MODIFICATION
70 -- Storage
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- 1001-602441
- Response Due
- 9/29/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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 1001-602441 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 qualified 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 Friday, September 29, 2006 at 20:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Springfield, VA 22153 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, HP CV EVA 5000/8000 Upgrade to Unlim LTU IT3733A, 1, EA; LI 002, 146GB 10K RPM 2Gb FC HDD Upgrade 1293556-B22, 112, EA; LI 003, HP 3Y Support Plus 24 SVC, Option 8CD - CV EVA, BC Band 8CD Support IHAIIOA3, 1, EA; LI 004, HP 3Y Support Plus 24 SVC, Option 8HH - EVA FC 146GB/300GB HDD Support Opt. 8HH, 112, EA; LI 005, HP Installation Service, Option 5FL - EVA Disk Drive Installation HAII3AI, 112, EA; LI 006, 146GB 10K RPM 2Gb FC HDD Upgrade IT3733A 1293556-B22, 52, EA; LI 007, HP M5314B FC Drive Enclosure AD542B, 2, EA; LI 008, 146GB 10K RPM 2Gb FC HDD Upgrade 123556-B22, 28, EA; LI 009, HP 3Y Support Plus 24 SVC, Option 8CD, CV EVA, BC band 8CD Support IHA11OA3 Opt.8CD, 1, EA; LI 010, EVA FC 146GB/300GB HDD Support, Option 8HH Opt.8HH, 80, EA; LI 011, M5314A FC Drive Enclosure Support, Opion 8WJ Opt.8WJ, 2, EA; LI 012, HP CV EVA 5000/8000 Upgrade to Unlim LTU, 1, EA; LI 013, HP Installation Service, EVA Disk Drive Installation, Option 5Fl Opt. 5FL, 80, EA; LI 014, Data Migration Service, HP Data Migration Open Systems HA309A1, 1, EA; LI 015, HP Data Migration Open Systems, LTU Ext. HA310AI, 3, EA; LI 016, HP Data Migration Server/Capacity Ext. HA315AI, 16, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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. Department of State 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 Harry Lundy at lundyhe@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICSE. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CELARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB DESTINATION CONUS *The Vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order without prior written approval by the Contracting Officer. *No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturers, quantities, delivery dates or any other specification of this award. *Items that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in Block 17 will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the Vendors expense. *Items received must adhere to the configuration as submitted and approved by the PMA Lab. *Vendors must deliver to the configuration as tested and approved. *Items not in compliance will be returned to the Vendor at no additional cost to the Government and comments will be noted to Vendor Performance. *Random Quality Assurance will be conducted to ensure Vendor/Manufacturer conformance. The Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State (DoS), is processing this acquisition at the request of the Office of the Secretary, Executive Secretariat, Office of Information Resource Management (S/ES-IRM). This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the use of HP storage devices. S/ES-IRM has identified HP storage devices as a key component of our information technology base. S/ES-IRM provides information technology services and support for the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Office of the Executive Secretariat and the principal officers of the Department. We need to use hard drives with proven results. HP has a long term record of reliability which is supported by all industry reviews. This request is actually an upgrade of the drives on our existing HP Storage Area Network. We need HP drives to maintain our warranty and support agreements. Our hardware technicians are HP certified and are experts at the repair and maintenance of the HP storage units. They have taken the SAN support/maintenance training and are cleared to work on the HP SAN know as Enterprise Virtual Array or EVA. Sunk costs make it too expensive to change vendors. It would require almost one million dollars to change the SAN equipment to accommodate another vendor?s drives so a significant expense to the government. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor?s unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the requirements of this office. The HP Storage Area Network has undergone test, assessment and evaluation and received final approval from our IT Configuration Control Board.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (b-34342_01, n-4288)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Springfield, VA 22153
- Zip Code: 22153
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22153
- Record
- SN01158070-W 20061001/060929220332 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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