SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Foreign Patent and Filing Prosecution Services - T&C - SF-1449
- Notice Date
- 12/23/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541110
— Offices of Lawyers
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - National Capital Region Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SB-S-16-0003
- Archive Date
- 1/23/2016
- Point of Contact
- Travis Heller,
- E-Mail Address
-
travis.heller@ars.usda.gov
(travis.heller@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SF-1449 T&C 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. The solicitation number is AG-32SB-S-16-0003 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-85 - December 04, 2015. This procurement is a 100% Small Business (SB) set-aside. NAICS Code: 541110 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is seeking a contractor to provide Foreign Patent and Filing Prosecution services for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Forest Service (FS), and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Basis for Award: This will be a best value procurement. Technical merit plays a significant role in determining award. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are more important than price. The Contracting Officer shall determine what trade-off between technical merit and price promises to be the best value to the Government with price and other factors to be considered. As non-price factors become more equal, price may become the determining factor. The award will be made to the offeror that offers the greatest value and is most advantageous to the Government. Please include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall submit all written questions concerning the solicitation via email to Travis Heller at Travis.Heller@ars.usda.gov. The questions and responses will be provided to all offerors in an amendment to the solicitation where a response is deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer. The Government may elect to conduct discussions with offerors whose proposals are technically acceptable (or which may be expected to be made acceptable by moderate modification) and fall within the competitive price range. The Government reserves the right, however, to award a contract based on initial offers without conducting discussions. Therefore, each proposal should be submitted from the offeror's most favorable technical and price standpoints. Solicitation documents will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Telephone requests will not be honored and bidder lists will not be maintained. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as required by FAR 4.1102 at the time of submission.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03977467-W 20151225/151223234459-9601f87c39e44ffd1a8e90fc6a8b3275 (fbodaily.com)
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