CABLE_New_BPA_RFQ_1.2.docx

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO

3250 CATLIN AVENUE

QUANTICO VIRGINIA 22134 5001

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This RFQ document and all incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83, published August 3, 2015.

This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 517110, size standard of 1,500.

Request for Quotation services described in the following PWS.

Period of Performance:

Base Sep 1, 2015 – Aug 31, 2020.

Place of Performance:

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force 3399 Strauss Ave Indian Head, MD 20640

The closing date and time for quote submission is: August 20, 2015, 11:00 AM EST. Offers received after this date and time may be considered non-responsive and will not be given further consideration. Please provide all submissions to Government Point of Contact: Joseph Lorelli at email joseph.lorelli@usmc.mil

Any questions must be submitted to the above address by August 18, 2015, 11:00AM EST. Questions received after that may not be answered.

This Request for Quotation is to establish a firm fixed price blanket purchase agrrement.

BASIS OF AWARD. The Government will enter into a single agreement from this Request for Quotes (RFQ) with the responsible vendor whose quote, conforming to the RFQ, represents the Best Value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to evaluate quotes without the use of formal evaluation procedures such as establishing a competitive range, conducting discussions, and scoring quotations. The Contracting Officer may conduct comparative evaluations of quotes pursuant to FAR 13.106-2(b). The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all; depending on the quality of the quotes submitted. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Factors under consideration: Technical Approach, Pricing, Past Performance, and Delivery Schedule

Submissions should be simple in nature not to exceed 5 pages with an Excel spreadsheet for pricing information.

Performance Work Statement for Television and Cable Services

1. Scope. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide digital television and cable management services.

2. Background. CBIRF is a worldwide crisis response unit that must deploy on a moment’s notice. CBIRF utilizes information in the local, national and worldwide news to obtain an operational picture to help orientate the response force. CBIRF has had service from DirecTV and Comcast. CBIRF is using an outdated cable infrastructure to support television services. Some workspaces at CBIRF lack services because the existing cable is unable to carry a reliable digital signal to the receiver.

2. Tasks. The Contractor shall perform the following tasks:

· Provide Television Service

· Provide Cable Management Services

Period of Performance:

The period of performance shall be for four five (45) years.

Base Sep 1, 2015 – Aug 31, 20192020.

Place of Performance:

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force 3399 Strauss Ave Indian Head, MD 20640

2.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for CBIRF to have digital television services with minimal interruption.

2.2. Installation: All electronic items being covered under this contract belong solely to the Government. Any part or item that is replaced repaired or in some way attached as a result of the awarded contract or any ensuing contract modification becomes the Government’s property.

2.2.1 Cable/Wire Management: Install new cabling in a professional manner that utilizes a cable management system. As necessary, remove obsolete cabling and dispose of in accordance with local and federal regulations.

*In the event wireless devices are used to meet television requirements cable management of existing wires may still be requested.

2.2.2 Labeling: Cables must be labeled at both ends in accordance with industry standards.

2.3. Television Programming: Provide private television service including local channels. Viewers must not be able to bill any programming to the account or the government.

2.3.1 Basic Office Programming: Provide standard business information and news programming for designated televisions.

2.3.2 Entertainment Programming: Provide entertainment programming for designated televisions. Programming shall include pay per view so that purchases require the viewer to pay at the time of purchase. Information for placing pay per view orders must be located at the television location. All pay per view purchases are separate from this contract and must not be billed to the government.

2.3.3 Gym Programming: The contractor shall provide appropriate programming for designated gym and fitness televisions.

2.4 Service Outage and Requests:

2.4.1 Service Outage: Service calls due to outage shall be performed during normal business hours. The Contractor shall respond by phone within 4 hours and on site within 72 hours after notification that service is required (excluding weekends and holidays).

2.4.2 Service Requests: Service Requests for additions, changes and replacement will be issued as BPA calls.

BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Blanket Purchase Agreement Description and Specifications

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is established to provide for television services and cable management at NSF Indian Head, MD.

Description of Agreement

In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is entering into a cooperative agreement to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring commercial services. This Blanket purchase Agreement (BPA) will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork and save time eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases. The end result is to create a purchasing mechanism for the Government that works better and costs less, while achieving a greater efficiency and uniformity among the agencies in procurement practices.

The Contractor shall provide service, if and when requested by the Contracting Officer or his/her authorized representative during the period specified in the BPA Term below. Purchases (which may be referred to as calls) made hereunder shall be written. The Government may issue Task Orders as needed. The purchases shall reference this agreement. Such calls shall only include those services as specified in “Pricing Terms” below.

Terms and Conditions

Contractor agrees to the following terms of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the USMC.

Extent of Obligation. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized calls actually made under this BPA.

Funds Obligation. The BPA does not obligate any funds. Funds will be obligated on each call placed under FAR 8.4 and in accordance with agency regulations.

