SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Full Service Contract Nutanix Equipment for the North Texas Health Care System
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;NCO 17 - SAO West;NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity;124 E. Hwy 67;Duncanville, Texas 75137
- ZIP Code
- 75137
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25719Q0327
- Response Due
- 2/8/2019
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2019
- Point of Contact
- Victoria.Rone3@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 the availability and capability of all qualified sources, small and other than small businesses, to perform a potential requirement. Respondents are required to be registered and in good standing in The System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested shall assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. NAICS code: 811219 and Size Standard is $20.5M. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ Project requirements: The contractor shall provide a full-service contract for the Nutanix Virtual Server Solution equipment and system licenses at the VA Medical Center located in Dallas, TX, which is part of the VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS). Anticipated period of performance: Base: April 1, 2019 March 31,2020 Option Year One: April 1, 2020 March 31,2021 Option Year Two April 1, 2021 March 31,2022 Option Year Three April 1, 2022 March 31,2023 Option Year Four April 1, 2023 March 31,2024 Information sought: Response to this announcement shall not exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide the services required in the Description of Service Section. Include any certifications/qualifications for accomplishing repairs the work listed in the Statement of Work. Firms must submit documentation from the OEM Nutanix Virtual Server Solution equipment and system stating that they are an authorized third-party vendor and have the necessary certifications and training to perform the work. This documentation must be on the OEM letterhead. The respondents DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, small, etc.,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please e-mail your response with the above information to Victoria.Rone3@va.gov with the subject line "Sources Sought, Nutanix Full Service Contract/your company name" by 8:00 AM CST on February 8, 2019. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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 a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice shall not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). STATEMENT OF WORK GENERAL: The contractor shall provide a full-service contract for the Nutanix Virtual Server Solution equipment and system licenses at the VA Medical Center located in Dallas, TX, which is part of the VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS). PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: North Texas Healthcare System VA Medical Dallas, TX 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base Year: April 1, 2019 March 31, 2020 Option Year One: April 1, 2020 March 31, 2021 Option Year Two: April 1, 2021 March 31, 2022 Option Year Three: April 1, 2022 March 31, 2023 Option Year Four: April 1, 2023 March 31, 2024 REQUIREMENT(S): The contractor shall provide required licenses The contractor shall provide required service The contractor shall provide required labor The contractor shall provide required travel The contractor shall provide required parts for the VA software and equipment in accordance with the original equipment manufacturer specifications. The contractor shall ensure all technicians carrying out services are fully trained, qualified, and certified throughout the life of the contract. EQUIPMENT: Manufacturer: Nutanix Model: NX-6155-G5 Quantity:5 Serial Numbers: 17SM52360026, 17SM5230095, 17SM52360030, 17SM5230107, 17SM52360028 Location: BB208-2J-D ADDITIONAL SERVICE REQUIREMENT(S): The contractor shall provide Production System Support Renewal for Nutanix NX-6155-G5 The contractor shall provide Support renewal for non-returned 6TB HDD replacement (per drive) The contractor shall provide Support renewal for non-returned 480GB SSD replacement (per drive) The contractor shall provide Renewal License, Pro entitlement for NX-6155-G5 HOURS OF PERFORMANCE: Delivery shall occur Monday Friday during normal duty hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm. CERTIFICATIONS: The contractor shall certify that that their field service engineers (FSE) are OEM-trained to service the equipment and that they shall provide only OEM manufactured replacement parts. FSE must be certified yearly and carry the documentation. FEDERAL HOLIDAYS Federal Holidays: The 10 holidays observed by the Federal Government are: New Year s Day January 1 Martin Luther King s Birthday 3rd Monday in January Presidents Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2 Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25 The President of the United States of America may declare additional days as a Federal holiday, and if so, this holiday will automatically be added to the list above. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a Federal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a Federal Holiday. DOCUMENTATION: At the completion of each service call or scheduled maintenance, the contractor shall provide a written service report to the primary and/or alternate contact person. This report will clearly indicate the following: date of service name of vendor service technician/engineer type of service performed model serial number VA barcode (EE) number of the component of the system if applicable description of the service completed list of any parts replaced purchase order and contract number Contracting Officer Representative: Prior to contract award, the Contracting Officer shall designate a VA Medical Center employee as the COR. All work coordination shall be made through the COR. The Contractor shall be provided a copy of the letter of delegation authorizing the COR at the commencement of the term of the contract. No other person shall be authorized to act in such capacity unless appointed in writing by the Contracting Officer. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall take such safety precautions as the Contracting Officer may determine to be reasonably necessary to protect the lives and health of occupants of the building. The Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor of any safety issues and the action necessary to correct these issues. Such notice, when served to the Contractor or his representative at the work site shall be deemed sufficient for the corrective actions to be taken. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work, and hold the Contractor in default. BADGES: All Contractor personnel shall be required to wear VA provided identification (I.D.) badges at all times while on the VA grounds. The Contractors shall be required to coordinate with COR in order to obtain the VA provided I.D. badges for all escort staff. All VA provided I.D. badges shall be returned at the end of the contract or upon completion of service. CONTRACTOR PARKING: Escort personnel are permitted to park their own vehicles only in Employee/Unrestricted Parking areas. SMOKING POLICY: Smoking is not permitted within or around the VA facility grounds, except in designated areas. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: The contractor, their personnel, and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract. The contractor shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations the VA has developed when VA sensitive information is accessed, used, stored, generated, transmitted, or exchanged by and between VA and a contractor. The information made available to the contractor by VA for the performance of this contract will be used only for the purposes of performance under this contract. The certification and accreditation requirements do not apply to this requirement and a security accreditation package is not required. RECORDS MANAGEMENT STATEMENT: All records (administrative and program specific) created during the period of the contract belong to VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTXHCS) and must be returned to VANTXHCS at the end of the contract or destroyed in accordance to the VHA Record Control Schedule (RCS)10-1. Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C Chapter 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract or identified in the RCS 10-1. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under or relating to this contract. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (04-FEB-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Zip Code: 75216
- Record
- SN05211209-F 20190206/190204230020 (fbodaily.com)
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