Riverboats for water science equipment

AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is G13PS00083 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-64. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334513 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-02-08 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information.

The US Geological Survey requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001, Tethered Riverboat Trimaran configured for RDI Rio-Grande ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBHL-KTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 5, EA;
LI 002, Tethered River Boat Trimaran Configured for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBST or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 10, EA;
LI 003, Dual Profiler High Speed River Boat
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 4, EA;
LI 004, River Boat High Speed for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N HSRB-Y or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 005, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI Rio Grande or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 006, Instrument Clamp, Foam Insert, PCM Mt for M9/S5 or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-M9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 007, Soft Case for standard River Boat Trimarian Type
Oceanscience P/N SCAS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 15, EA;
LI 008, Cable for RiverRay, Y configuration
Oceanscience P/N KTAY or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 009, External GPS Boat Cable for Hemisphere A100 GPS
Oceanscience P/N KTAH or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 010, External GPS Boat Cable for Trimble DSM or Ag 132/132 USGS-KTAT
Oceanscience P/N KTAT or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 011, Cable Chimp Ropr Crawlers II
Oceanscience P/N CCMPII or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 012, Freewave Hydrolink SL-900 MHz Single Channel Modem SL-900 (2.4)
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 013, Freewave Hydrolink ML2-900 MHz Two Channel Modem
Oceanscience P/N ML2-900 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 014, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI River Ray or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RR or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 015, Smart Antenna Mounting System to Mount GPS
Oceanscience P/N SAMS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 016, Freewave Hydrolink SL 900 MHz Single Channel Radio w/ Cable
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 017, High Speed Riverboat Dual Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 018, Foam Insert for Rio Grande Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;

Solicitation and Buy Attachments

***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***

For this solicitation, US Geological Survey intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. US Geological Survey is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.

Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov.

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, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/ Federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award.

AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is G13PS00083 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-64. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334513 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-02-08 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information.

The US Geological Survey requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001, Tethered Riverboat Trimaran configured for RDI Rio-Grande ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBHL-KTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 5, EA;
LI 002, Tethered River Boat Trimaran Configured for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBST or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 10, EA;
LI 003, Dual Profiler High Speed River Boat
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 4, EA;
LI 004, River Boat High Speed for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N HSRB-Y or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 005, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI Rio Grande or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 006, Instrument Clamp, Foam Insert, PCM Mt for M9/S5 or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-M9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 007, Soft Case for standard River Boat Trimarian Type
Oceanscience P/N SCAS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 15, EA;
LI 008, Cable for RiverRay, Y configuration
Oceanscience P/N KTAY or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 009, External GPS Boat Cable for Hemisphere A100 GPS
Oceanscience P/N KTAH or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 010, External GPS Boat Cable for Trimble DSM or Ag 132/132 USGS-KTAT
Oceanscience P/N KTAT or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 011, Cable Chimp Ropr Crawlers II
Oceanscience P/N CCMPII or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 012, Freewave Hydrolink SL-900 MHz Single Channel Modem SL-900 (2.4)
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 013, Freewave Hydrolink ML2-900 MHz Two Channel Modem
Oceanscience P/N ML2-900 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 014, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI River Ray or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RR or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 015, Smart Antenna Mounting System to Mount GPS
Oceanscience P/N SAMS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 016, Freewave Hydrolink SL 900 MHz Single Channel Radio w/ Cable
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 017, High Speed Riverboat Dual Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 018, Foam Insert for Rio Grande Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;

Solicitation and Buy Attachments

***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***

For this solicitation, US Geological Survey intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. US Geological Survey is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov.

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, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/ Federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is G13PS00083 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-64. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334513 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-02-08 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information.

The US Geological Survey requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001, Tethered Riverboat Trimaran configured for RDI Rio-Grande ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBHL-KTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 5, EA;
LI 002, Tethered River Boat Trimaran Configured for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N RBST or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 10, EA;
LI 003, Dual Profiler High Speed River Boat
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 4, EA;
LI 004, River Boat High Speed for Sontek S5 or M9 ADCP
Oceanscience P/N HSRB-Y or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 005, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI Rio Grande or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 006, Instrument Clamp, Foam Insert, PCM Mt for M9/S5 or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-M9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 007, Soft Case for standard River Boat Trimarian Type
Oceanscience P/N SCAS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 15, EA;
LI 008, Cable for RiverRay, Y configuration
Oceanscience P/N KTAY or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 009, External GPS Boat Cable for Hemisphere A100 GPS
Oceanscience P/N KTAH or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 010, External GPS Boat Cable for Trimble DSM or Ag 132/132 USGS-KTAT
Oceanscience P/N KTAT or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 2, EA;
LI 011, Cable Chimp Ropr Crawlers II
Oceanscience P/N CCMPII or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 012, Freewave Hydrolink SL-900 MHz Single Channel Modem SL-900 (2.4)
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 013, Freewave Hydrolink ML2-900 MHz Two Channel Modem
Oceanscience P/N ML2-900 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 3, EA;
LI 014, Instrument Clamp and Foam Insert for TRDI River Ray or HSRB
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RR or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 6, EA;
LI 015, Smart Antenna Mounting System to Mount GPS
Oceanscience P/N SAMS or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 016, Freewave Hydrolink SL 900 MHz Single Channel Radio w/ Cable
Oceanscience P/N SL-9 or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 017, High Speed Riverboat Dual Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HDRB-DPKTA or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;
LI 018, Foam Insert for Rio Grande Profiler
Oceanscience P/N HSMK-RG or equal
See salient characteristics in attachment, 1, EA;

Solicitation and Buy Attachments

***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***

For this solicitation, US Geological Survey intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. US Geological Survey is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov.

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, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/ Federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award.