SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- MPLS WAN CIRCUITS
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2013676
- Archive Date
- 3/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- V. Lynn Griffin, Fax: 301-480-8501, MAXWELL KIMPSON,
- E-Mail Address
-
griffinv@mail.nih.gov, Max.Kimpson@nih.gov
(griffinv@mail.nih.gov, Max.Kimpson@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services; National institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 6707 Democracy Boulevard, II Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Description National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) plans to procure on a sole source basis with Qwest Communications Company, LLC dba Century Link, 70 W 4th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102-1604. Technical Requirement The WAN circuits are required to connect NIDDK facilities in Phoenix Arizona back to NIH network center via Century Link Cyber Center in Sterling VA. NIDDK has a disaster recovery site in Phoenix, Arizona (Secondary Data Center) which will be used to provide IT resources to NIDDK community should its primary Data Center located at Democracy II, Bethesda, Maryland become inoperable due to natural/man-made disasters. The back-up Data Center has been built to replicate and maintain copies of critical data of the primary Data Center. WAN circuits are used to facilitate data replication between Data Centers and provide data communication connectivity to ensure business continuity for NIDDK critical IT systems. Century Link private MPLS WAN circuits - lease three (3) 100 Megabits per second Ethernet circuits via Century Link private MPLS network to interconnect NIDDK facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Arizona. The interconnection between regional facilities is necessary to provide data communication between NIDDK primary/backup data centers. Providing network higher-bandwidth to increase data transaction rate between sites (AZ, VA, and MD). This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1) and FAR 13.501 (2)(ii) Special Documentation Requirements. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541618 and the business size standard is $7.0 Million. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price type contract. The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from date of award. This will be Base + 4 Option Years, the offeror must include a completed copy of the following provision: FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used equally to evaluate offers: Technical Evaluation, Price, and Past Performance. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price. The select will be made on a Best Value basis with Technical Approach being the most important factor. Note: Past Performance Information: Vendors must submit a listing of the most recent contracts/awards (minimum of 3) which demonstrate similar work in nature to this Solicitation. Contracts/awards may include those entered with the Federal Government, state and local governments and commercial concerns. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract: 1. Name of Contracting Organization 2. Contract Number (for subcontracts provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number) 3. Contract Type 4. Total Contract Value 5. Description of Requirement 6. Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number 7. Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number The Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and the certification of business size shall be included. Clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believed they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NIDDK to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the DK Acquisitions Branch on or before 11:00 AM EST on February 22, 2013. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to 301-402-8501 or emailed to V. Lynn Griffin, Business Opportunity Specialist at griffin@mail.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) [formerly CCR] http://www.sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NIHLM2013676 on all correspondence. Confidentiality - No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."
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