SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- BLADECENTER SERVER - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334111
— Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RIK - Rome, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8751-13-Q-0119
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Calandra-Willson, Phone: 315-330-4009, Jenna Tarbania, Phone: 315-330-2260
- E-Mail Address
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Jennifer.Calandra-Wilson@rl.af.mil, Jenna.Tarbania@rl.af.mil
(Jennifer.Calandra-Wilson@rl.af.mil, Jenna.Tarbania@rl.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Reps & Certs 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Solicitation FA8751-13-Q-0119 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20130412. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. This procurement is being issued as TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE under NAICS code 334111and small business size standard is 1000 employees. The contractor shall provide the following items on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis, including the cost of shipping FOB Destination: QTY 14- BLADECENTER HS23 - X86 INTEL BLADE SERVE, IBM BC HS23 2X2.3GHZ 15 64, EXPRESS HS23, 2XXEON 6C E5-2630 95W 2.3GHZ/1333MHZ/15MB, 8X8GB, O/BAY 2.5IN SAS. While this description contains brand name products in a solution set known to be acceptable to the government, offerors providing solutions equivalent to or exceeding the functional and performance characteristics of the identified items will be considered for technical acceptability. All items in the offeror's solution must be interoperable. Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. The required delivery date is 45 Days after the Receipt of Order (ARO). No partial shipments will be authorized. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB-Destination. The Place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is F4HBL1/Transportation Officer Depot 2, 148 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4516. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written quotes are due at or before 3 PM (ET), 24 APR 2013. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Jennifer Calandra-Willson, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-4098 or by email to jennifer.calandra-willson@rl.af.mil. Alternate, Attn: Jenna Tarbania, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555 or by email jenna.tarbania@rl.af.mil. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. (b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. They may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary to demonstrate compliance with the specifications. (b)(12) If the offer 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. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (k) System for Award Management (SAM) Offeror's must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 4 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Price, and (ii) Technical capability. All evaluation factors are of approximate equal importance. Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, ALT, and DFARS 252.209-7997 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Updaid Deliquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under any Federal Law-DoD Appropriations (Deviation). For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment No. 1) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside, Alternate I 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration The clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea The following additional FAR and FAR Supplements provisions and clauses also apply: 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 52.247-34, FOB-Destination 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, RM225, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 FAX: 937-656-7321 COM: 937-904-4407. Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your quote that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-A7 has been assigned to this effort. All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered
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