NSWC Dahlgren Division located in Dahlgren, Virginia, NSWC Indian Head, located in Indian Head Maryland, NSWC Seal Beach, located in Seal Beach, California, and possibly NSWCDD, Combat Systems Direction Activity (CDSA), which is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. However, it is possible that other Navy agencies may participate in the resulting contract; therefore, a broad regional/nationwide coverage area is desired. This contract will provide a contractual vehicle in order to facilitate a quick turn around to meet our demanding pager requirements. As result, a 5-Year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded. Fixed price Delivery Orders will be issued from this IDIQ contract based on the need for the required pager services. Pricing for delivery orders will be addressed annually prior to the upcoming Fiscal Year for the Government. The contractor shall deliver: CLIN 0001 ?Pager services in accordance with the statement of work for a period of performance of five years. STATEMENT OF WORK: Pager services for this contract shall include services to include one-way numeric, one-way alphanumeric, two-way nationwide, and any other new state-of-the-art capabilities for pagers that might apply. The service shall be provided for the above types of pagers via either Government owned or leased, and must be able to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These pagers are located at Dahlgren, VA, Indian Head, MD, Seal Beach, CA and Dam Neck, VA. Other Government facilities may utilize this contract; therefore, coverage shall include local and nationwide support. Covera ge shall include: REGIONAL: North to Northern Maryland, South to Richmond, VA and West to Fredericksburg, VA. Dahlgren will be included in the regional footprint. Seal Beach, California will also be included as a separate regional location. LOCAL: Local coverage will have the capability to cover a 60-mile radius for Washington, DC. Additionally, local coverage in Seal Beach, California must have the capability to cover a 60-mile radius as well. NATIONWIDE: Coverage will include the Continental United States, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. In the event that local, regional and/or nationwide footprints are extended, the Government will be afforded any expanded coverage at no additional cost. Defective Units: All defective units shall be replaced at no additional charge to include shipping charges, and should be replaced within 24 hours of initial contact from the Naval Surface W arfare Center. Replacements must include the same pager number. The leased defective unit(s) shall be returned to the vendor. All replacement units that are Government owned shall become the property of the Government. All replaced leased pagers shall become the property of the vendor. Response Time: The vendor shall provide a dedicated person for this contract in order to respond to the Government on all issues that arise. Once notification has been placed for a service call, there shall be a four-hour response time from the vendor. The vendor shall provide pagers with a frequency that allows for the utmost state-of-the-art performance at each activity location. Equipment Specifications: All leased or purchased pagers will provide the following, as specified: 1. A light for reading display, 2. Capability to store at least 10 messages, 3. Unlimited dispatch service, 4. Personal greeting change capability, 5. Group call/ message capability, 6. Indication of time message was left, 7. Capability for nationwide/local coverage, 8. Digital display, 9. Capability to leave numeric or alphanumeric message, 10. Provide audio or vibrate modes, 11. Email and Internet capability, 12. Capability to change existing pager number via a phone call from authorized personnel, 13. Capability for Master Cap codes, 14. Voice mail capability, 15. Toll-Free 800 numbers. Note: There is no additional cost for reprogramming pagers at any time during the term of this contract. Reprogramming includes coverage changes, number changes, swaps, upgrades, downgrades or maintenance. Leased Pagers: The vendor shall provide service coverage to the Naval Surface Warfare Center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Replacement units shall be provided at no additional charge, to i nclude shipping, within 24 hours after notification by the Government. The defective unit shall be returned to the vendor. All leased pagers shall be retrieved by the vendor, at no cost to the Government, throughout the duration of the contract. Government Owned/Leased and Future Purchased Pagers: Pagers received from the vendor shall be state of the art and will arrive with appropriate literature and user manuals. Each pager will be clearly marked with its respective pager phone number and cap code if applicable. Additional manuals and clips will be provided at no cost to the Government. An accompanying packing slip shall be included with any new purchases or replacement pagers clearly indicating the equipment type and pager number(s). Equipment shall be shipped or hand delivered to the designated personnel at each activity?s site (names will be provided upon award). He aring Impaired pagers: Hearing impaired pagers will have the vibrate feature only and be equipped with a group number to alert hearing impaired at one time in case of emergency. A separate number will be assigned to each pager for routine pages. Dispatch Activation: The vendor shall provide a toll free telephone number for calling dispatch service. Any new pagers requiring dispatch setup shall become active with 36 hours after purchase or replacement. Invoices: The vendor shall provide a monthly invoice for each location with a different account number for each delivery order that is issued. Delivery orders will be issued for each activity location. Each invoice shall contain the purchase order number, delivery order number, invoice number and individual costs associated with each pager listed in numerical order by pager number. Adds/Deletes: The Government shall have the capability of adding pagers/services throughout the duration of the contract with a modification issued by the Government?s Contract Negotiator. All lost or stolen pagers must have service terminated immediately upon notification by the Government, incurring no additional cost. All other deletions with the intent to discontinue services shall require an advance notice of 30 days, and issued by the Government?s Contract Negotiator at no additional charge to the Government. Phase-in (Transition Period): The vendor shall furnish all new equipment (Government owned/leased) compatible to existing units at no charge to the Government throughout the transition phase of the contract if applicable. All new pagers must