58--CELLULAR PHONE

CANCELLATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and 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. The solicitation number is 3737 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 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334220 with a small business size standard of 750 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 17:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Miami, FL 33172 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, CELLULAR PHONE: Qtek 9100 GSM 850/900/1800/1900/, Display TFT touchscreen 65K colors 240 x 320 pixels, 42 x 57 mm, memory 64 MB DDR SDRAM, 128 MB ROM, TI OMAP 850, 200 MHZ PROCESSOR, WLAN WI-FI 802.11B/G, BLUETOOTH V.20., INFRARED PORT, USB, MICROSOFT WINDOWS MOBILE 5.0 SMS, MMS, EMAIL, INSTANT MESSAGING WAP 2.0xHTML, HTML (POCKETIE). ACCESSORIES: CARRYING CASE, WIRELESS HEADSET., 5, EA; LI 002, CELLULAR PHONE: Qtek 9090 GSM 850/900/1800/1900, DISPLAY TFT TOUCHSCREEN 65K COLORS 240 x 320 PIXELS, 53 X 71 MM BUILT-IN FULL QWERTY, KEYBOARD DOWNLOADABLE LOGOS, MEMORY SDIO/MMC, BUY MEMORY 128 MB RAM INTEL PXA263 400 MHZ PROCESSOR, WI-FI 802 11B, BLUETOOTH, INFRARED PORT, OS MICROSOFT POCKET PC 2003 SE SMS, MMS, EMAIL, INSTANT MESSAGING WAP 2.0/xHTML (POCKETIE). ACCESSORIES: CARRYING CASE, WIRELESS HEADSET., 5, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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 quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, 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 (+1 (555) 000-0000) or via email at contact@example.gov. 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 Ufemia Bernal Rios at contact@example.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov. 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. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). 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.