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. Solicitation No. DTRT57-07-Q-80041 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13.5 and FAR Part 12. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-14). The NAICS Code is 443120 and the Small Business size standard is $8.0M. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a non-competitive basis in accordance with FAR Part 6.302, to Altair Engineering, Inc to provide 63 HyperWorks units licensed for the period 02/10/2007 through 02/09/2008. Proposals shall include pricing for the following item in a written quotation: Line item 0001-HyperWorks Annual Commercial License, quantity 63 each, $___________unit price, Line item Total $____________. Solicitation provision FAR 52.212-1, Instruction of Offerors-Commercial Items (SEPT 2006) is hereby incorporated by reference; the offer must include a copy of the standard commercial warranty per FAR Clause 52.212-1(b)(5), Terms of any Express Warranty. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (NOV 2006) must be submitted with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (NOV 2006), is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (NOV 2006), is hereby incorporated by reference, additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30, 31. This RFQ also incorporates by reference FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, responsible interested parties may submit a proposal in which they identify their interest and capability. Offer is due to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, RTV-6D2, 55 Broadway, Building 1, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 3:00 P.M. EST on February 7, 2007. Responses may be sent via facsimile to the attention of Karen Marino at 617-494-3649 or via email to
[email protected] or Rachelle Dorleans at 617-494-2136 or via email to
[email protected]. Interested firms must submit in writing to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole source basis based upon the responses received. The Government will not pay for any information received. The URL of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official above.