Ricoh Printing and Photocoyping Equipment

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Request for Quotation/solicitation number is ITC-RFQ-15-0067. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83.

This procurement is a Total Small Business set aside. The associated North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 333316, Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing, with the small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

The U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission) requires multiple Ricoh Printing and Photocopying Equipment (see the attached Equipment List). All equipment must include a standard commercial warranty.

The required delivery is 15 days after receipt of order (ARO). The delivery location is listed under "Place of Contract Performance," which can be found below.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: 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; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, Paragraph (a), and the following clauses in Paragraph (b): 52.204-10; 52.209-6; 52.219-6; 52.219-28; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.222-50; 52.223-13; 52.223-15; 52.223-18; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

The USITC intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to the Offeror whose offer represents the Lowest Price/Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer to the Government. Items must be quoted FOB destination. In order to be considered for award the Offeror must comply with the following:

1. Offerors must be registered and current in the SAM database (www.sam.gov) before an award may be made to them.

2. Offerors must describe how their proposed Computer Printer and Driver Software deliverables meet at least those technical provisions identified as applicable in the attached Government Product/Service Accessibility Templates (GPAT). The Offeror may also submit a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template in lieu of a GPAT.

Responses to this solicitation will only be considered for award after it has been determined that the quotation is technically acceptable and the quotation adequately addresses the requirements for Section 508. Only quotations which contain adequate information to document their responsiveness to the Section 508 requirements (e.g. completed GPATs, VPATs or equivalent and supporting documentation) will be eligible for any additional merit consideration

Questions related to this solicitation must be received by Wednesday, September 2, 2015, by 12:00 PM, Eastern Time, sent to michael.pigram@usitc.gov.

Quotations must be received on or before Tuesday, September 8, 2015, by 2:00 PM, Eastern Time, sent to michael.pigram@usitc.gov.