SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- D- - Rack mounted clusterized computer system
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Property Procurement and Management Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20535
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFQ857589
- Response Due
- 9/13/2002
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2002
- Point of Contact
- Gary Hopkins, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-324-3819, Fax 202-324-8209,
- E-Mail Address
-
itcu.finance@fbi.gov
- Description
- 17. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a requirement for a Firm Fixed Price, One Time Buy Contract for the following Brand Name or Equal items: Nine (9) NEXCom, rack mounted clusterized servers, Part Number HiServer318-DC-SM/HDB 31650, with the following minimum requirements: A minimum of 150 single blade systems; the entire system must be capable of being housed in one standard 19 inch rack 40U to 44U; the platform must house at least 10 complete systems in one chassis; each node must meet the following minimum requirements: Pentium III, RedHat Linux OS, 1.2Ghz CPU; 512MB RAM (expandable); 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card; 6GB minimum (unshared) IDE Hard Drive; and, Standard Intel (COTS) Parts (for replace parts); one (1) 1U Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) w/12.1" Display, Part Number NEXCOM-121, unit must switch access to each node via hardware, not software; one (1) 41U Rack Cabinet, Part Number NEX41UCabinet, no larger than 19 inches wide, 40U minimum, 44U maximum; and, installation and testing. The above listed characteristics are intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. Unless visibly marked that the vendor is quoting an equal product, the offered items shall be considered the brand name product as referenced in this announcement. If quoting an "or equal" product, vendor shall submit one (1) sample of each item to: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Engineering Research Facility, Building 27958A, Quantico, VA 22135, Attention: Ms. Ellen Foster, for evaluation purposes. At the conclusion of the evaluation, all equipment shall be returned to the vendors. If offering an "or equal" product, the brand name of the product furnished shall be clearly identified on the quote. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to the equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the vendors. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonable to the purchasing activity. To ensure that sufficient information is available, the vendor shall furnish as part of their quote all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show proposed modification. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverables listed above. Delivery charges shall be FOB Destination. Place of delivery is FBI, ERF Bldg, Quantico, VA 22135. 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, quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 857589. The solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). All quotes shall be submitted via fax number (202)324-8209 no later than 3:00 PM, EST, September 13, 2002, quote clearly marked with RFQ 857589. No hand-carried or mailed packages will be considered. Bidders are hereby notified that if your quote is not received by the date/time and location specified in this announcement, it will not be considered. The Standard Industrial Code is 3577, and the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is 334119. The Business Size Standard for this solicitation is 1000 employees. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with their offer. This may be downloaded from www.acqnet.gov/far. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-08. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, is tailored to read as follows: All responsible vendors may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by the FBI. The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror 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 offers (i) technical, (ii) warranty, (iii) past performance, and (iv) price. The Government reserves the right to evaluate technical compliance and make a best value decision. This could result in award to other than the lowest priced offer. The areas of technical capability, warranty, and past performance are of higher importance when compared to price. The technical evaluation will consist of reviewing and evaluating the "or equal" samples and literature for compliance with meeting or exceeding requirement specifications. If the offeror fails to provide the samples and descriptive literature as requested, it shall be grounds for disqualifying his/her offer. Warranty - The offeror exceeding the standard commercial warranty, and offering the Government the best value, shall be rated higher. Past Performance Evaluation - Vendor shall provide at a minimum, the names and telephone numbers of a least three customers that have acquired the same or similar equipment. The clause at 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. The following Department of Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clauses are applicable to this acquisition and can be obtained in full text at: http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/pe/jarinet.htm: JAR Clause 2852.201.70, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) (JAN 1985); JAR clause 2852-233-70, Protests Filed Directly With the Department of Justice (JAN 1998); and JAR clause 2852.211.70, Brand Name or Equal (JAN 1985). The following FAR clauses/provisions are also incorporated by reference into this solicitation: FAR provision 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999); FAR clause 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration (May 1999). Solicitation documents are not available. Contact Gary Hopkins (202)324-3819 for information regarding this solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS/Reference-Number-RFQ857589/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: FBI ERF Building Quantico, VA
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN00157021-F 20020905/020903221351 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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