70--TAC 680-Use of ProjNetSM DrChecksSM Application Support License Renewal

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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 VA118-11-RQ-0066 and is issued as a request for quote. Quotes are due to be in receipt by this office not later than 12/09/10 at 3:00 PM EST. This action is being solicited on a Sole Source basis under authority 41 U.S.C.253(c) (1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-5 entitled, “Authorized or Required by Statute?. The intended source is the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), 1090 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, as they are the only authorized reseller of the DrChecks software application. This application is licensed to NIBS by The US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL); however, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Enterprise Development (OED) requires a subscription for maintenance and support of the DrChecks application. DrChecks supports the process of design review following the submittal of design components. It enables the systematic collection of comments by all members of the team of stakeholders in the facility (tenants, managers, owners, managers, etc.). It supports the automatic collation of the comments so that designers and the professional support teams that they employ they can address the issues in a systematic fashion. The proposed action is on a firm fixed price basis for the renewal of a DrChecks subscription, which includes licensing for four (4) locations and maintenance for up to 20 projects per license. The period of performance will be from date of award through 12 months with four 12-month option periods to be exercised at the Government’s discretion. The place of delivery is: Department of Veterans Affairs 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20420 Attn: Steve Hopkins The Contracting Officer (CO) named herein will maintain the contract administration functions for this contract. After award of the contract, all inquires and correspondence relative to the administration of the contract shall be addressed to the attention of the CO as follows: Contracting Officer (CO) Name: Anne Marie Vasconcelos Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center 260 Industrial Way West Eatontown, NJ 07724 Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov The small size standard is $4.5 Million for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009) FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.203-71 DISPLAY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS HOTLINE POSTER (DEC 1992) VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (APR 1984) VAAR 852.273-75 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (Interim - October 2008) VAAR 852.273-76 ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION (Interim - October 2008) FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2010) FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (JAN 1998) FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (AUG 2009) ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, Sub-Part 13.5 Test This procurement is being conducted under the Subpart 13.5 test program where simplified acquisition procedures apply and the conduct of the procurement will be in accordance with Parts 12, 13 or 15 of the FAR or some combination thereof. The Point of Contact for this action is, Michael Brill, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov or Anne Marie Vasconcelos, Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov