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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for brand name or equal par excellence commercial products and commercial services. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Technology Acquisition Center, intends to issue a solicitation identified as request for quote rfq ****, for brand name or equal par excellence. The north american industry classification system naics number is **** computer systems design services. This solicitation is unrestricted. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible vendor whose offer conforms to the solicitation. Contractor shall submit a small business subcontracting plan, outlining the specific goals to utilize a small business concern, in which will be included in the quote submitted to the office specified in this solicitation at time of quote submission. Complete offers will only be accepted through email to ***@***. *. * and ***@***. *. * use rfq **** in the subject line. The period of performance shall be 12 months from date of award, with two 12month option periods to be exercised at the governments discretion. The contractor shall provide a 3year warranty for all installed equipment and software, which includes replacements for defects or damage not caused by va personnel. Warranties shall start upon completion of the installation and after va verifies the system operates correctly. The contractor shall provide installation of the bne par excellence system. The contractor shall provide notification to va within 10 days prior to starting onsite activities. The contractor shall coordinate with va site escorts for installation. The contractor shall begin installation no later than 45 business days after the technical kickoff meeting. The contractor shall provide the cor with monthly progress reports in electronic form in microsoft word and project formats. The contractor, i. e. , contractor employees, responsible for installation and setup, shall have background check completed or show proof of background check completed no longer than one year ago, from date of award including fingerprint analysis. The va will provide piv sponsorship to contractor employees performing work. The contractor shall provide training for endusers, superusers, supervisors, and leadership at all locations where the bne par excellence system is installed. The contractor shall deliver a contractor project management plan cpmp that lays out the contractors approach, timeline, and tools to be used in execution of the contract. A technical kickoff meeting shall be held within 10 business days after contract is awarded. The contractor shall provide the cor with monthly progress reports in electronic form in microsoft word and project formats. The report shall include detailed instructionsexplanations for each required data element, to ensure that data is accurate and consistent. These reports shall reflect data as of the last day of the preceding month. The monthly progress reports shall cover all work completed during the reporting period and work planned for the subsequent reporting period. The report shall also identify any problems that arose and a description of how the problems were resolved. If problems have not been completely resolved, the contractor shall provide an explanation including their plan and timeframe for resolving the issue. The report shall also include an itemized list of all information and communication technology ict deliverables and their current section 508 conformance status. The contractor shall monitor performance against the cpmp and report any deviations. It is expected that the contractor will keep in communication with va accordingly so that issues that arise are transparent to both parties to prevent escalation of outstanding issues. The contractor shall meet e. g. , virtual, in person, telephone, etc. with the cor monthly to address any unresolved issues and discuss any unresolved andor continuous issues and corrective acti
The contractor shall begin installation no later than 45 business days after the technical kickoff meeting. The contractor shall begin installation no later than 45 business days after the technical kickoff meeting.
The government will handle invoices according to the prompt payment act 31 **** and 5 cfr part ****. The government will handle invoices according to the prompt payment act 31 **** and 5 cfr part ****.
The contractor shall provide a 3year warranty for all installed equipment and software, which includes replacements for defects or damage not caused by va personnel. The contractor shall provide a 3year warranty for all installed equipment and software, which includes replacements for defects or damage not caused by va personnel.
Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsive, responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the requirements of the solicitation set forth in the price schedule and product description. Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsive, responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the requirements of the solicitation set forth in the price schedule and product description.
The offeror must meet all the requirements listed in the section b. 4 price schedule and section b. 5 product description and have each requirement outlined in the quote, to include a description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate conformance with the requirements in the request for quote rfq. The offeror must meet all the requirements listed in the section b. 4 price schedule and section b. 5 product description and have each requirement outlined in the quote, to include a description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate conformance with the requirements in the request for quote rfq.
