Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

J -- MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE SOL F0561198Q0209 DUE 092997 POC Mr. Craig Bagley(719)333-3988/Contract Office, or Ms. Tracie Rounds (719)333-4739 17. 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; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ): Solicitation number is F0561197Q0209. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification number is 7378 and the business size standard is $18.M . This procurement is issued as a Small Business Set-Aside. Women owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. CLIN 0001: The service required below consist of non personal service for hardware maintenance for CISCO Routers, for the time period 1Oct 97 or date of award whichever is later, through -- 30 Sept. 98. This maintenance applies to the following hardware /software and separate pricing is requested for each type of CISCO Routers Hardware: Quantity: 12 months. Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AA: AGS+/4 S/N: 40006797; 68040, 16 MB Router, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ Extended Price: $__ __ ___ for 12 months. CLIN 0001AB, CISCO 2514; S/N: 25304354; CISCO 2500 2E2T, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ ____ per month. CLIN 0001AC, CISCO 2514, S/N: 25304037, CISCO 2500 2E2T, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ &llmdash;_for 12 months. CLIN 0001AD, CISCO 7010, S/N: 5007302; CISCO7010 BASE UNIT, RP, PS, 5 SLOT, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AE, CISCO 7010, S/N: 5007284; CISCO7010 BASE UNIT, RP, PS, 5 SLOT, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AF, CISCO 4500-M S/N: 45515998; TOPASY, CISCO 4500-M, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AG. CISCO 4500-M S/N: 77001118; CISCO7000 SYSTEM, P/S&RP, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $&llmdash;_ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AH, CISCO7000 SN: 77001119; CISCO7000 SYSTEM, P/S&RP, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AJ, CISCO7000 SN: 77001018; CISCO7000 SYSTEM, P/S&RP, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AK, CISCO7000 S/N: 77001143; CISCO7000 SYSTEM, P/S&RP, Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AL, CISCO7000 S/N: 77004005; CISCO7000 SYSTEM, P/S&RP, Unit Price: $__ __ __&llmdash; per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. CLIN 0001AM, AGS+/3 SN: 4000B4G; Unit Price: $__ __ ___ per month. Extended Amount: $__ __ __ __for 12 months. Grand Total price for CLIN 0001AA -- 0001AM: $__ __ __ __ ___. The contractor shall provide all personal, tools, equipment and material (including parts), supervision, travel, and related items necessary to perform maintenance support for the CISCO Router components. Support includes all firmware/software upgrades; including instructions for installation and configuration, software release (if required), bug fixed and telephone support 24 hours a day, 7days a week. Replacement parts will be shipped to arrive within the next business day. If the initial trouble report is received by 4:00 P.M. (Mountain Time), the advance replacement will be shipped the following day. If received after 4:00 P.M. (MT), the advance replacement will be shipped the following business day. If a plan of resolution has not been agreed upon within 2 hours through Technical Support, 10th Communications Squadron personnel may request escalation of the problem to the supervisor of the Technical Support and the Field Service Manager. Contact the 10th Communication Help desk at (710 333-4357 for location of the equipment. Support will be provided by qualified technicians. Equipment software list available upon request. All information technology (IT) items must be year 2000 compliant. Non-compliant items must be upgraded at no additional cost and be Y2K compliant by delivery date the earliest date when compliance required to process Y2 date, but not later than Dec 31, 1999. Y2K compliant means IT accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into and between the twentieth AD twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculation. Y2K compliant IT when used in conjunction with or exchanging data with other IT, shall accurately process date/IT information. The following far provisions and clauses applies to this RFQ and are incorporated by reference. Previsions at 525.212-1 instruction to offerors -- Commercial Items -- Failure to submit the information set forth therein for evaluation will render the offer non responsive. Vendors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer/quote/bid and completely provide the requested data for all blocks. If you chose NOT to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your written offer/quote/bid all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1. Failure to do so may render your offer/quote/bid as non-responsive and may eliminate you from consideration for award. Provision 52.212-2 evaluation-commercial items. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government price: and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offer: (1) technical capability -- ability to provide hardware maintenance to the same or better functional and physical characteristics stated herein; (2) past performance, and 3) Price. Technical capability will be treated using the following system: 1) Does not meet the standard(-): 2) meets the standards (0); and 3) Exceed the standard (+). Past performance will be evaluated will be evaluated to determine if the offer has supplied similar services, in similar quantities, with similar terms within the past to years. Offerors must provide with the proposal at least three (3) references to illustrate this past performance for the purpose of evaluation. Price will be evaluated to determine its fair and reasonable as it relates to the items offered. Award will be made based on best value to the Government. The offer who has the best combination of + and 0 signs on the evaluation criteria scoring and is considered to be most advantageous including price to the Government will be considered the apparent awardee. Offers shall include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offerors Representative and Certification Commercial Items with its offer. The FAR clause 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions" Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items", applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR Clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: (b),6,7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, and (C) 1, 2. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to implement status of Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items, Nov. 1995 applies to this acquisition with the inclusion of the following DFARS 252.225-7028; 252.227-15; 252.227-37; 252.233-7000; 252.242.7002; 252.247-7024; Offers must be received at the address above NLT 3:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time 30 SEP 1997, at Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840. The point of contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Craig Bagley at 719-333-3988. (0259)

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