The General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service (GSA-FTS) intends to procure Communicaitons Equipment for the U.S. Army. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. All interested offerors are encouraged to submit bids under a full and open format. The solicitation number is 4THF21046231 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). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334210. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on July 30, 2004 Eastern Time, or otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. Required delivery date is August 23, 2004, FOB Destination shall be Fort Benning, GA 31905-5400. The government requires the following items: Item 1: 150' communications tower complete with base plate guy wires and anchors.(Rohn 25 or better). 3 EA Item 2: 4,500 super quiet diesel generator. Unit is self contained and will run 20 hours per full tank, (HDS4LNR). 4 EA Item 3: self contained solar powered warning lights, (model # 601) 12 EA Item 4: optional remote control for lights. 1 EA For this solicitation, GSA-FTS intends to conduct an on-line competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by a third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an on-line, 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 is taking this action in an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, competed, 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 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 Teresa Vandiver at
[email protected] or FedBid.com at 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 Teresa Vandiver (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. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications — Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions — Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. 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.