PBGC Peer Review of PIMS (MAP-21)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 13, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is the only solicitation. The reference number is 16PBGC18R0010 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Offerors must be registered on System for Award Management (SAM). The award basis is best value - trade off which will allow tradeoffs to be made between price and non-price factors that results in the most advantageous proposal for the PBGC.

Provisions and clauses applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 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, FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.232-17 Interest, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) The following clauses, applicable to this acquisition, are local PBGC clauses are referenced and all interested offerors may request a copy from the contract specialist: PBGC 52.232-7000 Submission of Invoices (Fixed Price) (SEP 2017. Full text of these provisions and clauses, with the exception of the local clause, may be obtained from the following internet website: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

Responses shall be submitted electronically to Mark Miller, Contracting Officer, miller.mark@pbgc.gov and alternate contact, Giorgiana Chen, Contract Specialist, chen.giorgiana@pbgc.gov no later than 3:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) 17 August 2018. Proposals must be valid for thirty (30) days after due date. Questions may be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer's and Alternate's email address no later than 7 August 2018 by 3:00 PM. Telephone calls will not be accepted. Any amendment(s) issued to this RFP will be published on this website. Therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to visit this website frequently for updates on this procurement.

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