SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- MC LAB USP SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- 1019032085
- Response Due
- 8/31/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/27/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Harry Lundy, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 7038756014, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
lundyhe@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1019032085. 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. 209455. 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 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 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 2010-08-31 11:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, STATE DEPARTMENT ISX SOLUTION TO INCLUDE:1 SY20K40F Symmetra PX 20kW Scalable to 40kW N+1, 208V1 SYPM10KF Symmetra PX 10kW Power Module, 208V2 SYBT4 Battery Module for Symmetra PX, Smart-UPS VT or Galaxy 35001 PSX-PDU120V 120 V TYPE PDU1 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 120V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 120V1 0G-PD40G6FK1-M Type B PDU incl. 480V Step Down Transformer & MBP1 DISTRIBUTION BREAKERS 120V TYPE & AMP OF DISTRIBUTION CKT BRKS14 0M-4264 3-Pole, 20A Bolt-On Square D Breaker42 0M-0218 S/A BLANK PNL 1P CKTBRK NAM PSX-PDU1 DISTRIBUTION CORDSETS 120V OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION CORDSETS2 0M-5350-007 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 7FOOT2 0M-5350-009 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 9FOOT2 0M-5350-011 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 11FOOT2 0M-5350-013 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 13FOOT1 0M-5350-015 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 15FOOT1 0M-5350-017 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 17FOOT1 0M-5350-019 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 19FOOT1 0M-5350-021 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 21FOOT1 0M-5350-023 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 23FOOT1 0M-5350-025 TC 5WIRE W/L21-20 25FOOT1 INSTRUMENTATION 120V INSTRUMENTATION OPTIONS1 AR8108BLK 1U Blanking Panel Kit 19" Black1 OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES 120V OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES1 0G-PSX-B-UM-EN USER MANL ASSY PSX B1 RACK COLOR RACK COLOR1 0M-1292 KIT PSX-PDU BLACK EXTERIOR1 NBRK0201 NetBotz Rack Monitor 200 (with 120/240V Power Supply)2 AP9335TH APC Temperature & Humidity Sensor3 NBES0302 NetBotz Door Switch Sensor for Rooms or 3rd Party Racks - 50 ft.5 AR8190BLK Third Party Rack Trough and Partition Adapter1 AR8560 Cable Trough, Open Bottom, 600mm6 AR8561 Cable Trough, 600mm7 AR8162ABLK Data Cable Partition, NetShelter, 600mm Wide7 AR8163ABLK Data Cable Partition, NetShelter, 600mm Wide, pass-through1 WASSEMUPS5X8-PX-21 Scheduled 5X8 Assembly Service for Symmetra PX 40 kW UPS and/orPDU1 WONSITEWEXT2YR-PX-22 (2) Year On-Site Warranty Extension for (1) Symmetra PX UPS 20kVA40 and/or PDU2 WPMV-PX-21 (1) Preventive Maintenance Visit 5X8 for (1) Symmetra PX UPS 10kVA 40 and/or PDU42 SSPCNSV PowerChute, 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. 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.")
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- Place of Performance
- Address: SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153
- Zip Code: 22153
- Zip Code: 22153
- Record
- SN02257611-W 20100829/100827235025-efbdd74d76162820ccb435f58ebdc497 (fbodaily.com)
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