SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- EMC Brand Hardware Maintenance Renewal for NIST OISM
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-11-RQ-0057
- Archive Date
- 1/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Janine A. Kerns, Phone: 301-975-4267
- E-Mail Address
-
janine.kerns@nist.gov
(janine.kerns@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a 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. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, are being utilized for this acquisition. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36. Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to Janine Kerns at janine.kerns@nist.gov and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519 with a size standard of $25.0 Million. This acquisition shall be conducted as a total small business set aside, only offers from small businesses shall be considered. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FOR THIS SOLICITATION: The Following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-3; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5, including the following fill-ins: 52.219-28; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. All provisions and clauses viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. This is a competitive procurement for the following contract line items fo EMC brand name computer hardware and software maintenance. Exact match is required: Line Item 0001 Quantity: 1; Unit: Each EMC maintenance hardware and sofware support - including 24/7 plus 4 hour response for the following EMC components: CX3-40F Clariion Controller (SN: APM00083500579) with the following components: EMC Navisphere Software EMC MirrorView Software EMC Analyzer Software 15 - CX-4GDAE-FD 4Gigabit Enclosures 225 - CX-2G10-300 300GB 10k Fiber Drives 1 - CX-2GDAE-FD 2Gigabit Enclosures 15 - CX-2G10-146 146GB 10k Fiber Drive Period of Performance: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31 2011 Line Item 0002 Quantity: 1; Unit: Each EMC maintenance hardware and sofware support - including 24/7 plus 4 hour response for the following EMC components: CX3-40F Clariion Controller (SN: APM000835005112) EMC Navisphere Software EMC MirrorView Software EMC Analyzer Software 3 - CX-4GDAE-FD 4Gigabit Enclosures 45 - CX-2G10-300 300GB 10k Fiber Drives 5 - CX-2GDAE-FD 2Gigabit Enclosures 15 - CX-2G10-146 146GB 10k Fiber Drives 60 - CX-2G10-300 300GB 10k Fiber Drives 3 - CX-2GDAE-ATA 2Gigabit Enclosures 45 - CX-AT05-320 300GB 5400 ATA Drive Period of Performance: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31 2011 Line Item 0003 Quantity:10; Unit: Each Brocade Direct support renewal for Brocade 4100 Silkworm San Switches - including 24×7 telephone support and electronic access to software updates, plus four-hour advanced hardware replacement response on parts delivery. 12 Months : Serial #'s LX060041125, LX060041085, LX060002781, LX060005380, LX060008139, LX060008889, USB630P2JA, USB630P2LA, LX060014566, and LX060014576 Period of Performance: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31 2011 BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION: The NIST Enterprise Systems Division of the Office of Information Systems Management currently has two government owned EMC Clarion CX3-40F SAN Storage Systems and ten Brocade Silkworm 4100 Series SAN Switches, configured together to provide storage to NIST's programs. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure EMC brand hardware maintenance support for existing NIST owned EMC and Brocade SAN switches. To obtain other than EMC brand maintenance support from sources other than EMC authorized resellers will introduce high risk to the Government including system incompatibilities, which would result in corruption of data and loss of productivity. No other brand will meet NIST's requirement for EMC brand hardware and software support. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 does not apply to this acquisition: ADDENDUM TO PROVISION 52.212-1 - QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (b) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must include- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the line items in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (4) FOB Destination-based firm-fixed-price for contract line items 0001 through 0016 and discount terms; (6) Evidence that the Offeror is authorized by EMC to sell and provide maintenance of the required items; and (7) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period of acceptance of Offers. The offeror agrees to hold the price in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the dates specified for receipt of offers. All quotations shall be submitted via email so that they are received at janine.kerns@nist.gov no later than 12:00 pm EST Tuesday, December 28, 2010 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: The award will be made to the responsible authorized offeror whose technically acceptable quotation is deemed to represent the lowest price. Period of Performance: January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-11-RQ-0057/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02348252-W 20101223/101221234208-89b612586ad869f3c51d6ae20b83e822 (fbodaily.com)
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