58--Morale Call Manager

Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 0010726763. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 747711. Army CHESS Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing Army CHESS contract. The contract must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's contract. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective Army CHESS contract AND upon approval from the soliciting contracting officer. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-09-01 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Drum , NY 13602 The MICC Fort Drum requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Unique Communications Solutions - 48 Line System CAIRS Morale Call Manager. MFG Part# MM-48. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, 2, EA; LI 002: Unique Communications Solutions - 8 Line System CAIRS Morale Call Manager. MFG Part # MM-8. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL., 1, EA; LI 003: Unique Communications Solutions - Voice Element License. MFG Part # VEL-24. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, 4, EA; LI 004: Unique Communications Solutions - Cairs.net DB Server (Including STIG Service). MFG Part # Servel-L. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL., 1, EA; LI 005: Unique Communications Solutions - Voice Management Box M800. MFG Part # M800. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, 4, EA; LI 006: Unique Communications Solutions - Software Support and Maintenance 2 Years. MFG Part # MM-S-2. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, 1, EA; LI 007: Installation and Training, 1, EA; 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, MICC Fort Drum 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Drum is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers 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. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov. Use 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. The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (procurements >25k); FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance; FAR 52.211-6, Brand name or Equal; DFARS 252.04-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management; DFARS 252.211-7003, ALT I, Item Identification and Valuation, paragraph 252.211-7003(c)(1)(ii) applicable text is "NONE"; 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors; 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7036, Buy American Act -- Free Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments Program; 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions/Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications; 252.247-7023, Primary and Alt III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea. FAR 52.212-2; Evaluation - Commercial Items, the following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Price. IAW 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration (July 2013), the offeror must be registered in SAM and fully input their Representations and Certifications for a complete record. Information can be found at http://www.sam.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or +1 (555) 000-0000 for international calls. Shipping is FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.); unless otherwise stated in the offeror?s GSA schedule. New Equipment ONLY. NO USED OR REMANUFACTURED PRODUCTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submitted Quotes will be valid for 45 days after the auction closing. No multiple awards will be made. Quotes received through FedBid will be evaluated and awarded on an all-or-nothing basis This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), not an invitation for bid (IFB). FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses are current to the most recent dates posted on http://farsite.hill.af.mil If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures. The Contracting Officer requests all available additional discounts, IAW FAR 8.405-4 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information