SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Apple Enterprise
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 20999
- ZIP Code
- 20999
- Solicitation Number
- 8614-806000
- Response Due
- 8/5/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Frederick Washington, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756618, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
washingtonfj@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 8614-806000. 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. 78485. 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 2008-08-05 16:00:00.0 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, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Applecare Premium service and Support plan for Xserve-Auto Enroll S1686LL/A, 4, EA; LI 002, Applecare Premium Service and Support Plan for Xserve-Auto Enroll S1686LL/A, 1, EA; LI 003, Applecare Premium Service and Support Plan for Xserve-Auto Enroll S1686LL/A, 7, EA; LI 004, Xserve: 80GB Serial ATA ADM@ 7200-rpm065-7339, Accesory kit 065-6884, None (with PCI Express x16 riser) 065-7134, 8 GB (4 x 2GB) 065-7152, 80GB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7345, None (with PCI Express x8 riser) 065-6880, 80GB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-6859, Dual 750W Power Supplies 065-6878, 8x SuperDrive DL 065-6861, ATI Radeon X1300 64MB SDRAM with VGA Adapter 065-6877, Rack Mounting Kit-Square Hole Rack 065-6882, Two 2.8 GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-Core) 065-7772, On-board SATA/SAS Controller 065-7258, 4, EA; LI 005, Xserve:8GB (4 x 2GB) 065-7152, Accessory kit 065-6884, 1TB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7343, 1TB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7349, Dual-channel 4GB Fibre Channel card with PCI Express x8 riser 065-6865, Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-Core) 065-7255, On-board SATA/SAS Controller 065-7258, 8x SuperDrive DL 065-6861, ATI Radeon X1300 64MB SDRAM with VGA Adapter 065-6877, None( with PCI Express x16 riser) 065-7134, Dual 750W Power Supplies 065-6878, Rack Mounting Kit-Square Hole Rack 065-6882, 1TB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7256, 4, EA; LI 006, Xserve: Rack Mounting Kit-Square Hole Rack 065-6882, 80GB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7339, ATI Radeon X1300 64MB SDRAM with VGA Adapter 065-6877, On-board SATA/SAS Controller 065-7258, 80GB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-7345, 8x SuperDrive DL 065-6861, 80GB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200-rpm 065-6859, Dual 750W Power Supplies 065-6878, Accessory Kit 065-6884, None (with PCI Express x16 riser) 065-7134, 4GB (4 x 1GB) 065-7151, Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-Core) 065-7255, Dual-Channel 4GB Fibre Channel card with PCI Express x8 riser 065-6865, 1, EA; LI 007, Applecare Service Parts Kit for Xserve MB086G/A, 1, EA; LI 008, Mac OS X Server Maintenance 36 Mths Unl. Client (Single Server) D2336Z/A, 9, EA; LI 009, Mac OS X Server Software Support-Select MB040ZM/B, 1, EA; LI 010, Promise VTrak E-Class 16x 750 SATA RAID Subsystem (12TB) TQ810LL/A, 1, EA; LI 011, Promise VTrak Subsystem Service Parts Kit TQ816LL/A, 1, EA; LI 012, Promise 750GB SATA Drive Module TQ814LL/A, 2, EA; LI 013, QLogic SANbox 5602Q 20-Port Fibre Channel Switch TQ179LL/A, 1, EA; LI 014, QLogic Rackmount Kit for SB5000 Switches TE084LL/A, 1, EA; LI 015, QLogic SB5000 Prime Service 1 Year TL258LL/A, 1, EA; LI 016, Exabyte Magnum 448 LTO-3 Fibre Tape Library, 19.2TB Native Capacity TK246LL/A, 1, EA; LI 017, Exabyte Magnum 448 LTO-3 (Ultrium) Fibre Channel Add-on Tape Drive TK575LL/A, 1, EA; LI 018, Exabyte 2-Year Warranty Extension for Magnum 448 TK580LL/A, 1, EA; LI 019, Imation LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Cartridges (20-pack) TN480LL/A, 1, PK; LI 020, 3Com Superstack3 3870, 48-Port 10/100/1000 Switch TA396LL/A, 1, EA; LI 021, APC NetShelter SX 48U Enclosure with Sides (Black) TJ080LL/A, 1, EA; LI 022, APC Smart-UPS 3000VA USB and Serial RM 2U 120V T7634LL/A, 4, EA; LI 023, APC SNMP Network Management Card T6077LL/A, 4, EA; LI 024, APC Netshelter Enclosure Hardware Kit-AR8100 T4949LL/A, 1, EA; LI 025, APC 17-inch Rackmount Keyboard Monitor Mouse TK653LL/A, 1, EA; LI 026, APC Power Distribution Unit, 14 Outlet, 0 U, AP9551 T4920LL/A, 4, EA; LI 027, CS Electronics Fiber Optic Cable-LC to LC, 5M T7713LL/A, 2, EA; LI 028, Finisar 4.125Gbps RoHS Compliant Short-Wavelength SFP Optical Trans TK720LL/A, 4, EA; LI 029, Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 (Unlimited Managed Systems) MB423Z/A, 2, EA; LI 030, Belkin RJ45 High-Performance Category 6 UTP Patch Cable (7 Ft., Black) TP321LL/A, 18, EA; LI 031, Enterprise Systems Consulting D3298LL/A, 15, EA; LI 032, Enterprise Services Expense D3307LL/A, 60, EA; LI 033, Custom Enterprise Services-Solution: Atempo Data Backup-Software:Time Navigator Server for Mac-single or bi-processor (1) L40SVMC, Time Navigator Agent for Mac OS (3) LTNFAMC01, Time Navigator Agent for Windows (1) LTNFAWS, Time Navigator Agent for Linux (1) LTNFALX, Tape Drive Connection for Mac OS Tier 3 (2) L40DRMCT3, Atempo Data Backup Support: Basic Services. 1 Year: Time Navigator Workgroup Pack for Mac OS (1) S40SVMCWP, Basic Services. 1 Year: Time NAvigator Agent for Mac OS (3) STNFAMC01, Basic Services. 1 Year: Time Navigator Agent for Windows (1) STNFAWS, Basic Services. 1 Year: Time Navigator Agent for Linux (1) STNFALX, Basic Services. 1 Year: Tape Drive Connection-Mac OS Tier 3 (2) S40DRMCT3, 1, EA; LI 034, Custom Enterprise Services-Casper Suite Solution D3638LL/A, 15, EA; LI 035, AES Consulting Architect-Atempo Certified D3296LL/A, 2, EA; LI 036, Enterprise Systems Consulting-Casper Suite Jumpstart, 5, EA; 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 Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission No partial shipments unless otherwise specified **TO HAVE A BID CONSIDERED FOR AWARD ALL VENDORS MUST PROVIDE MANUFACTURER, PART # AND EXTENDED SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXACT MODEL BEING PROPOSED FOR ALL LINE ITEMS. NO EXEPTIONS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN A 'NON RESPONSIVE' BID AND REMOVAL FROM AWARD CONSID FOB DESTINATION CONUS (CONTINENTAL US) (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. 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. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. DOS A/LM/AQM Memorandum dated 04/23/08: GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101.
- Web Link
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FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0904e1ff43352e59f83c0f027a4c5b2d&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20520
- Zip Code: 20520
- Zip Code: 20520
- Record
- SN01629003-W 20080803/080801221859-644f8c675d35933ef1e4d435052be0aa (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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