D--Audio Conferencing Services for Great Plain Regional Medical Command

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. COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 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. This solicitation also uses the simplified acquisition procedures contained in FAR Part 13. SYNOPSIS: 1. Action code: N/A 2. Date: 17 Sep 3. Year: 2011 4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 78234-5015 5. Classification Code: D Information Technology Services, including Telecommunications Services 6. Contracting Office Address: 2199 Storage St. STE 15, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015 7. Subject: Audio Conferencing Services for Arkansas (AR), Alabama (AL), Florida (FL) and Puerto Rico (PR) 8. Proposed Solicitation Number: W9124J-11-T-CBWT 9. Closing Response Date: Close -Sep 21, 2011 at 12:00PM CST 10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Cedric Hargrove 11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD 12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD 13. Contract Line Item Number: See Attached 14. Contract Award Date: TBD 15. Contractor: TBD 16. Description: a. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 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. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-12. All responsible sources may submit a firm-fixed price (FFP) quote which shall be considered by the agency. Quote shall be labeled with the solicitation number. b. The Government intends to contract for a non-personal services contract to acquire Audio Conferencing Services for the Great Plains Regional Medical Command for the following locations: Arkansas (AR), Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), and Puerto Rico (PR). c. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Complete the proposed CLIN structure as defined in section 13 of this combined synopsis. d. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. i. The Government will award to the offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the Government based upon the evaluation factors. Award will be made to a single offeror and the basis of award will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Tradeoffs are not permitted. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors. ii. Unrealistically low cost/prices may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement. The Government will employ a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method for this requirement. The Government will evaluate the offeror's proposal to determine if the proposed price is fair and reasonable. e. Offeror is required to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. f. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. g. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Each of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: i. 52.222-3, Convict Labor ii. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities iii. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity iv. 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans v. 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities vi. 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans vii. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration viii. The clause at 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative, applies to this acquisition. ix. The clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, applies to this acquisition. 17. Place of Contract Performance: Great Plain Regional Medical Command, 2410 Stanley Rd STE 121, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6230 18. Set-aside Status: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (NAICS 517110 Wired Telecommunication Carriers) 19. Date, Time and Place: Offer is due to MICC-MCO-FSH, 2199 Storage Street, STE 15, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-5015. Offer is due by 12:00PM CST on 21 Sep 2011. Questions to the Contracting Officer no later than 6:00PM CST on 19 Sep 11. 20. Government Point of Contact: The point of contact for this combined/synopsis solicitation is Cedric Hargrove, Contracting Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov. For a copy of the solicitation in a more readable format than what is provided by FedBizOpps then please send an e-mail request to Cedric Hargrove. 21. Period of Performance: 30 Sep 2011 - 29 Sep 2012, with three (3) one (1) year options. 22. Attachment, Clin structure