SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- LiveVault InControl Software License
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2005
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/IT Contracting, 4700 River Road Unit 45, Riverdale, MD, 20737
- ZIP Code
- 20737
- Solicitation Number
- APHIS-05-096
- Response Due
- 9/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2005
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Marketing Service intends to issue a sole source contract to LiveVault Corporation located in Marlborough, MA, for: LiveValult InControl Data Storage Vault License (Qty. 1), LiveVault InControl Advanced Server Agent Licenses (Qty. 23), High Availability Option License (Remote) (Qty. 1), LiveVault InControl Annual Maintenance & Monitoring. This contract will be for the initial purchase of the license and maintenance/monitoring for one year and then an additional four one year options to include annual renewal of the license, upgrades and maintenance/monitoring renewal. InControl has the ability to create a backup image of targeted data stores every 15 minutes, providing up to 96 copies of a data store each day. InControl is able to manage the bandwidth utilization of the data transfer for each store on a server, time of day, and upstream or down-stream traffic, allowing the backups to be conducted over regular, existing WAN bandwidth throughout normal business hours without disrupting other agency network traffic. InControl is able to automatically back up open files and databases without requiring the separate purchase of open file agents or specific database plug-ins. InControl can backup files up to 100 GB in size, ensuring that agency?s largest data files can be backed up. Retention periods for back-up data can be separately set for each data store. Data can be encrypted in transmission and on the back-up device, and passwords can be changed without losing any history files or causing a resynch with the data source. InControl offers fast restore capabilities with standard file and data store recovery or a Delta Restore recovery that allows the software to send only the changed parts of the file to the original server for rapid restores. LiveVault provides daily monitoring of the back-up service in addition to providing general technical support, maintenance, and software upgrades. The interface is entirely web-based, allowing for easy management of the system from anywhere there is Internet connectivity. This is a firm fixed price acquisition. The period of performance is for 60 months. This notice is for informational purposes only. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No formal solicitation will be issued. However, the Government will consider all responses received by the above referenced response date. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may submit in writing to the designated representative their product's literature describing their ability to perform all the requirements stated above. Responses to this notice must be received by September 22, 2005, 1:00 pm EST. Responses must be received via fax machine to the attention of Beverly Brown 202-720-9094 or may be e-mailed to Beverly.S.Brown@aphis.usda.gov. See numbered note 22. Insert 2 days in lieu of 45 days in Note 22. This synopsis is a notice of intent to issue award using other than full and open competition and should not be considered a request for competitive proposals. The determination of the Government not to open subject requirement to full and open competition was made in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) - and is solely at the discretion of the Government.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, AMS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, RM. 1752-SOUTH BUILDING, 1400 INDEPENDENCE AVE., SW, WASHINGTON, DC 20250
- Zip Code: 20250
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20250
- Record
- SN00897858-W 20050919/050917211528 (fbodaily.com)
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