MODIFICATION
72 -- Window Blinds
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 1676 EvansSt Bldg 1220, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- ZIP Code
- 80913
- Solicitation Number
- W911RZ-13-T-0026
- Response Due
- 3/11/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: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.The solicitation number is W911RZ-13-T-0026 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 2005-65. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423220 with a small business size standard of 100.00 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 2013-03-11 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Carson, CO 80913 The MICC Fort Carson requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: WINDOW BLINDS (2" Faux wood blinds in a maple color with inside window mount), 214, EA; LI 002: INSTALLATION INTO METAL FRAME, 1, LS; LI 003: SHIPPING & HANDLING, 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, 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. 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. n 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 cynthia.a.perryman@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. SAM Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (SAM) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in SAM, they may do so by going to SAM web site at http://www.SAM.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: 252.211-7003 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. The following provisions are applicable to this solicitation and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil: 52.211-6 (Brand Name or Equal), 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items), 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items), 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items)(Jun 2008). 52.212-3 ALT I certs and reps,252.709-7999(Deviation 2012-o0004 Representation by Corp Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability), 252.225-7031 (Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel) The following clauses will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.204_99(System for Award Management), 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), 52.219-28 (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, 52.225-1 (Buy American Act Supplies), 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 Government will not accept re-manufactured or repaired equipment. 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. 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/. 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 Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapel 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 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Carson, CO 80913
- Zip Code: 80913-5000
- Zip Code: 80913-5000
- Record
- SN03005393-W 20130308/130306234450-b0a058ef3e05e19609eb0ba78e0e76d8 (fbodaily.com)
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