SOLICITATION NOTICE
74 -- Tandberg Equipment
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- 1019-625688
- Response Due
- 8/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 1019-625688 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 334210 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested 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 Friday, August 25, 2006 at 16:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, VA 20520 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, Tandberg, 880 MXP, P/N:#113560, 4, EA; LI 002, First Year Core Customer Phone Support (Mandatory), P/N: #113560-V31D, 4, EA; LI 003, Tandberg MXP Profile Set-Top Package Including Single 32" WXGA LCD, PN: #114669, 4, EA; LI 004, Tandberg 2000 MXP Maintenance Contract Required, P/N: #113800, 1, EA; LI 005, Tandberg 2000 MXP Domestic Customer Core Service, P/N: #113800V31D, 1, EA; LI 006, Tandberg 1000 MXP (768 KBPS IP Only) Maintennace Contract Required, P/N: #114001, 2, EA; LI 007, Tandberg 1000 MXP Domestic Customer Care, P/N: #114001V31D, 2, 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. 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 Harry Lundy at lundyhe@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICSE. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CELARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS AFTER COMPETITION CLOSE. BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION: TANDBERG IS ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD IT/CCB APPROVED BASELINE. THE PURCHASE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF SVDC WHICH PROVIDES ITS SERVICES TO OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND TO OTHER DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES. THE SVDC ORGANIZAITON IS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A SECURE VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 24 HOURS AD DAY , SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SVDC HAV ETHE SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE. TO PURCHASE OFF GRAND OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE COMPATIVEL WITH THE ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS AND CAUSE POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS IN THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATIONS OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE DOS HAVE COME TO EXPECT.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-30825_01, n-3124)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, VA 20520
- Zip Code: 20520
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20520
- Record
- SN01120897-W 20060823/060821220425 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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