SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- CAT 5 Cable - Soliciation
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 238210
— Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Plains Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6612-S-15-0024
- Archive Date
- 9/5/2015
- Point of Contact
- Connie M. Wooten, Phone: 7012391204
- E-Mail Address
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connie.wooten@ars.usda.gov
(connie.wooten@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number AG-6612-S-15-0024 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-73. The associated NAICS code is 238210. SECTION 01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK 006/15 PART 1 GENERAL •1.1 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS •1.1.1 Project Description The work includes all necessary labor, equipment and materials to install CAT 6e uplink runs between the core networking/server infrastructure components already in place and end-point locations in end-users rooms. •1.1.2 Location The work shall be located at the USDA ARS BRL, 1605 Albrecht Boulevard Fargo, North Dakota approximately as indicated. The exact location will be shown by the Contracting Officer's Representative. •1.1.3 Base bid - BRL Building 5 and BRL Building 6 CAT 6e Ethernet The internal network shall be capable of data transfer rates of up to 1 Gigabit per second (GB/s) between Wire Closet Patch Panel and terminated end point at designated room destination. Each CAT 6e run will be terminated in a properly rated patch panel using T-568B termination connections. Each CAT 6e run will be terminated in properly rated wall jacks using T-568B termination connections. All cabling will be tested and machine labeled at the Wire Closet patch panel (on the front of the physical Patch Panel as well as cable that feeds the Patch Panel, and at the wall jacks. See: LabelRequirements.pdf) No handwritten labels will be allowed. All CAT 6e runs will be installed according to all applicable local, state and Federal building codes. Install CAT 6e Copper Ethernet cable and terminate. CAT 6e segments included are indicated on drawing 1 and are listed in detail in BLD5-BLD6_CAT6e_Summary.xlsx (lengths were obtained measuring up/down wall from planned Patch Panel location and end point receptacles and linear distance with 10% excess factored in): •1. Segment 01 Wire Closet, BRL I134 •a. Total Runs: 70 •b. Total Locations: 27 •c. Total Distance: 7075 FT •d. Total 48-port Patch Panels in Wire Closet (BRL I134): 2 •2. Segment 02 Wire Closet, BRL S107-A •a. Total Runs: 40 •b. Total Locations: 23 •c. Total Distance: 4268 FT •d. Total 48-port Patch Panels in Wire Closet (BRL S107-A): 2 •3. Segment 03 Wire Closet, BRL S107-A (NCGA) •a. Total Runs: 34 •b. Total Locations: 17 •c. Total Distance: 2143 FT •d. Total 48-port Patch Panels in Wire Closet (BRL S107-A): Utilize existing Patch Panels from 2.d (a final total of 2 Patch Panels in S107A) •1.1.4 Remove old Ethernet cable Contractor shall keep the old copper Ethernet lines connected until the new cable is in place and then pull the old abandoned Ethernet cable upon successful testing of new CAT 6e cabling. 1.2 OCCUPANCY OF PREMISES Building(s) will be occupied during performance of work under this Contract. Before work is started, the Contractor shall arrange with the Contracting Officer a sequence of procedure, means of access, space for storage of materials and equipment, and use of approaches, corridors, and stairways. Attachments: LabelRequirements.pdf BLD5-BLD6_CAT6e_Summary.xlsx AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) •- 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal (1999) •- (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. •- (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- •- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; •- (2) Clearly identify the item by- •- (i) Brand name, if any; and •- (ii) Make or model number; •- (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and •- (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. •- (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. •- (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. - - (End of provision) - •- 1. Past Performance - •- EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD •- Quotes will be evaluated based on the offeor's past performance as provided by the offerors references. - •- 2. Offeror's Technical Solution- •- The Government will evaluate the performance of the offeror's product for capability and performance. - •- 3. Quality and Reliability- •- Quotes will be evaluated on the offeror's product for its level of Quality and Reliability. - •- 4. Price- •- The quoted price is fair and reasonable. - - - NOTE: - •- All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Factors and sub-factors are prioritized in the following order of importance (i.e. most important first, least important last) for award evaluation 2, 3, 1, 4. •- The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes, considering the evaluation factors above, and will award to that offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. - - - Must be on GSA schedule; please list your GSA contract number, make sure you are registered in SAM as well as provide your DUNS number and a point of contact. - - This quote must be valid until 09/30/2015
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