D -- KNIGHTSTAR 5U APPLIANCE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

Notice Date

June 4, 2001

Contracting Office

GSA/FTS, 10850 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, IL 62208-2039

ZIP Code

62208-2039

Solicitation Number

5TC5701C184

Response Due

June 11, 2001

Point of Contact

Mara E. Shultz (618) 398-4929

Description

GSA is announcing its intent to issue a procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The contract will be a fixed price effort to provide information technology Cyberguard KnightSTAR 5U appliance, software license and maintenance support for use by HQ AMC/SC; Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225. Requirement is for each of the following items and quantities: (1) KnightSTAR 5U appliance, unlimited user license, high availability, six each; (2) Silver Appliance Support-8X5 local business hours; immediate phone response by a trained Cyberguard technician, on-site advanced replacement within next business day, access to on-line "Answer Book" knowledge base, proactive notifications via "Customer Connection", and software subscription service, six each; (3) 10/1000 Gigabit Card, 12 each; (4) Raid Controller Card, 12 each; and (5) Additional 9GB Hard drives required for Raid, two drives per appliance, 24 each. Use of Cyberguard Corporation, is being considered to satisfy the Government's requirements. No other service provider is known to be capable of providing comparable software and support to meet the service requirements. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation, reference Number 5TC5701C184. NAICS Code 511210, Computer Software Publishers, packaged, applies. Size standard is $18.0 million. This requirement is to provide the software licenses and maintenance identified. Period of performance is through September 2002. FAR 52.252-2 applies to this acquisition. Full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-1 applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 shall apply to this acquisition. Award shall be made based on technical capability, past performance and cost. QUOTATIONS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISIONS AT FAR 52.212-3. FAR 52.212-4 applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition -- FAR 52.212-5(b): The following additional FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.232-33. Offers are due no later than 11 June 2001, 10:00 a.m., Central Time, to GSA/FTS, Mara E. Shultz; 10850 Lincoln Trail; Fairview Heights, IL 62208. Facsimile responses are acceptable. Contact Mara Shultz at (618) 398-4929 (voice) or (618) 229-4931 (fax) for information regarding this RFQ.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010606/DSOL009.HTM (W-155 SN50N7Y8)