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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 13, 2008 FBO #2270
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Safenet Luna Software

Notice Date

2/11/2008
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Springfield, VA 21999
 

ZIP Code

21999
 

Solicitation Number

SAQMMA08Q0150
 

Response Due

2/13/2008
 

Archive Date

8/11/2008
 

Point of Contact

Name: Lawanna Manning, Title: CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Phone: 7038756069, Fax:
 

E-Mail Address

manninglr@state.gov;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Bids are being solicited under solicitation number SAQMMA08Q0150. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 62217. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-02-13 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20547 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Third Party Safenet 2x Luna CA3 Tkn LunaDOCK, 2XPED, Qty (2), 1, Lot; LI 002, Third Party Safenet 4 pack Luna PED keys, Qty 4, 1, Lot; LI 003, Third Party Safenet 9 Pack Luna PED keys, Qty 18, 1, Lot; LI 004, Third Party Safenet Two Slot LunaDOCK PCI Card Reader, 1, Lot; LI 005, Third Party Safenet Luna SA 2 HSM partition Fips 3, Qty 9, 1, Lot; LI 006, Third Party Safenet Luna SA Backup token for SA 2.3, Qty 16, 1, Lot; LI 007, Third Party Safenet Pin Entry Device for Luna SA & cable, Qty 3, 1, Lot; LI 008, Third Party Safenet Luna CA3 token, Qty 14, 1, Lot; LI 009, Third Party Safenet Locking Device for LunaDOCK to rack, 1, Lot; LI 010, Third Safenet Luna SA 20 HSM partition Fips 3, Qty 6, 1, Lot; LI 011, Third Party Safenet Luna SA backup token for SA 3.01, Qty 12, 1, Lot; LI 012, Third Party Safenet Pin Entry Device for Luna SA and cable, 1, Lot; 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. A Seller 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 seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers 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. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 877-933-3243 to address any questions or comments New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html. (b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default ?program files? directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall. (c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges. (d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. IF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT IS FURNISHED UNDER A CONTRACT OR ORDER FOR AN EXACT PRODUCT, THE ALTERNATE PRODUCT WILL BE AN UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION, AND MAY YIELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ADDITION TO ANY CIVIL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT. A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. 1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a justification for other than full and open competition: The Office of Acquisition Management (LM/AQM), Department of State, is processing this acquisition at the request of the Systems, integrity Division. This Justification and Approval (J&A) is for procurement of SafeNet Luna products on a brand name only basis. 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. SafeNet Luna equipment and maintenance for continued use in support of the Department?s PKI program. 3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency?s needs The State Department PKI Program uses the SafeNet Luna, plus Luna support equipment, as the security component of its Entrust based Public Key Infrastructure. Interoperability of the components is essential to functional system; components not certified by Entrust nor Safenet cannot guarantee that products purchased from sources other than Safenet will support the continued operation of the Departments PKI.4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. IRM/OPS/ITI/SI requires SafeNet Luna products to be procured on a brand name only basis. Therefore, 41 USC 253(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements, implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (c), is cited at the statutory authority. 5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor?s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. Entrust and Safenet will only provide support for products purchased from Entrust or Safenet. If there are support issues on product not purchased through Entrust or Safenet, they will defer to the supplier of the product. Maintenance of these products is required to ensure that any problems with the equipment will be rectified immediately by Entrust and Safenet. Installation of a different hardware security module may have the following issues: 1. Non-compliance with DoS approved desktop software configuration, voiding other warranties associated with the equipment and software. 2. Interoperability cannot be guaranteed. 3. Support fro functional enhancements made to the system, as part of the PKI or future medications cannot be guarantee to be supported. 6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a CBD synopsis was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. Attempts were made to gain quotes on the requested items from other vendors. 7. A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. A price analysis will be conducted to determine if the cost is fair and equitable. 8. A description of the market survey conducted and the results or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted. Safenet is the manufacturer and only provider that can upgrade, update, patch and support their software, as well as replace defective hardware with equipment with identical technical specification to those currently installed...PKI/BLADE is a COTS solution that provides PKI functionality and biometric authentication to the OpenNet. Even though it is a COTS solution, it is also a proprietary solution. Should a wider variety of digital encryption services and products become known to IRM/SI, these products will be considered as potential sources.
 

Web Link

www.fedbid.com (b-62217, n-10552)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20547

Zip Code: 20547

Country: US
 

Record

SN01505495-W 20080213/080211223646 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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