This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in  accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information  included in this notice. This is a total 100% small business set-a-side. This  announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will  not be issued. Provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-14 are  incorporated.  The National Institute Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Campus located  within the Research Triangle Park (RTP), Durham, North Carolina, has a need  for a contractor to perform preventive and emergency maintenance, repair,  inspection, installation, and relocation of Security Surveillance Equipment  and supply, place, and remove covert equipment as required. STATEMENT OF WORK Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall  furnish all necessary services and qualified technical personnel, not  otherwise provided by the Government. The Contractor shall provide  complete mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance, emergency  maintenance response including necessary repair service, inspections,  relocations, and installations, including covert equipment, shall be provided  by the Contractor for Government-owned Security Surveillance Equipment  consistent with commercial industry standards. The Contractor shall provide  emergency maintenance and repair service as required and preventive  maintenance for all designated Government-owned Security Surveillance  equipment and consistent with the Government Performance Standards. The  contractor shall furnish all necessary tools and test equipment to pursue the  fulfillment of work performed under the preventive maintenance and repair of  Security Surveillance equipment. The Government is continually enhancing the security surveillance equipment on  the NIEHS campus as funds become available. The scope includes the  installation of the latest type of cameras inside and outside of buildings,  move and install poles as directed by the Project Officer. The surveillance  equipment to be covered by this Contract has been under continuous maintenance  following the expiration of the respective warranties. The equipment has been  operable for a number of years and requires continuous maintenance and  repairs. The enhancement of the equipment will include equipment replacement  as part of the Institute's security upgrade. As each task is completed the  Contract will be modified and the maintenance added. A preventive  maintenance schedule will be added for any additional cameras or equipment  that requires maintenance biannually. The scope includes the contractor to provide, install, monitor, and remove  covert type surveillance equipment at times when the Government has the  necessity to prevent theft, possible threats, or destruction of Government  property. The Contractor shall provide the latest type of covert surveillance  equipment. The Contractor shall be able to install this type of equipment  within four hours of notice. The Contractor and the Contracting Officer will  agree upon a one time price prior to installation. Once the covert type  surveillance equipment is installed the Security Contractor or the Government  will monitor the equipment. When this covert task is over the Contractor will  be asked to remove the surveillance equipment.  All outside pole cameras are located on 30' aluminum poles; these poles will  not support the weight of an extension ladder and a person. The contractor  will need a mechanical type lift or a boom truck in order to work these  outside cameras including for emergency repairs in the time requirements of  the Contract. Security Surveillance Camera Equipment. The Institute is monitored by 41 surveillance cameras, 26 inside cameras and  15 outside cameras that operate 24hrs daily. We have 4 main monitors with 17  inch color monitor screens located at the security operational center at  building 101. We will be adding 2 new inside cameras in the new computer  center located at building 104 that will bring our total camera count to 43. NIEHS recently installed 15 new Spectra III Series Dome System monitors, all  exterior cameras on 10/17/2006. These cameras include a 1 year warranty on  parts and labor from that date. Lighting and acts of God are excluded from  coverage. All exterior cameras are under warranty until 10/17/2007. Monitors -- (3 each Bosch monitors with 17 inch color monitor screens, 1  Phillips monitor with 17 inch black and white screen). These monitors provide  visual coverage for the 41 cameras. Located at the Security Operational  Center within Bldg 101. The monitors retain no warranty. Exterior Cameras (15 each newly installed Pelco Spectra III Series Dome System  Cameras, 11 each camera are mounted on 30 foot poles, 4 each cameras are  mounted on the side of building. Located at the parking lot and on the side  of Bldg 101. The model number for these cameras is Model SD53TC-PG-EO. All  exterior cameras are under warranty until 10/17/2007 Interior Cameras - 26 Total (10 each Burle surveillance cameras, 6 each  Phillips surveillance cameras, 4 each Honeywell surveillance cameras, 4 each  JVC surveillance cameras, 2 each Pelco surveillance cameras). Located within  Bldg 101. The cameras retain no warranty. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This contract is for one base-year period with  four (4) option years. The period of performance for the Base Year will be  from Date of Award through one (1) year. The period of performance for the  option years will be Date of Modification to exercise through one (1) year.  Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price Monthly Fee with cost reimbursement of parts  plus a handling fee if applicable. Section B Price and Cost Schedule. CLIN 0001 Monthly Firm-Fixed-Price Labor $____________ Base Period - Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance, emergency  maintenance response including necessary repair service, inspections,  relocations, and installations, including covert equipment, shall be provided  by the Contractor for Government-owned Security Surveillance Equipment  0002 Cost Reimbursable ODCs Parts Not-To-Exceed $10,000.00 Option year prices same as above shall be included for Years 1-4. EMPLOYEES: The contractor shall ensure all employees working on the NIEHS  Campus possess proper identification and/or citizenship documentation. Under  the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), employers may hire only persons who  may legally work in the United States (i.e., citizens and nationals of the  U.S.) and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. The employer must verify the  identity and employment eligibility of anyone to be hired (Ref: U. S.  Department of Labor:  (http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/aw.htm#whowhich). Additionally,  Contractor employees will follow all NIEHS regulations - submission of  contractor employees names and work schedule to the Government project officer  to be submitted to the NIEHS Security office and to the main entrance gate  guards (the Government project officer should be contacted of any changes of  this information before the arrival of the contractor employees), possession  of pictured identification such as a valid state drivers license or other  valid identification card for each employee for review at the main entrance  gate (vehicles may be searched going in and out of the Institute by the NIEHS  security), each employee shall obtain a pictured contractors badge at the  NIEHS security office between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM - Monday - Friday, parking  in service parking spaces (limited to two per contractor) during regular  working hours with a NIEHS parking permit (available at the main security  office to be issued for each month) or the Contractors company logo on the  sides of the vehicle (after-hour parking at the loading docks may be available  if extensive material unloading and frequent trips to the vehicle are required  with approval of Government project officer and notification of NIEHS  security); employee personal vehicles may be parked in the NIEHS main parking  lot located above South Campus building 101 when issued a temporary parking  pass; smoking in permitted areas only; and no firearms, explosives,  pets/animals, or illegal drugs are allowed. The Government project officer  will be available supply any information to the contractor concerning  Institute regulations.   TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA   The Government will award a  contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose  offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the  Government, price and other factors considered. Technical Approach and Past  Performance together are considered more important than price The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Approach: The demonstrated technical approach will be evaluated.  Specifically, offerors must address the following that are of equal  importance: Furnish all necessary tools and test equipment to pursue the  fulfillment of work performed. Preventive maintenance schedule. Complete  mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance, emergency maintenance  response including necessary repair service, inspections, relocations, and  installations. Provide, install, monitor, and remove covert type surveillance  equipment with the latest type of covert surveillance equipment  Emergency maintenance and repair. Installation of the latest type of cameras  inside and outside of buildings including moving and installing camera poles.   The availability of a mechanical type lift or a boom truck in order to  work on outside cameras. Qualifications of Personnel: The offeror must describe specific, relevant  experience and availability of personnel in providing services similar in  scope. Offerors will be evaluated on the personnel who will perform, their  ability to meet NIEHS Campus Security Requirements, including proper  documentation. Offerors will also be evaluated on their personnels training,  expertise, experience, and availability of personnel to perform services for  this requirement. This criterion includes any proposed subcontractors or  consultants. Past Performance: Demonstrated successful past performance of the offeror  and any major subcontractors during the past three years for work of similar  scale and within similar time and cost estimates. Submit Past Performance  references including work history of projects of similar size. Evaluation of  the offerors past performance will be completed to determine how well the  offeror has performed work of similar size and complexity to the procurement  under consideration, the relevance of each past performance evaluation to the  Statement of Work and customer satisfaction. The Government may contact  references other than those identified by the offeror and the information  received may be used in the evaluation of the offerors past performance.  Price Evaluation: Evaluation under this factor will include an assessment of  offered prices for reasonableness. Price reasonableness determination will be  made on all line items. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes  by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic  requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the  option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not  obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Options. The Government  will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all  options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may  determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly  unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to  exercise the option(s).  PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMAT:  Failure to address the requirement in the solicitation may result in an  unacceptable proposal.  The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212- 1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; The RFQ should be submitted and  shall contain the following information: 1) RFQ number, 2) time specified for  receipt of offers, 3) name, address, and telephone number of offeror, 4) terms  of any express warranty, 5) price and any discount terms, 6) a completed copy  of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror  Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (see FAR 52.212-3(j) for  those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete  electronically); Offers that fail to furnish required representations or  information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be  excluded from consideration, (IAW FAR 4.1201 prospective contractors must be  registered in the Online Representative & Certification Application (ORCA) at  http://orca.bpn.gov ) 7) Period for acceptance of offers - The offeror agrees  to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date  specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an  addendum to the solicitation, 8) Late offers - Any offer, modification,  revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office  designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of  offers is late and will not be considered. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items, award evaluation will be in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 and  will be based on price and other factors most advantageous to the  government. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items.  FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or  Executive Orders-Commercial Items, Paragraphs (a), (b) (5)(ii) (14) (15) (16)  (17) (18) (19) (20) (24)(ii) (26) (31), (d), and (e) applies to this  solicitation. FAR 52.212-5 (Deviation) Contract Terms and Conditions  Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order - Commercial Items.  Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this  solicitation: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.219-1  Alt 1 Small Business Program Representations (Offerors must include a  completed copy of this provision with their quote), Notice to the Government  of Labor Disputes, FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports,  FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance Reports, FAR 52.232-18  Availability of Funds, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-1  Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized  Deviations in Clauses, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (located  at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ ).  The following are also applicable to this solicitation:  Companies shall also comply with PROVISIONS at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to  Offerors---Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition with the exception of  (d), (h), and (i) of the clause, which are RESERVED. Offeror shall include a  completed copy of provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and  Certifications-Commercial Items, with their proposal. FAR 52.212-4, Contract  Terms and Conditions---Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR  52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or  Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In compliance  with said clause, the following FAR clauses apply: 52.203-6, Restrictions on  Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.222-26, Equal  Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam  Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222- 37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the  Vietnam Era. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To  Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders---Commercial Items, applies to this  acquisition In order to be determined responsible, companies shall be registered in CCR,  provide DUNS number, Cage Code, and TIN. ALL OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN  THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY  AWARD. Information concerning CCR requirements can be accessed at  http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Registration Center at 1-888-227- 2423. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which, if timely  received, shall be considered by this agency.  Site Visit: January 18, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. EST. No other site visit shall be  granted. No more than 2 individuals per company. Send name, company, title,  and contract information to Mr. James Everett via email everett2@mail.nih.gov  within 24 hours of site visit. All attendees shall have a valid Picture ID  Card, check-in with security at the gate located at 111 T. W. Alexander Dr,  Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, and proceed to the security  reception desk in the lobby of NIEHS-Campus, Bldg 101 for assembly and further  directions. All questions shall be addressed Kyle A. Turner by email only, NLT  3:00 P.M. EST on January 18, 2007. Proposals shall be submitted by email only to Kyle A. Turner at:  [Please use the link below] Proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. EST on February 12,  2007. Only emails - No phone calls will be accepted.