be replaced within 48 hours to eliminate any lengthy downtime. Due to amount of downtime that would occur, re-crystallization is not acceptable. All replacement pagers that were previously Government owned shall become the property of the Government. All previously owned leased pagers shall not be exchanged. The vendor must furnish new leased pagers. EVALUATION ? The provision in the FAR at 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial items, is applicable and the following evaluation criteria are to be included in paragraph (a). The following factors are to be used to evaluate offerors: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY ?Each offer will be evaluated based on how well the proposed product(s) meet the Government?s requirements in relation to the statement of work. Some areas to be considered are: Documented ability to provide the required equipment, service plans, and technical requirements. Documented ability to meet the Government?s minimum regional coverage requirements to include providing a frequency that provides adequate service from North to Northern Maryland, South to Richmond, Virginia, and West to Fredericksburg. The service provider will also be evaluated on the documented regional coverage for the Seal Beach, California area as well. Nationwide coverage will also be assessed. Documented viability of the Phase-In Plan, which addresses relevant issues such as reprogramming and timing such to present minimal impact to the end users. Documented Standard Warranty on purchased equipment of at least one year and for the lifetime of the equipment that is leased. Documented ability to meet the Government?s unique invoicing requirements. Documented ability to meet the Government?s administrative requirements to include items such as Termination without penalty in Emergency situations, single point of contact for customer service, a four-hour response time, replacement at no additional costs to include shipping, and other f actors as listed in the statement of work. DELIVERY SCHEDULE- Each offer will be evaluated based on how well the proposed product meets the Government requirement. Documented ability to meet the Government?s requirement of delivery within five working days after issuance of order for orders placed with known quantities. Documented ability to meet the Government?s requirement of delivery within seven working days after notification for orders placed with Not-to-Exceed Amounts. Documented ability to meet the Government?s requirement of delivery within 24 hours of notification for orders placed with an urgency requirement (Emergency Situation). PAST PERFORMANCE- this assessment will address an offer?s past performance working on contracts of a similar size for similar support and of a similar complexity. Timeliness of delivery and customer service will also be assessed within Past Performance. PRICE - Price is not scored and is not considered the most important factor. However, the importance of price as an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to the remaining evaluation factors. Further, after evaluation of the technical and price proposals, cost may be the deciding factor for selection, depending on whether a highly evaluated technical proposal warrants the evaluated price difference. The solicitation number is N00178-05-R-1002 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-24 (18 June 2004), and DFARS Change Notice 20040625. The NAICS Code associated with this procurement is 517211 and the size standard relating to this NAICS Code is 1,500 employees. All offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items, and DFAR 252-212-7000 Offerors Representations and Certifications with their quotes. The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items, subparagraphs (a), (b)(1), (b)(7), (b)(13-19), (b)(24), (b)(29), (d), and (e) apply to this solicitation and are hereby incorporated by reference. Finally, DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, subparagraphs (a), (b)(252.22 5-7012), (b) (252.227-7015), (b)(252.227-7037), (b)(252.243-7002), (b)(252.247-7023), (b)(252.247-7024) and (c), and DFARS 252.204-7004, Alternate A, and DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country also apply to this acquisition. The Defense Priority and Allocation System (DPAS) rating is DO-A7. Interested parties are invited to respond to this solicitation announcement by providing a proposal with a minimum of the following details: 1. Your proposed plan for meeting NSWCDD identified requirements; 2. Your current capabilities and options (e.g., capability statements/brochures); 3. An assessment of your ability to provide Government specific requirements (billing; add/delete provisions; government owned equipment; maintenance requirements; etc.); 4. Identification of standard commercial practices that have not already been add ressed; 5. Past performance to include at least (2) references including contract numbers for efforts that are similar in scope and complexity of this requirement; 6. Identification of your maximum regional and nationwide coverage area; 7. Identification of other available features; 8. Identification of available plans and associated costs; cost proposals should include the basis for the annual prices that are proposed (i.e. GSA schedules, etc.); 9. Reprogramming considerations for existing Government equipment; 10. Identification of available equipment and associated costs (for new equipment purchases); 11. Available quantity discounts; 12. Any other information that would help NSWCDD adequately assess options and relevant considerations. Upon award of the resulting contract, the vendor must have the capability to reprogram or exchange any existing pagers. The closing da te for receipt of proposal is 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), 02 August 2004. Electronic quotes are encouraged at XDS11@nswc.navy.mil, but quotes may also be faxed to (540) 653-7088 or delivered to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Attn: Code XDS11H Bldg. 183, Room 102, 17320 Dahlgren Rd., Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, has implemented Electronic Commerce (EC) in the acquisition area; therefore, the synopsis/solicitation with any applicable amendments will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. Hard copies will not be provided. Vendors should regularly access the NSWCDD Web site to ensure that they have downloaded all amendments.
- Web Link
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NSWCDD PROCUREMENT DIVISION Web Site
(http://www.nswc.navy.mil/wwwDL/XD/SUPPLY/busop.htm)
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- SN00624336-W 20040717/040716104419 (fbodaily.com)
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