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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. All quotes must reference Request For Quotation number H92239-08-T-0005. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-23. It is the Contractor?s responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. Full text clauses are available at farsite.hill.af.mil. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334290. Size Standard is 750 employees. This requirement is 100% set aside for small business and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina has a requirement for Cell Phone SIM Card Mobile Handheld Readers, Quantity: 25 each. Minimum technical requirements are as follows: Complete analysis and data dump of SIM cards; Unicode supported to display native language characters; MD5 and SHA-256 Hashing of Data; Must be Nextel SIM supported and Thuraya, Irridium, and Immarsat SIM supported; Identify special interest numbers during reads; Must pull following information-ADN (Abbreviated Dialed Numbers) ?Phone Book?; ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card Identification) ?SIM Serial Number?; IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity); SMS: Displays SMS Messages amd SMS; Details such as time stamp, originating address, Service center and protocol identifier; Deleted SMS: Deleted SMS messages still on SIM; EXT Data: Displays extended data stored in ADN fields beyond the first 10 digits; FDN: Fixed Dialed Numbers; LDN: Last Dialed Numbers; Location Info: Detailed Location information: (LAI, LAC, BCCH, TMSI and more); MSISDN: Mobile Station ISDN Number; Networks allowed and forbidden; SDN: Service Dialed Number; SMSP: SMS Service Center; Voicemail numbers. Deliver to Fort Bragg North Carolina 28310. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES: The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses are applicable to the acquisition: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference; 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 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, Deviation; 52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports On Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans Of The Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses. The following Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration; 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, Deviation; 252.225-7001 Buy American Act And Balance Of Payments Program; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. The following Special Operations FAR Supplement (SOFARS) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 5652.201-9002 Authorized Changes Only by Contracting Officer; 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests (2005) Section I. EVALUATION AND AWARD. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to this solicitation and is the "Best Value" to the Government. The following evaluation factors in descending order of importance will be used to evaluate offers: (1) technical (2) price and (3) past performance. To ensure that sufficient information is available for technical evaluation, the offeror shall furnish descriptive material (technical information, brochures, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. Offerors not providing technical information may be excluded from competition. To be considered for award, the contractor shall have an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Registration can be completed at www.ccr.gov. QUOTES ARE DUE: Quotes shall be received at HQ-USASOC ATTN: AOCO (Amanda Flint), Building E-2929 Desert Storm Drive, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 28310, not later than 11:00 a.m. EST, 7 February 2008. Fax submissions will be accepted at (910) 432-2114. E-mail submissions will be accepted at
[email protected]. It is the offeror?s responsibility to ensure receipt of fax or e-mail quotes. Quotes shall include: (1) letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization, with a schedule (list) of offered items to include unit and total price, (2) completed Representations and Certifications (to include CAGE code); Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) are considered acceptable to meet this equirement, otherwise a complete copy of the Offeror Representations and Certification will be required, and (3) acknowledgement of any amendments that may be issued. Offerors not submitting sufficient information for evaluation may be eliminated from competition. Questions concerning this acquisition shall be submitted in writing and e-mailed to the contracting officer?s address provided no later than 31 January 2008. Telephonic questions will not be answered. All answers will be provided via an amendment to the solicitation. Any amendments that may be issued will be published in the FBO the same as this combined synopsis/solicitation. The point of contact for this requirement is Amanda Flint, Contracting Specialist at (910) 432-4905, e-mail
[email protected].