SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- EMC MAINTENANCE PACKAGE
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-14-T-A412
- Response Due
- 9/12/2014
- Archive Date
- 10/28/2014
- Point of Contact
- Kim Ramsay, 586-282-8470
- E-Mail Address
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ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(denette.k.ramsay.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. I.INTRODUCTION. A.This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12.6 and 13, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. B.The combined synopsis and Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is: 0010543208 C.Posting Date: 29 August 2014 D.Response Date: 05 Sept 2014 E.Contracting Office: Army Contracting Command - Warren (ACC-WRN) 6501 E. 11Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397 F.This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76, effective 25 Aug 2014. G.The North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code applicable to this acquisition is 541519 with a small business size standard of $25,500,000. H.This Combined Synopsis Solicitation contains clauses and provisions requiring a fill-in or representation. Offeror shall submit a copy of this combined synopsis solicitation with their bid and respond to these clauses and provisions accordingly. A failure to complete these fill- ins may cause your offer to be determined ineligible for award. I.Basis for award - The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit from a single source under the authority of FAR 13.106 1(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals before the closing date of thei solicitation. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government intends to negotiate and award the contract with EMC Corporation, 55 Constitution Blvd, Franklin, MA 02038. II.GENERAL. A. Army Publishing Directorate (APD) has a requirement for the following: B. CLIN Structure: CLIN 0001 EMC MAINTENANCE PACKAGE The contractor shall provide EMC Maintenance package in accordance with the performance work statement. Please indicate your price here: $____________________ FOB: Destination C. Statement of Work Statement of Work This contract is to renew the EMC maintenance agreement in order to obtain hardware/software support with 24X7 repair of all: EMC hardware, software, and firmware in the storage area networks (SANs) of the Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) environment. In the term of this contract, the EMC vendor shall provide all maintenance work that is related to the EMC storage area network in the ECMS Enclave located in the Columbus, OH DISA Deck. The maintenance work will include hardware repair. Software maintenance will include software releases and maintaining the software in good operating condition in conformance with the manufacturer's applicable specifications support. Firmware will be included as part of the software maintenance. All maintenance work associated with this contract will include all travel expenses that is required by EMC engineer/technician to perform work on site at Columbus, OH when necessary. 1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide [maintenance of hardware repair/firmware updates and replacements as required. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. 1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: EMC shall provide maintenance that shall provides an on-going maintenance support to the storage area networks (SANs) hardware that houses data for the Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS). The EMC maintenance contract will provide the ongoing maintenance support and software releases for all software and firmware that are associated with the EMC SANs. The SANs is critical in the Army Publishing Directorate's ECMS as it is our main storage area to house all of the data for the ECMS environment. The maintenance agreement will provide a 24-hour support/repair if any hardware/software failure were to occur. 1.2 Scope: The EMC maintenance contract shall provide on-going maintenance support EMC SANs. The SANs is critical in the APD's ECMS as it is our main storage area to house all of the data for the ECMS environment. The maintenance agreement shall provide a 24x7 support if any hardware/software failure were to occur. 1.3 EMC processes to accelerate issue resolution and provide support include: Create a Service Request- Open a service request and provide pertinent information. For example, Customer/Product Information, Issue/Question Information, etc. Issue Analysis- EMC Customer support will review information, investigate solutions and assign a technical support engineer. Multi-Vendor Support - EMC uses Cooperative Support Agreements (CSAs) with numerous information technology vendors that include leading application, database, and information through providing information management providers. Issue Resolution Process- EMC provides a time response to software and hardware issues through providing information, workarounds, configuration changes, software fixes, or replacement of parts or components. Service Request Closure- EMC provides a resolution recommendation to Service Requests and verifies that the responses address reported issues. 1.4 Deliveries and Period of Performance: A. CLIN 0001: The Period of Performance will be six (6) months from date of award. B. This acquisition is unrated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). C. Quotations must be received by ACC-Warren no later than 4:00 P.M EST, 04 September 2014. D. Email quotations to Denette.k.ramsay.civ@mail.mil. Contractors must be listed in the System for Award Management prior to receiving an award. Refer to website www.sam.gov for registration information. E. Questions are requested via email, addressed to Kim Ramsay, at Denette.k.ramsay.civ@mail.mil. F. Inspection/Acceptance: Offeror shall include all shipping charges and deliver supplies FOB Destination to the following address: Army Publishing Directorate 9351 Hall Road, Building 1456 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5447 All CLINS will be inspected by the Government at FOB Destination. III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES. The following clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply to this synopsis/solicitation: CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.204-10Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.212-1Instructions to Offerors--Commercial ItemsAPR 2014 52.212-4Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial ItemsMAY 2014 52.212-5Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items 52.222-3Convict LaborJUN 2003 52.222-19Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21Prohibition Of Segregated FacilitiesFEB 1999 52.222-26Equal OpportunityMAR 2007 52.222-36Equal Opportunity for Workers with DisabilitiesJUL 2014 52.223-15Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming ProductsDEC 2007 52.223-18Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13Restrictions on Certain Foreign PurchasesJUN 2008 52.229-4Federal, State, And Local Taxes (State and Local Adjustments) 52.232-39Unenforceability of Unauthorized ObligationsJUN 2013 52.239-1Privacy or Security SafeguardsAUG 1996 52.246-2Inspection Of Supplies--Fixed PriceAUG 1996 52.246-16Responsibility For SuppliesAPR 1984 52.247-34F.O.B. DestinationNOV 1991 52.252-2Clauses Incorporated By ReferenceFEB 1998 52.252-5Authorized Deviations In ProvisionsAPR 1984 52.252-6Authorized Deviations In ClausesAPR 1984 252.204-7006Billing InstructionsOCT 2005 252.225-7002Qualifying Country Sources As SubcontractorsDEC 2012 252.232-7003Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006Wide Area WorkFlow Payment InstructionsMAY 2013 252.232-7010Levies on Contract PaymentsDEC 2006 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT 52.201-4000 TACOM-WARREN OMBUDSPERSONJan 06 Information regarding the TACOM-Warren Ombudsperson is located at the website http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ombudsperson.htm. 52.204-4005 (TACOM) REQUIRED USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE(AUG 2012) (a) All contract awards, modifications and delivery orders issued by TACOM will be issued electronically. The contractor has the option to receive these actions either via the Worldwide Web (WWW) or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Many provisions/clauses that appear quote mark by reference quote mark, meaning only clause titles and regulation site are listed; their full texts can be found at the website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (b) In order to be eligible to receive an award under this solicitation, the successful offeror must be registered with the Department of Defense (DOD) System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM registration process may be done electronically at the World Wide Web (WWW) site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. (In order to be registered to use EDI, you must use the long form for registration. Certification information, including information on the EDI 838 TPP, must be furnished to the Contracting Officer within 60 calendar days after contract award to complete networking requirements within the Government.) (c) Worldwide Web Distribution. The contractor will receive an electronic Notice of the Award, Modification, or Delivery Order via e-mail. If you choose the WWW option, you must download the file from the appropriate TACOM webpage: Warren: http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/CFDATA/AWARDS/AWARD_RPT01.cfm Rock Island - JMTC: https://acquistion.army.mil/asfi/ Red River Army Depot: https://www.redriver.army.mil/ Anniston Army Depot: https://acquistion.army.mil/asfi/ (d) Electronic Data Interchange. If you choose to receive contract awards, modifications and delivery orders through EDI, they will be delivered electronically via the Federal Acquisition Network (FACNET). Federal Standard Version 3050 of Standard X12 from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will be used as the format for these electronic transactions. (1) You must complete the EDI 838 Trading Partner Profile, and must agree (i) to subcontract with a DoD certified VAN or Value Added Service (VAS) provider, or (ii) to become DoD certified as a Value Added Network (VAN). The EDI 838 Training Partner Profile is contained in the basic SAM registration form and includes portions of the registration form which are titled quote mark Optional quote mark. (2) You must select a VAN from the official DoD approved list. DoD Certified VANs are listed at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ebiz/VANs.htm. If your VAN is later removed from the official list, or if you voluntarily drop your initially selected VAN, then you must switch to a VAN that remains on the official DoD approved list. You must maintain an active account on a DoD approved VAN for the entire duration of the contract, beginning no later than the 60th day after award. (e) Unless otherwise specified elsewhere in the contract, all data items you are required to provide under this contract must be submitted electronically. Please go to the following webpage for http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm (f) Additional information can be obtained by sending a message to: usarmy.detroit.acc.mbx.wrn-web- page@mail.mil or by calling (586) 282-7059. [End of Clause] 52.204-4009 (TACOM) MANDATORY USE OF CONTRACTOR TO GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION(AUG 2008) (a) All references in the contract to the submission of written documentation shall mean electronic submission. All electronic submissions shall be in the formats and media described in the website: http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm. (b) This shall include all written unclassified communications between the Government and the Contractor except contract awards and contract modifications which shall be posted on the internet. Return receipt shall be used if a commercial application is available. Classified information shall be handled in full accordance with the appropriate security requirements. (c) In order to be contractually binding, all Government communications requiring a Contracting Officer signature must include an affirmative response from the Contracting Officer's e-mail address. The Contractor shall designate the personnel with signature authority who can contractually bind the contractor. All binding contractor communication shall be sent from this contractor e-mail address(es). (d) Upon award, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a list of e-mail addresses for all administrative and technical personnel assigned to this contract. (e) Unless exempted by the Procuring Contracting Officer in writing, all unclassified written communication after contract award shall be transmitted electronically. (End of Clause) KS7317 52.212-4003 (TACOM) ALL OR NONE--COMMERCIAL ITEM ACQUISITION(SEPTEMBER 1996) This provision serves as an addendum that modifies paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1, entitled INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (h) is modified to say that you must offer to provide the total quantity of the items in this solicitation. ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. OFFERS SUBMITTED FOR LESS THAN THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD *** 52.246-4009 (TACOM) INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE POINTS: DESTINATION(FEB 1995) Inspection and acceptance of supplies offered under this purchase order shall take place as specified here. Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION. [End of Clause] 252.209-7993 252.209-7993 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (FEB 2014) (a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- ++++Information will be added when awarded+++++ quote mark Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) quote mark is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. quote mark Document type quote mark means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). quote mark Local processing office (LPO) quote mark is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the Central Contractor Registration at https://www.acquisition.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self- registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the quote mark Web Based Training quote mark link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s). Note: If a quote mark Combo quote mark document type is identified but not supportable by the Contractor's business systems, an quote mark Invoice quote mark (stand-alone) and quote mark Receiving Report quote mark (stand-alone) document type may be used instead.) (2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer. (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF: Data to be entered in WAWF: Pay Official DoDAAC: Issue By DoDAAC: Admin DoDAAC: Inspect By DoDAAC: Ship To Code: Ship From Code: Mark For Code: Service Approver (DoDAAC): Service Acceptor (DoDAAC): Accept at Other DoDAAC: LPO DoDAAC: DCAA Auditor DoDAAC: Other DoDAAC(s): 4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. (5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the quote mark Send Additional Email Notifications quote mark field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system. (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. (2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988. (End of clause)
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