J -- THIS IS A RESTRICTED COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for the Lenel Physical Access Control System (PACS) Maintenance and IT Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in 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. This Request for Proposal (RFP) from the General Services Administration is for the following commercially available brand name products/services: Lenel PACS Maintenance and IT Services. An RFP, price schedule, and ancillary documents for the the required items for this proposal are attached to this combined synopsis/solicitation. This acquisition is restricted to only Lenel Systems International Inc.'s recommended Value-Added Resellers (VARs), limited by the geographically covered area for the GSA Region 02. The applicable NAICS code is 561621, and small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The General Services Administration, Northeast and Caribbean Region intends to award a firm-fixed price/Time & Materials contract in response to the attached RFP for a comprehensive solution for services to provide preventative maintenance (PM), remedial maintenance, hardware and software installation, and systems upgrades / modifications for existing and future regional PACS components for all five regional offices identified in the attached RFP documents. The performance period is anticipated to be for a three-year base period with two one-year option periods, from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). This procurement is restricted to Lenel Systems International Inc.'s certified Lenel VARs only. The procurement method for this requirement shall use the evaluation procedures outlined IAW FAR Subpart 13.106-2. An award shall be made to the proposal that is evaluated to provide the best value to the Government for this effort utilizing the Trade-Off method approach. This approach provides that noncosts/nonprice factors are more important than costs/price factors. The factors are: (1) Understanding the Scope, (2) Prior Experience, (3) Past Performance, and (4) Price. A SITE VISIT is scheduled for on/about the week of 31 Mar 2008 at which time Lenel certified offerors will be allowed to examine the site and propose questions as well. The due date and time for proposals is 14 April 2008, at 1700 hours local time. Proposals submitted electronically or by hardcopy must be received by the due date and time. Point of contact for this effort is Ed Lew at 212-264-4782, for contracting questions or issues, and Frank Joyce at 212-264-3089 for technical issues. Upon issuance of the solicitation there may be no verbal contact regarding technical issues or questions. Any questions submitted must be in writing and may be either via fax at 212-264-6012, ATTN: Ed Lew, or via e-mail (preferred method) at [email protected]. Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. To be eligible for award prospective contractors must be registered in the CCR Database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. A subcontracting plan is required for this effort from other than small business concerns. (See Numbered Notes 22.)