SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- EMC Centera Storage Drives
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center - Austin;1701 Directors Blvd, Suite 600;Austin TX 78744
- ZIP Code
- 78744
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10A19Q0091
- Response Due
- 3/8/2019
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2019
- Point of Contact
- daniel.winterroth@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information/Sources Sought This is a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research to determine the availability of vendors capable of providing repair of brand name Centera storage devices for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), Back Office System Management. This RFI does not guarantee the issuance of an RFQ/RFP. VA currently intends to solicit this requirement as Sole Source because the availability for resellers of the product is unknown. If you have the ability to repair the Centera storage devices outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), please respond to this RFI with a statement of capabilities. If the entire Centera repair services, outlined in the PWS are available from your company under a General Services Administration (GSA) contract or other contract vehicle, please let us know in your response. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The VA is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Requirement The VA has archived emails in Region 1 Veteran Integrated Services Networks (VISN) 22 stored on two Centera storage devices. The Centera storage devices are both past End-Of-Service-Life, as of February 28, 2014. The storage devices are not under a hardware maintenance contract. The Centera storage devices are located in North Hills, California (CA), and Las Vegas, Nevada (NV). The Centera storage device in North Hills, CA, has experienced multiple hardware failures. A number of hard drives are offline (likely failed) and two internal nodes are offline. Some system data is currently unavailable. VA requires a system health check needs to be performed; the system, to the extent practicable, returned to a normal, healthy state of operation; and VA data from any failed drives retained, to the extent practicable. The Centera storage device in Las Vegas, NV, has not been on the VA network since approximately 2014 following a data center move. The VA needs assistance reconnecting the system to the VA local area network. VA requires a system health check assessment performed; the system returned to a normal, healthy state of operation, to the extent practicable; and VA data from any failed drives retained, to the extent practicable. After both Centera devices have been returned to a healthy state of operation, VA requires the systems be configured to replicate data between the two devices. A comprehensive overview of the performance can be found section 5.0, specific task and deliverables of the PWS. RFI requirements are as follows: Please review the attached Draft PWS and provide your statement of capability. Please acknowledge if your company is a certified authorized provider of Centera repair services. Submit responses and related information via email to: Daniel.Winterroth@va.gov and lino.vera@va.gov by 3:00 P.M. Central Standard time, March 7, 2019. We prefer that you submit your response by completing each tab in the attached RFI matrix and returning the matrix in the same format. Proprietary/company confidential material shall be clearly marked on every page that contains such. Include the name, phone number, and email address of the lead from your organization. VA reserves the right to not respond to any or all emails or materials submitted. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (28-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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- Record
- SN05235955-F 20190302/190228230028 (fbodaily.com)
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