SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Dell and Cisco Equipment, GSA IT Schedule 70 conracts, ITSS Registered Vendors, End User Navy
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 4890 University Square, Suite 3f, Huntsville, AL 35816
- ZIP Code
- 35816
- Solicitation Number
- 4THO17069591
- Response Due
- 9/27/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/26/2007
- 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 4THO17069591 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 334111 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 14:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, WS-X4516-10GW- Cisco Supervisore Engine for MILCON Switch, 1, EA; LI 002, PC Exchange Server Dell Poweredge 2950- Dual Processors: Dual core Intel Xeon 5060 3.2 GHz, 1066 MHZ FSB: 8GB - 4X2Gb DIMM; 1x6 Backplane for 3.5' Hard drives; Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5 hard drives; PERC 5/1,x6 Backplane, Integrated controller card; Qty 4 x146Gb SAS Hard drives, IntelPro 1000PT single-port Gigabit NIC; Rack-mount chassis, sliding Rapid/Versa Rails; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Ed; Redundant power Supply; 24x IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM; 1.44MB Floppy Drive; 3yr Silver enterprise Support- no Onsite support; Keep hard drive Option, 3 yr., 1, EA; LI 003, SCSI Disk Drives- Seagate Cheetah ST3146807LW; 146.8Gb capacity; 10000 rpm, 15, EA; LI 004, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003+ Client Access Licenses- 1 MS 2003 Exchange Server- Enterprise Edition; 100 Exchange Server 2003 device CAL, 1, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 4 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. GSA FTS Region 4 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 Cheryl Clutts at cheryl.clutts@gsa.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Failure to comply with the below instructions may result in quote being determined as non-responsive. Desired delivery: 30 days or less from date of award unless otherwise specified. Upon delivery, all shipping documents and equipment containers will include GSA-IT order number and/or Act number. Vendors / sales agents submitting quotes MUST BE registered in ITSS. If vendor registration assistance is needed contact 877.243.2889 Option 2. Contact ClientServices@fedbid.com or call 877-933-3234 to address any questions or comments. Company must be registered on DOD's Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Web site is http://www.ccr.gov. Quote must include proof of CCR registration. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market". All must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission Quote per specifications requested. If an item has been discontinued or is end of life, annotate quote referencing as such then quote an equal or better replacement for the item. Quote is to include all fees, including shipping or freight costs. Provide on quote the estimated ETA, number of days, delivery can be expected after receipt of purchase order. No partial shipments unless specifically authorized at time of award. All services and products provided in response to this requirement shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronics and Information Technical (EIT) Accessibility Standard (36 CFR part 1194). Quote must include statement addressing compliance or noncompliance with Section 508. Quote must include verification that the product and/or services have been evaluated and validated by the NSA or in accordance with NSA-approved processes in accordance with Defense Confidentiality DCAS-1 (see also DODI 8500.2, February 6, 2003). - Invoicing must be submitted via ITSS. When submitting invoice, invoice must include ONLY the line items quoted. A separate line item for a Fedbid.com fee is unacceptable. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52,222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR cluase may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, via the ORCA website (http://orca.bpn.gov). FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FEDBID in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that the FEDBID system automatically ranks all bids by price, however, pursuant to applicable acquisitions regulations and/or departmental guidelines, buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Note that, the Buyer shall place orders with the schedule contractor that can provide the supply or service that represents the best value. This specific Order will be awarded based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method of determining Best Value.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-33608_01, n-3917)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Stennis Space Center, MS 39522
- Zip Code: 39522
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 39522
- Record
- SN01154133-W 20060927/060925221139 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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