Description
[Amendment 0001 hereby: 1) extends the due date form 3pm Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.) on 9/1/2021 to 3pm E.S.T. on 9/3/2021; 2) attaches an updated SOW and ATF's Responses to Questions; 3) provides the format of the submissions below. All updates are noted with brackets.] This solicitation/request for quotations (RFQ) is in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) requires a secure, web-based anonymous-TIP solution and support services per the attached Statement of Work (SOW). This requirement is set-aside for Small Businesses under the North Amercian Industry Classification System code 511210 with a business size of $41.5M. Firms shall submit Questions via email to the Contracting Officer (CO)/Primary Point of Contact (PPOC) listed in this Notice, Sheray Millhouse, by 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) Friday, 8/31/2021, in order to be considered and addressed. LINE ITEMS : 0001 - BASE YEAR: Software & Support Services 1001 - OPTION YEAR 1: Software & Support Services 2001 - OPTION YEAR 2: Software & Support Services 3001 - OPTION YEAR 3: Software & Support Services 4001 - OPTION YEAR 4: Software & Support Services QUOTATION INSTRUCTIONS : The vendor shall submit a complete response[/quotation] to this RFQ via e mail to the CO/PPOC and ensure its price is detailed and includes all-applicable discounts. Additionally, ATF may require the firm to present a short, not-to-exceed 30 minutes, DEMO of its system/solution via MS Teams or WebEx. Submissions shall [be in Microsoft (MS) Word or Adobe and] not exceed 45 pages and shall be 8 ½” x 11” with: font style Arial, Bookman Old Style, Calibri, Garamond, Georgia, Mont, or Times New Roman ; font colors Black and/or Blue ; and font size 10-14 . Illustrations (e.g., graphic figures, graphs, and tables) shall be in portrait format with font colors other than black or blue allowed and font sizes 6-12 acceptable, provided the information is legible via the computer. Headers, footers and title/cover pages may be outside the page margins and are not bound by the font, color and point-size requirements. NOTE: Information not contained within these limitations will not be evaluated. [Pricing shall be submitted via MS Word, Adobe or Excel.] EVALUATION CRITERIA : ATF will award to the responsible vendor whose OPEN-MARKET quote is the lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA), as that firm will meet or exceed the stated criteria and be the most advantageous/best value to the Government, based on price and technical factors. ATF will use available sources to access past performance information. TERMS AND CONDITIONS : To be considered for award, the Seller must be either the manufacturer or a manufacturer/Federally-authorized distributor of the equipment/services it's offering, with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the timeframes specified by the Buyer within this RFQ and on the award. As such, ATF may require the Seller to provide documentation as proof of authorization prior to Award. Items, if applicable, must be NEW and covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Shipping must be Free-On-Board (FOB) Destination Continental United States (CONUS), meaning the Seller delivers the goods on its conveyance at destination and is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. NO PARTIAL SHIPMENTS are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. The selected vendor must also comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), commercial provisions and clauses, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) ; the following clauses in paragraph (b) : 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.223-18, 52.225-5, & 52.225-13; the following clauses in paragraph (c) : 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-55, & 52.222-62; and paragraphs (d) and (e) . Additionally, the selected vendor must also comply with FAR 52.203-17, 52.203-18, 52.203-19, 52.204-7, 52.204-13, 52.204-19, 52.204-24, 52.204-26, 52.209-5, 52.209-6, 52.209-11, 52.212-4, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.227-14, 52.227-15, 52.227-17, 52.229-3, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.237-3, 52.242-15, 52.243-1 & 52.246-4. The full text of these clauses may be viewed via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ . Similarly, the vendor must also comply with the Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clause #2833.103, which can be viewed via http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/other/jar/2833.htm . The Awardee shall also conform to the attached provision and clauses of ATF: #s ATF-01, ATF-04, ATF-14, ATF-17, ATF-19, ATF-22, ATF-25, ATF-40, ATF-41, ATF-43, ATF-44, ATF-50, ATF-51, ATF-52, and ATF-53. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and condition (such as contact financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the CO to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The Defense Priorities & Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.