Digital Television Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 15A00023Q00000079
- Agency
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 516120 Television Broadcasting Stations
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20226, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Contract Opportunity involves the procurement of a non-personal services contract to upgrade the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)'s TV network by replacing the head-end unit/equipment, thus improving the quality of service to the endpoint TV when broadcasting the channels over ATF's network. The contractor is expected to provide an uninterrupted, digital-TV broadcast-channel line-up solution, install/upgrade all head-end equipment, restore service within a 24-hour notification window in the event of service degradation/notification, and manage the annual Direct-TV subscription among other tasks. The period of performance will consist of one base year and four option years from the date of award.
Products and Services to be provided by the contractor:
- Digital-TV broadcast-channel line-up solution
- Installation/upgrade of all head-end equipment
- Restoration of service in the event of service degradation/notification
- Management of the annual Direct-TV subscription
- Replacement of the head-end unit within one month of receiving the materials.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) has a requirement for digital television services, to include a [DIRECTV] subscription as well as repair and upgrade of its high-end unit.
Please refer to the attached Standard Form (SF) 1449, which includes the embedded Statement of Work, for additional details. Be sure to complete all fill-in provisions &/or clauses not already completed via SAM (i.e., ATF-50).
This Open Market, "BRAND-NAME or EQUAL" buy, solicitation/request for quotations (RFQ) is for a competitive set-aside for small businesses (SBs) under FAR 13 & FAR 19.
QUOTATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The vendor shall email a complete response to this RFQ to the points of contact displayed in this Notice, to include the cost for the equipment, shipping/delivery and installation, as well as the delivery time, fill-ins for clause #ATF-50, and all applicable price discounts.
Submissions shall not exceed [12] pages and shall be 8 ½” x 11” with: 1" margins; font style Arial, Bookman Old Style, Calibri, Garamond, Georgia, Mont, or Times New Roman; font colors Black and/or Blue; and font size 10-14. Illustrations (e.g., graphic figures, graphs, and tables) can be in font colors other than black or blue, and font sizes 6-12 acceptable, provided the information is legible via the computer. Headers, footers and title/cover pages are not bound by the font-style/color/size requirements and may be outside the page margins. NOTE: Information contained outside of these limitations may not be evaluated.
Questions are due Tuesday, 8/8/2023, by 2pm Eastern Standard Time.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
ATF will award to the responsible SB whose quote is the lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA). While this requirement is set-aside for all SBs, consideration may be given to Historically-Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones, Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), Service-Disable-Veteran-Owned SBs (SDVOSBs) and 8(a)s, provided there are at least two (2) in the same category that submit a technically-acceptable, reasonable quote.
To be considered for award, the Seller must be either the manufacturer or a manufacturer/Federally-authorized distributor of the equipment/services it's offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order/contract within the timeframes specified by the Buyer within this RFQ and on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization prior to Award.
The Seller MUST also be registered AND active in the System for Award Management system (www.SAM.gov) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 52.204-7.
Items, if applicable, must be NEW and covered by the manufacturer's warranty.
Shipping must be Free-On-Board (FOB) Destination Continental United States (CONUS), meaning the seller delivers the goods on its conveyance at destination and is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.
NO PARTIAL SHIPMENTS are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.
The selected vendor must comply with all the provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) one can be viewed via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52, and the Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) ones can be viewed via https://www.acquisition.gov/jar.
There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and condition (such as contact financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
The Defense Priorities & Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.
Update #1 ·
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) has a requirement for digital television services, to include a subscription as well as repair and upgrade of its high-end unit.
Please refer to the attached Standard Form (SF) 1449, which includes the embedded Statement of Work, for additional details. Be sure to complete all fill-in provisions &/or clauses not already completed via SAM (i.e., ATF-50).
This Open Market, "BRAND-NAME or EQUAL" buy, solicitation/request for quotations (RFQ) is for a competitive set-aside for small businesses (SBs) under FAR 13 & FAR 19.
QUOTATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The vendor shall email a complete response to this RFQ to the points of contact displayed in this Notice, to include the cost for the equipment, shipping/delivery and installation, as well as the delivery time, fill-ins for clause #ATF-50, and all applicable price discounts.
Submissions shall not exceed five (5) pages and shall be 8 ½” x 11” with: 1" margins; font style Arial, Bookman Old Style, Calibri, Garamond, Georgia, Mont, or Times New Roman; font colors Black and/or Blue; and font size 10-14. Illustrations (e.g., graphic figures, graphs, and tables) can be in font colors other than black or blue, and font sizes 6-12 acceptable, provided the information is legible via the computer. Headers, footers and title/cover pages are not bound by the font-style/color/size requirements and may be outside the page margins. NOTE: Information contained outside of these limitations may not be evaluated.
Questions are due Tuesday, 8/8/2023, by 2pm Eastern Standard Time.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
ATF will award to the responsible SB whose quote is the lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA). While this requirement is set-aside for all SBs, consideration may be given to Historically-Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones, Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), Service-Disable-Veteran-Owned SBs (SDVOSBs) and 8(a)s, provided there are at least two (2) in the same category that submit a technically-acceptable, reasonable quote.
To be considered for award, the Seller must be either the manufacturer or a manufacturer/Federally-authorized distributor of the equipment/services it's offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order/contract within the timeframes specified by the Buyer within this RFQ and on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization prior to Award.
The Seller MUST also be registered AND active in the System for Award Management system (www.SAM.gov) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 52.204-7.
Items, if applicable, must be NEW and covered by the manufacturer's warranty.
Shipping must be Free-On-Board (FOB) Destination Continental United States (CONUS), meaning the seller delivers the goods on its conveyance at destination and is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.
NO PARTIAL SHIPMENTS are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.
The selected vendor must comply with all the provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) one can be viewed via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52, and the Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) ones can be viewed via https://www.acquisition.gov/jar.
There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and condition (such as contact financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
The Defense Priorities & Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ 15A00023Q00000079_0001_HQDigitalTVSvc - v20230808F.pdf | ||
| RFQ 15A00023Q00000079_HQDigitalTVSvc - v20230804_.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Television Services | Award Notice | |
| Digital Television Services | Solicitation |
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