CANCELLATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W911RZ-12-T-01NM. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 416157. Army CHESS Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing Army CHESS contract. The contract must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's contract. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective Army CHESS contract AND upon approval from the soliciting contracting officer. This requirement is an [ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-09-25 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Carson, CO 80913 The MCC Joint Base Lewis McChord - ICO Carson requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Still Secure Maintenance Renewal for 1 year to include: a. Still Secure Safe Access Enterprise maintenance support for 5000 users, edition CSI# 1439215. Require 24x7 online or phone support and next day onsite support. b. Still Secure Safe Access Enforcement Server Hardware Maintenance for one year,24x7 online or phone support and next business day onsite support. c. Still Secure Safe Access Integration Framework Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) connector module Maintenance for one year, 24x7 online or phone support plus Next Business Day onsite support., 1, Lot; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MCC Joint Base Lewis McChord - ICO Carson intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MCC Joint Base Lewis McChord - ICO Carson is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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 below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) The Contractor shall provide a signed copy of the Buy American Act Certificate with their quote. A copy of the clause 252.225-7001 can be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is conforming to the minimum specifications in the solicitation is the lowest price. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. The following DFARS clauses shall apply:252.209-7001 (disclosure of Ownership or control by terrorist country), 252.225-7031 (Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel), 252.211-7003 ALT I (Item Identification and Valuation) (Aug 2008), 252.212-7001 (Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or executive orders) (Sep 2008), 252.225-7001 (Buy American Act and Balance of Payments) (Jun 2005), 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors, 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Requests) (Mar 2008), 252.243-7001 (Pricing of Contract Modifications), 252.247-7023 ALT III (Transportation of Supplies by Sea), 252.232-7010 (Levies on Contract Payments) All invoices shall be uploaded through Wide Area Workflow. Information is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. 52.204-99, (System for Award Management) Agency requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at www.sam.gov. The following clauses will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.204_99 (System for Award Management), 52.209-6 (Protecting the Government's Interest when Sub-Contracting), 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and first-tier subcontract awards), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items), 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items), 52.217-8 (Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)52.219-6, Total Small Business Set Aside, 52.219-28 (Small Business Representation), 52.222-3 (Convict Labor), 52.222-19 (Child Labor), 52.222-21 (Prohibition of segregated facilities), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), 52.222-36 (Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities),52.223-18 Ban on texting and driving, 52.225-1 (Buy American Act Supplies), 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases), 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration), 52.232-99 (Deviation), 52.247-34 (FOB Destination), 52.252-2 (Clauses Incorporated by Reference). The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The following AFARS clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 5152.209-4000 DOD LEVEL I ANTITERRORISM (AT) STANDARDS (FEB 2009) (a) Pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction Number 2000.16, DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Standards, dated October 2, 2006, each contractor employee requiring access to a Federally-controlled installation, facility and/or Federally-controlled information system(s) shall complete Level I AT Awareness Training on an annual basis and receive a certificate of completion. The training is accessible from any computer and is available at https:// atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all applicable employees have completed antiterrorism awareness training and shall certify that their workforce has completed the training through the submission of completion certificate(s) to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer?s Representative (if appointed) within five working days after contract award or prior to access to a Federally-controlled installation or information system. (b) In the event that the automated system at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/ is not available (e.g., server problems), Level I AT Awareness Training can be provided by a qualified instructor. However, if the training is not completed online, the Level I AT Awareness Instructor qualification must be coordinated with the Installation Antiterrorism Officer (or Installation Security equivalent) and the resultant name(s) of approved instructors shall be provided the contracting officer or designee along with all associated cost or schedule impacts to the contract. (c) Antiterrorism performance (Level I AT Awareness Training attendance and compliance) may be documented as a performance metric under the resultant contract, and be part of past performance information in support of future source selections. AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (NOV 2008): If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapel Rd, Room 2-1SE3401 Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel Room 2-1SE3401 1412 Jackson Loop Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. Class Deviation Prohibition Against Contracting With Corporations That Have an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Federal Law 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION 2012-O0004) (JAN 2012) (a) In accordance with sections 8124 and 8125 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012,(Pub. L. 112-74) none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that? (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that? (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified