R--Original Buy# 605376_01 OPTION - USGS EEO Blanket Purchase Agreement

MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 605376. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 605376_01. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-09-19 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Reston , VA 20192 The US Geological Survey requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 10/01/2014 - 05/31/2015 LI 001: Individual Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 002: Individual Case- Per Additional issue, 1, EA; LI 003: Individual Case- Continuing Violation, 1, EA; LI 004: Consolidated Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 005: Consolidated Case- per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 006: Consolidated Case- continuing violation, 1, EA; LI 007: Additional Copies of Investigation Report, 1, EA; LI 008: Final Agency Decision- Individual Complaint, 1, EA; LI 009: Final Agency Decision- Consolidated Complaint, 1, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 06/01/2015 - 05/31/2016 LI 001: Individual Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 002: Individual Case- Per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 003: Individual Case- Continuing Violation, 1, EA; LI 004: Consolidated Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 005: Consolidated Case- per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 006: Consolidated Case- continuing violation, 1, EA; LI 007: Additional Copies of Investigation Report, 1, EA; LI 008: Final Agency Decision- Individual Complaint, 1, EA; LI 009: Final Agency Decision- Consolidated Complaint, 1, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 06/01/2016 - 05/31/2017 LI 001: Individual Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 002: Individual Case- Per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 003: Individual Case- Continuing Violation, 1, EA; LI 004: Consolidated Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 005: Consolidated Case- per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 006: Consolidated Case- continuing violation, 1, EA; LI 007: Additional Copies of Investigation Report, 1, EA; LI 008: Final Agency Decision- Individual Complaint, 1, EA; LI 009: Final Agency Decision- Consolidated Complaint, 1, EA; Option 3 Period of Performance: 06/01/2017 - 05/31/2018 LI 001: Individual Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 002: Individual Case- Per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 003: Individual Case- Continuing Violation, 1, EA; LI 004: Consolidated Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 005: Consolidated Case- per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 006: Consolidated Case- continuing violation, 1, EA; LI 007: Additional Copies of Investigation Report, 1, EA; LI 008: Final Agency Decision- Individual Complaint, 1, EA; LI 009: Final Agency Decision- Consolidated Complaint, 1, EA; Option 4 Period of Performance: 06/01/2018 - 05/31/2019 LI 001: Individual Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 002: Individual Case- Per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 003: Individual Case- Continuing Violation, 1, EA; LI 004: Consolidated Case- with one issue, 1, EA; LI 005: Consolidated Case- per additional issue, 1, EA; LI 006: Consolidated Case- continuing violation, 1, EA; LI 007: Additional Copies of Investigation Report, 1, EA; LI 008: Final Agency Decision- Individual Complaint, 1, EA; LI 009: Final Agency Decision- Consolidated Complaint, 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.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, US Geological Survey intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. US Geological Survey is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or via email at contact@example.gov. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. No bids will be accepted from bidders proposing to use another firm?s GSA schedule, even if they have permission of the firm to use it. The bidder must be the owner of the GSA schedule in order to bid and to be considered for award. Bids that do not comply with this offer term will be removed from consideration. By proactively complying with this offer term, Sellers accept that the Government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the Government and receive payment from the Government. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS ? INTERNET PAYMENT PLATFORM (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Vendor generated invoice The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the lPP Production Helpdesk via email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.