Internet service provider (ISP)

Added: Dec 11, 2015 1:21 pm Modified: Dec 22, 2015 12:27 pmTrack Changes  

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("solicitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a firm-fixed-price contract for providing reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution, as per the attached specifications. The solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; (2) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP) inclusive of the option year, provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is fair and reasonable; and (3) Past Performance. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all. The costs of proposal preparation are not reimbursable in the event the Government does not make an award resulting from this solicitation.

Offers may be submitted in any format in lieu of completing this form, provided that the information requested herein is included. Prospective offerors must be registered under the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award. Registration may be completed free of charge at the associated website (https://www.sam.gov/).

The solicitation reference number is F8C3CS5303AC01 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) as Small Business Set Aside. This acquisition is subject to the Small Business Non-Manufacturer Rule. All firms submitting a technically acceptable quote will be considered for award. The NAICS code for the acquisition is 517110, Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL), and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. One award will be made to the vendor that submits the lowest priced technically acceptable quote.

Proposal due not later than 8 January 2016 at 12:00pm (EST).

COMPANY NAME

CAGE CODE OR DUNS NUMBER TAX ID SIZE STATUS

POC NAME POC PHONE POC EMAIL

DELIVERY PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT (if any)

FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE / GSA CONTRACT NO. (if applicable) PROPOSAL

*** GSA Schedule Contracts are subject to the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), meaning all products listed on the GSA Schedule Contract be manufactured or "substantially transformed" in a "designated country". The designated countries are composed of:

•World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement Countries;

•Free Trade Agreement Countries;

•Least Developed Countries; and

•Caribbean Basin Countries

EXPIRATION DATE (if any)

The Air National Guard - Puerto Rico requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:

CLIN 0001- Non-Personal Service for Internet Service Provider (ISP), which consisting in furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials and performing all operations in strict accordance with the attached scope of work for the 156AW. (Please include a breakdown of the fees by category and attach). Leasing one (1) base year/12 Months and four (4) option years of Fiber dedicated circuit of 20Mbps, no download CAP.

1EA (12 Months)
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

CLIN 0002 - Infrastructure Installation and Set-Up (Non- recurring charge).

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $


CLIN 0003- Distant End equipment (Router/Modem/etc), Brand name or part number equal to company subsection.

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

CLIN 0004- Distant End equipment (Router/Modem/etc) Installation and Setup (Non-recurring charges)

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

Shipping Information: Delivery to 156th Communication Flight (CF), 200 Jose A. (Tony) Santana Ave, Carolina, PR 00979-1502

The following provisions and clauses can be viewed through Internet access at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. In Accordance with FAR 52.252-1 and FAR 52.252-2, the following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference or by full text;

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management
FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.
FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.
FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items
FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
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 Trafficing in Persons
FAR 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services - Certification
FAR 52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services - Requirements
FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.
FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent
FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement.
FAR 52.232-1 Payments
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management
FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.233-1 Disputes
FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award
FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
FAR 52.242-13 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.
FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order
FAR 52.243-1 (Alt 1) Changes - Fixed-Price
FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. - Destination.
FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form).
DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 (Alt A) System for Award Management
DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions.
DFARS 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials.
DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
DFARS 252.225-7048 Export -Controlled Items
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on contract payments
DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel
DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications
DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

RFP MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination OCONUS (Puerto Rico, U.S. Territory), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

EVALUATION/AWARD: IAW FAR 52.212.2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose price is judged to represent the best value to the government.

Please see the attached document titled "CF ISP SOW" which describes this requirement. Proposals consisting of something other than the services described in the requirement document will not be considered for award.

***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***

Added: Dec 11, 2015 1:21 pm  

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("solicitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a firm-fixed-price contract for providing reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution, as per the attached specifications. The solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; (2) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP) inclusive of the option year, provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is fair and reasonable; and (3) Past Performance. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all. The costs of proposal preparation are not reimbursable in the event the Government does not make an award resulting from this solicitation.

Offers may be submitted in any format in lieu of completing this form, provided that the information requested herein is included. Prospective offerors must be registered under the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award. Registration may be completed free of charge at the associated website (https://www.sam.gov/).

The solicitation reference number is F8C3CS5303AC01 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) as Small Business Set Aside. This acquisition is subject to the Small Business Non-Manufacturer Rule. All firms submitting a technically acceptable quote will be considered for award. The NAICS code for the acquisition is 517110, Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL), and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. One award will be made to the vendor that submits the lowest priced technically acceptable quote.

Proposal due not later than 22 December 2015 at 10:00am (EST).

COMPANY NAME

CAGE CODE OR DUNS NUMBER TAX ID SIZE STATUS

POC NAME POC PHONE POC EMAIL

DELIVERY PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT (if any)

FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE / GSA CONTRACT NO. (if applicable) PROPOSAL

*** GSA Schedule Contracts are subject to the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), meaning all products listed on the GSA Schedule Contract be manufactured or "substantially transformed" in a "designated country". The designated countries are composed of:

•World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement Countries;

•Free Trade Agreement Countries;

•Least Developed Countries; and

•Caribbean Basin Countries

EXPIRATION DATE (if any)

The Air National Guard - Puerto Rico requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:

CLIN 0001- Non-Personal Service for Internet Service Provider (ISP), which consisting in furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials and performing all operations in strict accordance with the attached scope of work for the 156AW. (Please include a breakdown of the fees by category and attach). Leasing one (1) base year and four (4) option years of Fiber dedicated circuit of 20Mbps, no download CAP

12EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

CLIN 0002 - Infrastructure Installation and Set-Up (Non- recurring charge).

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $


CLIN 0003- Distant End equipment (Router/Modem/etc), Brand name or part number equal to company subsection.

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

CLIN 0004- Distant End equipment (Router/Modem/etc) Installation and Setup (Non-recurring charges)

1EA
UNIT PRICE: $
TOTAL PRICE: $

Shipping Information: Delivery to 156th Communication Flight (CF), 200 Jose A. (Tony) Santana Ave, Carolina, PR 00979-1502

The following provisions and clauses can be viewed through Internet access at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. In Accordance with FAR 52.252-1 and FAR 52.252-2, the following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference or by full text;

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management
FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.
FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.
FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items
FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
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 Trafficing in Persons
FAR 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services - Certification
FAR 52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services - Requirements
FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.
FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent
FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement.
FAR 52.232-1 Payments
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management
FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.233-1 Disputes
FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award
FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
FAR 52.242-13 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.
FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order
FAR 52.243-1 (Alt 1) Changes - Fixed-Price
FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. - Destination.
FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form).
DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 (Alt A) System for Award Management
DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions.
DFARS 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials.
DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
DFARS 252.225-7048 Export -Controlled Items
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on contract payments
DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel
DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications
DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

RFP MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination OCONUS (Puerto Rico, U.S. Territory), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

EVALUATION/AWARD: IAW FAR 52.212.2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose price is judged to represent the best value to the government.

Please see the attached document titled "CF ISP SOW" which describes this requirement. Proposals consisting of something other than the services described in the requirement document will not be considered for award.

***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***