SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Cisco SMARTnet Maintenance Renewal
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436
- ZIP Code
- 20436
- Solicitation Number
- ITC-RFQ-13-0020
- Response Due
- 3/26/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Michael Pigram, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2022053386, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.pigram@usitc.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number ITC-RFQ-13-0020. 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. 458338. 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 a [ Small Business ] 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 2013-03-26 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20436 The IAGC United States International Trade Commission requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001: Cisco SMARTnet Maintenance Renewal (see attached Equipment List) includes but is not limited to the following: (1) Direct global 24 hour access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC); (2) Access to online knowledge base, communities and tools; (3) Hardware replacement options, including 2 hour, 4 hour, and next business day; (4) Operating system software updates, bug fixes, security updates, and OEM Operating System updates, and (5) Smart, proactive diagnostics and real-time alerts on devices enabled with Smart Call Home. Period of Performance will be from 2/22/2013 to 2/21/2014 or end of life (whichever comes first)., 1, YR; 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, IAGC United States International Trade Commission 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. IAGC United States International Trade Commission 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. To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer/ Federally authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the time frames specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award. For the line items designated as [Exact Match Only], the Buyer requires that Sellers bid be an 'exact match to spec'. That means that NO SUBSTITUTIONS are allowed. Sellers MUST provide the item requested in the line item description (exact make, model, part number and or description). If you are not able to deliver the line item as requested, DO NOT BID. Please advise the Buyer of issues through our clientservices@fedbid.com email address. 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.") Offerors must be authorized Cisco resellers to meet the requirements set forth in this solicitation. In addition, Offerors must provide documentation that identifies the warranty and maintenance coverage that will be provided to support these requirements in order for their quote to be deemed technically acceptable. Offeror must be registered in the SAM database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in SAM, it may do so through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. An award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote represents Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USITC/ITCOFM/ITCOFMP/ITC-RFQ-13-0020/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20436
- Zip Code: 20436
- Zip Code: 20436
- Record
- SN03017825-W 20130323/130321234736-1794bbb82dd858ec4d94abdf1074bc56 (fbodaily.com)
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