This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1004-625041 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 FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 17:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20520

The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following:
LI 001, Kofax Ascent Capture version 7.5 (25K images/month), 2, EA;
LI 002, Annual Maintenance Kofax Ascent Capture version 7.5 (25K images/month), 2, EA;
LI 003, Kofax Ascent Capture Version 7.5, Workstation License, 2, EA;
LI 004, Annual Maintenance for Kofax Ascent Capture Version 7.5, Workstation License, 2, EA;
LI 005, KOFAX ASCENT CAPTURE 300,000 PAGE COUNT, 1, EA;
LI 006, KOFAX ASCENT CAPTURE 1 MILLION PAGE COUNT, 1, EA;
LI 007, Kofax Image Plus Text version 7.5 (25K images/month), 2, EA;
LI 008, Annual Maintenance for Kofax Image Plus Text version 7.5 (25K images/month), 2, EA;
LI 009, Kofax Image Plus Text 300,000 PAGE COUNT, 1, EA;
LI 010, Kofax Image Plus Text 1 MILLION PAGE COUNT, 1, EA;
LI 011, Kofax VRS 4.0 Plus for Production Scanners (Kodak i620), 1, EA;

For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at [email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Ruby Green at [email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or [email protected].

The vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order with out prior, written approval from the USDOS Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specification of this RFQ. Items that do not confirm to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejec 0044 ted at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendors expense. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION SHIPPING This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the use of Kofax Scanning software. The use of a brand name description is essential to the Government’s requirements, for Office of the Legal Adviser scanning and document management requirements, thereby precluding consideration of the products of another company.L/EX has identified the Kofax Ascent Capture software as a key component of the Bureau’s scanning and document management system. The software listed above is the only product that will provide the necessary integration with the Bureau’s existing Hummingbird DM document management system and GxP Partners DM Pre-Profiler and Release script for Ascent Capture, which automatically intergrates directly with our existing DM repository providing production – level profiling/indexing of our scanned documents. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor’s unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the Bureau’s requirements as a key component of the Bureau’s document management and records management system

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