This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is HSSCCG-14-R-00030 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-72. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334210 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-04-04 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 04/01/2014 - 03/31/2015 LI 001: Secure Telephone Equipment, General Dynamics Sectra vIPer Universal Secure Phones or equal product. If quoting an equal product, the product must have the following salient characteristics: The replacement secure phones must meet NSA certification, be NSA certified, TSG approved, JITC approved, the secure phone must be able to go secure, Top Secret SCI and below, the phone must have an Analog and IP connectivity capability, the phone must also have integrated security built in the phone, no crypto card required. The phone has to be CryptoMod compliant, the phone must be interoperable with all government secure phones current in service, and the phone must be upgradable via software., 90, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 04/01/2015 - 03/31/2016 LI 001: Secure Telephone Equipment, General Dynamics Sectra vIPer Universal Secure Phones or equal product. If quoting an equal product, the product must have the following salient characteristics: The replacement secure phones must meet NSA certification, be NSA certified, TSG approved, JITC approved, the secure phone must be able to go secure, Top Secret SCI and below, the phone must have an Analog and IP connectivity capability, the phone must also have integrated security built in the phone, no crypto card required. The phone has to be CryptoMod compliant, the phone must be interoperable with all government secure phones current in service, and the phone must be upgradable via software., 90, EA; 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, DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) 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 Offerors 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.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] 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. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to the point of contact in the FBO notice, so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management in order to be considered for award.