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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 19, 2010 FBO #3129
MODIFICATION

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Notice Date: 6/17/2010
Notice Type: Modification/Amendment
NAICS: 334111 — Electronic Computer Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112-6334
ZIP Code: 36112-6334
Solicitation Number: FA3300-10-Q-VMWARE9258
Archive Date: 7/9/2010
Point of Contact: Edwin O. Byrd, Phone: 334-953-6776
E-Mail Address: edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil
(edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: GENERAL INFORMATION The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in the Schedule of Supplies/Services. This is a streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a Request For Quote (RFQ) (reference number FA3300-10-Q-VMWARE9258). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-41 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20100507. It is the contractor's responsibility to become familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. A Firm Fixed Price Award will be made in accordance with the following Schedule of Supplies: NAICS Code: 334111; Size Standard: 1,000 employees The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E IMPORTANT NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR "OPEN MARKET" QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NATURE OF ACQUISITION: Maxwell Air Force Base has a requirement to purchase the items listed below. The Schedule of Supplies/Services provides all items and quantites required. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures as Full and Open Competition. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE FACTORY NEW, NOT USED, NOT RE-PACKAGED, NOT RE-SEALED, AND COME WITH WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALL SERVERS MUST BE NETWORK READY, I.E. ASSEMBLED, TESTED AND BURNED-IN." Used, refurbished, or pre-owned equipment will not be accepted. The estimated delivery date is 30 days After Receipt of Order (ARO). The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Maxwell AFB, AL. CLIN 0001: The vendor must certify that this software will run on the target server hardware (HP Proliant BL465 G6) VMWARE VCENTER LAB MANAGER 4 1PROCESSOR ; Part No. VMG-VC-VLM4-GOV, Qty 6 CLIN 0002: VMWARE VIEW PREMIER BND 10PK; Part No. VMG-VDI-PRE-10PK-GOV, Qty 5 CLIN 0003: RHE Linux Adv. Platform for VMware Premium-3yr prem. Subscription; Part No. MCT0987F3, Qty 4 CLIN 0004: VMWARE Design Migrate Deploy Document; Part No. VMM-SVC-15-CR85-GOV, Qty 1,000 CLIN 0005: VMWARE VCENTER LAB MANAGER 1Y PSNS; Part No. VMG-VC-VLM4-P-SSS-GOV, Qty 6 CLIN 0006: VMWARE VIEW PREMIER BND PSNS 10PK; Part No. VMG-VDI-PRE10PKPSSSGOV, Qty 3 QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The offeror must the accede to all solicitation requirements, including technical, and the terms and conditions by submitting the following statement with your response to this solicitation: "I accede to all of the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specifications (CLINs 0001 and 0006), and terms and conditions." Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act Certificate with quotation. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written quote to include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be based on technical acceptability and price. The offeror, by acceding to all of the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specifications (CLINs 0001 through 0006), and terms and conditions will be determined technically acceptable. Award will then be based on price. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The following clauses apply: By reference: 52.203-6- Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.204-7 - Central Contractor Registration 52.211-6 - Brand Name or Equal 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 252.204-7004, Alternate A By Full Text: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and the following additional FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.219-4, Notice of price evaluation prference for HUBZone small dusiness concerns 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Report on special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues of Fees 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor Registration DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following clauses under paragraphs (a) and (b) are applicable: 52.203-3, Gratuities 252.203-7000, Requirements Related to Compensation of Former Dod officials 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts) 252.219-7004, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Aug 2005) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) Service Acceptor: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - It is used to route documents to receiving service acceptor in WAWF. LPO DoDAAC/Ext: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. ADDITIONAL E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: The VENDOR and the DFAS Office will automatically receive a notice; after clicking SUBMIT WAWF will prompt for additional email submissions. The following E-Mail addresses MUST be input in order to prevent delays in processing: Receiver/Acceptor: Contract Specialist: edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil Contracting Officer: sandra.turner@maxwell.af.mil In addition to the requirement of this local clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of Clause) The following provisions apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items (Jan 2004), applies to this acquisition and is addended to delete paragraphs (e) Multiple offers and paragraph (h) Multiple Awards. FAR 52.212-3, ALT 1 Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicserach.aspx. In the event Representations and Certifications are not on file, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52 or on on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act - Balance of Payments Program Certificate FAR 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. (End of Provisions) IMPORTANT NOTE: All product items sold to the Government should be properly marked with manufacturer's name and part number. