PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this request. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation parts 12 and 13. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this acquisition as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under solicitation number E009257. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. The size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed price purchase order. Brand name or equal items will be accepted. If an "equal" item is being proposed, then the product specifications must be included with the quote to demonstrate that the proposed item is equal. Item# Part # Manufacturer Description Qty 1 RXEDVO 122908) Sierra Wireless Airlink Raven X EVDO Rev A 200 2 120-110-2205 Sierra Wireless Airlink Whip Antenna 200 Minimum Salient Characteristics: General requirements: Wireless data communications platform for EVDO networks. A high-speed interface and 3G-optimized architecture for mobile or portable network connectivity applications. Suited for industrial, rugged deployments. Specific characteristics of the material that must be technically met (minimum requirements): Wireless data platform Raven X (Sierra Wireless/Airlink part number RXEDVO 122908) Technology: CDMA EVDO Revision A with fallback to CDMA 1x EVDO Revision 0, CDMA 1xRTT, and CDMA 1S-95 Bands: 800 Mhz cellular and 1900 Mhz PCS Environmental: Operating temperature - minus 30 to 700 Celsius; Storage temperature - minus 40 to 850 Celsius Power consumption: Transmit/Receive - 239/270 mA; Idle - 104 mA; Dormant - 85 mA; Input voltage - 9-28V DC Host interfaces: Ethernet - 10/100 Mbps, RK-45; RS-232 - DB9 DCE (1200-230400 baud); Antenna connection - 50 Ohm SMA primary; 50 Ohm SMA receive diversity Size (maximum): 143mm x 37mm x75mm Application interfaces (minimum): TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DHCP, HTTP, SNMP, SMTP, SMS, MSCI, Modbus, and Binary Enclosure: Ruggedized and weather resistant Whip antenna (Sierra Wireless/Airlink part number 120-110-2205) Dipole EVDO SMA Antenna Shipping Instructions: Shipping under this requirement shall be FOB destination. Items shall be delivered to Quantico, VA . Submission Instructions Responses shall be submitted via electronic submission to Lauren Caperton at lgcaperton@fbiacademy.edu The due date for responses to this RFQ is on or before September 11, 2009 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Responses must be marked as follows: "RFQ E009257." All questions regarding this requirement must be submitted to Lauren Caperton via email. Quotes shall include a point of contact (including phone number, fax number and email address), contractor DUN's number and TIN number. ALL QUOTES MUST BE VALID FOR 60 DAYS. Terms and Conditions: This RFQ incorporates the provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 2005-36. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (June 2008) and addendum are incorporated into this solicitation. Addendum to 52.212-1, Modify: (b) Submission of offer(s) is to read as follows: "Submit offers electronically to lgcaperton@fbiacademy.edu . Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) is incorporated by reference. This requirement will be awarded to the low price technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror. Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Aug 2009) is incorporated. Contractors may submit their online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at the following government portal: http://orca.bpn.gov. Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Mar 2009), and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (Aug 2009), apply to this solicitation. The following additional clauses under FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 5) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-aside; 16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 17) 52.222-19, Child Labor; 18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 20) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; 21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 22) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans; 24) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 31) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 36) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. Central Contractor Registration: The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Full text of the FAR clauses can be found at: http://www.acqnet.gov/far.
