THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR 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. THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS 37210PR230000057. THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS CONSTITUTES A SOLICITATION AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2007. THIS ACQUISITION IS SET ASIDE SMALL BUSINESS. THE NAICS IS 484210 (USED HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE GOODS MOVING). THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $34.0 MILLION. THE CONTRACT TYPE WILL BE A FIRM-FIXED-PRICE PURCHASE ORDER. THE AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE LOW, RESPONSIVE, AND RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR INCLUDING A REVIEW OF REFERENCES FOR SIMILAR WORK WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. SITE VISITS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND CAN BE SCHEDULED BY CONTACTING THE PROJECT OFFICER, LCDR CARRIE FOSTER WHO CAN BE CONTACTED AT (315) 783-1975. THE SITE ADDRESS IS 180 ANDREWS ST., MASSENA, NY 13662. ALL QUOTES WILL REQUIRED TO BE ON A BUSINESS LETTERHEAD TO INCLUDE A BREAKDOWN OF ESTIMATED MATERIALS NEEDED, LABOR, MAN HOURS, AND NUMBER OF WORKERS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. PLEASE E-MAIL QUOTES TO
[email protected]. EMAIL ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION TO
[email protected]. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATEMENT OF WORK WILL BE FORWARED TO THE PROJECT OFFICER FOR ACCURATE RESPONSE. ALL REPONSES WILL BE UPLOADED FOR AN EQUAL AND FAIR SOLICITATION TO ALL INTERESTED VENDORS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER RESULTING FROM THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION TO THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR WHOSE QUOTE CONFORMS TO THE SOLICITATION WILL BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS CONSIDERED. VENDORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COAST GUARD MUST BE REGISTERED OR BE WILLING TO REGISTER WITH THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT AT WWW.SAM.GOV. EMPLOYEES MUST BE VERIFIED USING THE E-VERIFY SYSTEM (HTTPS://WWW.E-VERIFY.GOV). INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) SUMMARY: FOR MOST U.S. COAST GUARD AWARDS ESTABLISHED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2021, CONTRACTORS MUST SUBMIT PROPER INVOICES THROUGH THE INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP), A SECURE WEB-BASED, PAYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROVIDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THEIR SUPPLIERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE TERMS OF YOUR CONTRACT FOR INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC TO YOUR AWARD. ENROLLMENT ACTIONS TO TAKE AFTER YOU HAVE AN APPLICABLE AWARD: IF YOU ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN IPP THROUGH ANOTHER AWARD OR AGENCY: IF YOUR COMPANY IS ALREADY REGISTERED TO USE IPP, YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO RE-REGISTER AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT IPP. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY ENROLLED IN IPP: THE POINT OF CONTACT YOU PROVIDED IN YOUR SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL RECEIVE TWO EMAILS FROM
[email protected]. PLEASE NOTE THAT EMAILS FROM THIS EMAIL ADDRESS MAY FILTER INTO YOUR SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER: 1. THE FIRST EMAIL WILL HAVE THE IPP LOGON ID AND A LINK TO THE IPP APPLICATION. 2. A SECOND EMAIL, WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FIRST EMAIL, CONTAINS A TEMPORARY PASSWORD. ONCE YOUR CONTACT RECEIVES THESE EMAILS, PLEASE ENSURE THEY LOG INTO IPP AND COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. IF YOU ARE NOT ENROLLED IN IPP, YOU MUST CONTACT THE FINCEN VENDOR SUPPORT TEAM AT
[email protected]. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO "SIGN UP" FOR IPP. YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT AWARD AND BE ENROLLED BY WORKING THROUGH YOUR FINCEN POINTS OF CONTACT. IPP TRAINING AND SUPPORT VENDOR TRAINING MATERIALS, INCLUDING A FIRST TIME LOGIN TUTORIAL, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HTTPS://WWW.IPP.GOV/ WEBSITE. ONCE YOU HAVE LOGGED IN TO THE IPP APPLICATION, YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO USER GUIDES THAT PROVIDE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL IPP CAPABILITIES, RANGING FROM CREATING AND SUBMITTING AN INVOICE TO SETTING UP EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS. LIVE WEBINARS ARE HELD MONTHLY AND PROVIDE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE BASIC OF THE SYSTEM AND TO CALL IN AND ASK THE IPP TEAM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IPP APPLICATION. IPP CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST SYSTEM USERS: • TOLL-FREE NUMBER: 866-973-3131 • EMAIL ADDRESS:
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