SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Quantum Tape Drive Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/17/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166
- ZIP Code
- 20166
- Solicitation Number
- E17PS00060
- Response Due
- 3/22/2017
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2017
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 E17PS00060 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 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334112 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2017-03-22 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Sterling, VA 20166 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement requires the following items, Brand Name Only (Exact Match), to the following: LI 001: Mfg Item: SSC53-RS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 14U Library, CRU; Location: Sterling, VA; SN/MISC: A0C0086830; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 002: Mfg Item: SLBBL-RTEZ-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Non-Enterprise End-of-Life Tape Drive Module in Scalar i500 libraries, CRU; Location: Sterling, VA; SN/MISC: LTO3; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 003: Mfg Item: SLBBM-RTDX-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 and AEL500, Tape Drive Module, CRU; Location: Sterling, VA; SN/MISC: LTO6; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 3, EA; LI 004: Mfg Item: SSC5H-VS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 Library, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs); Location: Sterling, VA; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 005: Mfg Item: SSC53-RS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 14U Library, CRU: Location: Camarillo, CA; SN/MISC: A0C0386829; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 006: Mfg Item: SLBBL-RTEZ-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Non-Enterprise End-of-Life Tape Drive Module in Scalar i500 libraries, CRU; Location: Camarillo, CA; SN/MISC: LTO3; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 007: Mfg Item: SLBBM-RTDX-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 and AEL500, Tape Drive Module, CRU; Location: Camarillo, CA; SN/MISC: LTO6; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 3, EA; LI 008: Mfg Item: SSC5H-VS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 Library, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs); Location: Camarillo, CA; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 009: Mfg Item: SSC53-RS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 14U Library, CRU; Location: Anchorage, AK; SN/MISC: A0C0056830; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 010: Mfg Item: SLBBL-RTEZ-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Non-Enterprise End-of-Life Tape Drive Module in Scalar i500 libraries, CRU; Location: Anchorage, AK; SN/MISC: LTO3; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 011: Mfg Item: SLBBM-RTDX-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 and AEL500, Tape Drive Module, CRU; Location: Anchorage, AK; SN/MISC: LTO6; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 3, EA; LI 012: Mfg Item: SSC5H-VS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 Library, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs): Location: Anchorage, AK; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 013: Mfg Item: SSC2K-RS04-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 Library with 400 Slots, No Drives, CRU; Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: 203102428; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 014: Mfg Item: SSCBB-RS01-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 - Additional 100 Slots, CRU; Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: N/A; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 015: Mfg Item: SLBBN-RTEZ-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 - End-of-Life Drive(s), CRU; Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: LTO3; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 016: Mfg Item: SLBBN-RTDX-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 - Drive(s), CRU; Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: LTO6; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 7, EA; LI 017: Mfg Item: SSC6K-VS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 with up to 12 Drives, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs); Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 7, EA; LI 018: Mfg Item: SSC6K-VS12-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i2000/i6000 additional set of 12 or fewer Drives, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs); Location: New Orleans, LA; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 11/26/2016 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 019: Mfg Item: SSC53-RS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 14U Library, CRU: Location: Denver, CO; SN/MISC: A0D0066022; POP Date: 05/18/2017 - 11/25/2017, 1, EA; LI 020: Mfg Item: SLBBM-RTDX-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 and AEL500, Tape Drive Module, CRU; Location: Denver, CO; SN/MISC: LTO5/LTO6; POP Date: 05/18/2017 - 11/25/2017, 5, EA; LI 021: Mfg Item: SSC5H-VS00-CB11; Service Level: Bronze 5x9xNBD CRU; Description: Scalar i500 Library, Quantum Onsite Installation of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs); Location: Denver, CO; SN/MISC: * Optional *; POP Date: 05/18/2017 - 11/25/2017, 1, 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, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 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. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far 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, applies to this acquisition; 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): 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-50, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - by agreeing to this term, the offeror certifies that their Representation and Certifications are accurate as stated via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at www.sam.gov/portal. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of theTreasury s Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Documentation required by FAR 32.905(b) The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work. (b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor s performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. (c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions: (1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract; (2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule; (3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause; (4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. (d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph(e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes-clause-of this-contract. (f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR. (g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk. (a) Any system hardware, software, firmware and/or networked component (voice, video or data) developed, procured, or acquired in support and/or performance of this contract shall be capable of transmitting, receiving, processing, forwarding and storing digital information across system boundaries utilizing system packets that are formatted in accordance with commercial standards of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) as set forth in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. In addition, this system shall maintain interoperability with IPv4 systems and provide at least the same level of performance and reliability capabilities of IPv4 products. (b) Specifically, any new IP product or system developed, acquired, or produced must: (1) Interoperate with both IPv6 and IPv4 systems and products, and (2) Have available contractor/vendor IPv6 technical support for development and implementation and fielded product management. (c) As IPv6 evolves, the Contractor commits to upgrading or providing an appropriate migration path for each item developed, delivered or utilized at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall retrofit all non-IPv6 capable equipment, as defined above that is fielded under this contract with IPv6 capable equipment, at no additional cost to the Government. (d) The contractor shall provide technical support for both IPv4 and IPv6. (e) Any system or software must be able to operate on networks supporting IPv4, IPv6 or one that supports both. (f) Any product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor within one year after acceptance shall be upgraded, modified or replaced to bring it into compliance at no additional cost to the Government. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (found at 29 U.S.C. 794d) requires access to and use of information by individuals with disabilities. A deliverable such as digital reports (ex: PDF files) to be placed on the web (either on the Agency s web server or the company s), video footage, or other digital data such as CD-ROMs to be distributed, are subject to Section 508 guidelines. PDF files need to be formatted so that they are readable by assistive technology devices such as screen readers. Video footage must be closed captioned. CD-ROMs. (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation. FAR 52.203-99, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (FEB 2015) (DEVIATION 2015-02) (a) The contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such fraud, waste, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The contractor shall notify employees that the prohibition and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect. (c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause. (2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the contractor fails to comply with the provisions of this clause. (End of Clause) This FAR Clause is incorporated by reference (IBR) in accordance with FAR 52.252-2. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation. FAR 52.203-98, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015) (DEVIATION 2015-02) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such fraud, waste, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. Past performance will be evaluated by reviewing the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) to ensure no negative reports against the firm. In addition to reviewing FAPIIS, any negative remarks on FedBid may be taken into consideration when evaluating past performance. A Brand Name Justification is attached to this buy. (a) Definitions. Inverted domestic corporation and subsidiary have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10). (b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4. (c) Representation. The Offeror represents that (1) It is not an inverted domestic corporation; and (2) It is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. This Provision is incorporated by reference in accordance with FAR 52.252-1.
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