AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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. The solicitation number is W912JC-20-Q-5720 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-08. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 518210 with a small business size standard of $32.50M. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2020-08-07 11:30:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Topeka, KS 66611 The National Guard - Kansas requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: 1 Base year of 12 months. (POP will be determined once bid is accepted and award is finalized) Website Transfer and Hosting - develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. Host the websites kanastag.gov and ksready.gov (the websites) with primary hosting in the state of Kansas and an automatic failover site of the contractors selection with failover tested no less than annually at a maintenance window scheduled with the Government and with the Governments approval. Maintenance windows will generally be scheduled after hours at times least likely to disrupt public access to the websites. Uptime shall be no less than 99.9% subtracting approved scheduled maintenance windows. Data center must be located in Kansas and vendor must be able to respond to the State Defense Building in Topeka KS within 1 hour. See attached PWS for additional information., 1, EA; LI 002: Option year of 12 months (POP will be determined once bid is accepted and award is finalized), 1, EA; LI 003: Option year of 12 months (POP will be determined once bid is accepted and award is finalized), 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, National Guard - Kansas intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. National Guard - Kansas is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at
+1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at
contact@example.gov. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at
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contact@example.gov of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Evaluations will be based on location of data center, submitted proposal documents from vendor, price, vendor must submit additional requested information within 24 hours of request, and past performance. The service contract act and prevailing wage rates may apply and can be downloaded from https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=wd&keywords=&sort=-modifiedDate&wdType=sca&page=1 (use the odd number wage rate), if you have a problem retrieving the wage rates, please contact x, via email, with city and state and county where the majority of work will be performed and the contracting office will provide you the applicable wage rates. If you feel you are exempt from the SCA, please sign and complete the attached exemption. See attachment 52.222-52
