SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Imaging RFI 01_08
- Notice Date
- 1/8/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541513
— Computer Facilities Management Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- ImagingRFI
- Response Due
- 2/5/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/20/2007
- Description
- The Department of State, IRM/OPS/PMA is requesting information regarding Vendors capable of imaging DoS OpenNet workstations, monitors, printer testing and direct ship of subject equipment consistent with Diplomatic Pouch Guidelines and Restrictions to DoS Embassies and Consulates overseas. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND IS NOT A COMMITEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). Responses to this RFI will not serve as proposals, bids or offerors, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Submission of any information in responses to this RFI is completely voluntary, and shall not constitute a fee to the government. The main purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research and determine the organizations capable for future competition. The Department of State reserves the right to terminate this process and change its requirements if the needs of the DoS change. Responding to this notice does not guarantee participation in future Department of State activities. Again, the Department of State is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Request for Information. The Department of State invites all interested parties to submit a written response to this Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is being sought strictly for the purpose of gaining knowledge of services and supplies available with an estimate of their corresponding costs and should not be construed as intent, commitment, or promise to acquire services, supplies, or solutions offered. Information submitted in response to this RFI will become the property of the Department of State. The Department of State will not pay for any information herein requested nor is it liable for any cost incurred by the vendor. Emailed RFI responses must be received prior to 4:00 pm EST February 5, 2007 at the following address: Contract Specialist: Adrienne Jones/Bell Telephone Number: 703 516-1667 E-mail Address: jonesam@state.gov 1.0 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The Global IT Modernization Program under the purview of the Director of IRM/OPS/PMA is responsible for refreshing 25% of overseas workstations, and a percentage of OpenNet printers for overseas sites on an annual basis. Due to the continuous pressure to reduce IT life cycle costs, PMA is exercising due diligence in exploring potential alternative methodologies to meet current operational requirements. Vendors will be responsible for storing OpenNet workstations and printers at their facility, installing a GITM provided image on DoS OpenNet workstations, power on and print test OpenNet printers, provide GITM with location specific serial numbers for CPU?s, monitors and printers, and notification when subject equipment is inducted into shipping consistent with Diplomatic Pouch Guidelines and Restrictions to DoS Embassies and Consulates overseas. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION GITM will provide the vendor with site specific quantities in addition to providing updated copies and or access to the Unclassified Diplomatic Pouch Guidelines and Restrictions for packing / shipping instructions. No partial shipments of workstations, monitors and printers are authorized. All shipments must be 100 percent complete. The Department of State will reimburse for shipping expenses upon receipt of GBL?s / invoices. For the purposes of this RFI, vendors can assume a total of 262 overseas sites in addition to the following quantities in determining their cost estimates: Annual Quantity of Overseas OpenNet Workstations: 6,067 Annual Quantity of Overseas OpenNet Monitors: 6,067 Annual Quantity of Overseas OpenNet Printers: 970 Workstation Imaging GITM would provide a bootable ISO image (DVD - over 2 GB) that would need to be applied to every workstation prior to shipment. This image would be made available on a DoS FTP site, or uploaded to a vendor FTP site. Reasonable advance notice (at least several days) would be given of the release of a new version. See Attachment (A). Note: The GITM image is structured to permit the addition of new drivers, hot fixes, or new software to the workstation during the loading of the image on the workstations. Additional software such as the types mentioned above could be released by GITM at any time for incorporation into the new workstations and GITM would provide advance notice. The vendor must provide prompt notification to GITM of any problems with an image. GITM will provide a power cord to be included with each workstation to be included with the shipment. All equipment must be labeled with an approved U.S. Government Unclassified property label (DoS provided). GITM Quality Assurance personnel will perform periodic random sampling to verify / validate compliance of the workstation imaging process at the vendor facility. The vendor will provide a weekly status report documenting the following areas: ? Total number of workstations imaged ? Total number of printers tested ? Total number of locations awaiting shipment (staged for shipping) ? Total number of shipments by location ?X Serial Numbers ?X Part Number ?X Manufacturer ?X Date shipped ? Total number of DOA equipment The vendor must provide GITM with a shipping manifest prior to actual shipping. 3.0 RFI RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS The DoS is asking all interested parties to submit a response containing the following information: ?? Your interest in providing the services/supplies. ?? Brief description of past experience providing similar services/supplies. ?? From your past experience, has the Department of State identified all the major components necessary to complete this project? If not, please provide information on other necessary components. ?? Please provide a list of potential problems/risks that the DoS may encounter during this project. Please provide any ideas or suggestions about how such problems/risks should be addressed in a solicitation. ?? Your best estimated price range to provide the services/supplies as stated herein, lowest estimate to highest estimate. Please provide the information requested below: Company and Contact Information: 1. Company Name and Address; 2. Contact Name, Title, Phone Number, Fax Number, and eMail Address; 3. Organizational history and capabilities statement; Attachment A Loading Image to Workstation and Final Configuration Imaging 1. Power on Workstation and insert the GITM XP Recovery DVD. 2. When prompted, Press any key to image workstation. 3. When prompted for Next segment of the Ghost file, Click the OK button. 4. When Imaging is complete, remove DVD and Click the Restart Computer button. 5. When mini Sysprep is complete, Log on to the machine with DoSAdmin and the GITM approved password. Integration Mode 6. The Workstation is now in Integration mode. a. Verify latest Software, Patches, and Hotfixes are installed. b. Load additional Software, Patches, Hotfixes, Settings, and Configurations. c. If an Automatic/Manual reboot is required for an individual update click NO at the Final Workstation Configuration screen. NOTE: By clicking NO this will keep the workstation in the Integration mode after reboot. d. If all required changes are final and workstation is ready for Sysprep. i. Click Start | Shutdown and select Shutdown ii. Click the YES button at the Final Workstation Configuration screen. 7. Click the OK button to initialize Sysprep. 8. Click the Yes button to Empty the corrupted Recycle Bin. NOTE: Workstation will Shutdown. At this point, the workstation can be packed up and sent to post or it can be imaged and then loaded to all relevant workstations Site Configuration Mode 6. Power On the workstation, you will be in Site Configuration mode at this point. a. Select your Language options and click the Next button. b. Enter the computer name (this name should have been pre-created in the site OU). c. DO NOT enter a password for the administrator account. NOTE: This Password is for the disabled DoS-Admin account. d. Click the Next button. e. Enter the correct Date, Time, and Time zone and click the Next button. f. Type in the correct regional Domain (e.g. WHA, EUR) and click the Next button. g. Type in an OU Administrator account (e.g. WHA\DoeJ) and password. h. Click the Ok button. i. Enter a new Post-Specific password for the DoSAdmin account and confirm it. j. Click Yes to continue SAV Installation without HKEY_CURRENT_USER. k. Click Next to install SAV 10 managed client. l. Enter the name of the local SAV Server (e.g. BerlinFP01) and click the Next button. NOTE: Special Characters and spaces will cause the installation to fail. m. Click the OK button to confirm software installation. NOTE: Workstation will reboot. n. Log on with DoSAdmin account and SAV Patch 1 will install automatically and reboot. o. Log on with DoSAdmin account and SAV Patch 2 will install automatically and reboot. p. Log on with DoSAdmin account and add the <PostName> Workstations Local Admins-GG to the workstations Administrators Group.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC & Overseas
- Zip Code: 20520
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20520
- Record
- SN01207143-W 20070110/070108220305 (fbodaily.com)
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