Carribbean Deep Sea Freight

BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will make award to the responsible/responsive offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government based on lowest price/technically acceptable factors. In order to be found technically acceptable, the offeror must be capable of providing the services as specified and within the parameters specified. The requirements detailed in this solicitation shall be used as criteria to evaluate offerors. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors--Commercial" applies to this acquisition, if the offeror is proposing open market pricing. The provision at FAR 52.212-2 "Evaluation-Commercial Items" applies to price/technically acceptable factors. Offerors are to include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items" with their response or provide this information via the ORCA website, http://orca.bpn.gov. The following FAR clauses also apply to open market pricing: 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items and 52.212-5 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items,". FAR provision 52.217-9 also applies to this award. The aforementioned FAR provisions and clauses can be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far. A written notice of award or acceptance of quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Written responses to this RFQ are due by 3:00 PM/EST, 05-14-2010 and may be emailed to Rahsaan.Edwards@dhs.gov. Mailed responses shall be addressed to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, ATTN: Rahsaan Edwards 500 C Street, S.W., PP 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20472. You must send an email to announce that a mailed copy will be received on the due date. Emailed proposals are preferred. Offerors are reminded that award can only be made to a Contractor who is registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and ORCA. Technical and/or administrative questions must be emailed to Rahsaan.Edwards@dhs.gov and received no later than 12:00 PM/EST, 05-07-2010. Amendments to this RFQ will be published in the same manner as the initial synopsis/solicitation. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the site to assure that they have the most up to date information regarding this solicitation. All amendments will be issued in the same manner as the pre-solicitation.