Global Positioning (GPS) Fleet Tracking Services

AMENDMENT 01
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. Question: It appears there is currently GPS equipment being used for the vehicles at both Crane and Pine Bluff. Is this correct?

Answer: GPS Fleet Tracking Services is currently being performed at both Crane and Pine Bluff

2. Question: What is the make and model of equipment that is currently in use supporting the GPS behavior tracking?

Answer: That information will not be provided.

3. Question: Reference PWS 1.2 Objective/Scope. Which cellular carrier does the Government have contracts with at both locations? Is the cellular service 3G or 4G?

Answer: The information you've requested is not relevant to the solicitation. There is no connection between the Government's current cellular contract and the services required under this solicitation.

4. Question: Is the contractor under this contract required to provide the monthly cellular service as part of their pricing to support this requirement?

Answer: The contractor shall be responsible for all costs associated with providing the services specified within the PWS.

5. Question: What type of vehicles will the equipment be installed in? Commercial vehicles? Semi-trucks? Off-road vehicles?

Answer: Semi-tractors, passenger vehicles and other motorized equipment

6. Question: Reference PWS 2.10. What type of "behavior" does the Government want to monitor?

Answer: At a minimum, the following driver behaviors shall be monitored:
• Vehicle Speed
• Idle time
• Vehicle run time (Ignition on/off)

7. Question: Does the Government require the contractor to provide 24/7 live, visual monitoring of all vehicles? For instance, does the Government require a command post type operation that has a staff or individual that monitors the behavior in real-time of all vehicle activity, or does the Government simply require access to 24/7 live tracking information via a portal IAW paragraph 2.8 (login/password)?

Answer: The contractor shall provide the Government with continuous live tracking 24 hours a day, seven days a week via access to a live tracking web portal with login/password.

8. Question: Can we conduct a site survey of one vehicle to see the existing equipment configuration?

Answer: Such a survey will not be permitted

9. Question: Who is the incumbent of the current contract?

Answer: LB Technology, Inc.

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

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-17-T-GPSS.

The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 519190; the small business size standard is $27,500,000.00. The Federal Service Code is D399.

Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to receive an award against this Solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

This solicitation is issued for the following:

Description: Global Positioning Services (GPS) Fleet Tracking Services, as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) at Attachment 01. The services are required for vehicles located at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana (Crane); and Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Pine Bluff).

TYPE OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT

This acquisition is issued as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract, as follows:

Purchase Order for 1 Base Period with 4 Option Periods

CLIN STRUCTURE

CLIN 0001: GPS Services, Crane Base Period
CLIN 1001: GPS Services, Crane Option Period 1
CLIN 1002: GPS Services, Crane Option Period 2
CLIN 1003: GPS Services, Crane Option Period 3
CLIN 1004: GPS Services, Crane Option Period 4

CLIN 2000: GPS Services, Pine Bluff Base Period
CLIN 2001: GPS Services, Pine Bluff Option Period 1
CLIN 2002: GPS Services, Pine Bluff Option Period 2
CLIN 2003: GPS Services, Pine Bluff Option Period 3
CLIN 2004: GPS Services, Pine Bluff Option Period 4

Note: The Government is not obligated to purchase services for the Option Periods listed above. See Option Clauses FAR 52.217-5, FAR 52.217-8, and FAR 52.217-9 below.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base Period: Date of Award - 31 July 2018
Option Period 1: 1 August 2018 - 31 July 2019
Option Period 2: 1 August 2019 - 31 July 2020
Option Period 3: 1 August 2020 - 31 July 2021
Option Period 4: 1 August 2021 - 31 July 2022

QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following shall be submitted in response to this solicitation:

(1) Quote (Offered Price) for all Base Periods and Option Periods on the Pricing Spreadsheet at Attachment 02. Prices must be submitted for each listed CLIN. Prices shall be to two decimal points only.

(2) Company Name/CAGE Code/DUNS number

(3) Point of contact (Name/Title/phone number/email address)

LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 01, Performance Work Statement
Attachment 02, Pricing Spreadsheet
Wage Determination, Crane
Wage Determination, Pine Bluff 

BASIS FOR AWARD

In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions.

In accordance with FAR 12.602, Streamlined evaluation procedures will be utilized for this procurement.

Award will be made on price only to the offeror who provides the lowest Total Evaluated Price, who is determined to be responsible and who is compliant with all the requirements of this Solicitation, to include submission of all items listed under the Quote Submission Requirements heading.

Total Evaluated Price is calculated as: Total Evaluated Price = CLIN 0001 Price + CLIN 1001 Price + CLIN 1002 Price + CLIN 1003 Price + CLIN 1004 Price + CLIN 2000 Price + CLIN 2001 Price + CLIN 2002 Price + CLIN 2003 Price + CLIN 2004 Price

Award will be made on a Firm Fixed Price basis.

CLAUSES

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) commercial clauses, apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference (clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil):

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, Alternate I
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items

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

   Within FAR 52.212-5, the following optional clauses apply: 
  
   FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government
   FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
   FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with   Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
   FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside
   FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
   FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting
   FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan
   FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation
   FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
   FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
   FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
   FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
   FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
   FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
   FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
   FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
   FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving
   FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
   FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.
   FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards
   FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
   FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)

FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 20 days of the expiration date of the contract.

FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days of the contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months.

FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subontractors
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls
DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information
DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
DFARS 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons
DFARS 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustments
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items

LOCAL CLAUSE 52.0000-4834 (May 2014) AMC-Level Protest Program
If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to:
Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel
4400 Martin Road
Rm: A6SE040.001
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax number (256) 450-8840
Or E-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil
The AMC-level protest procedures are found at:
http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html
If Internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC Office of Command Counsel to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

DEADLINE FOR QUOTE SUBMISSION

Offers are due on Monday, July 10, 2017, not later than 3:30 p.m. Central Time.

Offers shall be submitted in the following way:
Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist lorraine.geren.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer cindy.k.wagoner.civ@mail.mil Offerors should include "Response to W52P1J-17-T-GPSS" within the Subject line.

QUESTIONS
Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist.
**Note: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible, to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.