SOLICITATION NOTICE
56 -- Arms Vault
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1676 Evans Street, Bldg 1220, 3rd Floor, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- ZIP Code
- 80913
- Solicitation Number
- W911RZ-11-T-0330
- Response Due
- 8/31/2011
- Archive Date
- 2/27/2012
- 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
- Total 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 W911RZ-11-T-0330 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 2005-53. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 327390 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] 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 2011-08-31 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, Arms VaultSpecs: Vault shall meet Federal Specification AA-V-2940 and AR 190-11. Vault shall be re-locatable, Weatherized for outdoor use Size (25'6"L x 11'4"w x 9'6"h), Climate engineered for HVAC and humidity control S&G 2937. Vault shall have a mechanical combination lock. Vault shall be wired for lighting and an alarm system. Vault shall have an armory door that meets AR 190-11. Vault shall have regular electrical outlets for use of computers, phone and printers. **Special Shipping Instructions**: Vault shall be installed under awning outdoors on a concrete pad on Fort Carson., 1, 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, U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson 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. U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Carson 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 addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to nicole.mintus@us.army.mil (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. 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 factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Award will be made on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. The following DFARS clauses shall apply: 252.204-7004 Alternate A Central Contractor Registration, 252.211-7003 ALT I (Item Identification and Valuation) (Aug 2008), 252.212-7001 (Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or executive orders) (Sep 2008), 252.225-7001 (Buy American Act and Balance of Payments) (Jun 2005), 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors, 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Requests) (Mar 2008), 252.243-7001 (Pricing of Contract Modifications), 252.247-7023 ALT III (Transportation of Supplies by Sea), 252.232-7010 (Levies on Contract Payments) The Contractor will provide a signed copy of the Buy American Act certificate with their quotes. A copy of the clause 252.225-7001 can be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. All invoices shall be submitted and uploaded via Wide Area Workflow in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003. Information is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. FOB Destination terms apply to this acquisition. The quotation price shall include all shipping and handling charges. Shipping and/or handling charges shall not be listed in the quotation as a separate line item entry. Applicable shipping or handling charges shall be included into the unit/extended price. The Government will not accept re-manufactured or repaired equipment. The following clauses will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.204-7 (Central Contractor Registration), 52.209-6 (Protecting the Government's Interest when Sub-Contracting), 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and first-tier subcontract awards), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items), 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items), 52,219-6 Notice of Total Small business Set Aside, 52.219-28 (Small Business Representation), 52.222-3 (Convict Labor), 52.222-19 (Child Labor), 52.222-21 (Prohibition of segregated facilities), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), 52.222-36 (Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities), 52.223-18 Ban on texting and driving, 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases), 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contractor Registration), 52.247-34 (FOB Destination), 52.252-2 (Clauses Incorporated by Reference). The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The following provisions are applicable to this solicitation and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil: 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items), 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items), 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items), 52.209-5 Information regarding responsibility matters, 52.215-20 Alt IV-Requirements for other than certified cost and pricing data, 52.216-1 Contract type.252.225-7031 (Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel) AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (NOV 2008): 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 CommandOffice of Command Counsel9301 Chapel Rd, Room 2-1SE3401Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to:HQ Army Material CommandOffice of Command CounselRoom 2-1SE34011412 Jackson LoopFt. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. The following AFARS clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 5152.209-4000DOD LEVEL I ANTITERRORISM (AT) STANDARDS (FEB 2009) (a) Pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction Number 2000.16, ?DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Standards,? dated October 2, 2006, each contractor employee requiring access to a Federally-controlled installation, facility and/or Federally-controlled information system(s) shall complete Level I AT Awareness Training on an annual basis and receive a certificate of completion. The training is accessible from any computer and is available at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all applicable employees have completed antiterrorism awareness training and shall certify that their workforce has completed the training through the submission of completion certificate(s) to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer?s Representative (if appointed) within five working days after contract award or prior to access to a Federally-controlled installation or information system. (b) In the event that the automated system at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/ is not available (e.g., server problems), Level I AT Awareness Training can be provided by a qualified instructor. However, if the training is not completed online, the Level I AT Awareness Instructor qualification must be coordinated with the Installation Antiterrorism Officer (or Installation Security equivalent) and the resultant name(s) of approved instructors shall be provided the contracting officer or designee along with all associated cost or schedule impacts to the contract. (c) Antiterrorism performance (Level I AT Awareness Training attendance and compliance) may be documented as a performance metric under the resultant contract, and be part of past performance information in support of future source selections. Per Far Part 19.102, Contractors bidding on this requirement must either be the manufacturer of the end product or supply the product from another small business manufacturer.
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