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This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The RFQ solicitation number is: SB1350-14-Q-01523 and is solicited as a small business set aside. This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-72; effective January 30, 2014. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 519130 and the small business size standard is $27.5M. This requirement is being solicited as a small business set-aside. All Offerors that provide a quotation agree that the requirement and services can be provided in its entirety, for the specified performance period. The Offeror shall provide database subscription services for the Department of Commerce in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) attached herein.

The purchase order contract line items (CLINs) is:

0001: Subscription Services in accordance with the SOW.

The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price purchase order to the offeror that represents the best value to the Government.
Quotation Preparation Instructions and Evaluation Criteria
Quotation Submission: Questions and submissions will be accepted only in electronic form to Monica H. Brown, Contract Specialist at email Monica.Brown@trade.gov. The subject line of the email must contain the solicitation number and title.

Quotation Preparation Instructions:
The Offeror shall address each of the following factors in its proposal:

(1) Technical Capability: The Offeror shall demonstrate its quotation complies with each of the requirements included in the SOW.
(2) Price: The Offeror shall submit a firm-fixed price for each CLIN.

Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's ability to meet the requirements outlined in the SOW through evaluation of Offeror's quotation.

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria.

(1) Technical Capability: The Government will evaluate the extent to which the proposal demonstrates the Offeror meets or exceeds the requirements articulated in the SOW.

(2) Price: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's pricing to determine fairness and reasonableness.

Questions: Questions shall be submitted by Friday, April 24, 2015 no later than (NLT) 10:00 a.m./EST.
NOTE: Communication with any Government officials other than the contracting officer, may compromise the integrity and competitiveness of this acquisition, which could result in the cancellation of the solicitation and/or exclusion of your quotation.
Solicitation Provisions / Clauses: This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-72, effective January 30, 2014.

The following FAR provisions/clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.209-5, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items

The following FAR clauses identified under paragraph (b) of 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: (4), (6), (9), (10), (14), (15), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (38), (40), (47), (50)
The following FAR clauses identified under paragraph (c) of 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: (1), (2)

FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (APR 1984)

OFFEROR MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT WITH ITS PROPOSAL, FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AT: http://farsite.hill.af.mil and http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

Contractors not registered in the System for Award Management at the time the requirement is anticipated to be awarded will not be considered. Contractors may register with SAM by accessing www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.