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70 -- RAID ARRAY SOL N00244-99-T-B009 DUE 081799 POC FAX solicitation requests to Bid Branch (562) 626-7479; Contract Specialsit, Iris Washington (562) 626-7375 WEB: Click here to find out more about FISC San Diego, http:www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: use this e-mail address to contract the contract specialist, ijw6038@eagle.sbeach.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/or after 06-01-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter INEGLIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or visit the Internet at http://ccr.edit.disa.mil for more information. This announcement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-6 (this means you must be a small business, quoting the product of a small-business manufacturer); all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13 and the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation; quotes are being requested and A SEPARATE WIRRTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number RFQ N00244-99-T-B009 applies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. The standard industrial code is 3577 and the business size standard is 1,000 employees. The agency need is for the following items: 4 each Raid Array (Server Memory with Controller). Specifications: Controller: Comparable to Infortrend 3102U2G with four (4) LVD/ULTRA Single Ended Channels. Memory: Seven (7) 9.1 GB LVD Disk with 10,000 RPM Rotation Speed, Latency Factor of 2.99 MS, Transfer Media Rate 18-28 MB/SEC. Seek Times (Typical Read): Average 5.5 MS, Track-To-Track: .75 MS, Full Track: 11.5 MS. Comprehensive: Disks installed with one (1) bay avilable. Additional Spec: 32MB of Cache, Cable Assembly for LVD Back Plane to host and all disks. LVD terminator included. One year warranty on enclosure. 5 year warranty on disk. Lifetime warranty on technical support. Must meet the RPM rotation speed, latency specifications, media transfer rates, seek times, and warranties listed. All items are to be delivered to: Naval Weapons Station, 800 Seal Beach Blvd, Bldg 239, Attn: Receiving Officer, Seal Beach, CA 90740-5000. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 219-1, Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; and DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; and addendum provisions DFARS for Certain Domestic Commodities; and addendum provision DFARS 252.211-7003, Brand Name or Equal. OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS WITH THEIR PROPORALS: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price-related factors. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a) completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror that meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for technical acceptability at the lowest price. In addition NAVSUP 5252.215-9402, Notice to Prospective Offerors, and 5252.215-9403, Additional Evaluation Factors -- Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green Program applies. Note: the full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.arnet.gov.far; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet www.dtic.mil/dfars . Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: 1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), anticipated delivery /availability of product/s, the company's CAGE code, Dun and Bradstreet Number, and Taxpayer ID number. In addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. All FAR certifications and representations specified above must also accompany your quote. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local time, on 17 Aug 1999 and will be accepted via fax . Posted 07/28/99 (W-SN360118). (0209)

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