SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- F5 Load Balancer Equipment Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 1/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AJA-471 HQ - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 9011
- Response Due
- 1/19/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/3/2010
- Point of Contact
- Bill Willenbring, 202-385-6664
- E-Mail Address
-
bill.willenbring@faa.gov
(bill.willenbring@faa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.1.2.1 - this announcement is to conduct a Market Survey for the purpose of soliciting statements of interest and capabilities from interested vendors. The FAA is seeking interested sources that are capable of providing F5 Load Balancer equipment maintenance. Interested vendors should be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct maintenance at the Standard 5/10 (Five days a week, except Federal Holidays at 10 hours per day) level of service during the hours of 8 am to 6 pm local, Monday through Friday. In addition, vendors must provide full support for hardware and software, including all software updates and new version releases, support for hardware and firmware updates and dispatch of replacement hardware units within 24 hours. The anticipated contract period is five (5) years, a base year with four one-year option periods. At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The Principal North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) size standard code for this requirement is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services with a size standard of $25M All responses (one per company) are to be provided on company letterhead and limited to a total of 15 typewritten pages. No type font less than 11 point may be used. PURPOSE: This market survey is to provide information for the FAA to consider in choosing the method and type of procurement competition. The failure to obtain adequate and appropriate SBA 8(a) or other small business participation may result in a determination to conduct this procurement under other competitive procedures. The FAA requires copies of certification letters for interested service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. In order to make this determination the FAA requires the following information from interested vendors: CAPABILITY STATEMENT: All responders must provide a statement that addresses the following: a.The ability to conduct F5 Load Balancer equipment maintenance. b.The ability to provide service 5/10 (Five days a week, except Federal Holidays at 10 hours per day) level of service during the hours of 8 am to 6 pm local, Monday through Friday. c. The ability to provide full support for hardware and software, including all software updates and new version releases, support for hardware and firmware updates and dispatch of replacement hardware units within 24 hours. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: In order to be considered responsive, organizations expressing interest in this matter must provide the following: a.Capability Statement (as defined above) b.Completed Business Declaration Form (attached) c.Copy of SBA 8(a) Certification Form (if applicable) ATTACHMENTS: a.Statement of Work. b.Business Declaration Form SUBMISSION FORMAT: FormatQuantityAddressElectronic1 setnadia.shash@faa.gov OR Hard copy1 originalNadia Shash950 L'Enfant Plaza North, SWSuite 300, WS 105Washington, DC. 20024 NOTES: Electronic submission is preferred. Submissions must not exceed 15 pages in length for the capability statement. The electronic submission should be in either Microsoft WORD format or portable document format (PDF). Please note that the FAA e-mail server restricts file size to 10MB per email message, therefore, responses may have to be submitted in more than one e-mail in order to be received. This market survey is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise to contract by the Government. All Submissions must be received by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 19, 2010. For questions, requests for additional information, etc. regarding this market survey, contact Nadia Shash, Contracting Specialist, via E-mail: nadia.shash@faa.gov. Submission must include company Point(s) of Contact, telephone number(s), FAX number(s), E-mail address(es) (if available), and mailing address. This announcement is not intended to guarantee procurement of the services, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. The Government is not liable for costs associated with the preparation, submittal of inquiries or responses for this announcement and will not reimburse any firm for cost incurred in responding to this public announcement. Responses will not be returned. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists at this time. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the FAA's Contract Opportunities web page. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation.
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