Replace UPS

Added: Feb 25, 2016 3:34 pm The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX, intends to issue solicitation RFQP04191600001 for the provision to replace current UPS equipment at the Administrative United States Penitentiary (AUSP) located in Thomson, Illinois. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit price. The award will be made to the responsible vendor or individual who submits the most advantageous quote to the Government based on price related factors only. Under the resulting contract, a single purchase order (PO) will be issued as a purchase request form to place the order. The supplies will consist of Smart Online Double-Conversion UPS's, External Rack/Tower Battery Packs for the Double-Conversion UPS's, Smart Racks, Rack-Mount Installation Kits. (Further details will be provided in the SOW, if solicited.) The delivery of all supplies will be at one location, outside the secure perimeter fence and will be coordinated with the Facilities Department. All parts will be installed by AUSP Thomson. The solicitation will be available on or about March 21, 2016 and will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about April 18, 2016. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government are advised that this future solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-5 (Apr 2005) for Commercial Items and System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the federal government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees DUNS number into the SAM database. The acquisition is restricted to Total Small Businesses. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 335999 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.