PRESOL | 70 | HP Servers | 04-Feb-09

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 04, 2009 FBO #2627
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- HP Servers

Notice Date: 2/2/2009
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Contracting Office: Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
ZIP Code: 22219
Solicitation Number: 1019930074
Response Due: 2/6/2009
Archive Date: 8/5/2009
Point of Contact: Name: Harry Lundy, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756014, Fax:
E-Mail Address: lundyhe@state.gov;
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1019930074. 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. 104525. 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 2009-02-06 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, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3) HP DL380R05 CTO CHASSIS, p/n: 391835-B21, 3, EA; LI 002, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP E5430 DL380G5 FIO KIT, p/n: 458575-L21, 3, EA; LI 003, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP E5430 DL380G5 KIT, p/n: 458575-B21, 3, EA; LI 004, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP 8GB FBD PC2-5300 2X4GB KIT, p/n: 397415-B21, 6, EA; LI 005, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP 146GB 10k 2.5 SAS HP SP HDD, p/n: 431958-B21, 18, EA; LI 006, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP SLIM 8X/24X DVD-ROM DRIVE, p/n: 264007-B21, 3, EA; LI 007, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP SMART ARRAY P800 CONTROLLER, p/n: 381513-B21, 3, EA; LI 008, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP NC364T PCle 4Pt Gigabit SERVER ADPTR, p/n: 435508-B21, 3, EA; LI 009, (Included in Mailbox Servers-Proliant DL380 G5-Qty 3)HP 1000W IEC C14 CORD RPS KIT, p/n: 399771-B21, 3, EA; LI 010, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP DL380R05 CTO CHASSIS, p/n: 39185-B21, 3, EA; LI 011, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP E5430 DL380G5 FIO KIT, p/n: 458575-L21, 3, EA; LI 012, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP E5430 DL380G5 KIT, p/n: 458575-B21, 3, EA; LI 013, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP 8GB FBD PC2-5300 2X4GB KIT, p/n: 397415-B21, 6, EA; LI 014, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP 146GB 10k 2.5 SAS HP SP HDD, p/n: 431958-B21, 18, EA; LI 015, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP SLIM 8X/24X DVD-ROM DRIVE, p/n: 264007-B21, 3, EA; LI 016, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP SMART ARRAY P400/512 DL38xLP FIO CTR, p/n: 405162-B21, 3, EA; LI 017, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP NC364T PCle 4Pt Gigabit SERVER ADPTR, p/n: 399771-B21, 3, EA; LI 018, (Included in CA/Hub Servers-Proliant DL380 G5 -Qty 3)HP 1000W IEC C14 CORD RPS KIT, p/n: 435508-B21, 3, EA; LI 019, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP DL380R05 4M CTO CHASSIS, p/n: 399524-B21, 3, EA; LI 020, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP DL360R05 E5410 FIO KIT, p/n: 457939-L21, 3, EA; LI 021, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP DL360R05 E5410 KIT, p/n: 457939-B21, 3, EA; LI 022, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP 8GB FBD PC2-5300 2X4GB KIT, p/n: 397415-B21, 3, EA; LI 023, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP 72GB 15k 2.5 SAS HP SP HDD, p/n: 431935-B21, 18, EA; LI 024, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP SLIM 24X CARBON COMBO DRIVE, p/n: 331903-B21, 3, EA; LI 025, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP P400i FIO CONTROLLER, p/n: 413741-B21, 3, EA; LI 026, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP SA P-SERIES 512MB SA BBWC KIT, p/n: 405148-B21, 3, EA; LI 027, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP DL36X INT. MINI-SAS 13 3/8" CABLE, p/n: 399546-B21, 3, EA; LI 028, (Included in Domain Controllers-Proliant 360 G5 -Qty3)HP PS ASSY DL36X HT PLG PFC KIT, p/n: 399542-B21, 3, EA; LI 029, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP DL580R05 HC CTO CHASSIS, p/n: 487381-B21, 2, EA; LI 030, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP DL3580G5 7420 2.13 8M 4 CORE FIO KIT, p/n: 487380-L21, 2, EA; LI 031, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP DL580G5 E7420 2.13 8M CORE KIT, p/n: 487380-B21, 6, EA; LI 032, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP 8GB FBD PC2-5300 2X4GB KIT, p/n: 397415-B21, 8, EA; LI 033, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP DL580G5 SAS OPTION KIT, p/n: 452180-B21, 2, EA; LI 034, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP 146GB 10K 2.5 SAS HP SP HDD, p/n: 431958-B21, 32, EA; LI 035, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP SLIM 12.7MM STA DVD OPTICAL KIT, p/n: 481041-B21, 2, EA; LI 036, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP SA P-SERIES 512MB SA BBWC KIT, p/n: 405148-B21, 2, EA; LI 037, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP SMART ARRAY P400/512 CONTROLLER, p/n: 411064-B21, 2, EA; LI 038, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP NC364T PCle 4PT GIGABIT SERVER ADPTR, p/n: 435508-B21, 2, EA; LI 039, (Included in Exchange Servers-Proliant DL580 G5- Qty 2)HP 1200W 12V HOTPLUG AC POWER SUPPLY, p/n: 437572-B21, 4, 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured, refurbished, or gray-market products. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. (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. 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. 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. 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.In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.") The 41USC 253(c)(1), and FAR 6.302-1 are cited as the statutory authority. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor's unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the Department's requirements as a key component of the Department's core Microsoft Exchange Messagining infrastructure. The equipment listed above is required to support the EML Exchange 14 Rapid Deployment Project. EML is working in close partnership with Microsoft Corporation as part of the Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program (RDP) to verify whether or not Exchange 14 overcomes the limitations of Exchange 2003 in current Department operations. Hewlett Packard hardware, software, and services are integral to current core E-Mail Operations functions of worldwide message routing and Central Site mailbox storage. Hewlett Packard systems are tightly integrated with Microsoft Exchange and integrate seamlessly into the Department's networking infrastructure. Therefore, EML personnel have a thorough understading of operating and maintaining Microsoft Exchange on Hewlett Packard servers. Acquisition of servers from any other supplier would involve substantial risk in the areas of quality and continuity of operations, cost for maintaining current operations, and schedule for deployment Exchange 14 upon successful completion of this Rapid Deployment Project is successful. In order to properly test Exchange 14, EML needs to use HP servers. The requirement will be competed as the IT community responds to price requests on FedBid.
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Place of Performance: Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20520<br />; Zip Code: 20520<br />
Record: SN01742239-W 20090204/090202215149-17f7b963d06a917d03d27455b55ea37e (fbodaily.com)
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