Quest Software Licenses

Solicitation: NB183000-14-01012 Agency/Office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Location: Acquisition Management Division Title: Quest License Renewal Description(s): 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; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to Jarreau A. Vieira Jarreau.Vieira@nist.gov and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. This requirement is being competed as a Brand Name with Set-Aside 100% for Small Business concerns. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 with a size standard of $35.5 Million. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the offeror whose offer is the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable quote for a one time service. To be technically acceptable, quote shall meet all of the required specifications listed in this RFQ and any attached corresponding documents. Apparent successful awardee shall also have satisfactory past performance and will be evaluated using the attached list of specifications. The Government intends to make a single award for this requirement but reserves the right to make multiple awards. A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Purpose To obtain Quest Software License renewal. Quest software is a key component of NIST's current enterprise IT architecture as defined in the NIST Technology Reference Model for Central IT Services. It is an integral part of performance metrics for the DoC Mandated CBS Financial System. *SEE ATTACHED BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION and STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR ALL SPECIFICATIONS OF THIS REQUIREMENT* B. BID SCHEDULE / AWARD STRUCTURE *See Attached List of Required Items* C. SOLICITATION SPECIFICS ***INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS *** Interested offerors shall provide FOB Destination firm-fixed-pricing for the above in accordance with the deliverable schedule as well as the Line Item structure in this solicitation. The offeror shall hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. ***Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price but will be deem it as open market pricing and be subject to terms and conditions of this RFQ and subsequent purchase order award. ***The due date and time for receipt of quotations is 26 February, 2014 no later than 09:00AM Eastern Standard Time ***Offerors shall e-mail their quotation to Jarreau.vieira@nist.gov so that it is received by the response date/time for this solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to confirm NIST's receipt of its quotation. Each quotation shall include sufficient data to allow the Government to determine the amount, realism and consistency of the quoted fixed price. NIST reserves the right to award a purchase order without discussions, based solely on the submission of the Contractor. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award determination shall be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Satisfactory Past Performance shall include but is not limited to current www.sam.gov registration, and absence of negative contractor performance, and the absence of federal restrictions/debarment. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FOR THIS SOLICITATION: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.204-7; FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-2; FAR 52.212-3; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5 and the following fill-ins in paragraph (b): 52.222-3; 52.203, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 including, 52.222-50, 52.233-3, and 52.233-4 in paragraph (a)(1) Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses. Please submit a written request to the Contract Specialist for the full text of these clauses. 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER's AUTHORITY (APR 2010) 1352.201-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER's REPRESENTATIVE (C0R) (APR 2010) 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APR 2010) 1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (APR 2010) 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. National Institute of Standards and Technology Clauses. Please submit a written request to the Contract Specialist for the full text of these clauses. NIST LOCAL 04 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS All provisions and clauses can be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. All interested offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management website at the www.sam.gov and must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. A current registration is REQUIRED for award consideration. All Offerors Representation and Certifications must be completed and submitted as applicable. Addendum to Provision 52.212-1- Quotation Preparation and Submission Instructions All quotations shall be submitted electronically so that they are received at Jarreau.vieira@nist.gov no later than 26 February 2014 no later than 09:00AM Eastern Standard Time. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to Jarreau.vieira@nist.gov , referencing Solicitation number NB183000-14-01012 and must be received by 24 February 2014. 09:00 am to be addressed and allow ample time for analysis. Paragraph (b) below replaces paragraph (b) in provision 52.212-1. (b) Submission of quotations. Submit dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on company letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must include- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) Technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with requirements in the solicitation. Item MUST meet exact specifications as laid out in the description attached. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (4) Terms of any expressed warranty; (5) Firm-fixed price for each CLIN and discount terms; (6) Any applicable shipping costs (7) Acknowledgement of solicitation amendment(s); (8) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (9) Completed paragraph (J) of FAR 52.212-3 if information in www.SAM.gov is current, OR manually complete FAR 52.212-3. (10) Technical Specifications (11) Firm-Fixed Price quote in accordance with LINE ITEM structure listed in this solicitation.