Combined Synopsis/Solicitation - Electronic Access Maintenance Agreement - DSX Inc Certified Security System

The U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) has a need to establish an annual service maintenance contract for its DSX electronic access control and ancillary equipment located at C5ISC Portsmouth. The US Coast Guard, C5I Service Center, intends to solicit and award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) to the offeror that meets the requirement of providing DSX Inc certified labor technicians in accordance with the attached Statement of Objectives. C5ISC Portsmouth requires DSX Inc certified labor technicians in the area local to C5ISC Portsmouth, as the equipment is proprietary and requires DSX Inc labor technicians to maintain the security system. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Interested vendors may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on 15 SEPTEMBER 2023. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated award date will be on or before 30 SEPTEMBER 2023. Actual Period of Performance will be stated on the purchase order, if an award is made. The purchase order resulting from this solicitation will be issued as a FIRM-FIXED PRICE and TIME & MATERIALS purchase order on the basis of lowest price, technically acceptable. The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, and meeting all specified requirements within the Statement of Objectives, will be the most advantageous to the Government. Offerors are required to hold a SECRET Facility Clearance. UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) NUMBER, FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND CAGE CODE MUST BE INCLUDED. Please include any Government Contract Numbers, if applicable. RESPONSES to this RFQ must be forwarded to: Brian Eichelberger, brian.j.eichelberger@uscg.mil. and Amanda Justice, amanda.l.justice@uscg.mil All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Amanda.L.Justice@uscg.mil with solicitation number referenced in the subject line. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into exchanges if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. The Service Contract Act applies to this RFQ, unless an exemption is certified by the offeror per the provision at FAR 52.222-48. Please be sure to acknowledge the Provisions and Clauses in your response - changes or concerns regarding specific clauses should be addressed in your response or prior to submitting a response. The attached documents include: 01368 Electronic Access Maintenance RFQ Attachment A: 01368 Statement of Objectives Attachment B: 01368 Solicitation Provisions & Clauses Attachment C: Wage Determination for Portsmouth, VA Attachment D: IPP Electronic Submission of Payment Instructions for the United States Coast Guard