MODIFICATION
70 -- Software
- Notice Date
- 9/30/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Fort Meyer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1010-631017A
- Response Due
- 9/27/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/26/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE: 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 1010-631017A 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 unrestricted 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 13:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Springfield, VA 22153 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, PART # FAS3020-ISB-BASEIG-R5 -FAS3020 ISCSI BASE, OS, IG CF, R5, 1, EA; LI 002, PART # SW-T3-CIFS-C -CIFS SOFTWARE T3-C, 1, EA; LI 003, PART # -SW-T3-SMSQL-S-C -SNAPMANAGER SOFTWARE SQL, SAN, T3-C, 1, EA; LI 004, PART # -SW-T3-SME-S-C -SNAPMANAGER SOFTWARE, EXCHANGE, SAN, T3-C, 1, EA; LI 005, PART # SW-T3-SRESTORE-S-C -SNAPRESTORE SOFTWARE, SAN, T3-C, 1, EA; LI 006, PART # DSX-3.5TB R5C - DISK SHELF, 3.5TB SATA, R5, 1, EA; LI 007, PART # X700B-ESH2-R5-C -DS14MK2 SHLF, ACPS, 14X144GB, 10K, HDD, ESH2, 3, EA; LI 008, PART # X1035B-R5-C -NIC, FI, 2-PORT, GBE, LC,-C, R5, 2, EA; LI 009, PART # X2051A-R5-C -HBA, FC OP, TAPE, 2-PORT, PCI-X, 2GB, -C, R5, 1, EA; LI 010, PART # X6524-R6-C -CBL,2M, OPTICAL, PAIR, LC/LC,-C,R6, 2, EA; LI 011, PART # SW-T3-SNAPDRIVE - SNAPDRIVE SOFTWARE, 1, EA; LI 012, PART # X6530-R6-C - CBL, 0.5M PATCH, FC SFP TO SFP, -C, R6, 4, EA; LI 013, PART # X800-42U-R6-C -CABINET COMPONENT POWER CABLE, -C, R6, 10, EA; LI 014, PART # X871A-R6-C -20A STORAGE EQUIPMENT CABINET, -C, R6, 1, EA; LI 015, PART # X875B-R6-C -20A PWR CORD(4) CABINET, IEC,-C,R6, 1, EA; LI 016, PART # X6529-R6 - SFP, OPTICAL, FC, -C, R6, 4, EA; LI 017, PART # X8773-R6-C - MULTIPLE PRODUCT TIE DOWN BARCKET, -C, R6, 1, EA; LI 018, PART # DOC-3XXX-C - DOCUMENTS, 3XXX,-C, 1, EA; LI 019, PART # CS-S-INST-SSP-NBR - NBD PARTS REPLACE, AND SW SUBS, 1, EA; LI 020, PART # SW-SSP-SDR-WINDOWS - SW SUBS, SNAPDRIVE FOR WINDOWS, 1, EA; LI 021, PART # SW-SDR-WIN - SNAPDRIVE WINDOWS, 1, EA; LI 022, PART # SW-SMBR-1000PK - SINGLE MBOX RECOVERY, 1000 PK, 1, EA; LI 023, PART # SW-SSPVN-SMBR-1000PK - VENDOR SW SUB SMBR, 1000PK, 1, EA; LI 024, PART # X274B-R5 - SPARE DRIVES - 144GB, 10K, FC DRIVES, 4, 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 Ruby Green at greenrs@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. 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 State Department IT system uses the NETAPP to provide network comparability to existing Department of State?s enterprise network infrastructure based on existing management tools and capabilities. The NETAPP System has undergone test and assessment, evaluation for all IT division of internal and posts use and received approval from the Department of State IT Configuration Control Board We do not have any preference of which vendor provide the NETAPP equipment for us and our posts but we prefer to have the best service available since we must have our system up and running 7*24. FCN has been providing the best possible service and that?s why we have requested the initial quotes from them but again we need the NETAPP equipment and could not ask for any other vendor for quotes. There is no other comparable Filer which are approved by the department and ITCC board. We have bought these equipments for the domestic IT needs and our post as well and it is now becoming standard for the entire department.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-32848_03, n-4423)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Springfield, VA 22153
- Zip Code: 22153
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22153
- Record
- SN01158998-W 20061002/060930220141 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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