SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Cisco Systems (End User: US Dept. of Commerce),DKTZ06BW002H, GSA SCHEDULE 70...
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1500 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131
- ZIP Code
- 64131
- Solicitation Number
- DKTZ06BW002H
- Response Due
- 9/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/20/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and 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 DKTZ06BW002H and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 14:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20230 The GSA FTS Region 6 requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, Cisco Systems WS-C6509-E; Catalyst 6500 Enhances 9-slot Chassis, 15 RU, no PS, no Fan Tray, with the custom configuration set forth in line items 1.01 through 1.24 of the Bill of Materials (see attachment)., 1, EA; LI 002, Cisco Systems WS-C6509-E; Catalyst 6500 Enhances 9-slot Chassis, 15 RU, no PS, no Fan Tray, with the custom configuration set forth in line items 2.01 through 2.26 of the Bill of Materials (see attachment)., 1, EA; LI 003, Cisco Systems ASA5520-BUN-K9; ASA 5520 Appliance with SW, HA, 4GE+1FE, 3DES/AES, with the custom configuration set forth in line items 3.01 through 3.07 of the Bill of Materials (see attachment)., 1, EA; LI 004, Shipping Charges, 1, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 6 intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. GSA FTS Region 6 is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Paul Flake at paul.flake@gsa.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to null (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. All vendors must have their Representations and Certifications loaded to http://orca.bpn.gov/. By checking this term, the vendor certifies that only new products, warranted by Cisco Systems, have been offered. Please login to Fedbid and download the complete Bill of Materials (Adobe Acrobat pdf format). By checking this term, the vendor agrees to address all questions and communications, excluding submission of the bid and Fed Bid process questions, to Paul Flake, Contract Specialist, by e-mail at paul.flake@gsa.gov. An alternate point of contact will be identified if Paul Flake is otherwise unavailable. Delivery shall occur within 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Please quote all shipping charges in the line item provided. The vendor must provide proof of actual shipping charges if shipping exceeds $100. Payments for shipping will be limited to actual shipping charges if greater than $100. Bids will be evaluated on the basis of total price for all line items. Individual line item pricing will not be evaluated separately. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible vendor submitting the lowest total price for all line items. By checking this term, the vendor certifies that each requirement has been quoted/bid and priced exactly as specified in the Bill of Materials. The vendor acknowledges that any and all changes to the Bill of Materials, if any, will be made only in writing and will be published as an amendment to this FedBid Auction. Contact Clientservices@Fedbid.com or call 877-933-3234 to address any registration, administrative and non-bid questions and comments. Failure to comply with the Auction Terms may result in a rejection of a bid for being non-responsive. By checking this term, the vendor agrees to provide, prior to award, the name of the source, a point of contact at the source, and the location and telephone number of the source of any offered product that the vendor does not manufacture. Failure to provide product source information will result in a bid being deemed unresponsive. By checking this term, the vendor acknowledges that only those vendors who are properly registered in the ITSS database are eligible for award. Registration information can be found at https://it-solutions.gsa.gov, or by telephone at 877-243-2889, Option 2.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-32519_05, n-3616)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20230
- Zip Code: 20230
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20230
- Record
- SN01145608-W 20060917/060915222024 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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