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. The solicitation number is HSTS05-17-Q-INS008 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 531130 with a small business size standard of $27.50M. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2017-03-30 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 04/15/2017 - 04/14/2018 LI 001: Self-Storage Units – Period of Performance: April 15, 2017 to April 14, 2018. Contractor shall provide: Two (2) self-storage units for the Office of Inspection. TSA requires: Two (2) units 10' x 30' each Ground-floor units Units must be Side by Side to each other. Garage style doors access to the units The storage facility must: Be climate controlled Must be located within city limits of Alexandria, within national capital beltway. (I-95/395/495) Be minimal distance (no more than 3 miles) from a UPS/FedEx shipping location for ease of access to ship goods. Must have Physical Access Control System in place. Provide 24 hour surveillance. Operate between 6:00 am - 9:00 pm, 365 days per year Provide unfettered access to storage units Must be ADA accessible Passageways must allow a pallet load clear access from the parking lot to the storage unit., 12, MO; Option 1 Period of Performance: 04/15/2018 - 04/14/2019 LI 001: Self-Storage Units – Period of Performance: April 15, 2018 to April 14, 2019. Contractor shall provide: Two (2) self-storage units for the Office of Inspection. TSA requires: Two (2) units 10' x 30' each Ground-floor units Units must be Side by Side to each other. Garage style doors access to the units The storage facility must: Be climate controlled Must be located within city limits of Alexandria, within national capital beltway. (I-95/395/495) Be minimal distance (no more than 3 miles) from a UPS/FedEx shipping location for ease of access to ship goods. Must have Physical Access Control System in place. Provide 24 hour surveillance. Operate between 6:00 am - 9:00 pm, 365 days per year Provide unfettered access to storage units Must be ADA accessible Passageways must allow a pallet load clear access from the parking lot to the storage unit., 12, MO; Option 2 Period of Performance: 04/15/2019 - 04/14/2020 LI 001: Self-Storage Units – Period of Performance: April 15, 2019 to April 14, 2020. Contractor shall provide: Two (2) self-storage units for the Office of Inspection. TSA requires: Two (2) units 10' x 30' each Ground-floor units Units must be Side by Side to each other. Garage style doors access to the units The storage facility must: Be climate controlled Must be located within city limits of Alexandria, within national capital beltway. (I-95/395/495) Be minimal distance (no more than 3 miles) from a UPS/FedEx shipping location for ease of access to ship goods. Must have Physical Access Control System in place. Provide 24 hour surveillance. Operate between 6:00 am - 9:00 pm, 365 days per year Provide unfettered access to storage units Must be ADA accessible Passageways must allow a pallet load clear access from the parking lot to the storage unit., 12, MO; Option 3 Period of Performance: 04/15/2020 - 04/14/2021 LI 001: Self-Storage Units – Period of Performance: April 15, 2020 to April 14, 2021. Contractor shall provide: Two (2) self-storage units for the Office of Inspection. TSA requires: Two (2) units 10' x 30' each Ground-floor units Units must be Side by Side to each other. Garage style doors access to the units The storage facility must: Be climate controlled Must be located within city limits of Alexandria, within national capital beltway. (I-95/395/495) Be minimal distance (no more than 3 miles) from a UPS/FedEx shipping location for ease of access to ship goods. Must have Physical Access Control System in place. Provide 24 hour surveillance. Operate between 6:00 am - 9:00 pm, 365 days per year Provide unfettered access to storage units Must be ADA accessible Passageways must allow a pallet load clear access from the parking lot to the storage unit., 12, MO; Option 4 Period of Performance: 04/15/2021 - 04/14/2022 LI 001: Self-Storage Units – Period of Performance: April 15, 2021 to April 14, 2022. Contractor shall provide: Two (2) self-storage units for the Office of Inspection. TSA requires: Two (2) units 10' x 30' each Ground-floor units Units must be Side by Side to each other. Garage style doors access to the units The storage facility must: Be climate controlled Must be located within city limits of Alexandria, within national capital beltway. (I-95/395/495) Be minimal distance (no more than 3 miles) from a UPS/FedEx shipping location for ease of access to ship goods. Must have Physical Access Control System in place. Provide 24 hour surveillance. Operate between 6:00 am - 9:00 pm, 365 days per year Provide unfettered access to storage units Must be ADA accessible Passageways must allow a pallet load clear access from the parking lot to the storage unit., 12, MO; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid 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 bids, 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, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In the event this procurement is a total small business set-aside, the following shall apply: For small business set-asides other than for construction or services, any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the nonmanufacturer rule. In industries where the SBA finds that there are no small business manufacturers, it may issue a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule. In addition, SBA has excepted procurements processed under simplified acquisition procedures, where the anticipated cost of the procurement will not exceed $25,000, from the nonmanufacturer rule. Waivers permit small businesses to provide any firm's product. Please see FAR 19.502-2 for more information and exceptions. For this procurement, the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is__________with a small business size standard of_________ employees / average annual receipts." 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to
[email protected]. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. Components of the requested equipment, to include memory, must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished equipment. All items must be covered by manufacturer’s warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Bid from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer’s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. 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. 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 For this procurement, the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 531130. SAM Requirement - Company must be registered on Systems for Award Management(SAM) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in SAM, they may do so by going to SAM web site at http://www.sam.gov. See attached SOW and TSA Continuation Pages that relate to this solicitation and will become effective upon Award