Technical Support F5 BIG IP

Added: Feb 25, 2016 10:07 am

 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Solicitation M00263-16-T-1011 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).  The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2008-86 and DFAR public notice 20151230.  This solicitation is unrestricted.

 

The Regional Contracting Officer, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, intends to solicit and award a

Firm Fixed Price contract to obtain a F5 Big IPTech Support. Requirement and full specifications is defined in

Section B and C. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is

541519 and the business size standard is 1000.

 

All applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses are contained herein. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotes in accordance with FAR Part 12 and 13 and additional instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors provided in this RFQ.

 

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The following is the basis for award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The apparent successful Offeror shall have a satisfactory past performance (i.e., a rating of Acceptable). This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures. All offerors shall provide three (3) current and relevant references. Past Performance data shall be reviewed and the quality and usefulness determined as it applies to performance confidence. Failure to comply may result in not being considered for award. The past performance references and the potential sources of performance data is verified through Government sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

 

A current reference is an order within the past 36 months. A relevant reference is an order of approximately the same size and complexity. If an Offeror does not submit any or less than three (3) references, the Offeror shall affirmatively state it only has a certain number of references or state it has none at all. Such Offerors shall be assigned a past performance rating of "Acceptable," if the Offeror affirmatively states it has no references.

 

Technical Acceptability is defined as meeting all requirements listed in the solicitation. You must address each requirement. Offerors shall be ranked in order of lowest price to highest price. The lowest-priced offer shall be evaluated first. If the lowest-priced offer is technically acceptable, no other offers will be evaluated.

 

OFFEROR SHALL PROVIDE A COMPLETED COPY OF FAR 52.212-3 OR ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) RECORD WITH THEIR QUOTE. Offerors are also required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) database. SAM replaces CCR.FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. If you have been using those systems or wish to register, please visit the SAM website at  http://SAM.gov. The provisions and clauses can be found at FAR website http://arnet.gov/far/ and DFARS website http://acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm.

 

The Offeror is required to provide their DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code

with their quote. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address provided by the Vendor. For WAWF

registration, please visit their website at  http://wawf.eb.mil or for WAWF assistance, please contact 1-866-618-

5988. Offerors must be registered in all systems prior to receiving an award for this solicitation, or for any future awards. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotations in accordance with FAR 52.212 -1. All responsible business sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. It is the intent of the Government to issue one award; however, the Government reserves the right to issue multiple awards.

Any/all questions on this RFQ shall be received by this office by 4 March 2016 @ 1:00pm.

 

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OFFERS ARE DUE: The offeror is responsible for ensuring that quotes are received in the Contracting Office 11 March 2016 @ 1:00pm. Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

 

Quotes submitted via the U.S. Postal Service shall be mailed to the following address:

Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island

Regional Contracting Office

Attn: Ron Alexander

Bldg. 159,

MCRD/ERR P. O. Box

5069

Parris Island, SC 29905

Quotes submitted by courier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) shall be addressed for delivery to the following physical location:

Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island

Regional Contracting Officer

Attn: Ron Alexander Bldg. 159, MCRD/ERR Parris Island, SC 29905

Electronic submission of the written proposal is authorized. Please send email to the primary point of contact and copy thesecondary point of contact listed below. The written submission must arrive by the stated deadline in order for a proposal to be considered complete and to be evaluated. Failure of any portion of the proposal to arrive by the stated deadline will result in rejection of theentire proposal.

RFQ M95492-16-SU-00457should be clearly marked on the outside of your quote. Government Point of Contact:

(Primary)

Ron Alexander ronald.k.alexander@usmc.mil

843-228-4239

(Secondary)

Kacy M. Mohead kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

843-228-2188

 

Contracting Office

Address: P. O. Box 5069

Parris Island, SC 29905-5089

United States