70--Award of Giant Voice Pope

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. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603, 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. (ii) This Solicitation document W91247-13-T-0485 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for upgrades to the Giant Voice system in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (iii) This Solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69, effective 03 September 2013. (iv) This will not be set aside for small business. This is a full and open competition for Federal Signal brand name or equal supplies, compatible with the existing Federal Signal system. Salient characteristics are included in Attachment I of the SOW. The associated NAICS code is 334290, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and size standard is 750 employees. (v) This requirement is to provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, tools, transportation, supervision, training and other items and/or services necessary to replace Giant Voice system items at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC as specified in the SOW: Please provide quotes for the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN)s in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (viii), below: a .CLIN 0001: Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, supplies, tools, transportation, supervision, training and other items necessary to install Giant Voice System Items: Quantity 3 ea x $__________unit price = $____________extended price. b. CLIN 0002: Contractor's Installation price for items specified IAW the attached SOW Quantity 3 ea x $__________ unit price = $____________ extended price. (vi) The requirement shall be Firm Fixed Price. Place of performance is Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC. (vii) Delivery: Completion date for this project is 60 days after contract award. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, and the below addendum, applies to this acquisition. (Available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil) ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1: Quoters shall provide quotes in the spaces at paragraph (v) a & b on this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Quotations shall include unit price and extended prices. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the quote. Quotations shall also include specifications of supplies proposed in enough detail to allow the Government to determine whether they meet the stated salient characteristics and will be compatible with the existing Federal Signal system. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered (considering price and ability to meet the description of work (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. The Government will evaluate quotes in response to this request and award a purchase order/contract to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to this request, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price, delivery, and quality (meet the specifications required). Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government in accordance with procedures in FAR 13.106-2(b). (x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial items as part of their quotation. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4: 1. Invoicing WIDE AREA WORK FLOW (WAWF): All contractor invoices and receiving reports are required to be submitted electronically in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Contractors shall submit invoices through the WAWF System at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The Government will be using WAWF to accept/approve invoices and receiving reports. Payment will not be made unless and until both the contractor and the Government WAWF submissions are submitted and processed correctly. Contractor invoices must reflect the contract line items (CLINs) contained in the contract. Proper invoices also must reflect the prices stipulated in the contract and the service or supply must be delivered, inspected and accepted. WAWF Instructions An interactive self-paced training module is available for both contractor and Government personnel at http://wawftraining.com to learn how to use WAWF. WAWF also offers customer support and/or assistance at +1 (555) 000-0000. THE FOLLOWING CODES AND INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ASSURE SUCCESSFUL FLOW OF WAWF DOCUMENTS. CONTRACT NUMBER: To be determined at time of award DUNS CODE: To be determined at time of award. ISSUE BY DODDAC: W91247 ADMIN BY DODDAC: W91247 INSPECT BY DODAAC: To be determined at time of award. ACCEPT BY DODAAC: To be determined at time of award. LOCAL PROCESSING OFFICE DODAAC: To be determined at time of award. PAYMENT OFFICE DODDAC: To be determined at time of award. PAYMENT OFFICE FISCAL STATION CODE: To be determined at time of award. 2. Insurance Requirement The following kinds and minimum amounts of insurance are required in accordance with FAR clause 52.228-5 entitled, quote mark Insurance - Work on a Government Installation. quote mark KIND: AMOUNT: Workmen's Compensation Amount required by the State in which this contract is performedand Occupational Disease Insurance Employer's Liability Insurance $100,000 Comprehensive General Liability $500,000 per occurrence Insurance for Bodily Injury $200,000 per person Comprehensive Automobile Liability $500,000 per occurrence for Bodily Injury and Damage $20,000 per occurrence for Property 3. Federal Holidays are: New Year's Day 1 January Martin Luther King Jr., Birthday Third Monday in January George Washington's Birthday Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day 4th of July Labor Day First Monday of September Columbus Day Second Monday of October Veteran's Day 11 November Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday of November Christmas Day 25 December When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday and when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday by U.S. Government Agencies. (END OF ADDENDUM) (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2013) (DEVIATION), is applicable, as are the following additional FAR clauses: 52.204-7 System for Award Management, 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. DFARS clauses are: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials, 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials, 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure, 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country, 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit, 252.215-7008 Only One Offer, 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium, 252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate, 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program, 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel, 252.227-7015 Technical Data-Commercial Items, 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment, 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items, 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea, 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues, and 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. (x) Due to ancillary construction work, the following clauses apply to the installation (CLIN 0002) portion of this project: 52.222-5 Davis-Bacon Act-Secondary Site of the Work, 52.222-6 Davis-Bacon Act, 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds, 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records, 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees, 52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements, 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards), 52.222-12 Contract Terminations-Debarment, 52.222-13 Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Act Regulations, 52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards, and 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility. The following Local Clause also applies: 5152.233-4000, AMC-Level Protest Program (Sep 2011) 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. (xi) APPLICABE WAGE DETERMINATION: The following U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination is applicable to the installation portion of this procurement, CLIN 0002: Wage Determination NC130081, dated 01/04/2013. A copy of this Wage Determination can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx. (xii) A site survey will be conducted on 23 September 2013 at 1300 (1:00 PM) Eastern Time, meeting at MICC Fort Bragg, 2-1105 Macomb Street, Fort Bragg. Interested vendors should contact Aaron Martin at contact@example.gov or Anne Talbot at contact@example.gov to RSVP. Questions should be submitted by 24 September 2013 at 1400 (2:00 PM) ET to the above email addresses. Questions submitted after that time may not be answered. Submission of quotations shall be submitted via e-mail to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov and received no later than 26 September 2013 at 1400 (2:00 PM) Eastern Time. A formatted copy of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is available upon request. Attachment 1: Statement of Work