BPA Term. The Ordering Period is four five (54) years from date of award. The BPA will be reviewed annually to ensure that it still represents a “best value” to the Government.

Contractors Billing Period. The contractor shall bill after each service. A call will be issued each time a service is required.

Pricing Terms.

(9/1/18-8/31/19) Ordering Period (9/1/19-8/31/20)

(SUBMIT PRICING FOR ALL RELEVANT SERVICES AND ITEMS RELATED TO TELEVISION AND CABLE MANAGEMENT)

Price Reduction

Most Favored Customer Prices. The prices under the BPA shall be at least as low as the prices that the Quoter has under any other contract instrument under like terms and conditions. If at any time the prices under any other contract instruments become lower than the prices in this BPA, this BPA will be modified to include the lower prices.

Call Limitation. In accordance with FAR 13.303-5(b), no individual call under this agreement shall exceed $150,000.

Authorized Users and Points of Contact

Authorized Users. Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists at the Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region (RCO-NCR) are authorized to place calls under this agreement up to the maximum dollar limitations of the Blanket Purchase Agreement.

BPA Points of Contact:

Contracting Office:

Regional Contracting Office – National Capital Region 2010 Henderson Road Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA 22134-5001 POC: Joseph Lorelli Phone: 702-335-1678 Fax: 703-784-5908 Email: joseph.lorelli@usmc.mil

Technical Point of Contact:

(DISCLOSED WITH AWARD)

Delivery Orders. Delivery requirements and administration will be stipulated on calls. Orders are prepared by a Government Ordering Officer (a duly warranted Contracting Officer) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this BPA. Orders will be placed on an authorized form such as a Department of Defense (DD) Form 1155 or BPA Call.

Delivery Schedule. To be addressed on the individual orders issued hereunder.

Delivery Tickets. All shipments and reports under this agreement shall be accomplished by delivery tickets or sales slips which shall contain the following minimum information:

1. Name of Contractor

1. BPA Number

1. Delivery order number

1. Date of purchase

1. Gallons removed

1. Date of delivery

This is a firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement with issuance of firm-fixed price calls.

Suspension. There may be occasions where the Government may suspend ordering (by CLIN up to and including the entire BPA). If a suspension is announced, the Contractor shall adhere to this suspension by not accepting/processing calls for the suspended item(s).

Invoicing and Payment

Invoicing. See section entitled “Contract Administration” for invoicing and Wide-Area Work Flow (WAWF) procedures. Contractor should submit one invoice after each call.

Invoice instructions shall be specified in individual calls. The contractor shall perform in accordance with the section entitled “Contract Administration” of this BPA and information in each delivery order issued hereunder.

Precedence. The terms and conditions included in this BPA apply to all purchases made pursuant to it. In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of the BPA and the Contractor’s invoice, the provisions of the BPA will take precedence.

FSC AND BPA:

BPA Master Dollar Limit: $145150,000 BPA Call Limit: $150,000

Period of Performance: 01-Sep-2015 to 31-Aug-2020

FSC Codes: 6145

DISCLAIMER:

This is a request for the submission of a quote and does not constitute a contract or authorization to begin work. Nor does an offeror’s submission of a quote constitute a contract or authorize the individual or company to being work.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Tax Identification Number: _____________________

2. Company Registered in WAWF-RA (Wide Area Workflow):_______________

If Not, Will Your Company Register? ________________

3. Company Registered In System for Award Management (SAM):_______________

If Yes, What Is Your DUNS# and/or Cage Code: _______________

If No, Will You Register: ________________

4. Company Considered Small or a Large Business: _____________

5. Delivery Time of Requested Items: ____________ Please show earliest delivery date possible.

6. FOB Cost If Applicable:_______________

A. NOTE: Is Freight (FOB) Included In Price? If Not, Please Indicate Price and Where It’s Being Originated From: _______________

Discount Terms: ___________

Company Name and Address: _____________________________________________________

Company Point of Contact: _____________________________________________________

Company Telephone: __________________

Company Facsimile: ___________________

Are you quoting from a GSA Contract?

What is the GSA Contract Number & expiration date: _________________________________

Quoted price(s) submitted that are open market shall be marked "commercial pricing".

CLAUSES

The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition and can be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far:

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.204-13 SAM

52.217-8 Option To Extend Services 52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment

** Special Invoicing Instructions: Wide Area Work Flow – Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) **

WAWF-RA is the only method authorized by the United States Marine Corps to electronically process payment requests. Compliance with WAWF-RA is mandatory. Include in each offer a statement acknowledging that you are WAWF-RA compliant. In order to get registered with WAWF-RA, visit https://wawf.eb.mil/. In order to WAWF-RA you must designate an Electronic Business Point of Contact (EB-POC) to serve as the group administrator within you company.

ECMRA REQUIREMENT

Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) Requirements

"The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Weapons Training Battalion via a secure data collection site. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) S, Utilities ONLY;

(5) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.”

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