SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Hardware for Arista 7300X Network Switcher Equipment Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517911
— Telecommunications Resellers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-374
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2016
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-374 Hardware for Arista 7300X Network Switcher Equipment Upgrade Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified large business and small business sources, (2) whether they small businesses are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) large and small business size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) is in a multi-year process of upgrading all network equipment in building in coordination with the NIH next generation high speed network project. This project is based on a requirement put forth by all National Institutes of Health Scientific Directors for high-speed low-latency data transport between Institutes/Centers as well as to and from the Internet. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this acquisition is to procure a network upgrade to the Arista 7300X Network Switched Equipment owned by the National Institute on Aging. The acquisition shall include line card and optics upgrades. This requirement is issued on a brand-name only basis. Project Requirements: The Contractor shall provide the NIA Network Computing and Telephony Section with an Arista 7300X Network Switcher Equipment upgrade as follows on a brand-name only basis: 1.Two (2) Arista 7300X 32-Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Linecards [Arista Part No. DCS-7300X-32Q-LC] 2.Twenty eight (28) 40G QSFP+ Universal Transceivers [Arista Part No. QSFP-40G-UNIV] 3.Shipping and Handling Installation is not required. The NIA IRP will install the parts. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price contract is anticipated. Invoicing shall be on a NET30 basis and payment shall be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Period of Performance/Delivery Requirements: The Contractor shall deliver the above specified Arista parts within two (2) weeks after receipt of order. Delivery must be FOB Destination and include inside delivery. The equipment shall be delivered during normal working hours (from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm) Monday through Friday. Place of Performance: The place of delivery shall be the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, located at 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21224. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required information technology equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required equipment, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, via email at lauren.phelps@nih.gov before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government anticipates negotiation of a firm fixed price purchase order.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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