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to: Neal Byrd at edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 23 June 2010, NLT 4:00 p.m. Central Time. Email is the preferred method. Points of Contact: Neal Byrd, Contract Specialist, Phone (334) 953-6776, Fax (334) 953-3543. The following clauses apply: By reference: 52.204-7: - Central Contractor Registration 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 252.204-7004, Alternate A s to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (k) Central Contractor Registration. Offerors must be registered in the CCR database to receive a contract award. If the offeror does not become registered in the CCR database within four days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer may proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror. The representations and certifications found in the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items and ALT I must be completed electronically on the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. The clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.227-7015, Technical Data - Commercial Items 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Marketing on Technical Data 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests The following additional FAR and FAR Supplements provisions and clauses also apply: 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (AUG 2008) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 5352.201-9101, OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFARS 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your quote that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. MAXWELL 114 REQUIRED POSTERS (FEB 2003) Please utilize the following website to access and download as appropriate EEO posters, Service Contract posters, and disability posters required in accordance with 52.222-26, 52.222-41, and 52.222-36 respectively. http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm (End of Clause) Maxwell 119 WAWF-ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INVOICE JAN 2007 Reference DFAR Clause 252.232-7003 "ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS." Invoices shall be submitted and accepted using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) web-based system at https://wawf.eb.mil. For information on WAWF including web-based training, visit the web-site and click on "About WAWF". The web-site also contains detailed instructions for setting up your computer to achieve the best results with the system. If you have additional questions contact the WAWF-RA Customer Helpdesk at (866) 618-5988, Option 2 The following information codes will be required to submit your invoices correctly through WAWF: SELECT TYPE OF INVOICE: Contract Specialist/Administrator select only one (1) of the following: Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) (Creates two documents, an Invoice and a Receiving Report, within one data entry session (Combo). Creating both documents at the same time, rather than separately, is recommended. Construction Invoice (Creates a Construction Payment Invoice from a contract for construction. Both an Inspector and a Contracting Officer must review and accept). Contract Number: Block 2 of the SF1449 Form (If this is a GSA Delivery Order award, enter the GSA NUMBER) Delivery Order: Block 4 of (Order Number) of SF1449 No Dashes - (if applicable) Pay DoDAAC: Block 16a (Payment will be made by) of SF1449 - Pay DoDAAC code is used to route documents to the Defense Finance Accounting office responsible for payment. The accounts payable mailing address can be located in Block 18a of SF1449. You can easily access payment information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas. Your contract/purchase order number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment. Issue by DoDAAC: Block 9 (Issued by) of SF1449. Contracting office that issued your contract - WAWF uses the code to route the document to the base. Admin DoDAAC: Block 16 (Administered by) of SF1449) Ship-To Code: Block 15 (Deliver To) of SF1449 - This is a crucial piece of information. It will be different for almost every contract issued. Ship-From Code: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. Inspected by DoDAAC: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - If an inspection is called for in the document, then you must provide the DoDAAC/Ext this code identifies the inspector. Service Acceptor: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - It is used to route documents to receiving service acceptor in WAWF. LPO DoDAAC/Ext: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. ADDITIONAL E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: The VENDOR and the DFAS Office will automatically receive a notice; after clicking SUBMIT WAWF will prompt for additional email submissions. The following E-Mail addresses MUST be input in order to prevent delays in processing: Receiver/Acceptor: Contract Specialist: edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil Contracting Officer: sandra.turner@maxwell.af.mil In addition to the requirement of this local clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of Clause) The following provisions apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items (Jan 2004), applies to this acquisition and is addended to delete paragraphs (e) Multiple offers and paragraph (h) Multiple Awards. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written quotes are due by 4 PM CentralTime, Wednesday, 24 June 2010. Submit to: 42nd Contracting Squadron, Attn: Neal Byrd, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 or by facsimile to: 334-953-3543 or by email to edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil. FAR 52.212-3, ALT 1 Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicserach.aspx. In the event Representations and Certifications are not on file, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52 or on on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act - Balance of Payments Program Certificate FAR 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. (End of Provisions) IMPORTANT NOTE: All product items sold to the Government should be properly marked with manufacturer's name and part number. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to: 42nd Contracting Squadron, Attn: Neal Byrd, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 or by facsimile to: 334-953-3543 or by email to edwin.byrd@maxwell.af.mil.. All responses shall be received no later than 4:00 PM Central Time. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 24 June 2010, 4:00 PM Central Time. Email is the preferred method. Points of Contact: Neal Byrd, Contract Specialist, Phone (334) 953-6776, Fax (334) 953-3543.
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