IGF::OT::IGF 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is S15PS00015 and is a Request For Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-73. The anticipated contract type will be Firm Fixed Price. This is a 100% set aside for Small Business. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811213 with a small business size standard of $11.0 M. Only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The DOI OSMRE Appalachian Region - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 00010: Providing and maintaining complete (24 hour) phone service for all users, providing and maintaining voicemail and conference phone capabilities; onsite repairs; programming and re-programming of existing or new phones; assigning and transferring of phone numbers; instructing AR staff in phone usage and capabilities; installation of new ports; repair of existing ports; programming of phones and general day to day maintenance and repairs. (Please see the attached SOW for more specification of the requirement and associated deliverables). Period of Performance: One Base Year: 09/02/2015 through 09/01/2016 and four(4) 12 month option years All the technical requirements listed under section 3 and the deliverables listed under section 4 of the attached Statement of Work will serve as evaluation factors and minimum requirements that have to be met in order for any proposal received in response to this solicitation to be considered technically acceptable. All offerors are required to submit a minimum of two (2) and maximum of seven (7) pages explaining on how they will meet the minimum requirements stated in the Statement of Work. Quotes MUST be good for 45 calendar days. Quotes MUST be submitted by 07/31/2015 Questions and concerns MUST be submitted by 07/17/2015 Questions Submission: Interested offerors must submit questions concerning the solicitation by 12:00 pm ET, Friday 17 July 2015. Send all questions to Mr. Girma Kebede by email at
contact@example.gov. No phone calls will be entertained. Quote Submission: All quotes must be submitted by 12:00pm ET Friday 31 July 2015. Quotes must be emailed to Mr. Girma Kebede at
contact@example.gov. In addition to form SF18, please use the attached Price Spread Sheet to submit your quotes. All offereors are required to submit their Small Business Certification. 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/. 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. 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) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP 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. All offerors must register 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.
