23 -- Retro Fit 2008 Blue Bird Bus

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for qualified vendor to furnish labor, equipment, supplies and materials to make improvements to a 2008 Blue Bird Bus located in the Eastern District of Washington, Spokane. Numercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is DJMS-85-08-R-0001 and is issued as an invitation for bids (FB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-18. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 336211 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids. This will be an electronic solicitation release. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. All amendments to the solicitation will be posted to this FedBizOpps website. Contractors are cautioned to check this website for amendments. No solicitation mailing list will be complied. No hard copies will be mailed. The vendors are responsible for all costs for producing and mailing their packages. All prospective offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov. The electronic solicitation will be posted on or about February 8, 2008. All quotes must be received on or before February 20, 2008. Please print the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and all clauses and attachments. Point of Contact Jackie Gabert, Contracting Officer, contact@example.gov. Please e-mail packages to the POC or FAX to Jackie Gabert at +1 (555) 000-0000. Formal communications such as request for clarification and/or information or questions concerning this notice should be submitted via e-mail to: contact@example.gov. No request for information, requests for clarification or questions concerning this notice will be provided in response to telephone calls. Statement of Work RetroFit UP 2008 Blue Bird Bus: ? remove as necessary the installed seats to accommodate cell dividers, navigators seating, weapons storage, and storage areas. ? Engineered drawings and formal specifications prior to beginning works ? Fabricate cell three (3) dividers and associated parts and pieces, finish with a rhino liner like material for durability and ease of cleaning ? Provide and install four (4) camera systems; three (3) interior and one (1) back up with a 60 GIG DVR ? Fabricate and finish one (1) lockable box, sized to fit in the designated space ? Fabricate two (2) lockable weapon storage racks, locations to be determined ? Provide and install rear guard seat ? Provide security covers painted to match bus over the exterior windows ? Provide interior security bars ? Navigator bench seating ? Siren and allowance for eight (8) 500 series LED lights ? Fabricate fold down step rear bumper ? Fabricate security cover for the rooftop emergency exit ? Use security screws or rivets ? Fabricate and cover HVAC(s) to protect from vandalism SECTION V This Section will be removed at time of award. Evaluation of Offers: All evaluation factors other than cost of price, when combined are approximately equal to cost or price. FAR 12.602 will apply for streamlined evaluation procedures of commercial items. I. Basis of Award. This is a Tradeoff process source selection in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-1. The Government will award the contract to the responsive & responsible offeror, whose proposal conforms to the terms & conditions of the solicitation requirements, & represents the best overall value to the Government; on the basis of permitting tradeoffs among cost or price & non-cost factors to allow the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the non-cost technical & logistical factors in this section & the other evaluation factors listed in Sections II and III. Below that are the significant evaluation factors and are listed in descending order of importance. The offered pricing methods submitted will be compared to one another, and will be assessed to determine the overall cost to perform this contract and in determining the best value to the Government. Additionally notwithstanding, any and all other requirement within this solicitation; to be considered responsive, the offeror must complete and submit their capabilities pertain to Sections II and III, Evaluation Factors below. II. Price. The Government will evaluate the offerors price to include all fees and any costs to the Government associated with scheduled or unscheduled shop visits. The offeror?s price should be developed based on the requirements of the solicitation established in the Statement of Work/Specifications. Price will be evaluated to determine fair and reasonableness based on adequate price competition. Price analysis may be performed in accordance with FAR 15.305(a) (1) through a review of the proposed prices to determine realism & reasonableness, as well as a comparison to the government estimate. The determination that the total price is reasonable will be based on the comparison of other competitive offers, & the government estimate or on any other reasonable basis. III. Past Performance. The offeror shall submit past performance information as it relates to the requirement of the solicitation. The government will consider the currency & relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, & general trends in the contractor?s performance. Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror satisfied its customers in the past & complied with Federal, state, & local laws & regulations. The government will evaluate each offeror?s past performance as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the requirements under the solicitation. To the end, offeror?s to this solicitation must provide detailed & concise information that will support their capability to perform the required work by providing the company?s qualifications & experience within the past 5 years for similar contracts with commercial entities, federal, state or local governments in support of services similar to the ones that are described within this solicitation. Offeror?s are to include a list of up to 3 such projects. Project information is to include the contract number, dollar value, period of performance, current status & current point of contact information including names, addresses, & e-mail addresses. If needed, the government reserves the right to ask for additional information regarding an offeror?s past performance. Such requests for additional information will not constitute discussions as defined in FAR 15.306(d). The government further reserves the right to obtain information regarding an offeror?s past performance from other sources. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. If the offeror wishes to respond to negative past performance, it shall submit such response with their proposal. Past performance will be evaluated based on information obtained via the national Institutes of Health (NIH) Contractor Performance System (CPS) in accordance with USMS Procurement Policy Notice 03-02, in addition to a review of inside & outside the Federal Government in accordance with the policies & procedures contained in FAR Subpart 15.3.