Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W81C3981612261. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), 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 the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 90674.

GSA Schedule Bids Preferred, But Not Required: Sellers may either provide a GSA Schedule or an Open Market bid. If bidding with a GSA Schedule, the requested items must be on that Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective 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 sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-09-16 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM 88002

The USA ACA White Sands Missile Range requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001, H46QDF9PW6BN: XTS2500 380-470MHZ UHF1/ 1-5W/ 512CHANNELS/ 3X2 KEYPAD/MODEL 2, 17, EA;
LI 002, Q574AL: ENH, SOFTWARE TRUNKING 9600BAUD, 17, EA;
LI 003, Q629AD: ADD, AES ENCRYPTION, 17, EA;
LI 004, Q883AB: ENH, 3600/ 9600 INTEROPERABILITY, 17, EA;
LI 005, Q393BF: ALT, BATTERY IMPRES NIMH FM 1700MAH (NTN9857), 17, EA;
LI 006, Q159AC: ADD: XTS2500 UCM HARDWAREENCRYPTION, 17, EA;
LI 007, Q58AD: ENH, TWO (2) YEAR ENCRYPTEDEXPRESS SERVICE PLUS, 17, EA;
LI 008, NTN1873A: CHARGER, IMPRESS SMART RAPIDRATE, 110V, 17, EA;
LI 009, NTN9857C: BATTERY IMPRES NiMH FM 2000mAh, 27, EA;
LI 010, SHIPPING, 1, EA;

For this solicitation, USA ACA White Sands Missile Range 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. USA ACA White Sands Missile Range 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.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at [email protected]. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or [email protected].

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 products

Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission

FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.)

No partial shipments unless cleared with agency

Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov

Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (see FAR 4.1102).

All payments by the Government under this contract, shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this clause. As used in this clause, the term EFT refers to the funds transfer and may also include the payment information transfer.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P482_72125 Annual Representations and Certifications (Jan 2006)

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