DKART SOFTWARE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12 and 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation NCNJ2000-8-42410 issued as a request for quotation and is solicited under full and open competition. The NAICS code is 334611. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) has a requirement for brand name or equal ‘dKart' software, support, and maintenance for 2 copies of dKart Publisher and 57 copies of dKart Inspector. Offerors proposing to furnish an 'equal' product shall insert the following description for the product: Manufacturer's Name; Address; Product Name and Catalogue Description. Offerors shall be responsible for submitting all additional information on the above product necessary for the Government to determine whether the product offered meets the salient specifications of the "brand name" as listed in the solicitation. The period of performance for this task will be for one year beginning 9/1/08 and ending 8/31/09. The resulting purchase order shall be negotiated on a firm fixed price. The award shall be made on a best value basis. Best value evaluation factors include the following: 1) Approach - The likelihood of effectively meeting the requirements; 2) Past Performance - The relevance and quality of prior performance; and 3) Price - The amount, realism and consistency of the evaluated price. The evaluation shall be based on use of the adjectival scheme as follows: Outstanding (O) -- Conspicuously striking in eminence; Good (G) -- Beneficial and worthwhile; sound and valid; Adequate (A) -- Reasonably sufficient and suitable; Marginal (M) -- Minimally suitable at the lower limit. The Government shall award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-26. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-4,Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. All interested contractors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at the CCR website www.ccr.gov and must provide a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications. Interested responsible sources may submit a quotation to NOAA no later than 12 Noon (EST) Thursday, August 19, 2008. Responses may be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Jeffrey D. Hale at [email protected], fax to (301) 713-0808, or mailed to DOC/NOAA/AGO, 1305 East West Highway, Sta. 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. All questions shall be e-mailed to Jeffrey Hale and shall be in writing, no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award as a result of this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the contractor to confirm NOAAs receipt of quote. See numbered note one(1).