PRESOL DUE 092519Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822, Email: Clientservices@fedbid.com;CANCELLATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 95332A-19-R-0015. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view thespecifications, please go to www.UnisonMarketplace.com and reference Buy No. 1000371.
GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to actas an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the Unison Marketplace Fee, for contract-specific items. If Unison receives notice that, due to inclusion of the Unison Marketplace Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the Unison Marketplace Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer OpenMarket items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of theirrespective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov.
This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start onthe date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2019-09-25 16:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. FOB Destinationshall be Washington , DC 20525.
The Corporation for National Service requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following:
Base Period of Performance: 09/30/2019 - 09/29/2020
LI 001: Total cost to provide "Outreach Support Services: Services to be 1 LSprovided include but are not limited to thedevelopment and execution of an outreach plan toraise the awareness of Senior Corps grantopportunities as well as to raise the awarenessof current Senior Corps programs across thecountry." *****Refer the attached Statement of Work for additional info*****, 1, YR;
Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/30/2020 - 09/29/2021
LI 001: Total cost to provide "Outreach Support Services: Services to be 1 LSprovided include but are not limited to thedevelopment and execution of an outreach plan toraise the awareness of Senior Corps grantopportunities as well as to raise the awarenessof current Senior Corps programs across thecountry." *****Refer the attached Statement of Work for additional info*****, 1, YR;
Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/30/2021 - 09/29/2022
LI 001: Total cost to provide "Outreach Support Services: Services to be 1 LSprovided include but are not limited to thedevelopment and execution of an outreach plan toraise the awareness of Senior Corps grantopportunities as well as to raise the awarenessof current Senior Corps programs across thecountry." *****Refer the attached Statement of Work for additional info*****, 1, YR;
Option 3 Period of Performance: 09/30/2022 - 09/29/2023
LI 001: Total cost to provide "Outreach Support Services: Services to be 1 LSprovided include but are not limited to thedevelopment and execution of an outreach plan toraise the awareness of Senior Corps grantopportunities as well as to raise the awarenessof current Senior Corps programs across thecountry." *****Refer the attached Statement of Work for additional info*****, 1, YR;
Option 4 Period of Performance: 09/30/2023 - 09/29/2024
LI 001: Total cost to provide "Outreach Support Services: Services to be 1 LSprovided include but are not limited to thedevelopment and execution of an outreach plan toraise the awareness of Senior Corps grantopportunities as well as to raise the awarenessof current Senior Corps programs across thecountry." *****Refer the attached Statement of Work for additional info*****, 1, YR;
Solicitation and Buy Attachments
***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possibleto enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***
For this solicitation, Corporation for National Service intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online,anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Corporation for National Service is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make abid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the priceof a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.
Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace 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 remanufacturedor "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 andrisk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.
Thissolicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlinedin FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.
The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.
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, ContractTerms 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 http://www.acqnet.gov/far.
Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP)."Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.
The Contractor must use the IPP website to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3-5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement touse IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.
CITE: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/CNS/CFO/WashingtonDC/95332A-19-R-0015/listing.html