SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- NETWORK SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Springfield, VA 21999
- ZIP Code
- 21999
- Solicitation Number
- 1019-731936
- Response Due
- 4/5/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2007
- 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1019-731936 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-15. 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 bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2007-04-05 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be WASHINGTON, DC 20520 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, NM-1/622SMIRE, product for support OC12 Sngl mod network module serial numbers: 5050526 5050540 5050542, 3, EA; LI 002, ENCL-210/AC, Support for product description, ATM switch enclosure, serial numbers: 4190805, 4190811, 4260815, 4260816, 5090923, 5, EA; LI 003, FTA-210-SP, Support for product description, fore thought s/w for TNX, serial numbers: C026F8A20B77, C026FA4A981D C02A1C008CD8 C02A1DF6C42F C02A29469E15, 5, EA; LI 004, NM-4/155MMSCE, Support for product description OC3 Multi mod network module, serial numbers: 4300525, 4310650, 9, EA; LI 005, NM-4/DS3E, Support for DS3 network module support for product description: DS3 network module serial numbers: 4170504 4170526 4170529 4170530 4170531 4170537 4170544 4170547 5030529, 9, EA; LI 006, SCP-P5-266, support for product description Pentium SCP for TNX switch serial numbers: 21370 21843 21903 21920 21942 21947 21949 21956 23450 24146, 10, EA; LI 007, SM-210, Support for product description: switch fabric for TNX switch, serial numbers: 2423 2424 2502 2508 2730, 5, EA; LI 008, TNX-210/AC, Support for product description: 2.5 gig ATM Switch serial number: 4190925 4190928 4260952 4260953 5111128, 5, EA; LI 009, NM-4/DS1D, support for product description, DS2 network module serial number: 4120504, 1, EA; LI 010, ACTIVATION FEE FOR LAPSED SUPPORT, 1, LT; 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid 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 bids, 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 Lawanna Manning at manninglr@state.gov or FedBid 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 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. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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 clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State (DoS), is processing this acquisition at the request of the Bureau of Information Resource Management, Domestic Technical Service Branch. This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a sole source basis is for the use of a maintenance contract. The use of a brand name description is essential to the Government?s requirements, for Department of State infrastructure connectivity requirements, thereby precluding consideration of the products of another company. IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/DTS is working in conjunction with Ericsson Federal Inc. to maintain preexisting systems in order for it to work properly. Ericsson Federal has worked closely with IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/DTS to build a contract to their specific requirements and a maintenance contract with another brand will cause a disruption in daily operations and put the integrity of the current secure systems at risk. As this is a sole source justification, Ericsson Federal Inc. unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. The services identified by Ericsson herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the Department?s requirements as a key component of the Domestic Technical Services infrastructure. The previous maintenance contract was originally maintained by Marconi Communications. Marconi was recently acquired by Ericsson Federal Inc.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-38684, n-5486)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20520
- Zip Code: 20520
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20520
- Record
- SN01266073-W 20070406/070404220544 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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