Generator Maintenance and Support Services at Federal Emergency Management Agency Distribution Center Located at Fort Gillem, Forest Park, GA

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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. HSFEHQ-08-Q-0152, issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), is for maintenance of generators at the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Distribution Center located at Fort Gillem, Forest Park, GA. The requirement consists of supporting all on-site generator maintenance activities at the Emergency Housing Unit site at DC - Atlanta, GA. The Contractor shall perform on-site generator maintenance activities on a quarterly basis to ensure compliance with the details of the Statement of Work. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect thru Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26, dated 06/12/2008. This procurement is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned set aside. The NAICS code is 811310, small business size standard $6.5 million or less per year. It is anticipated that only one award will result from this solicitation, via the issuance of a firm-fixed-price simplified acquisition/commercial item purchase order or a delivery order issued against a GSA Schedule contract (w/one base year and one 1-year option period). The Government anticipates the resultant award to be an Open Market purchase order or a GSA Schedule delivery order or a combination of GSA Schedule item pricing and Open Market pricing. If GSA Schedule pricing is being proposed, the offeror shall provide the GSA Schedule Contract number and its expiration date. If both GSA Schedule pricing and Open Market pricing are being proposed, the offeror shall designate which items are GSA Schedule pricing and which items are Open Market pricing. Please include all applicable GSA discounts in your offer. Items are to be delivered to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 500 C Street, S.W., PP 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20472. FOB destination pricing is requested. The Government desires delivery within 30 days (or sooner) after receipt of order. The agency Contracting Officer has approved this acquisition for award to one vendor. BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will make award to the responsible/responsive offeror whose offer represents best value to the Government considering the following factors: technical, past performance and price. The evaluation factors are listed in order of importance. In order to be found technically acceptable, the offeror must be capable of providing the services as specified in the Statement of Work. The requirements detailed in this solicitation shall be used as criteria to evaluate offerors. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors--Commercial" applies to this acquisition, if the offeror is proposing open market pricing. Also, if open market pricing is being provided, offerors are to include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items" with their response or provide this information via the ORCA website, http://orca.bpn.gov. The following FAR clauses also apply to open market pricing: 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items and 52.212-5 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items," with the following clauses cited in 52.212-5 being applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33. Applicable clauses incorporated by reference are: 52.204-7, 52.212-4, 52.232-1, 52.232.23, 52.232-25, and 52.243-1. HSAR clause 3052.209-70 - Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates also applies to this award. The aforementioned FAR provisions and clauses can be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far and HSAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.dhs.gov//interwebassetlibrary/DHS_HSAR_With_Notice_04-01.pdf. A written notice of award or acceptance of proposal, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Written responses to this RFQ are due by 4:00 PM/EST, 08-22-2008 and may be emailed to Kelly.Lynch@dhs.gov or faxed to Mr. Kelly Lynch at 202.646.1765. Mailed responses shall be addressed to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, ATTN: Kelly Lynch 500 C Street, S.W., PP 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20472. Emailed responses are preferred. Offerors are reminded that award can only be made to a Contractor who is registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Technical and/or administrative questions must be emailed to Kelly.Lynch@dhs.gov or faxed to Mr. Kelly Lynch at 202.646.1765 and received no later than 12:00 PM/EST, 08-11-2008. Amendments to this RFQ will be published in the same manner as the initial synopsis/solicitation.