SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- ONC WEBINAR SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517919
— All Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, 12501 Ardennes Avenue, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- OS126262
- Archive Date
- 2/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- Nathaniel Mizzell, Phone: (301) 443-4379
- E-Mail Address
-
nathaniel.mizzell@psc.hhs.gov
(nathaniel.mizzell@psc.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested at this time and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The requisition number is OS126262. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-71. (iv) The corresponding NAICS code is 517919 and the small business size standard is $30.0 M. (v) List of contract line item number(s), items/description, and quantities - Period of Performance Licensed Service(s) Description Quantity File Delivery Frequency Base: 3/1/14 - 2/29/14 Webinar 100 Participant Licenses 30 Annual Base: 3/1/14 - 2/29/14 Webinar 500 Participant License 1 Annual Base: 3/1/14 - 2/29/14 Webinar 1000 Participant License 1 Annual Option 1: 3/1/14 - 2/29/15 Webinar 100 Participant Licenses 30 Annual Option 1: 3/1/14 - 2/29/15 Webinar 500 Participant License 1 Annual Option 1: 3/1/14 - 2/29/15 Webinar 1000 Participant License 1 Annual Option 2: 3/1/15 - 2/29/16 Webinar 100 Participant Licenses 30 Annual Option 2: 3/1/15 - 2/29/16 Webinar 500 Participant License 1 Annual Option 2: 3/1/15 - 2/29/16 Webinar 1000 Participant License 1 Annual Option 3: 3/1/16 - 2/29/17 Webinar 100 Participant Licenses 30 Annual Option 3: 3/1/16 - 2/29/17 Webinar 500 Participant License 1 Annual Option 3: 3/1/16 - 2/29/17 Webinar 1000 Participant License 1 Annual (vi) Description of Requirements - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has a requirement to procure webinar licenses to continue ONC's outreach and stakeholder engagement. ONC requires webinar licenses to conduct seminars, trainings and engagement activities at the following participant thresholds: 100, 500 and 1000 participants. The successful vendor must offer Toll-Free audio support that generates a dial-in number and passcode to pair with the webinar meeting/reservation. (vii) Services (i.e. licenses) will be located in Washington, DC. The period of performance shall be March 1, 2014 through February 29, 2015, plus three option periods. Evaluation will be based on best overall value to the federal government. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer or acknowledge its listing in the System of Award Management (SAM). (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: _X_ (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _X_ (27) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126). _X_ (28) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X_ (29) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _X_ (29) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X_ (38) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513). _X_ (42) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). _X_ (48) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) The clauses at FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.232-99, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Deviation); HHSAR 352.203-70, Anti-Lobbying; HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations, apply to this acquisition. (xiv) Justification: Pursuant to FAR 13.016-1(b), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Program Support Center, Strategic Acquisition Services, on behalf of the Office of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Citrix Online for webinar licenses to conduct seminars, trainings and engagement activities at the following participant thresholds: 100, 500 and 1000 participants. Citrix is the only provider that actually owns its audio system, which allows for the automatic generation of Toll-Free numbers for meeting participants without having to go through a separate phone carrier to obtain Toll-Free Numbers. For this reason, Citrix is the only vendor that can offer truly integrated Toll-Free Audio with webinar meetings and this integration is essential to ONC hosts and stakeholders due to the ease of use and 24/7 technical support for both hosts and meeting participants. There are no known authorized resellers of this product and Citrix Online is the only responsible source to provide the necessary Webinar licensing to support ONC's mission. (xv) DPAS - N/A (xvi) Quotes are due Monday, February 3, 2014 by 5:00 pm, EST, electronically to the Contract Specialist at Nathaniel.Mizzell@psc.hhs.gov. (xvii) Interested parties with questions or concerns should contact Mr. Nathaniel Mizzell, Contract Specialist, at Nathaniel.Mizzell@psc.hhs.gov regarding the solicitation. All inquiries must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, with "Requisition OS126262 - ONC Webinar Support" in the subject line.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/PSC/DAM/OS126262/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 355 E. Street, SW, Suite 310, Washington, District of Columbia, 20024, United States
- Zip Code: 20024
- Zip Code: 20024
- Record
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