Auction Description: INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: (1) Vendors must quote ALL line items or you will be automatically disqualified as technically unacceptable. This will be awarded on the lowest price technically acceptable for the whole dollar value. (2) All questions must be directed through GSA Reverse Auction Website, any questions outside of the GSA platform will not be answered. DO NOT SEND QUESTION DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. (3) Sellers must upload all technical criteria and attachments with bid otherwise you may b e automatically disqualified for not providing mandatory attachments. BIDS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED THROUGH GSA REVERSE AUCTION, DO NOT FAX, MAIL OR EMAIL BIDS. (4) Vendors shall include the Cage Code and Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN) in the Vendors Comments section. (5) All price information shall be filled out on individual lines as this is a reverse auction. See attached RFQ for additional information. (6) The Vendor shall complete, sign and attach FAR 52.209-11 Representations by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Feb 2016) to GSA bid. (7) The Vendor shall complete, sign, and attach DFARS 252.203-7994 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Required Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (Deviation 2017-O0001) (Nov 2016). (8) The Vendor shall complete, sign, and attach DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Nov 2004). Do not leave Blank or state FTA Compliant. If no place of manufacture is filled out on DFARS 252.225-7000 the bid will be evaluated as it is a foreign non qualifying country per DFARS 225.502 (c) (i) (E). DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACH THE THREE MANDATORY DOCUMENTS! EVALUATION: Award of the purchase order resulting from this Auction will be made to the responsible Vendor whose bid is the lowest price technically acceptable and in full compliance with all other requirements set forth in this Auction will be awarded the Purchase Order. The Government reserves the right to judge which submissions show the required capability. Payment by Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) This solicitation is being conducted using GSA Reverse Auctions which is an online quote solicitation platform where sellers successively bid prices down until the auction time ends and an award can be made to the apparent low bidder if it meets the soicitation terms and conditions and is technically acceptable. The Auction solicitation will begin on the date and time this solicitation is posted and will end on the date and time stated in this notice or as otherwise displayed in ReverseAuctions.gsa.gov. All quotes shall be submitted via the GSA Reverse Auctions platform. This will constitute the only opportunity for Offerors to submit pricing for this solicitation; offline bids will not be accepted. Offerors shall submit pricing and any requested or applicable attachments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors that are not currently registered for Open Market in GSA Reverse Auctions should complete the following steps to complete their registration: Step 1: Go to reverseauctions.gsa.gov Step 2: Click on VENDOR LOGIN on the top right hand corner Step 3: Click on Open market vendor registration link at the bottom Step 4: Complete registration information (Note: If you would like to receive email notifications based on a particular NAICS Code or Codes) Select Add NAICs Codes. Ten codes can be selected by clicking the Add NAICS Code button. Step 5: Once you submit registration you will receive an email notification to confirm registration. Once registration is confirmed you will be able to login with username and password that you setup. For ReverseAuctions.gsa.gov support, please send an email to:
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