SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Blue Coat Software Licenses and Updates
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 45 West Street, Fort Drum, NY 13602
- ZIP Code
- 13602
- Solicitation Number
- W16BEJ7205A003
- Response Due
- 9/24/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/22/2008
- Point of Contact
- Name: Diane Covell, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 3157728278, Fax: 3157728277
- E-Mail Address
-
diane.covell@us.army.mil;
- 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, 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 W16BEJ7205A003 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 2005-20. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517310 with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2007-09-24 12:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Drum, NY 13602 The USA ACA Ft. Drum requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, RNW-SVG-SG800-2-1YR Serial #3704000064 P/N RNW-03695 POP 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 , 1, EA; LI 002, RNW-SVG-SG800-2-1YR Serial #4804000117 P/N RNW-03695 POP 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 , 1, EA; LI 003, RNW-SVG-RPT-EE-1YR Serial# FULLUNLIMITEDPERP-0823-4DDC P/N RNW-06399 POP 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 , 1, EA; LI 004, Software, Blue Coat WebFilter, 5000-9999 Users P/N BCWF-5000-9999 POP 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 , 7500, EA; LI 005, Service, Blue Coat WebFilter, 5000-9999 Users, 1 Yr. P/N SVC-BCWF-5000-9999-1YR POP 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 , 7500, EA; For this solicitation, USA ACA Ft. Drum 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. USA ACA Ft. Drum 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, notify the point of contact 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 Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The 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. Offeror must provide all descriptive literature directly to diane.covell@us.army.mil prior to closing date and time for this solicitation. The following clauses within FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. 52.204-7, 52.212-4, also apply The following clauses within DFAR clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 252.232-7003 and 252.247-7023. 252.204-7004 Alt A and 252.232-7010 also apply. The full text of both FAR and DFAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ 10/1/2007 through 9/30/2008 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. Award shall be made on the basis of responsive, responsible quoter whose quote is the most advantageous to the Government based on price and delivery within the terms of of this RFQ This posting is a request for quotation (RFQ) not an invitation for bid (IFB) as stated in the FedBizOps description 52.232-18 -- Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government?s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-SEP-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 23-SEP-2007. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
-
www.fedbid.com (b-52085_01, n-8748)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Drum, NY 13602
- Zip Code: 13602
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 13602
- Record
- SN01417619-W 20070925/070923231123 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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