SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Desktop Computers, Custom Locks, and Mouse Pads
- Notice Date
- 5/22/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1001 Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
- ZIP Code
- 87104
- Solicitation Number
- 12D01L0A161
- Response Due
- 6/8/2012
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 12D01L0A161. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 347411. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-06-08 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Albuquerque, NM 87120 The Bureau of Indian Affairs requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, Custom Lock for OptiPlex 380, 580, 740, 760-780 DT Chassis-Mastered Keyed. Non-TTA compliant. Manufacturer Part #: 1GXSD3MK00, Open Market Dell Part #: A1265065., 60, EA; LI 002, Mouse Pad with Microban Protection. Color: Silver. Manufacturer part #: 5934001. GSA Dell Part #: A0370388., 60, EA; LI 003, Dell OptiPlex 790 Desktop Computer. OptiPlex 790 Desktop for standard power supply; OPERATING SYSTEM, Gnuine Windows 7 Ultimate w/ XP Mode, no media, 32-bit; PROCESSOR, Intel Core i7 2600 Processor (3.4GHz, 8m); MEMORY, 4GB DDR3, non-ecc, 1333MHz Dual Channel SDRAM, 2x2GB; KEYBOARD, Dell smartcard keyboard with detachable palmrest; MONITOR, Dell ultraSharp U2212H 21.5 inch monitor with adj stand, widescreen, VGA/DVI/DP; VIDEO CARDS, 512MB AMD Radeon HD 6350 (2DVI); BOOT HARD DRIVES, 500 GB 7,200 RPM 3.5 SATA, 6.0Gb/s with 16MB cache; MOUSE: Dell USB 6-button laser; REMOVABLE MEDIA STORAGE DEVICE, 8X DVD+/-, Roxio Creator, CyberlinkPower DVD, 19-in-1 card reader; THERMAL, heat sink performance; SPEAKERS, Dell AX510 sound bar for all ultrasharp flat panel displays (black); HARDWARE SUPPORT SERVICES, 4 yr basic hardware service with 4 year NBD limited onsite service after remote diagnosis. 4 year completecare accidental damage protection, 4 year federal keep your hard drive service; SYSTEM RECOVERY., 60, 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, Bureau of Indian Affairs 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Offerors must be registered in Online Representation & Certification Application (ORCA) https://orca.bpn.gov/ at the time of proposal submittal The Contractor's invoices must be submitted before payment can be made. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of the invoice, which must state (a) the starting and ending dates of the subscription delivery, the contract or purchase order number and the word ?FINAL? on final invoice, (b) either that orders have been placed in effect for the addressees required, or that the orders will be placed in effect upon receipt of payment. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within five days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least five days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed nine months Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, FAR 52.233-04 a) Definitions. As used in this provision??Lobbying contact? has the meaning provided at 2 U.S.C. 1602(8). The terms?agency,? ?influencing or attempting to influence,? ?officer or employee of an agency,? ?person,? ?reasonable compensation,? and ?regularly employed? are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ?Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions? (52.203-12). (b) Prohibition. The prohibition and exceptions contained in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ?Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions?(52.203-12) are hereby incorporated by reference in this provision. (c) Certification. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on its behalf in connection with the awarding of this contract. (d) Disclosure. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensationwere made. (e) Penalty. Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by 31 U.S.C. 1352.Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure required to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, for each such failure. Service of Protest--Department of the Interior (Deviation), FAR 52.233-02 The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within ten days. No bids will be accepted from bidders proposing to use another firm?s GSA schedule, even if they have permission of the firm to use it. The bidder must be the owner of the GSA schedule in order to bid and to be considered for award. Bids that do not comply with this offer term will be removed from consideration. GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101. In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.") An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. Preference will be given to offeror?s who can provide items that meet or exceed specs.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Albuquerque, NM 87120
- Zip Code: 87120
- Zip Code: 87120
- Record
- SN02755502-W 20120524/120523000707-d1b18aa2a9d132a03b0270b95ec97af2 (fbodaily.com)
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