SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Entrust Maintenance (amended line items)
- Notice Date
- 2/18/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 N Ft Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1019933038_A
- Response Due
- 2/3/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Steven Haines, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 703-875-6746, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
hainessg@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1019933038_A. 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. 103004_01. 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 2009-02-03 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, 1 Entrust FedStart Package; 1 Entrust Authority; 1 Critical Path i500 Directory with 1000 Entries; 100 Entrust Digital ID - Full ID; 100Entrust Email Plug-In, 1, LOT; LI 002, 2 Entrust Authority; 2Entrust Enrollment Server for Web; 2 Entrust Enrollment Server for VPN; 2 Entrust Self-Administration Server;, 1, LOT; LI 003, 1 Entrust Authority Toolkit, 1, LOT; LI 004, 1 Entrust Authority, 1, LOT; LI 005, 1 Entrust Authority; 1Critical Path i500 Directory with 999 Entries; 1 Critical Path i500 Directory Shadow; 1Entrust Enrollment Server for VPN; 1 Entrust Enrollment Server for Web, 1, LOT; LI 006, 5000 Entrust Digital ID - Full ID; 5000 Entrust Email Plug-In; 5000 Entrust File Plug-In;, 1, LOT; LI 007, 20000 Entrust Digital ID - Full ID; 20000 Entrust Email Plug-In; 20000Entrust File Plug-In, 1, LOT; LI 008, 2 Entrust Authority Security Manager; 5 Entrust Authority Security Manager (backup use), 1, LOT; LI 009, 4 Critical Path i500 Directory with 999 Entries; 8 Critical Path Additional DSA; 2 Entrust Authority Security Manager (backup use) 2Entrust Authority Security Manager; 20Entrust Verification Server2 Entrust Verification Server Digital Signature App CAL, 1, LOT; LI 010, 1 Entrust Authority Administration Services, 1, LOT; LI 011, 33000 Entrust Digital ID-Full ID; 33000 Entrust Email Plug-in; 33000 Entrust File Plug-in, 1, LOT; LI 012, 100 Entrust Digital ID-Full ID; 1Entrust Authority Security Manager; 2Entrust Authority Security Manager (for backup use only); 3 Entrust Verification Server; 2Entrust Verification Server Digital Signature App CAL, 1, LOT; LI 013, 1 Entrust Authority Security Manager; 1 Entrust Authority Security Manager; 5000 Entrust Entelligence Security Provider, 1, LOT; LI 014, 1 Corestreet RTC Validation Authority Support (co-termed April 1, 2009 to February 28, 2010), 1, LOT; LI 015, 10 Entrust STP Verification Server 7.1 for Windows (production); 10 Entrust STP Verification SRV Digital Signature APP Cal (production); 2 Third Party Critical Path DSA (co-termed Oct 1, 2009 to Feb 28, 2010), 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. 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 Entrust software and support services listed on Entrust, Inc. Federal Supply Schedule are not offered under any other GSA schedule as Entrust has not authorized any other company to place Entrust software and support services on any other federal supply schedule contract.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20547<br />
- Zip Code: 20547<br />
- Zip Code: 20547<br />
- Record
- SN01752224-W 20090220/090218215621-ae0e805a81b56b436ed05fbc6d7f34f1 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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