SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- IRIDIUM 9555 Satellite Phones & calling cards
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- APO, KANDAHAR, AE 09355
- ZIP Code
- 09355
- Solicitation Number
- KAF1A3ECE00409
- Response Due
- 10/21/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is KAF1A3ECE00409 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-46. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517410 with a small business size standard of $15.00M. This requirement is a [ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2010-10-21 13:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be APO, null 09355 The USA JCC IA KAF RCC requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, EXACT MATCH ONLY:IRIDIUM PHONES (MODEL 9555), 200, EA; LI 002, EXACT MATCH ONLY:IRIDIUM PRE-PAID CALLING CARDS (1,000 MINUTE PREPAID CARD)., 200, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, USA JCC IA KAF RCC 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. USA JCC IA KAF RCC is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid 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 bids, 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, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In responding to this solicitation/request for quote, you must provide the manufacturer's name and part numbers AND salient characteristics of the items you are proposing to sell to the Government. Whether the solicitation/request for quote contains a Brand Name or Equal evaluation criteria OR a meet or exceed evaluation criteria, the information requested must be physically written into the seller's bid specification block. Salient characteristics are defined as "pronounced features of anitem that identify it describe its size and composition, functional intent, and/or operational capabilities or limits." When researching product capabilities, you must, as a minimum, respond with feature for feature comparisons in order for your product to be technically evaluated for sufficiency. Responses such as "bidding exact match", "as specified", or cutting and pasting the Government's specification information into the seller's bid specification block are not acceptable responses. Offerors who respond in any of the three examples directly above will be eliminated from the competition without consideration of their offer/bid. If you are bidding the same product as is being requested, your seller bid specification should indicate: "Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number). If you are bidding on an "or equal" or a "meet or exceed" basis, your seller bid specification should indicate: Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number), containing the following salient characteristics (insert salient characteristics). If your bid response does not contain all of the required information called out in this notice, your bid will be determined nonresponsive and will not be considered for award. The apparent awardee shall acknowledge acceptance of any and all re-postings (amendments), in writing, prior to any award resulting from this solicitation. Fedbid is a mechanism used by this office to solicit for common usecommercial items in accordance with FAR 13.5. Fedbid is NOT a forum forfiling protests against the Government. Attempts to file protests throughFedbid will not be considered legitimate as they do not conform to therequirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties wishing to file an agency protest must abide by theprovisions in FAR Part 33, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals. The HQ,AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties toseek resolution of their concerns within AMC, as an Alternate DisputeResolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the GovernmentAccountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award orperformance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and withinthe same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goalis to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If youwant to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapek Rd, Rm 2-1SE3401 Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5527; Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875. Packages sent Federal Express or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapek Rd, Rm 2-1SE3401 Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5527. The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at:http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is notavailable, contact the HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest procedures. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 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 the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. 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. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB Destination OCONUS (Outside the CONtinental U.S.) Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions. If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapek Rd, Room 2-1SE3401 Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel Room 2-1SE3401 1412 Jackson Loop Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 Quote MUST be good for 45 days after Reverse Auction closing date. This is a Request for Bids under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The following clauses apply: Clause Clause Title Criteria FAR 52.213-1 Fast Pay Fast Pay is incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders under $30,000. FAR 52.213-2 Invoices Is incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders authorized for Advance Payment. FAR 52.213-3 Notice to Supplier Is incorporated by reference and applies to all firm price purchase orders. FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions- Is incorporated by reference and applies to Simplified Acquisitions purchase orders under $100,000. FAR 52.225.13 Restriction on Certain Is incorporated by reference and applies to all orders Foreign Purchases for supplies. FAR 52.252-2. This award incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the Clauses Incorporated same force and affect as if they were given in full text. Upon request the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm Wherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", "quoter", vendor or similar corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotations, not a Request for Proposals or an Invitation for Bids. This is a Request for Bids under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12, SUPPLY/SMALL SERVICES BRANCH Procedures and Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.5. The following clauses apply: Provision/Clause Criteria FAR 52.213-2 Is incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders authorized for Invoices Advance Payment. FAR 52.213-3 Is incorporated by reference and applies to all firm fixed price purchase orders. Notice to Supplier FAR 52.212-1 Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase orders Provision Incorporated by Reference. FAR 52.212-2 Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase orders Clause Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.212-3 Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase orders Offer Reps and Certs FAR 52.212-4 Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted. Contract Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-5 Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted. Contract Terms and Conditions To Implement Federal Law DFAR 252.212-7001 Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted. Contract Terms and Conditions To Implement Federal Law FAR 52.252-2 This award incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the Clauses Incorporated same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm Wherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", "quoter", vendor or similar corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotations, not a Request for Proposals or an Invitation for Bids. Quotes must be submitted per unit price. Multiple awards will not be made; therefore, quotes that cover less than all the items and quantities in this solicitation will be rejected as non-responsive. Quotes will be evaluated based on price and technical acceptability. By submitting a quote the vendor certifies that the product quoted meets or exceeds all minimum requirements as stated in the Request for Quote. The contract price shall include all applicable Federal, state, and local taxes and duties. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOU, AND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PAPERWORK AND PAYMENT. a. Only one delivery will be accepted against each line item. Backorders will NOT be accepted on individual line items. b. Deliver on or before date specified. Deliveries will be accepted Monday through Friday (except Holidays) from 7:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. to Block 15 of the Purchase Order. Notify the individual in Block 16 of any delay encountered (due to strikes, factory backorders, etc.) and give revised delivery date if possible. c. Mark outside of all cartons. Put packing list inside cartons. Show the order number assigned, the PR number shown at the end of each item, and the quantity shipped. All items will be identified by the part number by attached tag and/or stamped identification. d. On direct shipments, have the supplier or manufacturer cite our order number on packages. This eliminates delay caused by trying to determine the firm awarded the original order. Unless otherwise specified in this contract, the contractor shall obtain any necessary licenses and permits, give all notices, and comply with any applicable Federal, State, County, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations in connection with this award. The contractor shall not make news releases or otherwise provide information relative to the performance of this contract or information relative to any incident occurring on Joint Base Lewis-McChord without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: APO, null 09355
- Zip Code: 09355
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