SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- IBM Server Tech Refresh
- Notice Date
- 5/16/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
- ZIP Code
- 97204
- Solicitation Number
- L12PS00361
- Response Due
- 5/17/2012
- Archive Date
- 11/13/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number L12PS00361. 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. 333324_03. NASA SEWP IV Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing NASA SEWP IV contract. The contract 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 contract. 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 http://www.sewp.nasa.gov. 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 2012-05-17 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Portland, OR 97230 The DOI BLM Oregon Region requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, IBM Systen X3650 M3 (Exact Match) Please see attached specification for more details., 19, 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, DOI BLM Oregon Region 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. DOI BLM Oregon Region 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements ? Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (February 2011) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury?s Internet Payment Platform System (IPP). ?Payment request? means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), ?Payment documentation and process? and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the document is required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: 1. Copy of Company Generated Invoice. The Contractor must use the IPP website to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon and Washington State Office has requirement to procure Fifteen (19) IBM, Model x3650 M3 Servers which will replace existing servers within the Oregon/Washington State Officer and District Offices. The acquisition will be competed under the NASA SEWP IV, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity, contract holders, IBM authorized resellers. The BLM will consolidate and save physical space by using a new server to replace 2 IBM servers at each site. The BLM is looking to replace current IBM servers with IBM x3650 M3s servers. Annual technical refresh costs for these items will be decreased because of the extended server technical refresh standards and associated extended life cycles. The BLM IT Technical Refresh Strategy implements an enterprise solution that is cost-effective, reduces the BLM technology variability, and incorporates industry?s best practices. Several teams composed of representatives from States and Centers reviewed available technical standards and validated the authorized equipment met field requirements. As stated in Instruction Memorandum No. OC-2011-045, BLM is required to purchase there servers from the current DOI contracts. See IM attached with IBM Servers on those contracts.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/BLM/OR/L12PS00361/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Portland, OR 97230
- Zip Code: 97230
- Zip Code: 97230
- Record
- SN02749440-W 20120518/120516235715-4d094caa7202d816be696761b0c97ed2 (fbodaily.com)
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