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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 22, 2015 FBO #4989
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Grass Valley Hardware and Software - Attachments

Notice Date

7/20/2015
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

423430 — Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

National Archives and Records Administration, NAA, Acquisitions Division, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3340, College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001, United States
 

ZIP Code

20740-6001
 

Solicitation Number

NAMA-15-Q-0050
 

Archive Date

8/14/2015
 

Point of Contact

Cynthia D. Jones, Phone: 301-837-1860, Santo C Plater, Phone: 301-837-2059
 

E-Mail Address

cynthia.jones@nara.gov, santo.plater@nara.gov
(cynthia.jones@nara.gov, santo.plater@nara.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Attachment 2 - RFQ Information Sheet Attachment 1 - Schedule of Prices This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Firm Fixed-Priced quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NAMA-15-Q-0050 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83 effective July 2, 2015. This is an unrestricted acquisition, issued in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to issue a contract(s) with firm fixed-priced contract line items (CLINs). EVALUATION: This is an unrestricted procurement, subject to Full and Open Competition. The Government reserves the right to issue multiple contracts, as well as, award on the initial quote without discussions of this procurement. Evaluation and award will be in accordance with the procedures of FAR 13.5 in conjunction with Subpart 13.106 Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation and in accordance with the guidance at FAR 12.301(c)(2). A contract will be issued to the Contractor(s) whose conforming quotation in response to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government. Best value for this procurement will be obtained through a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation. For evaluation purposes, the firm-fixed price for each CLIN will be determined by multiplying the Unit Price by the Quantity of units, and the total fixed price will be determined by summing the firm-fixed price of all CLINs. Contractors must provide pricing for each CLIN, including any Option CLINs. BACKGROUND: The purpose of this procurement is to purchase Grass Valley hardware and software for digital video capture workstations at the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. REQUIREMENTS: See Attachment 1, Schedule of Prices. Contractors must submit their pricing (USD) in accordance with RFQ Attachment 1, Schedule of Prices. Contractors must complete and submit Attachment 2, RFQ Information Sheet. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to Ms. Cynthia Jones no later than 12:00 p.m. eastern time on July 23, 2015. Questions submitted in any other manner will not be answered. The Government will answer questions or requests for clarification via a written RFQ amendment. SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS: One (1) copy of each quotation can be mailed to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Attention: Ms. Cynthia Jones (NAMA-15-Q-0050), 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3400, College Park, MD 20740-6001; faxed to the attention of Cynthia Jones at 301-387-3232; or e-mailed to: cynthia.jones@nara.gov. Quotations should be received by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on July 30, 2015. Failure to submit quotations by the due date may result in rejection of the quotation as untimely. Contractors submitting via e-mail are cautioned to allow one extra business day for delivery and confirm receipt of quotation as the e-mail will need to pass through IT security. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are incorporated and are to remain in full force in any resultant fixed price contract, with the exception of FAR provisions which will be removed prior to issuance of the order: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Mar 2015) - Offerors shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at https://sam.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision - a copy of the provisions can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (May 2015) -- see Attachment 3, Terms and Conditions for Addenda to this clause; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (May 2015) - see Attachment 3, Terms and Conditions for the full text of this clause; FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990); FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). See Attachment 3, Terms and Conditions for additional applicable FAR provisions and clauses. ATTACHMENT 1 SCHEDULE OF PRICES CLIN Description Quantity Unit of Issue Unit Price Total Firm-Fixed Price 0001 Grass Valley STORM 3G Elite Multi I/O Processor with EDIUS Workgroup 8.x 10 EA tiny_mce_marker___________ tiny_mce_marker___________ TOTAL for all CLINs tiny_mce_marker_________________________________ Product shipment will be made to the following address: National Archives and Records Administration Attn: TBD 3301 Metzerott Road Room: TBD College Park, MD 20740 Email: TBD NARA requires that all products be purchased from "Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Authorized/certified Vendor's Only." All vendors submitting quotes shall provide proof of authorization and equipment support from the OEM with quote. NARA also requires that all OEM products delivered pursuant to any resulting award are certified, new, non-refurbished, and authentic via a Certificate of Authenticity from the OEM that contains an OEM point of contact whom NARA can contact for verification. It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure that NARA is not provided counterfeit products. In the event that such IT products are determined to be counterfeit, NARA will seek all available legal remedies including criminal prosecution. Counterfeit information technology product means any item of information technology (IT), including hardware and software that is an unauthorized copy, replica or substitute. Gray market (or grey market), also known as parallel market, is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels which, while legal, are unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended by the original manufacturer. ATTACHMENT 2 RFQ Information Sheet Failure to provide the TAA Country of Production (if applicable) will result in no further consideration of the quotation. Vendors must complete all applicable information on this sheet and submit it with the quotation. Failure to do so will render the quotation unacceptable for receipt of the order. Statutory/Regulatory Compliance TRADE AGREEMENT ACT COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION:_____________________ ENERGY STAR® OR FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (FEMP) ENERGY USE REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE, AS REQUIRED: YES_____ or NO_____ IPv6 COMPLIANT: YES____ or NO_____ SECTION 508 COMPLIANT: YES_____ or NO____ WARRANTY INFORMATION ___________________________________________ Specific Terms, Conditions, and Administrative information PAYMENT TERMS: DELIVERY DATE: NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER: ________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE NO (INCLUDE AREA CODE): __________________________ FAX NUMBER: ___________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________________ ENROLLED IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)? Yes____ No____ CAGE CODE NUMBER: _____________________________________ DUNS: _______________________________________ Vendor Certification: [By signing the Vendor acknowledges that the information provided in response to this RFQ is correct.] NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER: __________________________________ DATE OF QUOTATION: ___________________________________ SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN: ______________________________ ATTACHMENT 3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant firm-fixed price contract(s): I. ADDENDA to FAR 52.212-4 A. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT SPECIALIST The Contract Specialist assigned to this order is: Cynthia Jones, Contract Specialist Telephone: (301) 837- 1860 Email: cynthia.jones@nara.gov B. GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT (POC) The Government Point of Contact for this requirement is: TBD 8601 Adelphi Road, Room TBD College Park, MD 20740 Telephone: TBD Email: TBD C. MARK FOR INFORMATION Vendor must include the following information clearly on shipping container address label: Award Number: TBD Accepting POC: TBD, Code: Room: TBD II. INVOICE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS A. The preferred method for invoicing is through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) which is a secure web-based electronic invoicing and payment information system. This service is provided by the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service free of charge to federal agencies and contractors. IPP allows contractors to view information regarding their contracts and orders, electronically submit invoices and view payment information. B. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov. Contractors can obtain enrollment assistance by contacting the Fiscal Service Accounts Payable Help Desk via e-mail at AccountsPayable@fiscal.treasury.gov or by phone at 304-480-8000, Option 7. C. Contractors that are not able to utilize the IPP system for submitting payment requests may submit invoices electronically by e-mail to AccountsPayable@fiscal.treasury.gov. Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft Word are acceptable formats. D. Invoices for services shall be submitted monthly unless otherwise stated elsewhere in the contract. E. For invoice and payment questions call the Fiscal Service AP Help Desk at 304-480-8000, Option 7. III. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 2015) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014) (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: __ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). __ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509)). __ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.) __ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). __ (5) [Reserved]. __ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). __ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). __ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). __ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). __ (10) [Reserved]. __ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a). __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3. __ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a). __ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4. __ (13) [Reserved] __ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011). __ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011). __ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). __ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7. __ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7. __ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). __ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)). __ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. __ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. __ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9. __ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)(15 U.S.C. 644(r)). __ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). __ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)). __ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f). _X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). __ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). __ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). _X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). __ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126). _X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). _X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). __ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014)(38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). __ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUL 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). __ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). __ (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). __ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). __ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.) __ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) __ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) __ (36)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). __ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13. __ (37)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). __ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14. __ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). __ (39)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). __ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16. _X_ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513). __ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83). __ (42)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43. __ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3. __ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3. __ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3. __ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). _X_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). __ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). __ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). __ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). __ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). __ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). _X_ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). __ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). __ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332). __ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). __ (54)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). __ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64. (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: __ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495). __ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014)(E.O. 13658). __ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). __ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17. (iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) (v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xi) __(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627). __(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627). (xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013). (xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (Executive Order 13658). (xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). (xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. ATTACHMENT 4 Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT AS A "JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION" See page 1 II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED The National Archives and Records Administration is requesting to purchase Ten (10) Grass Valley STORM 3G Elite multi I/0 processor with the EDIUS Workgroup 8.x NLE (Non Linear Editing) software. Grass Valley's Edius systems are Non Linear Video/ Audio Editing Systems (NLEs). Non Linear Editing Systems are utilized by the staff of the Audio and Video Preservation Lab within Agency Services (RDS-A) in order to preserve and make available the video held in its care and custody here at the National Archives, including Presidential Libraries, Legislative Archives, Regional Archives and the National Declassification Center. While there are a variety of NLEs on the market the Grass Valley Systems have been used in the A/V Preservation Labs at NARA due to their ability to follow archival preservation digitization standards, (such as uncompressed 10 bit video streams and particular wrapper formats) flexible in handling a wide range of file formats and compression schemes, measurement tools such as live scopes and metering, and flexible I/0 interface that supports a wide range of video, audio, and sync configurations. The Grass Valley Systems are unique in that the system provides all the required functions and support to insure that the format, quality control, and quality assurance meets NARA's preservation standards and popular preservation guidelines. III. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS (INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED VALUE) The equipment required to meet the agency's need for digitization is the Grass Valley STORM 3G Elite multi I/0 processor with the EDIUS Workgroup 8.x NLE (Non Linear Editing) software. Grass Valley's Edius systems are Non Linear Video/ Audio Editing Systems (NLEs). Non Linear Editing Systems are utilized by the staff of the Audio and Video Preservation Lab within Agency Services (RDS-A) in order to preserve and make available the video held in its care and custody here at the National Archives, including Presidential Libraries, Legislative Archives, Regional Archives and the National Declassification Center. This system includes a flexible I/0 interface(STORM 3G Elite) required by the agency's diverse video collection and a software bundle (EDIUS Workgroup 8.x) that supports the many different file formats and compression schemes required for meeting preservation standards. The estimated value is $ for each hardware and software bundle for a total of $ IV. AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) "Only One Responsible Source" as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c). V. A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED. This acquisition meets the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (c) which states that this authority may be used when "the use of such descriptions in the acquisition is essential to the Government's requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company." See above II. VI. A DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS IS PRACTICABLE, INCLUDING WHETHER A NOTICE WAS OR WILL BE PUBLICIZED AS REQUIRED BY SUBPART 5.2 AND, IF NOT, WHICH EXCEPTION UNDER 5.202 APPLIES. N/A VII. A DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE A solicitation will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities. As three or more vendors are likely to submit quotations, adequate competition will render the resultant award price fair and reasonable. VIII. A DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED (SEE PART 10) AND THE RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED We researched several products utilizing many online sources to obtain information from a variety of manufacturers of video capture hardware\software to discover the available options to create preservation quality video files. These online sources included manufacturer's product specification pages as well as vendor listings and reviews. Preservation quality video files have a stringent set of requirements that only a few products can fulfill. In the past year we have also tested four different video capture solutions, both hardware and software in a "real world" environment. We tested the capture capabilities of each of these solutions with regards to their product specifications. While performing these tests we have concluded that the Storm 3G Elite\Grass Valley Edius combination best meets our needs of creating preservation quality video files. It also contains the flexibility to aid in the capture of those files, with live scopes and multiple I\0 options. This combination of features and functions are unique to the Grass Valley systems, and could not be found in the similar systems that were either tested or researched. IX. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. SEE FAR 6.303-2(a)(9) N/A X. A LISTING OF THE SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED, IN WRITING, AN INTEREST IN THE ACQUISITION N/A XI. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED N/A XII. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION THAT THE JUSTIFICATION IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. See Page 1.
 

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