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63--Fire Alarm Transceiver/Transmitter Replacement and Software Upgrade (OB1912926) (2007-07-26)

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. FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, is
being used as authorized. Fort Carson FES has a requirement for fire alarm
transceiver replacement and software upgrade. A firm-fixed price contract is
contemplated for the replacement, programming, and testing of new fire alarm
transceivers. All components must be compatible wi th the existing Monaco
Enterprise D-21 system. The award is 100% set-aside for small business.
All questions or clarifications must be submitted via email by 2 May 2007,
8:00 a.m. MDT to Charlene Maneafaiga at [Please use the link below]. The
offeror is responsible for insuring Government receip t of solicitation
package, questions, and/or clarifications. It is also the responsibility of
the offeror to check www.FedBizOpps.com for updates or amendments to this
solicitation. Contact the POC listed to obtain the specifications required
for this ac quisition. Scope: The contractor shall provide labor, equipment,
tools, and any other items necessary for fire alarm transmitter replacement on
Fort Carson facilities to meet FCC rules for removal of all wide band
transceivers. Equipment must be 100% tested and com patible with existing
Monaco Enterprise D-21 systems. Software update to add mass notification to
the existing Monaco Enterprise D-21 system is required. See Attachment 1 for
the specifications of the existing system. Specifications for transceiver
replacement: 1) Remove existing Harlow transceiver and return to
government 2) Install new narrowband BT-XF transceiver or equivalent
3) Install expansion backplane and fire zone cards to replace
existing zones reporting (based on table below). See section C for
the location by building number and zones required. 4) Program BT-XF
transceiver or equivalent 5) Install antenna and coaxial cable. Trim
antenna to appropriate length for 141.3625Mhz 6) Update database at D-
21servers with new BTX information 7) Test to ensure BTXs are properly
reporting to the D-21 8) Provide training to maintenance personnel 9)
Below is the breakdown of number of BT-XF transceivers by zones affecting a
total of 110 buildings. Complete with cabinets, antenna, cables and
accessories. 10) Provide software upgrade to our existing D21-S1 and D21-S2
(redundant) Monaco alarm receiving equipment located in the communication
center. This software upgrade will allow the mass notification to be
activated with a prerecorded message to selected buildings. Software/system
training by manufacturer certified technician(s) must be provided to the
administrators and operators. 11) All required programming of the system shall
be capable of being accomplished using a personal computer that runs a
terminal emulation program that displays the program menu stored in non-
volatile memory. 12) The communicator shall provide the ability to connect to
a relay board providing eight relays that can be installed within the
communicator enclosure. 13) The fire alarm communicator shall provide four
onboard fire zone inputs and up to 56 expansion zone inputs for connection to
fire alarm control panels. When more than four fire zone inputs are needed,
they shall be provided through use of an expansion backplane and associated
plug-in cards for ease of servicing. 14) A minimum of eight on-board relay
drivers shall be provided. 15) The fire alarm communicator shall be a
complete, supervised FM approved system that is compatible with the Monaco D-
21 Fire Management, Force Protection, and Mass Notification receiving and
reporting systems. The fire alarm communicator and the reporti ng and
receiving system shall employ FSK radios as the primary method of
communication directly to the central receiving system. 16) Communicator must
communicate directly with the central D-21 using FSK protocol. B.
Qualifications: The contract shall meet the following qualifications: 1) All
parts and software must be 100 % compatible with the existing system. 2) All
parts, software, and labor/work must be warrantied. 3) Fire transceiver
installation must be provided by a National Institute for Certification of
Engineering Technologies (NICET) certified person(s). 4) Software training
must be provided by manufacturer certified technician(s). 5) Solicitation
package (bid sheet, proposal of work plan and schedule, and written resume of
experience with Monaco Enterprise D-21 systems) must be submitted by proposal
due date. BASIS OF AWARD AND EVALUATION Award shall be made to the responsible
offeror proposing the best value to the government. FAR Provision 52.212-2
(a): The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to
the responsible offerer whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be
most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The
fo llowing factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical
Capability. In order to be considered technically acceptable, the successful
offeror must meet all qualifications listed in section B of this solicitation
(page 3). (ii) Past performance. (iii) Price. Offerors may propose more than
one product that will meet the requirement for this commercial item and each
product will be evaluated as a separate offer. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The
following clauses are included in this solicitation and/or will be included on
the awarded contract: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 52.217-
8, 52.217-9, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35,
52.222-36, 52.222 -37, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43, 52.222-44, 52.232-33
or 52.232-36, 52.237-2, 52.252-2, 252.204-7004, 252.212-7001, 252.232-7003,
252.225-7001, 252.232-7007. Full text of the clauses can be viewed at
http://farsite.hill.af.mil Contractor Manpower Reporting The Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and
maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report
ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for
performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill
in all the information in the format using the following web address
Https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information
includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer , Contracting Officers
Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery
order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4)
Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor
employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-
contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period
(including sub-contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-contractors);
(8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by
contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if
different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title
associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requir ing
Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the
contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11)
Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by
zip code in the United St ates and nearest city, country, when in an overseas
location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence
of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor
and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this r eporting period (by
country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the
estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting
requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed
12 months endin g September 30 of each Government fiscal year and must be
reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML
data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The
XML direct transfer is a format for tran sferring files from a contractors
system to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for
each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML
direct transfer may be downloaded from the web site. PAYMENT and INVOICES
Please specify, on the bid sheet, how payment is to be made - either by
electronic funds transfer via DFAS or Credit Card Payment (Visa). Invoices
shall be submitted after services are rendered. Include any applicable
payment discounts offered. Invoices will need to be prepared in accordance
with FAR 52.212-4 (g). BID SHEET NOTE: A bid sheet using company paper will
be accepted and must include: Payment Method: (Insert either DFAS or Credit
Card), Payment Terms: (Insert payment terms i.e. Net 30 or 2% Discount, Net
30), Equipment Lead Time: (Insert equipment lead time - # of days),
Installation Time: (Insert installation time - # of days), Training Length:
(Insert installation length - # of days). CLIN's CLIN 0001 Service cost for
transmitter replacement and software upgrade. CLIN 0002 Parts. CLIN 0003
Software Training. CLIN 0004 Contractor Manpower Reporting.
SOLICITATION PACKAGE DUE DATE Bid sheet, work plan and schedule, and resume
(see section B), are due no later than 8:00 a.m. MDT 7 May 2007.
Solicitation package can be submitted via E-mail or Fax. Late bids will not be
accepted. Submit all information to: Charlene Maneafaiga,
Contract Specialist Phone 719.526.2156; Fax 719.526.5333;
E-mail [Please use the link below]

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