DirecTV Brand Satellite Programming

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number FA46641225A001 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43, effective August 2010. This RFP is issued as a 100% small business set-aside and firm-fixed price acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 515210 with a small business size standard of $13.5 million. The contractor must be located within a 100 miles radius of March Air Reserve Base (ARB) California to be able to immediately respond to required service calls and outages. The contractor shall provide all necessary maintenance, plant, labor, supervision, materials, parts, supplies, tools, equipment, transportation, and any other items necessary to provide DirecTV satellite programming and maintenance services to an existing Government-owned 40 Channel Head-in system serving 760 drops at March ARB, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) which is an attachment to this notice, and shall be made part of any contract award resulting to this solicitation. The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government according to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, utilizing the Lowest-Price-Technically-Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Technical Acceptability, and (2) Price. Technical acceptability shall be evaluated on a pass/fail basis in meeting all of the requirements as listed on the SOW. Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable, balanced, and overall evaluated price. Evaluation of proposal may be made without discussions with the offerror(s). Provide a technical capability statement addressing how you will meet the requirements of the SOW, including requested copies of required contractor personnel licenses and certifications. Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest overall price offered in the proposal. Evaluation of proposal may be made without discussions with the offerror(s). Proposed prices shall include itemized pricing for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as follows: CLIN 0001: DirecTV In Room Package Programming Fee, 760 Drops, 12 Months; CLIN 0002: CA Regional Sports Net Programming Fee, 760 Drops, 12 Months; CLIN 0003: DirecTV Fox Soccer Channel Net Programming Fee, 760 Drops, 12 Months; CLIN 0004: DirecTV Local Channels Programming Fee, Per Property, 12 Months; CLIN 0005 Account Maintenance WWAF Processing Fee 12 Months. Contract performance period is one year. Government reserves the option to increase or decrease the number of cable drops for the convenience of the government. Offerors wanting to have an on-site visit shall contact Ms. Alma Harris below for an appointment no later than 14 February 2012. Each participant to the site visit must bring a valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance to gain access to the base. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov for status of this combined synopsis/solicitation and any applicable amendments thereto. To be eligible for award under this notice, offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov. Effective January 1, 2005 in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, offerors are required to submit On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov/. It is the offerors' responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses/provisions. The following clauses/provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 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; FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protests; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act--Supplies; FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the next Fiscal Year; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, and FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Full text language of provisions and clauses incorporated by reference can be located at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The Department of Defense requires payment of contractor invoices be made electronically in accordance with DFARS Clause 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request, with procedures available at http://www.wawf.eb.mil. Brand Name Requirement Justification - DirecTV: March ARB has a Government-owned satellite television system that was installed on base in 2002. Commercial DirecTV brand name digital satellite receivers and programming services were also purchased at that time to go along with the base satellite system. These digital receivers are designed to receive only DirecTV programming services. No other satellite programming services are compatible with these digital satellite receivers, and it will not be cost effective to discard the functional DirecTV receivers and purchase new receivers if service is performed by a non-DirecTV vendor. DirecTV programming service is an item peculiar only to one manufacturer. DirecTV programming is currently essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other products lacking the particular feature of DirecTV do not meet, or cannot be economically modified to meet, the agency's needs. Deadline for submission of all proposals shall be no later than March 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM PST. Proposals may be mailed to 452 MSG/LGC (FA46641225A001), ATTN: Contracting Officer, 1940 Graeber St., Bldg. 449, March ARB, CA 92518-1650, or sent electronically to the following e-mail address: alma.harris@us.af.mil. Fax proposal will not be accepted. For further information regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation, please contact Ms. Alma Harris, Contract Specialist, telephone (951) 655-3724.