RF Transmission Line Replacement Project, Marathon Transmitter Station

Combined synopsis/solicitation #IBB-OCB-2011-00382 is hereby cancelled.

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is for a contractor to provide the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) with high power RF transmission lines and ancillary components for OCB's Marathon Medium Wave (AM) transmission facility at Marathon, FL contingent upon availability of funding. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-49. Contract award will be issued under the provisions outlined in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2 (a) Any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer IAW FAR 19.502-2 (c). The NAICS code is 492110 and the small business size standard is 1500 employees. The following commercial items are requested in this solicitation: CLIN 0001: RF transmission line and ancillary connection components for the Marathon Transmitter Station at Marathon, FL per the attached specifications and component lists entitled, "Marathon Transmitter Station Medium Wave Transmission Coax Line System", dated March 14, 2011, period of performance: 60 days ARO. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (the offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal); 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 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration. Delivery terms and point: FOB Destination, located at Marathon Transmitter Station, Sister Creek Island, Sombrero Blvd., Marathon, FL 33050. Offerors responding to this solicitation shall submit the following additional information to the contracting officer: [1] Proposals must also include company's DUNS Number, prompt payment terms and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. [2] Detailed technical information that will enable the Agency to determine the compliance with the form, fit, and function requirements of this solicitation per FAR 52.211-6 (Brand Name or Equal), and [3] a contact person within the company who will be charged in answering technical questions regarding the alternate items being proposed. Offerors are cautioned that failure to provide adequate information on the technical specifications on their proposed items (if other than the specific model items listed herein) may deem their proposal unacceptable. The Agency will award a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation's requirements which are most advantageous to the Government, based on price, technical, and any other factors listed in the solicitation. There are no additional contract requirement(s) necessary for this acquisition other than those consistent with customary commercial practices. All firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database at http://www.ccr.gov and shall be considered for award. Full text of all FAR clauses and provisions are available electronically at the following internet website address: (http://www.arnet.gov/far). Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. Quotes will be evaluated and awarded to the offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable. The Government reserves the right to award on a multiple award or an all or none basis. All proposals must be sent to Ms. Mary Ann Amps, mamps@ocb.ibb.gov. Oral Quotes will not be accepted. Responses to this RFP must be received via e-mail, by 31 March 2011, 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time..

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is for a contractor to provide the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) with high power RF transmission lines and ancillary components for OCB's Marathon Medium Wave (AM) transmission facility at Marathon, FL contingent upon availability of funding. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-49. Contract award will be issued under the provisions outlined in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2 (a) Any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer IAW FAR 19.502-2 (c). The NAICS code is 492110 and the small business size standard is 1500 employees. The following commercial items are requested in this solicitation: CLIN 0001: RF transmission line and ancillary connection components for the Marathon Transmitter Station at Marathon, FL per the attached specifications and component lists entitled, "Marathon Transmitter Station Medium Wave Transmission Coax Line System", dated March 14, 2011, period of performance: 60 days ARO. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (the offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal); 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 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration. Delivery terms and point: FOB Destination, located at Marathon Transmitter Station, Sister Creek Island, Sombrero Blvd., Marathon, FL 33050. Offerors responding to this solicitation shall submit the following additional information to the contracting officer: [1] Proposals must also include company's DUNS Number, prompt payment terms and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. [2] Detailed technical information that will enable the Agency to determine the compliance with the form, fit, and function requirements of this solicitation per FAR 52.211-6 (Brand Name or Equal), and [3] a contact person within the company who will be charged in answering technical questions regarding the alternate items being proposed. Offerors are cautioned that failure to provide adequate information on the technical specifications on their proposed items (if other than the specific model items listed herein) may deem their proposal unacceptable. The Agency will award a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation's requirements which are most advantageous to the Government, based on price, technical, and any other factors listed in the solicitation. There are no additional contract requirement(s) necessary for this acquisition other than those consistent with customary commercial practices. All firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database at http://www.ccr.gov and shall be considered for award. Full text of all FAR clauses and provisions are available electronically at the following internet website address: (http://www.arnet.gov/far). Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. Quotes will be evaluated and awarded to the offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable. The Government reserves the right to award on a multiple award or an all or none basis. All proposals must be sent to Ms. Mary Ann Amps, mamps@ocb.ibb.gov. Oral Quotes will not be accepted. Responses to this RFP must be received via e-mail, by 31 March 2011, 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time.