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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 04, 2004 FBO #1013
MODIFICATION

70 -- SUN HARDWARE TO SUPPORT DOD WEB SERVICES

Notice Date

9/2/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

423430 — Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, DLA-DSS Corporate Contracting Office, 8725 John J. Kingman Road Suite 0119, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6220
 

ZIP Code

22060-6220
 

Solicitation Number

SP4700-04-R-0029
 

Response Due

9/8/2004
 

Archive Date

9/23/2004
 

Point of Contact

Brenda Geist, Contracting Officer, Phone (703)767-1172, Fax (703)767-1172, - Patrick Kennedy, Contracting Officer, Phone (703)767-1172, Fax (703)767-1172,
 

E-Mail Address

brenda.geist@dla.mil, patrick_kennedy@hq.dla.mil
 

Description

The purpose of this Amendment 0003 is to respond to vendor questions received to date on Solicitation SP4700-04-R-0029. QUESTION #7: This statement: Only Sun iForce Partners will be considered. This is a restraint of trade. SUN systems products and support can be acquired on the open market. Please revise your specifications on the opportunity to reflect such. ANSWER: Unauthorized Sun resellers can not meet the requirements of this bid---to provide a valid Solaris license, standard warranty of Sun gear by Sun personnel, and the legal transfer of Sun intellectual property. Sun requires the government to purchase from a "Sun Government System Provider." This is the only way to properly transfer Solaris licenses, Warranty, and other intellectual property associated with the hardware is to buy this way. A Government Systems Provider (GSP) contract is executed between Sun and the VAR. There are significant terms and conditions (as well as indemnifications clauses) that protect the investment as a customer that these VARs sign up to. Any company can get on the list. If you have not purchased products through one of Suns GSPs you are not properly acquiring the Solaris license, Warranty, and other intellectual property associated with the hardware. The Sun GSP contract only allows for ONE tier of transfer (directly to a government customer). The government will not be licensed properly for Sun software and would incur an additional charge; the standard warranty would also be void. Offers are due 8 Sep 04, 11:00 a.m.., Andrew T. McNamara Headquarters Complex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6220, Suite 1145, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6220. Please contact Ms. Brenda Geist (brenda.geist@dla.mil) for information regarding the solicitation
 

Place of Performance

Address: DTIC, 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD, FORT BELVOIR, VA

Zip Code: 22060-6218

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00663931-W 20040904/040902211554 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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