Web Filtering Service

This is a combined synopsis/request issued under solicitation number CNSHQ13T0024 for proposals for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) PART 12 and with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation CNSHQ13T0024 will incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through the latest Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59 dated 5/10/2012. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has a requirement for a Web Filtering System for the AmeriCorps NCCC's Atlantic, North Central, Pacific , Southern , and Southwest Region's Campuses. CNCS anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order as a result of this Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors CONTENT AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSION: Quotation submittal and all other required documents must be submitted in accordance with this RFQ. Failure to submit the aforementioned information correctly shall make your offer non-responsive, and it shall not receive consideration for award. Please provide a complete price quote and attach a copy of your CAGE Code, DUNS Number, Tax Identification Number, discount terms, and expiration date to your quote. A quotation submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted electronically and be comprised of the following Sections: SEE ATTACHED REFERENCE DOCUMENTS: - Statement of Work Additional Information: **Contractor shall submit invoices on a monthly basis. Payment will be made monthly in arrears. All technical questions resulting from the solicitation and SOW should be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Tomeka Hall, no-later-than July, 12th, 2013 at the following email address: contact@example.gov Evaluation Criteria The Government intends to award a Purchase Order to the responsible offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote/offeror after an evaluation is conducted in accordance with the technical factors in this solicitation. The technical evaluation criteria set forth below have been developed by the program office and have been tailored to their requirements in this particular solicitation. Vendor must include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference that demonstrates the furnished item clearly meets the government's specifications. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. The vendor submitting a technically acceptable quote that meets the governments specification , and reflecting the lowest price. In order to be considered for award, the quote must be determined to be technically acceptable. The technical evaluation factors for this procurement are Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Criteria under the LPTA process are judged on a pass-fail basis only. No other rating or qualitative value will be assigned. To be determined technically acceptable, all factors must be acceptable to obtain a pass rating for the technical quote. Any technical quote that does not receive acceptable assessment for all factors will receive a fail rating for the technical quote. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, responsible offeror, with satisfactory past performance. The contractor will provide a technical overview of their abilities to perform the services herein. The technical proposal must address the technical factors described herein. Your quote submittal must, at a minimum show: (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the company's items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the evaluation factors in this solicitation; (5) Price and any discount terms; (6) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SOLICITATION (1) Questions shall be addressed to the Contract Specialist only, at the following email address: Tomeka Hall - contact@example.gov Please send all questions via email. Questions will not be taken or answered over the phone or by fax. Include in the subject line Web Filtering Service and "Solicitation # CNSHQ13T0024". (2) The question period will end Friday July 12, 2013 at 1:00PM Eastern Time. Questions submitted after this date and time will not be answered. OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY or Via U.S. Postal Service, Over Night Carrier (Address 1201 New York Ave, Rm 8404-C, Washington DC 20525 or Fax (+1 (555) 000-0000). Place the Solicitation number within the subject line of your submittal. Electronically submitted quotations shall be sent to the following email addresses: contact@example.gov , Tomeka Hall Contract Specialist w/Cc: contact@example.gov - Ada Hage, Contracting Officer. **It is the contractor's/offeror's responsibility to ensure that electronically submitted proposals are received by the Government by the due date. **The due date for the receipt of proposals is Monday July 22th 2013 at 2:00pm Eastern Time. ** SERVICE OF PROTEST (a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from: Ada Hage Corporation for National & Community Service 1201 New York Ave NW (8th Floor) Washington, DC 20525 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. OTHER SUBMITTAL ITEMS THAT MUST ACCOMPANY PROPOSAL Offeror shall complete the attached Quotation Cover page in its entirety, submit Current ORCA Record or FAR: The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version may be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. Offeror must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their proposal or indicate that the registration has been completed at the ORCA website http://www.orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include this information with the price proposal may render an offeror ineligible for award. The FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. The clauses at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items apply to this acquisition, specifically the following cited clauses and provisions are applicable: 52.222-21, ] Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, , Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;52.252-2, and Clauses Incorporated By Reference.. The contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for award. Contractors can register at www.ccr.gov. Full text versions of clauses and provisions may be viewed at http://www.acquisitions.gov/far.