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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 30, 2010 FBO #3109
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Kabul One Solution HW SW

Notice Date

5/28/2010
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

Contracting Office

1701 N. Ft. Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22219
 

ZIP Code

22219
 

Solicitation Number

8616-010016_02
 

Response Due

6/2/2010
 

Archive Date

11/29/2010
 

Point of Contact

Name: William Zlater, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 7038756285, Fax: 7038756292
 

E-Mail Address

zlaterwl@state.gov;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 8616-010016_02. 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. 187005_02. NASA SEWP IV Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing NASA SEWP IV contract. 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective NASA SEWP IV contract AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting officer. Information regarding NASA SEWP IV contracts is available at. The FedBid system will automatically calculate SEWP fees to the Seller bid. This is viewable on the Seller's bid confirmation page prior to submittal. 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 2010-06-02 11:30:00.0 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, INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR HP SERVERSHARDWARE INSTALL SERVER, 3, EA; LI 002, SYSTEM'S BIOS/FIRMWARE UPGBIOSUPGRADE, 10, EA; LI 003, BURN IN 12 HOURSBURNING.DIAGNOSTIC, 3, EA; LI 004, VMWARE COMBINED ESXlP2VNIRTCTR JUMPCON-ESXVCP2V-JS, 1, EA; LI 005, VMWARE PSO TRAVEL&EXPENSE CONSULTINGCON-EXP, 1, EA; LI 006, NETAPP DOCUMENTS 2040-CDOC-2040-C, 1, EA; LI 007, DSK SHLF,12x600GB, 15K 3GbSAS.IOM3-C,R5 Part DS4243-1507-12S-R5-C, 1, EA; LI 008, OSK SHLF,24x600GB.15K.3GbSAS,IOM3.-C,R5 Part DS4243-1514-24S-R5--C, 1, EA; LI 009, NETAPP FAS2040 DISK SHF 12X450GB SASMFG#: FAS204012X289AR5C, 2, EA; LI 010, NETAPP FAS2040A ACT-ACT SYS CTRL R5MFG# FAS2040A-BASE-R5, 2, EA; LI 011, NETAPP CIFS 2040A SW-CMFG#: SW-2040A-CIFS-C, 2, EA; LI 012, SW.foundation PK.2040A,-C Part #SW-2040A-FOUNDATION-PK-C, 2, EA; LI 013, SW.BASE Pack,-C Part #SW-BASE-PK-C, 2, EA; LI 014, Cable,SAS,QSFP-QSFP.Cu,0.5m -C,R6Part # X6557-R6-C, 2, EA; LI 015, NETAPP CABLE SAS OSFP-OSFP 2M CR6Mfg# S-N-X6558-R6-C, 2, EA; LI 016, NETAPP.5M CABLE ETHERNET RJ45 CAT6Mfg# X6560-R6-C, 2, EA; LI 017, NETAP CABLE ETHERNET RJ45 CAT6 2MMfg: X6561-R6-C, 3, EA; LI 018, NETAP-C R6 NORTH AMERICA POWER CABMfg# X800E-R6-C, 10, EA; LI 019, NETAPP SUPPORTEDGE STD REPLACE 4HMfg# CS-A-INST-4R, 1, EA; LI 020, CISCO CATALYST 3750 48PT 10/100/1000Mfg#:WS-C3750G-48TS-S, 2, EA; LI 021, HP TAA TH7800 RKMNT KYBO 17 MONITORMfg#:AG067AKVM Console, 1, EA; LI 022, HP 8PK CAT5 PATCH 6FTMfg# 263474-B22, 1, EA; LI 023, HP 8GB 2RX4 PC310600R-9 KtTMfg# 500662-B21To be installed into DL380s for a total RAM configurationof 120GB. The configuration is 14 x 8GB and 4 x 2GB,, 42, EA; LI 024, MS WWF WIN SRV OATA CENT 2008 DVDMfg# P71-03590, 1, EA; LI 025, APC SMARTUPS FOR EUROPE*3000VA RM3UMfg# SUA3000RMXL13U, 2, EA; LI 026, APC RACK POU BASIC ZERO U lOA 230VMfg# AP9568, 4, EA; LI 027, HP DL380 G6 X5550 PERF, MFG# 491316-001; (2) INTEL XEON PROCESSORS; PROCESSOR X5560 (2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 CACHE 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, TURBO 2/2/3/3); CACHE MEMORY: 8MB (1X8MB) LEVEL 3 CACHE; MEMORY: 12GB (6X2GB) PC3-10600R (DDR3-1333) REGISTERED DIMMs; NETWORK CONTROLLER: TWO HP NC382i DUAL PORT MULTIFUNCTION GIGABIT SERVER ADAPTERS; STORAGE CONTROLLER: HP SMART ARRAY P410i/512MB WITH BBWC; OPTICAL DRIVE: HP SLIM SATA DVD RW DRIVE; POWER SUPPLY: (2) 750W HOT PLUG POWER SUPPLIES; FANS: (6) (N+1 REDUNDANCY STANDARD), 3, EA; LI 028, HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADAPTER, 435508-B21, 3, EA; LI 029, HP 72GB PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD, 418371-B21, 12, EA; LI 030, HP ILO ADV 1 SVR TSU SW, 512485-B21, 3, EA; LI 031, HPE 3YR 24X7X4 DL380, U4545E (ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION - NO MEDIA), 3, EA; LI 032, VMWARE VSPHERE MID ACC 6P, VS4-MS-AK-GOV,, 1, EA; LI 033, HP 10642 G2 42U RACK-SHOCK PALLET, # AF002A, 1, EA; LI 034, HP 10642 G2 SIDEPANEL KIT, AF054A (EACH SIDE OF THE RACK USES THREE SIDE PANNELS. THIS IS A SET OF TWO SIDE PANELS), 3, EA; LI 035, HP 10PK CARB 1U UNIV FILLER PANEL, #AF070A (NOTE: THE BLANKING PANELS ARE MADE FROM HIGH GRADE MOLDED PLASTIC, AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE INSTALLED W/O TOOLS. THE USE OF BLANKING PANELS IS RECOMMENDED TO ENSURE PROPER AIRFLOW), 1, EA; LI 036, HP TAA 0x2x16xKVM SVR CNSL G2 SW,AF626A (16 PORT KVM), 1, EA; LI 037, CITRIX GSA XEN APP 5.0 ENT IU, # MW2ZPSE0001-G (ELECTRONIC MEDIA NO DISTRIBUTION), 250, EA; LI 038, MS GSA WIN SVR DATA CENT LIC/SA CPU, #P71-01032-3 (ELECTRONIC MEDIA NO DISTRIBUTION), 6, EA; LI 039, HP IEC TO IEC POWER CABLE 8FT, #142257-002 (C13 TO C14 POWER CABLES FOR THE DL380 SERVERS), 6, EA; LI 040, VMWARE VSPHERE MID ACC PSNS 6P, VS4-MS-AK-P-SSSGOV,, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** 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. If Seller is bidding Cisco brand equipment, Seller certifies that it is a Cisco Authorized Channel as of the date of the submission of its Bid, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by Cisco to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable Cisco certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). The Seller confirms to have sourced all Cisco products submitted in this Bid from Cisco or through Cisco Authorized Channels only, in accordance with all applicable laws and Ciscos current applicable policies at the time of purchase. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all Cisco software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Cisco Software. 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.) 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. 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. 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.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/FedBid.com/FedBid1/8616-010016_02/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20520

Zip Code: 20520
 

Record

SN02164182-W 20100530/100529000058-c85868f10a24c7400f55e4075039ea74 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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