SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Solidworks Support
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-14-RQ-0196
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Erik Frycklund, Phone: 3019756176
- E-Mail Address
-
erik.frycklund@nist.gov
(erik.frycklund@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72 effective January 30, 2014. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 - Utility software, computer, packaged- with a small business size standard of $35.5M. This acquisition is being procured 100% Small Business Set Aside. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be utilized. In support of the scientific mission the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Materials Measurement Science Division is frequently required to design custom parts and instrumentation assemblies. Performance of this task requires a fully capable 3D parametric solid modeling CAD package, with an integrated finite element analysis code. NIST meets this requirement with currently owned network licenses for SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional (one seat each). This software is essential to the scientific mission of the group, and requires an annual maintenance renewal that NIST receives required updates, new versions, and technical support. Work under this requirement includes software licenses for SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional for a base period of one year with four (4) one-year option periods. OPTION LINE ITEMS: Line items 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005 are option line items. Quoters must provide a firm-fixed price for all option line items. Prices for option line items shall remain valid in accordance with the following: Line Item 0002, Option Period I, One year from the date of award; Line Item 0003, Option Period II, Two years from the date of award; Line Item 0004, Option Period III, Three years from the date of award; Line Item 0005, Option Period IV, Four years from the date of award. The period of performance for all option line items shall be one year from the date of exercise of option. The Government may exercise option line items, at its discretion, at the time of award, or any time prior to the expiration date of the resultant purchase order. Options will be exercised by the issuance of a purchase order modification (Standard Form 30). Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for all of the following line items. LINE ITEM 0001 - Base Period: Quantity one (1) year, license agreement for all available updates and upgrades to SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional products. The NIST network license number is 9010008092450355RH6CWC33. This license number covers all of the NIST Solidworks products. Technical support must be provided for all productes. Technical support must be provided on-line, email and via telephone for the SolidWorks products between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time on federal business days. LINE ITEM 0002 - Option Period I: Quantity 1 year, license agreement for all available updates and upgrades to SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional products. The NIST network license number is 9010008092450355RH6CWC33. This license number covers all of the NIST Solidworks products. Technical support must be provided for all products. Technical support must be provided via email, on-line and via telephone for the SolidWorks products between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time on federal business days. LINE ITEM 0003 - Option Period II: Quantity 1 year, license agreement for all available updates and upgrades to SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional products. The NIST network license number is 9010008092450355RH6CWC33. This license number covers all of the NIST Solidworks products. Technical support must be provided for all products. Technical support must be provided via email, on-line and via telephone for the SolidWorks products between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time on federal business days. LINE ITEM 0004 - Option Period III: Quantity 1 year, license agreement for all available updates and upgrades to SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional products. The NIST network license number is 9010008092450355RH6CWC33. This license number covers all of the NIST Solidworks products. Technical support must be provided for all products. Technical support must be provided via email, on-line and via telephone for the SolidWorks products between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time on federal business days. LINE ITEM 0005- Option Period IV: : Quantity 1 year, license agreement for all available updates and upgrades to SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Standard, and SolidWorks Simulation Professional products. The NIST network license number is 9010008092450355RH6CWC33. This license number covers all of the NIST Solidworks products. Technical support must be provided for all products. Technical support must be provided via email, on-line, and via telephone for the SolidWorks products between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time on federal business days. DELIVERY Delivery of the required licenses shall be completed not later than one business day from the date of award. Delivery of updates shall be completed not later than one business day upon the public release of the product. Telephone, on-line and e-mail technical support shall commence one business day from the date of award. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance shall be for a one year base period with four one year option periods. The Government anticipates the period of performance for the base and all option periods will be: Base Period: May 1, 2014 - April 30, 2015 Option Period I : May 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016 Option Period II: May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017 Option Period III: May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018 Option Period IV: May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019. PAYMENT Partial payments shall be authorized. The Contractor shall bill on a monthly or quarterly basis, in arrears. Payments will be approved upon receipt of a proper invoice, if all services required within the billing period have been successfully completed and accepted by the Government. Payment terms shall be Net 30 Days. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the lowest price/technically acceptable quoter. Technically acceptable means that the quotation meets all requirements of all line items, the prime Contractor can provide original software and support services, and the prime contractor is an authorized reseller for SolidWorks. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All quoters shall submit the following: 1. A technical quotation, which includes all of the following: a. Documentation, which clearly confirms that the Contractor can provide the required licenses and technical support; b.. Documentation, which explains how service calls will be handled when the Government contacts the prime Contractor for service. The Government has no privity of contract with subcontractors; c. Documentation between the prime contractor and SolidWorks which confirms that the Contractor is an authorized reseller for SolidWorks in the geographical region of Gaithersburg, MD; 2. A firm-fixed price, FOB Destination price quotation for the required licenses and technical support for the base period and each one-year option period; 3. This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for a Solidworks software support agreement for NIST's network license number 9010008092450355RH6CWC33 defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: a. The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR b. The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:" Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation; 4. The DUNS # for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award; DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotations are required. All quotations shall be submitted via e-mail to Erik Frycklund at erik.frycklund@nist.gov. Submission must be received not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 21, 2014. FAX quotations will not be accepted. An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Erik Frycklund. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: • 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; • 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.Sam.Gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, a written submission is required; The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including subparagraphs: • 52.222-3, Convict Labor; • 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; • 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; • 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; • 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; • 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; • 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; • 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 52.247-34 FOB Destination; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.
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