MODIFICATION
D -- Brand Name Only requirement to add additional VBrick Systems, Inc (VSI) products (MPEG 4 Dual Encoders with software and warranties)
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 MSG/LGC, 8110 Industrial Drive Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840-2315, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA7000-07-T-0077
- Response Due
- 3/27/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/11/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, 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. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ); solicitation number FA7000-07-T-0077, in accordance with FAR parts 12 & 13. The USAF Academy, 10th CS/SCXA has a Brand Name Only requirement to add additional VBrick Systems, Inc (VSI) products (MPEG 4 Dual Encoders with software and warranties) to their current inventory as follows: QTY: 8 ea MPEG-4 DUAL CHANNEL ENCODER 10/100BT ETHERNET WITH CABLE KIT AND REMOTE CONTROL. QTY: 1 ea 3 YEARS OF SOFTWARE UPDATES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. QTY: 1 ea 2 YEARS EXTENDED HARDWARE WARRANTY. QTY: 1ea MPEG-4 SINGLE CHANNEL ENCODER 10/100BT ETHERNET WITH CABLE KIT AND REMOTE CONTROL. QTY: 1ea VOD WINDOWS 125 mbps-VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVER WITH WINDOWS OS. INTEGRATED WITH VBRICK?S PORTAL SERVER, VBRICK ENCODERS, WINDOWS AND MAC BASED DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND STREAMING THROUGHOUR AND 125 CONCURRENT CONNECTIONS. IT DELIVERS STORED MPEG ASSETS AS UNICAST STREAMS WITH VCR-LIKE CONTROL ACROSS AN ETHERNET NETWORK. 2U PLATFORM. QTY: 2 ea ETHERNETV-ES4-2.044TB DELL 220S SAN FOR USE WITH THE ETHERNETV NXG FAMILY OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVERS-NOTE: ONE FREE SET OF RAILS INCLUDED BUT MUST BE ORDERED SEPARATELY. PART #8000-0067-0000 RAPIDRAILS SLIDE ASSEMBLY FOR DELL 220S-USED FOR SPECIFIC 19? CABINETS THAT PROVIDE SQUARE HOLE MOUNTING AND REQUIRE FOUR-POST RACK INSTALLATION. BRAND NAME ONLY JUSTIFICATION The equipment identified provides, the exclusive interface capability with the existing USAFAnet Infostructure. The equipment provides additional storage capacity and video caching proxy?s necessary to mitigate and manage the load on the network. The COMBAT INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM (CITS) recommends the use of CISCO Infostructure and, in fact, 104 of the 108 Air Force Installations, worldwide, use 100% CISCO equipment/networking devices. An Air Force study determined the four remaining bases, using Bay/Nortel systems, must convert to the use of CISCO equipment because the Air Force is only training personnel use, maintain and operate the CISCO equipment identified by the solicitation. The entire Air Force will benefit from total network interoperability, the ability to communicate and transfer information amongst bases, and from the existence and cohesion of personnel already trained and certified in CISCO technology. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-07. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number 334290 and the business size standard is 750 employees. The proposed acquisition is reserved for 100% small businesses. Women owned and disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to submit quotes. The FOB for this RFQ is Destination. The required delivery date is NLT 30 Days from the date of award. Quotations received with other than FOB Destination pricing will not be considered. The Government will award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose lowest price and technically acceptable quote conforms to the solicitation. Technical acceptability is based on the offeror?s ability to provide the brand name only items. Quotations received will be evaluated on an all or nothing basis. Only technically acceptable offers will be considered. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. If an offer cannot comply with all requirements, that offer will not be technically acceptable. In an e-mail or fax quote, please provide quote price; Tax ID #; Cage Code and DUNS #. The quote must be on company letterhead with signature attached. Additionally, the company must be registered in the CCR System as well as registered and completed Reps and Certs at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicsearch.aspx. This acquisition must comply with the Buy America Act and, as such, a Buy America Act Certification will be provided for your completion and signature. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991). The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: (b) 5, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 31. DFARS 252.212-7001, contract terms and conditions required status of Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Nov 2001), applies to this acquisition with the inclusion of the following: 252.225-7001, and Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, 252.232-7003. Electronic submissions of Invoices. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Quotes must be received NLT 2:00PM MST, Mar 27, 2007 by e-mail at sharon.boston@usafa.af.mil or fax to 719-333-9103 ATTN: Sharon Boston. Quotations received after this date and time will be considered late and will not be evaluated. Thank you for your interest in providing excellent products to the USAF Academy 10th CS/SCXA.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USAF Academy, CO
- Zip Code: 80840
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80840
- Record
- SN01258092-W 20070325/070323222555 (fbodaily.com)
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