The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk (FISCN) Contracting Department, Norfolk VA 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a 100% small business set aside firm fixed contract for 1 each electric fork truck and 1 each 26 feet scissor lift. The requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 333924 and the Small Business Standard is 750 employees. The RFQ number is N00189-11-T-0149. A request for a complete proposal package will be available for download or about 23 March 2011. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. For this solicitation, the FISCN intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider; FedBid, Inc., therefore vendors should not use the “submit bid� button on the NECO website to submit their pricing information. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, and browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A vendor must submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. FISCN Contracting Department 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 vendors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com . There is no cost to register, review procurement data or submit an offer on www.FedBid.com . Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to the website to complete their free registration. Vendors who require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected] . Vendors 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 vendors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243), or
[email protected]. 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 terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Vendors must be registered in the CCR database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/ The Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website has a “submit bid� button next to the solicitation number. DO NOT use the “submit bid� button on NECO to submit your offer. Refer to www.fedbid.com or 1-877-9FEDBID.