NRRC Building D Conference Room Updates

Added: Aug 13, 2014 7:38 pm

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Fort Collins, CO and Cheyenne, WY Location Support Staff (LSS), located in Fort Collins, CO, has a need for conference room updates.  The associated NAICS code is 334310, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing. 

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Solicitation #AG-8KAP-S-14-0006 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).  The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and will be incorporated in the awarded purchase order.  The following clauses and provisions, included in the solicitation document, are applicable to this procurement:  52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5.  Please note that this list is not all inclusive and interested firms should reference the solicitation document for all relevant clauses and provisions.

Description:  The Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the requirements for this project.  This solicitation will be awarded as a supply contract with a service component for installation.  All service components must comply with the Service Contract Act Wage Determines; see the SCA Wage Determinations.  Firms that feel they can provide a proposal that meets the technical requirements are encouraged to submit an offer in accordance with FAR 52.212-1.  It should be noted that ITEMs 02-09 described in the SOW are possible ADD items, each of which may or may not be awarded.

Contractor shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/  and ORCA, which is contained within SAM, prior to the offer receipt time.  Because of the short bid acceptance period, offers received from vendors not registered at that time will be rejected and not considered for award.

Representations and Certifications:  Please include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with your quote. 

Delivery:  Submitted proposals should be final and include all installation costs, shipping fees, etc.  All products need to be delivered to and installed at the following location within 120 days after the vendor's receipt of the purchase order:

USDA, ARS, NPA, LSS
Natural Resources Research Center
2150 Centre Ave, Bldg. D, Ste. 330
Fort Collins, CO 80526

This is a "Buy Best Value" acquisition.  The Evaluation Factors are:

1.      Past Performance

2.      Offeror's Technical Solution

3.      Quality and Reliability

4.      Price

Evaluation Factors are prioritized in the following order of importance (i.e. most important first, least important last) for award evaluation 2, 1, 3, 4.  See Section M in the solicitation document for more information about the Evaluation Factors for Award and how the award will be made.