70--American Roamer Subscription

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, 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 061420102010 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 FAC 2005-34. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334611 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. 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 2010-06-21 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Capital Heights, MD 20743 The Federal Communications Commission requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, CoverageRight Mobile Voice - USA - Includes the marketed coverage patterns for all available consumer mobile voiceservices in the United States. Each carrier is represented with its own file and includesdata on protocols in use. Patterns are defined as each carrier's owned and operatednetwork.Contract Length of 12 month(s)Update frequency is Quarterly (original and 3 updates)Multi-seat discount applied POP: 6/28/10 6/27/11 Notes associated with the following line items:Electronic Mobile Telephone Provider Coverage Maps and Associated Data:Fifteen (15) Workstation LicensesMulti-Seat Discounts appliedMulti-File Discounts Applied, 15, EA; LI 002, CoverageRight Mobile Advanced Services - USA Includes the marketed coverage patterns for all available consumer mobile dataservices in the United States. This includes such standards as GPRS, EDGE, UMTS,1xRTT and EVDO. Each carrier is represented with its own file and includes data onprotocols in use.Contract Length of 12 month(s)Update frequency is Quarterly (original and 3 updates)50% multi-file discountMulti-seat discount appliedPOP: 6/28/10 6/27/11, 15, EA; LI 003, CoverageRight WISP - USA - $27,500.00Includes the marketed WISP coverage patterns for all carriers in the United Statesutilizing it as their standard protocol. Patterns are defined as each carrier's owned andoperated network.Contract Length of 12 month(s)Update frequency is Quarterly (original and 3 updates)50% multi-file discountMulti-seat discount appliedPOP: 6/28/10 6/27/11, 15, EA; LI 004, MarketRight - USA - Includes market boundaries for each licensed carrier in the United States. Boundariesare provided separately for each license area. Broken licenses are reflected.Associated data includes MHz and Block information and accounts for disaggregatedspectrum. Separate files for each license boundary set for Cellular, PCS, SMR, AWSand 700 MHz are also included.Contract Length of 12 month(s)Update frequency is Quarterly (original and 3 updates)50% multi-file discountMulti-seat discount appliedPOP: 6/28/10 6/27/11, 15, EA; LI 005, PowerPack - The PowerPack Data File provides detailed information about the carriers'configuration for each county in the US. There is data for all licensed Cellular, PCS,ESMR, AWS and 700 MHz blocks, including expanded columns to account fordisaggregated spectrum.Used in conjunction with the MarketRight "Key Codes" file, wireless industrytechnical data in the PowerPack can be viewed spatially. Geographically displayBIDs, Broadcast SIDs, technologies, and more.Contract Length of 12 month(s)Update frequency is Quarterly (original and 3 updates)POP: 6/28/10 6/27/11, 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, Federal Communications Commission 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. Federal Communications Commission 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 (+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 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 (+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. 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 the point of contact in the FBO notice, 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. 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. 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. Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Questions must be submitted no later than June 18, 2010 2:00am EST