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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 17, 2005 FBO #1329
MODIFICATION

70 -- Repost with Clarification in Line Item 001:SMART CARDREADERS (

Notice Date

7/15/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

Suite 810, Arlington, VA 22202
 

ZIP Code

22313-1450
 

Solicitation Number

293P0560401
 

Response Due

7/19/2005
 

Archive Date

8/8/2005
 

Point of Contact

Name: Brenda Carswell, Title: Contract Specilist, Phone: 5712726552, Fax: 7033085484, Name: John Lee, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 703.244.9725, Fax: 703.385.9211,
 

E-Mail Address

brenda.carswell@uspto.gov;, john.lee@fedbid.com;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

AMENDMENT NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 293P0560401 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 04-2005. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 17:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 The US Patent & Trademark Office requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, Clarification: Vendor can bid PCMCIA SMART CARDREADER # SCR243 or SCR241. Vendor must specify which part number they are bidding in their bid description., 670, EA; LI 002, USB SMART CARDREADER #SCR331, 660, EA; For this solicitation, US Patent & Trademark Office intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. US Patent & Trademark Office is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Brenda Carswell at brenda.carswell@uspto.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). Evaluation criteria: Lowest price technically acceptable, may consider past performance. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (15-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

www.fedbid.com (a-18913, n-1173)
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOC/PTO/OPDC20220/293P0560401/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Zip Code: 22314-1314

Country: US
 

Record

SN00848834-F 20050717/050715213425 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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