SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- OPTION - Copier Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 2021 Club Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79916
- ZIP Code
- 79916
- Solicitation Number
- PR0010445490
- Response Due
- 3/19/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2014
- 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
- 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 PR0010445490 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 811212 with a small business size standard of $25.50M.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 2014-03-19 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The MICC Fort Bliss requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 04/24/2014 - 04/23/2015 LI 001: Contractor shall provide copier maintenance for 12 B&W copiers as per attached Performance Work Statement. Contractor shall state per copy charges (if any) in excess of the 250,000 B&W copies per month., 12, Mo; LI 002: Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army has issued a policy to implement a management control function that will provide the Army with an accountability mechanism on the use of contracted services. This requirement is affected by this policy. Contractor shall provide the CMR in accordance with the instructions under Contractor Manpower Reporting provided herein., 1, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 04/24/2015 - 04/23/2016 LI 001: Contractor shall provide copier maintenance for 12 B&W copiers as per attached Performance Work Statement. Contractor shall state per copy charges (if any) in excess of the 250,000 B&W copies per month., 12, Mo; LI 002: Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army has issued a policy to implement a management control function that will provide the Army with an accountability mechanism on the use of contracted services. This requirement is affected by this policy. Contractor shall provide the CMR in accordance with the instructions under Contractor Manpower Reporting provided herein., 1, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 04/24/2016 - 04/23/2017 LI 001: Contractor shall provide copier maintenance for 12 B&W copiers as per attached Performance Work Statement. Contractor shall state per copy charges (if any) in excess of the 250,000 B&W copies per month., 12, Mo; LI 002: Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army has issued a policy to implement a management control function that will provide the Army with an accountability mechanism on the use of contracted services. This requirement is affected by this policy. Contractor shall provide the CMR in accordance with the instructions under Contractor Manpower Reporting provided herein., 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 Bliss 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 Bliss 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. All Questions shall be submitted by March 12, 2014. Questions received after March 12, 2014 will not accepted. The Contractor shall be a certified Xerox Service Provider. Contractors must be registered with Xerox and have completed the Xerox official product service training. Contractors shall provide proof of certification for Xerox product service training. This contract includes all functions, tasks and responsibilities normally performed by an Office Appliance Repairer. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing full scheduled and breakdown repair to maintain efficiency for 12 black and white commercial copiers. Support and Maintenance Agreements should include complete inspections, cleaning, lubrication, adjustments and all standard parts necessary to maintain equipment in good operating condition, plus any drums that need replacement due to normal yield expiration and all consumable items such as, toner, developer, and staples. Anticipated usage of 250,000 B&W copies per month. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Federal Law, New Mexico and Texas State Law(s), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Army and installation regulations. 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/. Quote 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: 52.204-7 -- System for Award Management; FAR 52.204-9 - Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel; FAR 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; FAR 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed For Debarment; FAR 52.222-3 - Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 - Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36 - Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-41 - Service Contract Act Of 1965; FAR 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking In Persons; FAR 52.223-5 - Pollution Prevention and Right-To-Know Information; FAR 52.223-18 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.224-1 - Privacy Act Notification; FAR 52.224-2 - Privacy Act; FAR 52.225-13 - Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-18 - Availability of Funds; FAR 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management; FAR 52.233-3 - Protest after Award; FAR 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.237-2 - Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; FAR 52.237-3 - Continuity of Services; FAR 52.242-15 - Stop-Work Order. Offeror is advised that the value of the Option to Extend Services will be included in the price evaluation that occurs prior to award. The Government will complete the evaluation by adding six months of the offeror?s final option period price to the offeror?s total price. Offeror is required only to price the performance periods of 24 April 2014 to 23 April 2017. Offeror shall not submit a price for the potential six-month extension of services period. The Government may choose to exercise the Extension of Services at the end of any performance period (base or option periods), utilizing the rates of that performance period. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: DFARS 252.201-7000 - Contracting Officer's Representative; DFARS 252.203-7000 - Requirements Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7002 - Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; DFARS 252.203-7005 - Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.204-7000 - Disclosure of Information; DFARS 252.204-7003 - Control of Government Personnel Work Product; DFARS 252.204-7008 - Export-Controlled Items; DFARS 252.209-7999 Deviation - Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Any Federal Law; DFARS 252.223-7006 - Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials; DFARS 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.232-7010 - Levies On Contract Payments. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein in full text: FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Deviation - Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.217-8 - Option To Extend Services; FAR 52.217-9 - Option To Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.219-28 - Post-Award Small Business Program Re-representation; FAR 52.222-42 - Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; FAR 52.232-19 - Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year; FAR 52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference; FAR 52.252-5 - Authorized Deviations in Provisions; FAR 252.232-7006 - Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. 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 (HQ), Army Materiel Command (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 (GAO) 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 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ 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. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 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 HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures.
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