VERUS Professional

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this request. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation parts 12 and 13. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this acquisition as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under solicitation number E008451. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. The size standard is $25 million. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed price purchase order. Brand name or equal items will be accepted. If an "equal" item is being proposed, then the product specifications must be included with the quote to demonstrate that the proposed item is equal. Item# Part # Manufacturer Description Qty 1 001-00011-003-001 NovoDynamics VERUS Professional - Includes: Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Urdu, English, French, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish Supports embedded English and French Auto-clean technology Automatic language detection Spell Checker PDF with hidden text output Automatic machine print vs handwriting page sorting API/SDK **Unlimited Page Monthly Processing Limit** **Must provide conversion WITHOUT the use of a USB Dongle for authentication 1 2 0001-00034-003-001 NovoDynamics VERUS Annual Support and Maintenance 1 Shipping Instructions: Shipping under this requirement shall be FOB destination. Items shall be delivered to Quantico, VA . Submission Instructions Responses shall be submitted via electronic submission to Lauren Caperton at lgcaperton@fbiacademy.edu The due date for responses to this RFQ is on or before August 14, 2009 at 11:00 am Eastern Time. Responses must be marked as follows: "RFQ E008451." All questions regarding this requirement must be submitted to Lauren Caperton via email. Quotes shall include a point of contact (including phone number, fax number and email address), contractor DUN's number and TIN number. ALL QUOTES MUST BE VALID FOR 60 DAYS. Terms and Conditions: This RFQ incorporates the provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 2005-35. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (Nov 2007) and addendum are incorporated into this solicitation. Addendum to 52.212-1, Modify: (b) Submission of offer(s) is to read as follows: "Submit offers electronically to lgcaperton@fbiacademy.edu . Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) is incorporated by reference. This requirement will be awarded to the low price technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror. Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2007) is incorporated. Contractors may submit their online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at the following government portal: http://orca.bpn.gov. Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2007), and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (Feb 2008), apply to this solicitation. The following additional clauses under FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 5) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-aside; 16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 17) 52.222-19, Child Labor; 18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 20) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; 21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 22) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans; 24) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 31) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 36) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. Central Contractor Registration: The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Full text of the FAR clauses can be found at: http://www.acqnet.gov/far.