This is AMENDMENT 0001 to W914N-04-Q0171 which corrects the RFQ number to W914NS-04-Q-0171 and specifies the quantity of the Digital Plotter as one (1) each. There is no installation or training requirement. This Amendment also includes the solicitation listed below. The RFQ response date is not extended. REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, W914NS-04-Q-0171, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This action is unrestricted and provides for full and open competition. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13 and DFARS Change Notice 20020531. The associated NAICS code is 323115. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), Baghdad, Iraq has a requirement for an HP Digital Plotter, Model HP Designjet 815mfp or Equal. Contract Line Items (CLIN) 0001 has a desired delivery time of 30 days ARO and a required delivery time of 60 days ARO in accordance with FAR 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery. The offeror’s proposed delivery schedule must not extend the delivery period beyond the time for delivery in the Government’s required delivery schedule as follows: Offers that propose delivery of a quantity under such terms or conditions that delivery will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above will be considered non-responsive and rejected. If the offeror proposes no other delivery schedule, the desired delivery schedule above will apply. Delivery will be to the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Description and specification requirements are: CLIN 0001 – HP Digital Plotter HP Designjet 815mfp or Equal, 220V___________1 Each, Total $_____________ (U.S. Dollars). Specification: Digital Plotter Model HP Designjet 815mfp or Equivalent, media / ink, media sizes, std 8.3- to 42-in wide sheets; 24-, 36-, and 42-in rolls, maximum print length 50 ft, Media type: Printer: bright white inkjet paper (bond), translucent bond, natural tracing paper, vellum, clear film, matte film, coated paper, heavyweight coated paper, high-gloss photo paper, semi-gloss photo paper, paper-based semi-gloss, satin poster paper, studio canvas, banners with Tyvek, colorfast adhesive vinyl; scanner: non-abrasive paper, vellum, mylar, sepia, blueprints, plastic film, plastic laminate, foam board, cardboard. (No plywood, stone plates, metal plates or abrasive, dirty, rough, sharp edged, metal clamped, burned surfaces.) media handling: Printer: single-sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter, standard bin; scanner: straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals, all-wheel drive (contour adjustment, precision rollers) Print cartridges 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow), ink types Pigment-based black, dye-based color, Print quality / technology, Prints colors-Yes, Print technology - HP Color Thermal Inkjet, Print quality, black 2400 x 1200 dpi (on HP Premium Photo Paper), Print quality, color 2400 x 1200 dpi (on HP Premium Photo Paper), print languages / typefaces / memory, Print languages, std. Adobe PostScript 3, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, CALS G4, Typefaces 136 PostScript built-in Roman fonts, Memory, std., Printer: 160, Touch-screen: 256 MB, Memory, max. 160 MB (printer), 2 MB (touch screen), Hard disk Printer: 6 GB, Touch-screen: 14 GB, Connectivity Connectivity, std: Printer: Centronics parallel IEEE 1284-compliant (ECP), HP Jetdirect 615n EIO internal print server for Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX; scanner: Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX network card, Print drivers, std.: Printer: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, Macintosh OS 8.1 or later, AutoCAD 2000, R 13, R 14, for Windows; scanner: Microsoft Windows drivers for HP Designjet 500, 800, 1000 and 5000 series printers, Speed print speed, fast mode, D-size line drawings: 90 sec; color images: 85 sq ft/hr, print speed, normal mode 36 sq ft/hr, color print speed, best 21 sq ft/hr, copy specifications - Copy resolution, black 300 x 300 dpi, Copy resolution, color 300 x 300 dpi, Maximum number of copies 99 copies, Reduce / enlarge settings - 1 to 10000%, Copy settings: Type of original, image crop and align preview, lightness, saturation and RGB controls, sharpen/blur, mirror copy, enlarge/reduce, paneling, tiling, nesting, accounting scan specifications, Scan resolution, enhanced: 2400 x 2400 dpi, with variable resolution setting from 50 dpi in increments of 1 dpi, Scan resolution, hardware 800 x 800 dpi Bit depth - 24-bit color, levels of grayscale – 256, Maximum scan size - 42 x unlimited in warranty / dimensions / weight, Warranty, std. - One-year, next-business-day, on-site warranty, Dimensions (w x d x h) 79.5 x 33 x 59 in, Weight, U.S. 396.8 lbs . The Contracting Officer will evaluate quotes based on technical capability of the items listed to meet or exceed the Hewlett-Packard or Equal specifications and price. The selection of a contractor for award will be based on the specification strength and quality in the area of the offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors shall include a detailed product description that highlights specifications and quality; offerors must