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. Solicitation No. DTRT57-06-Q-80061 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-07. The NAICS Code is 541519 and the Small Business size standard is $23.0M. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a non-competitive basis to AAMVA, Arlington, VA 22203 to provide monthly service for an AAMV Anet network communication line from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007. The Volpe Center is managing the SAFER network (Safety and Fitness Electronic Records) through a communication line that State Safety systems use for data exchange at the national level. This network is essential to our inspectors across the continental United States, especially at the Mexican and Canadian Borders. Proposals shall include pricing for the following items in a written quotation: Line Item 0001: Network Services: MAC 512Kb Standard Throughput, (12 MO.) $_____________ Total: $____________; Line Item 0002: Network Services: ISDN DBG 256K Standard Connection, (12 MO.) $___________ Total: $___________; Line Item 0003: Installation Charges for upgraded Frame Line: MAC 512Kb Standard Throughput Installation, (12 MO.) $__________; Line Item 0004: Installation Charges for upgraded Frame Line: ISDN DGB 256K Standard Connection Installation, (12 MO.) $___________; Line Item 0005: Installation Charges for upgraded Frame Line: ISDN DBG PVC Installation, (12 MO.) $___________; Line Item 0006: AAMV Anet Charge: Service Fee, (12 MO.) $__________; Line Item 0007: AAMV Anet Charge: UNI Maintenance Fee-On Line and Batch, (12 MO.) $___________; Line Item 0008: AAMV Anet Charge: UNI Maintenance Batch and On Line 2nd License, (12 MO.) $___________. Solicitation provision FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JAN 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 (MAR 2005). FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (SEP 2005), is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (FEB 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, 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: Donald MacGee, DTS-853, 55 Broadway, Building 1, Room 1145, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 3:00 P.M. EST on April 12, 2006. Responses may be sent via email to
[email protected] or via facsimile to the attention of Donald MacGee at 617-494-3024. 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 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. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Any document(s) related to this procurement will be available on the Internet; these documents will be available on a WWW server, which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official identified above.