MODIFICATION
70 -- Cisco SMARTnet
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 701 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- HSTS02-12-Q-TTC409
- Response Due
- 12/21/2012
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Giulietta Dahl, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 5712274683, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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giulietta.dahl@dhs.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number HSTS02-12-Q-TTC409. 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. 442878. DHS FirstSource II Bids Only: Seller shall ONLY bid on this opportunity if they are able to provide commercially-available IT commodities, solutions, and value-added reseller (VAR) services per the requirements established in the Delivery Order solicitation. Seller shall adhere to all terms and conditions stated in their respective DHS FirstSource II IDIQ contract, AS WELL AS any additionally imposed through the Delivery Order solicitation - provided they do not contradict those executed by the former. Both the status of the Seller (i.e. its ability to conduct business with the Federal Government) and the status of the Seller?s IDIQ contract shall be in an ACTIVE state at the time a bid is submitted. This requirement is a [ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned ] set-aside 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 2012-12-21 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The DHS Transportation Security Administration requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Cisco SMARTnet SLA to include SMARTnet 24x7x4 hour response Onsite Support Services, 24x7x4 jpir response Replacement and Onsite Service, SMARTnet Advance Replacement Services, Drive Retention Service (applicable for UCS products only) and tracking and logging of all incident data. See Attachment A for detailed list of Hardware components., 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, DHS Transportation Security Administration 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. DHS Transportation Security Administration 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 products Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified In the event this procurement is a total small business set-aside, the following shall apply: For small business set-asides other than for construction or services, any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the nonmanufacturer rule. In industries where the SBA finds that there are no small business manufacturers, it may issue a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule. In addition, SBA has excepted procurements processed under simplified acquisition procedures, where the anticipated cost of the procurement will not exceed $25,000, from the nonmanufacturer rule. Waivers permit small businesses to provide any firm's product. Please see FAR 19.502-2 for more information and exceptions. For this procurement, the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 with a small business size standard of 100 employees/average annual receipts. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the buyer to respond. Questions can be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' button. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. Unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, 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. To be determined responsive, Offerors must provide a proposed price for every line item. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the technical requirements of Attachment 1. Only the lowest priced bid will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability. If the lowest priced bid is not technically acceptable, the next lowest priced bid will be evaluated until a bid is determined technically acceptable Note that the current SLA covering the hardware listed in attachment A has expired. It is the sellers' responsibility to determine if any reinstatement fees are due and include them within their total bid price. Vendors must be authorized Cisco resellers to meet the requirements set forth in this solicitation. In addition, vendors must provide documentation that identifies the warranty and maintenance coverage that will be provided to support these requirements in order for their to be deemed technically acceptable.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/TSA/HQTSA/HSTS02-12-Q-TTC409/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple shipping information.
- Zip Code: Multiple
- Zip Code: Multiple
- Record
- SN02953886-W 20121222/121220235722-45f952490808a50d44c980270db42e6b (fbodaily.com)
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