SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Nexenta
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1801 N Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 10694J1087
- Response Due
- 9/17/2014
- Archive Date
- 3/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Name: Lindsay Kermisch, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 5713452366, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
kermischl@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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.The solicitation number is 10694J1087 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-76. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334614 with a small business size standard of 750.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-09-17 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be BELTSVILLE, MD 20705 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001: Base license: Manage up to 16 TB of storage; includes one year of Gold-level support POP: 9/30/2014 - 9/29/2015, 2, EA; LI 002: Base license: Manage up to 32 TB of storage; includes one year of Gold-level support POP: 9/30/2014 - 9/29/2015, 2, EA; LI 003: HA Cluster Plug-in license: Allows for the use of two NexentaStor instances for active / active failover in front of shared storage. To purchase this product requires Gold support. POP: 9/30/2014 - 9/29/2015, 2, EA; LI 004: Service: On-site High-Availability Bundle-Installation of two Nexenta software instances configured in a high availability configuration. Includes setup and testing of one cluster between two Nexenta nodes. Also includes auto-scrub and auto-snap functions POP: 9/30/2014 - 9/29/2015, 2, EA; LI 005: Support: Additional 2 years Gold-level support for 16 TB Gold license POP: 9/30/2015 - 9/29/2017, 2, EA; LI 006: Support: Additional 2 years Gold-level support for 32 TB Gold license POP: 9/30/2015 - 9/29/2017, 2, EA; LI 007: Support: Additional 2 years support, at same level as NexentaStor support, for HA Cluster Plug-in. POP: 9/30/2015 - 9/29/2017, 2, 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, Department of State 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors 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.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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. If this is a ?Brand Name Only? procurement, Seller certifies that it is an authorized distributer of the brand name product being sold to the Department of State and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the manufacturer, to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide an offer or response to this opportunity in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 to include technical proposal, representations and certifications, past performance and the commercial product specifications being offered so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com and KermischL@state.gov. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.sam.gov All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. Components of the requested equipment, to include memory, must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished equipment. All items must be covered by manufacturer?s warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Bid from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer?s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Compliance with Solicitation, Delivery Schedule, Past Performance, and Price. Technical, delivery schedule and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. In order to be a small business on this set aside requirement your company must have 100 employees or less.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BELTSVILLE, MD 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03504667-W 20140912/140910235456-f2fb383c766581229f4726f3fca6e166 (fbodaily.com)
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