AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 4THO97055172 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 01-27. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334210 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. However this requirement is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 17:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Colorado Springs, CO 80909 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, (See Attachments Also) ICRI, 5 radio + 1 handset I/O port + 1 telephone I/O port, supplied with padded carrying case. TWO TALK GROUP SELECTION FOR PORTS with the following specs: ICRI to 8 ?AA? battery pack adaptor cable (use with 160.3611) 180.0450 8 ?AA? battery pack (requires 180.0450) 160.3611 DC input cable, dual mode (alligator clips and vehicle cigarette lighter plug) 179.0730 115V AC adaptor (in-line switching power supply) 320.0431 Waterproof case (Pelican 1600) with fitted foam insert 990.0601 TELEPHONE OPTIONS Telephone handset, SAT phone, INMARSAT (generic, acoustic coupler) interface cable 179.0655 Direct connection cable to generic, 2.5 mm plug cellular telephone headset jack 179.0672 Direct connection modular telephone handset jack (RJ series) 179.0801 OTHER OPTIONS Audio buffer delay for all radio ports (C-AT will contact you for delay period) Select this option if you are going to connect to a trunked radio system 500.9311 RADIO INTERFACE CABLES (RF ISOLATED VERSIONS) Kenwood TM 280/290/380/390/480/481 radio interface cable 179.0136 Com-Net EricssonTM LPE 200 radio interface cable/amplifier 179.0662 Com-Net EricssonTM MRK radio interface cable/amplifier 179.0661 MotorolaTM models MT-2000, JT-1000, HT-1000, MTS-2000, MTX-6000, MTX-838, XTS-3000 & EF Johnson 5100 interface cable 179.0630 MotorolaTM Spectra interface cable ("Y" cable/box so normal function of radio is not affected by ICRI link) 179.0636 NextelTM i1000 and r750 cell phone/radio interface cable for radio mode 179.0678 NextelTM i205, i305, i530, i730 cell phone/radio interface cable for radio mode 179.0681 SINCGARS, PRC-117, and other ?green gear? radio interface cable (U-229/U connector works with radio having 5 or 6 pin handset jack connectors 179.0600 Handset with noise-canceling microphone, P-T-T bar, and coiled cord 280.0125, 2, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 4 intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. GSA FTS Region 4 is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Scott Barnhart at
[email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to
[email protected] (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. Vendors / sales agents submitting quotes MUST BE registered in ITSS. If vendor registration assistance is needed contact 877.243.2889 Option 2 Quote per specifications requested. If an item has been discontinued or is end of life, annotate quote referencing as such then quote an equal or better replacement for the item. Quote is to include all fees, including shipping or freight costs. Provide on quote the estimated ETA, number of days, delivery can be expected after receipt of purchase order.