Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation_NITRD_NCO_Internet_and_VOIP_Service.pdf

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and Subpart 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is NSFDACS17Q1070 and this solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

(iv) This acquisition is unrestricted and the associated NAICS code is 517911 “Telecommunications Resellers.”

(v) Contract Line Items (CLINS) are as follows:

Item Number

Description Unit Price Total

1 • 100 Mbps Internet circuit o A block of 12 public IP addresses o Support for ipv6

2 • Voice Over IP telephone system that supports o Direct access from the outside to individual extensions o 16 user telephones with caller ID, transfer, hold, 3-way connect, DND, speaker, mute, preview call, and call waiting o 6 conference (polycom) telephones o 2 receptionist telephones compatible with 24 Key LCD add-on, able to transfer and connect to all other extensions o Unlimited simultaneous phone calls o Auto attendant / virtual after hours receptionist o Voicemail to email o Soft (virtual) phones on laptops o Unlimited local calling plan, and ability to place/receive international calls when necessary o Access to user management system to add/remove, make changes, and generate reports/usage statistics when required https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2012_6.html#wp1088488

3 • Lease of all physical phones and equipment (gateways/routers)

4 • One analog line for a fax machine *Please note that a Base Period plus three (3) Option Periods are being requested for this requirement. The dates for each period are listed below in section (vii).

(vi) Description of the Requirement- Internet and VOIP Service for NITRD NCO.

(vii) The place of delivery is 470/490 L’Enfant Plaza SW Suite 8001, Washington DC, 20407. Service shall be in accordance with the listed PoPs listed in section (v) and below. The successful respondent should begin coordinating any needed installation immediately after issuance of the order. A Base plus three (3) Option Periods are requested for this requirement.

Period Period of Performance Base Period August 15, 2017-August 14, 2018

Option Period I August 15, 2018-August 14, 2019 Option Period II August 15, 2019-August 14, 2020 Option Period III August 15, 2020-August 14, 2021

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition with no addenda.

(ix) In accordance with the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items, the

Government will issue an award resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror who provides the lowest price and is technically acceptable (LPTA).

(x) If the offeror has not completed the online representations and certifications at www.sam.gov, the offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with its offer.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The following additional clauses apply:

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov

2015) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

(Oct 2015) https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179124 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179178 http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179194 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179465 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1203358

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions and Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management

(Jul 2013) 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

(xiii) Respondents should show the ability to access the place of delivery listed in section

(vii).

(xiv) This is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated acquisition.

(xv) Offers are due at 12PM, Eastern Time, on Monday, 24 April 2017. Offers shall be emailed to the contract specialist, Rob Bowman, at robowman@nsf.gov and reference the solicitation number as listed in section (ii) of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation .

(xvi) For information regarding this procurement, please contact Rob Bowman, Contract Specialist at robowman@nsf.gov or 703.292.4591.

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