highlight differences or similarities with HP equipment. The technical proposal will be more important than price. Quotes must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of any conclusionary statements relating to promised performance. Offerors shall also discuss how they will be able to comply with the delivery requirements. The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, as well as the following instructions: Offerors shall submit information on their past performance in like or similar acquisitions in the last three years. The Offerors will provide no more than two pages of past performance information. Use type characters no smaller that 10 pitch. Each instance of relevant past performance shall include the contract number and/or delivery order number, contract type, contract value, whether competitive or sole source, description of work, and customer point of contact including e-mail address and telephone number. Offerors’ technical proposal shall be no longer than three pages; self-certification pages under 52.212-3 listed below do not count against this limit. Use type characters no smaller that 10 pitch. Offerors’ pricing data shall be no longer than two pages. Use type characters no smaller that 10 pitch. No attachments are allowed and only the front of a page shall be used. A page that has material on back and front will count as two pages. The contracting officer may determine proposals that deviate from these type-size and page limitations as non-responsive. Offerors shall submit an original and a copy of the proposal which shall be quoted in US dollars. Both the original and copy may be transmitted via e-mail. The copy of the proposal submitted is for evaluation purposes and shall not bear any logos, trademarks, company names or points of contact information that would identify the Offeror. Compressed (e.g., zip) or executable files (e.g., exe) are not permitted! In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items, offerors should submit with their quotation: (1) a price proposal which shows the proposed unit price for each line item, the extended total price for each line item, and the total overall price for all contract line items; (2) supporting information or product literature/specifications for the proposed items that demonstrates a clear understanding of the specifications stated in the CLINs or for the “or Equal” proposed brands. For this acquisition, descriptive literature that describes the technical specifications of any proposed “Or Equal” brand will be not be counted against page limitations; (3) a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (MAY 2002), and Alternate I (APR 2002); (4) Contractor’s Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS) number; (5) Contractor’s Cage Code; and (6) an affirmation that it has an active registration on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), which is at the website www.ccr.gov. Note: Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor’s Registration database in order to receive payment, should they receive a Government contract award! The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (FEB 2002) as augmented by the Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (MAY 2002), to include the following subparagraphs--FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (AUG 1996); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUL 2000); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999); FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996); FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984); DFARS 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country (MAR 1998); DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor’s Registration (NOV 2001); and De-Ba’athification of Iraqi Society, Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 1, dated 16 may 2003, Subject: De-Ba’athification of Iraqi Society and the corresponding implementation plan and delegations of authority (found at http://cpa-iraq.org). In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-1, Type of Contract, the Government anticipates award of a firm fixed priced contract, with delivery 30 days ARO. Acceptance will be by the Baghdad Ministry of Electricity, Iraq (grid zone coordinates: 38S MB 35613 85371). All interested, responsible firms may submit quotes (applicable documentation must be in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 listed above) which must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. (Baghdad Time), 14 May, 2004 at the following email address:
[email protected] or
[email protected]. Franked mail must be delivered to: Republican Presidential Palace, Attn: Contracting, Coalition Provisional Authority, Rm. S-106A, Baghdad, Iraq, APO AE 09316. Timely delivery of mailed proposals is the sole responsibility of the Offeror. Questions regarding this quotation should be directed to Mr. Stephen Walter at email
[email protected]; faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above referenced clauses are available at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Please note that any amendments to this Solicitation shall be processed in the same manner as this Synopsis/Solicitation.