DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING; 30 N. WOLFE AVENUE; EDWARDS AFB, CA 93524-6351

J -- CISCO 3640/SMARTNET MAINTENANCE SOL F0470099Q1887 DUE 120799 POC Cindy Ferrer WEB: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, http://bsx.org/edwards/bus_ops. E-MAIL: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, Cindy.Ferrer@edwards.af.mil. The government intends to procure the following requirement as a sole source acquisition from Cisco Systems Inc, 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose CA 95134-1706, under the authority FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive requirements. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures Threshold. The contract will be awarded by oral quotation and the anticipated award date will be 20 days from the date of this notice. The proposed contract action is for the renewal of SMARTNET MAINTENANCE Quantity (6) and CISCO 3640 (1). The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, parts, tools equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to repair, complete troubleshooting and problem diagnostic services on Cisco Equipment, at Bldg 3500, 225 No rth Rosamond Blvd.,Edwards AFB, CA. NOMENCLATURE: WS-C5500-S3-HD SMARTNET MAINTENANCE QTY (6). CISCO3640 QTY (1) Period of Performance shall be from the date of award through 30 Sep 00. The contractor shall provide the following services: A. Telephone callback within one hour by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center(TAC)for all hardware, configuration, and software problems. B. 24 hour, 7 day priority 1 and 2 telephone support. C. Critical problem escalation. D. Electronic mail inquires and responses. E. Software updates via CCO or media, upon request. F. Registered access to CCO, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. G. Next business day delivery of advance replacement parts. H. Unlimited 24 hour telephone support. I. A hardware Field Support Engineer for troubleshooting and problem diagnostic services. J. Firmware upgrades upon request. K. Full on-site Labor Costs. L. Priority Service Status. All responsible sources shall submit information which clearly demonstrates their ability to provide this service. This information must be received by the Contracting Officer within fifteen (15) days of the publication of this announcement. A determination by th e government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Posted 11/22/99 (D-SN402844). (0326)

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