SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Cisco Tanberg Annual Maintenance Renewal
- Notice Date
- 2/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- 1854
- Response Due
- 2/6/2014
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Brent Maravilla, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2025642184, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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maravilla.brent@epa.gov;
- 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is 1854 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 2005-72. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 with a small business size standard of $25.00M.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 2014-02-06 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20005 The Environmental Protection Agency requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Annual Maintenance for Cisco Serial Number 30A76806 - Tanberg 880MXP. Cisco Telepresence Operate ECDN., 1, EA; LI 002: Annual Maintenance for Cisco Serial Number FTX1530C0V4 - Cisco Video System. Cisco Telepresence Operate ECDN., 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, Environmental Protection Agency 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. Environmental Protection Agency 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. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the SAM, it may do so through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. To be considered for this award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services being offered with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award. This clause is incorporated by reference. The full text of the clause is available at: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (AUG 2012) This clause is incorporated by reference. The full text of the clause is available at: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/. The Federal Government is exempted from paying taxes. The tax exempt number is 52-085-2695. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given the 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: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/. Invoices shall be prepared containing the following information: Purchase Order Number, description of commodities/services furnished, and period of performance, taxpayer ID number and amount due. Invoices shall be submitted to: RTPReceiving@epa.gov, or to the address specified in block 21 of this order. For status of Invoice Payments, call the Financial Office?s Customer Service at (919) 541-0616. Fax number (919) 541-4975. The FedEx/Commercial Courier address for invoices: US EPA, RTP-Finance (Mail Drop D143-02) 4930 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 Payment information and notification may be accessed by registering with the Department of Treasury's Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system at: https://www.ipp.gov/. Vendor must certify that the software or product that the vendor is offering complies with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD) requirements. The Contracting Officer can not make an award for software or for products that do notare not compliant. A list of all qualified software and products can be located at http://idmanagement.gov. (a) In order to meet the requirements of Sections 433 and 434 of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub.L. 112-74), the contractor shall provide the contracting officer a certification whereby the contractor certifies: (i) It is not a corporation that has been convicted (or had an officer or agent of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months; and (ii) It is not a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (b) Failure of the contractor to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the contractor ineligible for FY2012 contract funding. (c) The contractor has a continuing obligation to update the subject certification as required.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20005
- Zip Code: 20005
- Zip Code: 20005
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