Defense Information Systems Agency, DITCO-NCR, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199

70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL DCA100-98-Q-0081 DUE 091498 POC Mary Dalida, Contract Specialist, (703) 607-4607; Sharlene Capobianco, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-4602. Fax (703) 607-4611 The Defense Information Systems Agency is soliciting quotations for commercial Virtual Private Network software and hardware on a brand name only basis. No substitutions will be accepted. This combined synopsis/solicitation for the brand name software and hardware products is prepared in accordance with the format of Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING SOLICITED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Quotations are to be supplied to DITCO-NCR, Attn: DTN4 (Mary Dalida), 701 S. Court House Road Bldg. T-5, Arlington, VA 22204-2199 until 2PM (local time) 14 September 1998. Facsimile quotations are acceptable. This acquisition for software and hardware is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under solicitation DCA100-98-Q-0081. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside under SIC code 3571 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Government anticipates one award to be made from this solicitation. The Government requires each offeror to present a priced listing of the software and hardware for items 0001-0005. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACTOR'S BUSINESS, ALONG WITH EXAMPLES OF RECENT PERFORMANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE PHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES FOR POINT OF CONTACT. THE DESCRIPTION SHALL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IF NEEDED, TO VERIFY ACCEPTABLE PAST PERFORMANCE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR COMMERCIAL PRICE LISTING. The following is a description of the brand name Virtual Private Network software and hardware for line items 0001 through 0005: Line item 0001, VSU1010, US Domestic Version, p/n 10-1010-1-0000, 2 ea; line item 0002, VSU-10, US Domestic Version, p/n 10-0010-1-0000, 14 ea; line item 0003, VSU-10 advanced firmware, US Domestic Version, p/n 30-0010-1-0001, 14 ea; line item 0004, VPN Manager Toolsuite, US Domestic Version, p/n 20-230-1-1-0000, 1 ea; line item 0005, VPNremote Client 50 User License, US Domestic Version, p/n 21-200-1-1-0050, 1 ea. The delivery schedule for these items is NLT 15 October 1998. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Registration (CCR) and subparagraph(b)(1) applies to this acquisition; and is hereby incorporated by reference as follows: By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Year 2000 compliance is hereby incorporated by reference as follows: all information technology provided under, or in support of, this contract by the contractor and all subcontractors shall be Year 2000compliant. Year 2000 compliant means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year calculation, to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. To ensure Year 2000 compliance, the contractor shall, at a minimum, test a representative sampling of the information technology, or the same type of information technology, that will be provided under the contract. Year 2000 compliance testing will be accomplished and documented in accordance with generally accepted commercial standards/practices. If requested, the contractor shall provide the Government with a copy of such Year 2000-compliance test documentation at no additional cost to the Government. The hardware, software, and firmware ordered herein must be Year 2000 compliant as defined by the above data change specification. The Government will award a contract, resulting from this solicitation, to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to this solicitation, is the lowest priced and technically acceptable. The points of contact for information regarding this solicitation are Mary Dalida at (703) 607-4607 or Sharlene Capobianco at (703) 607-4602. The FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes for Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. The following additional FAR and DFARS clauses cited are applicable: FAR 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, DFARS 252.212-7001, 252.225-7001, and 252.225-7015. Posted 09/04/98 (W-SN246149). (0247)

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