AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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 W911SF-17-T-PROJ 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 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334310 with a small business size standard of 750.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned ] 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 2017-08-23 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Benning, GA 31905 The MICC Fort Benning requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: ***MEET OR EXCEED - PURCHASE TO INSTALL*** 3D Projector; Brightness: 12,000 Lumens; Contrast: 2,000:1; Resolution: 1920 X 1200; Aspect Ratio: 16:10; Video Modes: 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 1080p/24, 1080p/25, 1080p/30, 1080p/50; Data Modes: MAX 1920 X 1200; Full HD 3D; Lamp Life at Full Power: 1,500 hours; Audible Noise: 48.0 Db; Display Type: 1.0" DLP (3), 1, EA; LI 002: ***MEET OR EXCEED - PURCHASE TO INSTALL*** High Brightness Lens; 1080p & WUXGA 2.4 - 4.0:1, 1, EA; LI 003: ***MEET OR EXCEED - PURCHASE TO INSTALL*** Adjustable Ceiling Mount, 1, EA; LI 004: ***MEET OR EXCEED - PURCHASE TO INSTALL*** 465 Watt Lamp and Housing, 2, EA; LI 005: PURCHASE TO INSTALL - Remove old projector and install new wiring (approx. 400 feet of Super VGA Cable or HDMI wiring) and projector. Provide 3 year warranty for parts and labor., 1, 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, MICC Fort Benning 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. MICC Fort Benning 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. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions: FAR 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters; FAR 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture; FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition of Contracting with Entities Engaged in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications; and FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following FAR clauses will apply: FAR 52.202-1, Definitions; FAR 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees; FAR 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures; FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; 52.204-7, System for Award Management; FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications; FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; FAR 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability; FAR 52.216-25, Contract Definitization; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the NLRA; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Alt I; FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification; FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.229-59, Compliance with Labor Laws; FAR 52.222-60 Paycheck Transparency; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-1, Payments; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations; FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors; FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin; FAR 52.243-1; Changes - Fixed Price; and FAR 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following DFARS clauses are applicable: DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product; DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls; DFARS 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use of Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Info; DFARS 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure; DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Tech Info; DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Info to Litigation Spt Contractors; DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer; DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions; DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (JUN 2005); DFARS 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report; and DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea W/ Alt III. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured or used products. No "GREY" market items. Bid MUST be valid for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified at time of order Payment terms shall be net 30 unless otherwise agreed to by MICC Fort Benning. In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, “Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports”, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under “about WAWF”. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or
[email protected] Submission of Offers in the English Language The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price alone. Pursuant to FAR Part 9, the Contracting Officer is required to make a determination regarding the responsibility of the proposed awardee. Following receipt of offers, the Contracting Officer or Specialist will send a form, designed to elicit financial information from an offeror's financial institution, to those offerors having a reasonable chance at receiving the award under this solicitation. You should forward that form to your financial institution and have the financial institution complete and send it directly to the Contract Specialist. For sections 2 and 4 on the document, the financial institution may answer with high, medium or low or they can answer with a numerical amount. The form must be returned to the MICC within three (3) business days. In the absence of this information, the Contracting Officer will have no choice except to find your company "not responsible," a finding which will make you ineligible for award. Award for All or None. The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number of items listed in the solicitation will be considered ineligible for award. Effective 1 October 2014, all personnel requiring access to the installation shall possess either a Common Access Card (CAC), Military ID or Individual temporary pass issued by the Fort Benning Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) pursuant to Army Directive 2014-05, Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Un-cleared Contractors. (a)Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) “Service-disabled veteran� means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (d) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if- (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b). (f) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.