B02 Combined SynopsisSolicitation Rhapsody.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SOLICITATION NO. 12314425Q0016

Rhapsody Annual Support and Maintenance of Rhapsody Integration Engine

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA/OCIO/DISC

(1) Action Code- This is a combined synopsis and solicitation procedure IAW FAR 12.603 for commercial items.

(2) Date: 10/30/2024

(3) Year: 2024

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80521

(5) Product or Service Code: 7A21

(6) Contracting Office Address: 301 S. Howes St., Suite 321 Fort Collins, CO 80521-2795

(7) Subject: Rhapsody

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 12314425Q0016

(9) Closing Response Date: 11/05/2024

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Mindy Klask

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: Contract Award to be assigned at time of award.

Solicitation number is 12314425Q0016

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be negotiated

(13) Line Item Numbers: 0001

(14) Contract Award Date: 11/08/2024

(15) Contractor: To be determined…

(16) Description.

i. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

ii. See attached solicitation number 12314425Q0016, which is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and is attached to this combined synopsis/solicitation notification IAW FAR 12.603(b).

iii. A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-02.

iv. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519 -Other Computer Related Services- Value Added Resellers, 150 EMP. This requirement is set- aside 100% for small business

v. The USDA DISC is seeking to procure Rhapsody Annual Support and Maintenance of Rhapsody Integration Engine

Base Year 11/16/2024-11/15/2025

vi. See attached “Attachment 1 Requirements List for a description of requirements for these licenses.

vii. FAR Clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 are referenced in Solicitation 1231425Q0016 as well as other FAR Clauses that applies to the acquisition.

viii. Award will be made to the vendor that is deemed the lowest priced, technically acceptable in response to Solicitation 12314425Q0016.

ix. See below Section 1 for question and quote due dates.

x. Point of Contract for information regarding this combined synopsis and solicitation is below:

Contracting Officer: Mindy Klask Phone Number- 407-572-0429 Email: mindy.klask@usda.gov

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Performance of performance will occur at Contractor Facility

(18) Set-aside Status: 100% Small Business

Solicitation Contents:

Section 1: Solicitation Information, Dates, and Deadlines

Section 2: Overview of Solicitation

Section 3: Submission Instructions

Section 4: Award Criteria

Section 5: Attachments

Section 1: Solicitation Information, Dates, and Deadlines

1.1 Solicitation Amendment History

Amendment Action Date 0 Solicitation Issued 10/30/2024

1.2 Point(s) of Contact / Contract Administration

Points of Contact: The following points of contact are to be used to communicate with the Government during the delivery order duration. During solicitation through award, the Contracting Officer shall be the primary point of contact:

Contracting Officer (CO):

Name: Mindy Klask Email: mindy.klask@usda.gov Phone: 407-572-0429

1.3 Solicitation Due Date and Delivery

Quotes must be submitted on or prior to 2:00PM EST Tuesday November 5, 2024 USDA will not accept quotes received by fax or mail. Offerors are to submit quotes electronically via email to the Contracting Officer listed above.

Subject line of the submittal email shall be formatted as follows: Rhapsody, RFQ 12314425Q0016, Vendor Name

1.4 Questions – Are due 12pm ET on November 4, 2024. Questions are to be put on Attachment 2 and submitted electronically via email to the CO listed above. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective offerors. They will be posted through an amendement to the RFQ on SAM.gov.

Section 2: Overview of Solicitation

2.1 Acquisition Details / Type of Contract

This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) being issued to SAM.gov.

This is a FAR Subpart 12.603 competitive acquisition.

This acquisition will result in a single open market award.

The order will be Firm Fixed Price contract.

This is an Open Market RFQ

2.2 Period of Performance

Period of Performance for this task order is anticipated to be base period anticipated as follows:

Base Period: 11/16/2024-11/15/2025

Section 3: Quote submittal instructions

Quotes shall be neat, indexed and assembled in an orderly manner. Please try and mirror the requirements document as much as possible so a stated fact or reference may be directly attributed to a requirement. Each volume shall stand alone.

ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOLICITATION PACKAGE SHALL BE

IDENTIFIED ON A SEPARATE PAGE WITHIN THE COVER LETTER SUBMISSION. EXCEPTIONS MAY

DISQUALIFY YOUR SUBMITTAL FOR AWARD CONSIDERATION.

Company must be based out of The United States of America to submit a quote. This will be verified in the vendors SAM.gov registration. If the company is not US based, they will be removed from competition.

Vendor is required to be registered in SAM.gov with an active registration at the time of RFQ closing.

Section 4: Award Criteria

Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The Government will award one (1) task order from this solicitation. The task order will be awarded based on LPTA. Only offerors that are technically acceptable are eligible for award. Quotes will be evaluated utilizing a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Offerors will be arranged by price from the lowest to the highest.

The evaluation team will begin technical evaluation of the lowest priced offeror utilizing a Technically Acceptable rating of “Go” and “No Go” based on solicitation’s Submission Requirements. Offeror(s) determined to be Technically Unacceptable or “No Go” for any requirement will automatically be removed from the competition and the evaluation team will move to evaluation of the next lowest priced offeror. Award will be made to first offeror that is Technically Acceptable or “Go” with the lowest price. Offerors with prices higher than the award will not be technically evaluated.government.

Basis For Award

Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The Government will award one (1) task order from this solicitation. The task order will be awarded based on LPTA. Only offerors that are technically acceptable are eligible for award.

Section 5: Attachments Attachment 1: Requirements List Attachment 2: Commercial Item Provisions and Contract Clauses Attachment 3: Vendor Questions Matrix Attachment 4: Brand Name Justification