U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

61 -- POINT-OF-USE TRANSFER SWITCH DUE 113098 POC Susan J. Smith, Contracting Officer, telephone number (304) 625-2441 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The Solicitation Number is 864397 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. (iv) This solicitation is not restricted to a set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3613 and the small business size standard is 750 employees. (v) The negotiated contract will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the purchase of the following items from date of award through September 30, 1999, and four one-year optional periods: Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) 0001, 2-pole 60 Amp,208 Volt Switch, Minimum Quantity 30, Maximum Quantity 50; CLIN 0002, 2-pole 20 Amp, 208 Volt Switch, Minimum Quantity 30, Maximum Quantity 150; and CLIN 0003, 2-pole 30 Amp, 208 Volt, Minimum Quantity 5, Maximum Quantity 10. (vi) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJISD), intends to negotiate a firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract for the purchase of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), point-of-use transfer switches for redundant AC power and Load Bus Synchronization systems for its four Liebert 3000 UPS systems to maintain synchronization even while operating on batteries. The CJISD has critical electronic equipment involved with data processing that requires the reliability of redundant power sources for continuous operations. The point-of-use transfer switch shall have the following minimum characteristics: (1) Less than 8-millisecond transfer time and well within CBEMA and IEEE standards; (2) Manufactured to UL Standard 1008 for safety;(3) Manual and automatic transfer capability; (4) Selectable preferred and alternate input source; (5) Maintenance bypass capabilities; (6) Adjustable in-phase transfer; (7) Communication Port; and (8) Load Bus Synchronization for four (4) UPS units. (vii) Delivery shall be within 30 days from receipt of a delivery order and shall be made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJISD Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, to the attention of the individual who will be identified on the delivery order. Items shall be shipped F.O.B. Destination. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-2, Para. (a) The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, price, and past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are equal to price. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with the offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-4: Offerors are requested to provide pricing based on quantity discounts, if available; i.e., Qty. 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, etc. Offerors shall also include pricing for both rack-mounted and standalone versions of the switches. The following additional FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.216-18, Ordering and Addendum to Para. (a) Such orders may be issued from date of award through September 30, 1999 or during any one-year optional period for the following four years; FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations and Addenda to Para. (a) When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than a quantity of one each, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract, Para. (b) (1) Any order for a single item in excess of a quantity of 150, (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of a quantity of 200, (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 30 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b) (1) or (2) of this section, and Para. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 10 days after issuance...; FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity and Addendum to Para. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after October 31, 2003; FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, and Addendum to Para. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of the first day of the next option year. . . and (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five years.; and FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 which are applicable to this acquisition are: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, withAlternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); (3) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)); (7) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (8) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (9) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); (10) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); and (16)(i) 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10, Pub.L. 103-187). (xiii) Additional contract requirements -- Year 2000 Warranty. The Contractor represents that the following warranty applies to products provided under this contract/order/BPA. The Contractor warrants that the products provided under this contract/order/BPA shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the manufacturer's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract or the applicable End User License Agreement, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include an obligation by the Contractor to repair or replace any such product whose noncompliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing at any time prior to June 1, 2000 or for a period of six months following acceptance, whichever is the later date. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies that the Government may otherwise have under this contract. This warranty shall not apply to products that do not require the processing of date/time data in order to function as specified in this contract/order/BPA. (xiv) DPAS rating: N/A. (xv) CBD numbered notes: N/A. (xvi) Offers shall be submitted by 4:30 p.m. local time, November 30, 1998, to the FBI, CJISD Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306-0111, Attention: Susan J. Smith, Module D3. An original and two copies of each offer shall be submitted. (xvii) For information regarding the solicitation, please contact Mrs. Smith at the above address or telephone number (304) 625-2441, facsimile number (304) 625-5391. Posted 10/28/98 (W-SN266302). (0301)

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