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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 21, 2007 FBO #2063
MODIFICATION

70 -- DELL EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

7/19/2007
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

1701 N Fort Meyer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
 

ZIP Code

22209
 

Solicitation Number

1025731024
 

Response Due

7/25/2007
 

Archive Date

1/20/2008
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1025731024. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 43546_02. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the seller's name or the seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2007-07-24 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20522 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Base Unit: Dual Core Xeon Processor 5140 4MB Cache, 2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB, PE 1950 (222-3381) Processor: Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5140, 4MB Cache, 2.33GHz 1333MHz FSB, PE 1950 (311-6210) Memory: 2GB 667MHz (4X512MB), Single Ranked DIMMs (311-6153) Keyboard: No Keyboard Selected (310-5017) Video Card: Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Offload Engine Key Not Enabled (430-1748) Video Memory: Riser with 2 PCIe Slots for PowerEdge 1950 (320-4648) Hard Drive: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Hard Drive Controller: PERC 5/i, Integrated Controller Card (341-3094) Operating System: Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, Includes 5 CALs (420-5796) Mouse: Mouse Option None (310-0024) NIC: Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC (430-1762) Modem: Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management (313-3936) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge Servers, All OS (313-3918) Sound Card: Bezel for PE 1950 (313-3937) Speakers: 1x4 Backplane for 2.5-inch Hard Drives (311-5754) Documentation Diskette: Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit, PE1950 (310-7962) Additional Storage Products: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Feature Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 0 PERC 5/i Integrated (341-3083) Feature Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal (341-3090) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial YR (984-1519) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 4Hour 7x24 Onsite service w/Emergency Dispatch, Init YR (970-3560) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty, Extended YR (984-1528) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 4Hour 7x24 Onsite service w/Emergency Dispatch, 2YR Ext (960-7472) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 7x24 Acct Management, Hw/Sw Tech Phone Support, Enterprise Command Center, 3Yr (960-7872) Installation: On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) Misc: Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord for PowerEdge 1950 (310-7461) Misc: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Misc: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054), 6, EA; LI 002, Base Unit: CX3-10C iSCSI and Fibre Channel Storage Processor Enclosure (222-7801) NAVI MGR Enterprise forCX3-10c (420-6692) PLATINUM Enterprise Support:4-Hour 7x24 On-site service with Emergency Dispatch,2 YR Ext (982-1072) PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 7x24 Acct Management, Hardware/Software Tech Phone Support, Enterprise Command Center, (982-1112) PLATINUM Enterprise Support:4-Hour 7x24 On-site service with Emergency Dispatch,Init YR (982-4050) Dell Hardware Warranty, Extended (986-2938) Dell Hardware Warranty Plus OnSite Service Inital YR (986-2957) 3Yr DELL | EMC: Software Assurance (986-2989) Premium Enterprise Support - Gold - Advanced Software Support (950-6707) SAN IMPLEMENTATION / INSTALLATION 1 TO 2 HOSTS (981-8018) T1-Standard Maint 1 per yr, 1YR (986-3029), 1, EA; LI 003, Base Unit: Dual Core Xeon Processor 5140 4MB Cache, 2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB, PE 1950 (222-3381) Processor: Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5140, 4MB Cache, 2.33GHz 1333MHz FSB, PE 1950 (311-6210) Memory: 4GB 667MHz (4X1GB), Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs (311-6154) Keyboard: No Keyboard Selected (310-5017) Video Card: Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Offload Engine Key Not Enabled (430-1748) Video Memory: Riser with 2 PCIe Slots for PowerEdge 1950 (320-4648) Hard Drive: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Hard Drive Controller: PERC 5/i, Integrated Controller Card (341-3094) Operating System: Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, Includes 5 CALs (420-5796) Mouse: Mouse Option None (310-0024) NIC: Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC (430-1762) Modem: Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management (313-3936) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge Servers, All OS (313-3918) Sound Card: Bezel for PE 1950 (313-3937) Speakers: 1x4 Backplane for 2.5-inch Hard Drives (311-5754) Documentation Diskette: Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit, PE1950 (310-7962) Additional Storage Products: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Feature Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 0 PERC 5/i Integrated (341-3083) Feature Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal (341-3090) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial YR (984-1519) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 4Hour 7x24 Onsite service w/Emergency Dispatch, Init YR (970-3560) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty, Extended YR (984-1528) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 4Hour 7x24 Onsite service w/Emergency Dispatch, 2YR Ext (960-7472) Service: PLATINUM Enterprise Support: 7x24 Acct Management, Hw/Sw Tech Phone Support, Enterprise Command Center, 3Yr (960-7872) Installation: On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) Misc: Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord for PowerEdge 1950 (310-7461) Misc: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054) Misc: 36GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10K RPM Hard Drive (341-3054), 18, EA; LI 004, B-IP LTM 1500 2G MEM (A0658553) QTY 2 EA, BIP SVC PRE L1-3 CAT HW29 (A0777501) QTY 2 EA, BIG-IP SSL ADD-ON LICENSE - 1000 TPS (A0366603) QTY 2 EA, BIP SVC PRE L1-3 CAT SW8 (A0658521) QTY 2 EA, 1, LOT; 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid 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 or comments New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission 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 The vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order with out prior, written approval from the USDOS Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specification of this RFQ. Items that do not confirm to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejec 0044 ted at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendors expense. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION CONUS A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. The Office of Acquisitions, Telecommunications Branch, has received a request from the Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources. For purposes of standardizing the infrastructure components of the HR system it is necessary for this equipment to be the Dell brand name. Human Resources strive to maintain a single point of accountability, with common network and systems management tools compatible with current equipment. The existing IT infrastructure has been developed utilizing an architecture based on a Dell sourced platform. To promote an overall lower Total Cost of Ownership, this procurement should be considered incremental to the existing infrastructure. Utilizing Dell for these additional enterprise products and services will provide continuity and single point of contact responsibility for the overall infrastructure. Having Dell as the single vendor for the entire enterprise mix of servers and storage products, including software, provides a clear escalation path and resolution of all issues to maintain critical systemsThis action is taken in accordance with the provisions of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. The statutory authority is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, as identified by FAR 6.302-1. For purposes of standardizing the infrastructure components of the HR system it is necessary for this equipment to be the Dell brand name. ? Dell provides common images and components with its servers platforms ? helping to simplify management and cut costs. Dell has spent the last decade building commonality into the server family with the specific goal of simplifying management and maintenance, while reducing cost and complexity. ? ImageWatch? ? Dell provides a road map of upcoming software changes, allowing HR to better plan updates. ? Block updates ? By delivering scheduled changes, Dell can help minimize the number of updates HR makes each year. ? Image commonality ? By reducing the number of overall images in the Dell PowerEdge server line, Dell has reduced the time required for image maintenance. ? Component commonality ? The Dell PowerEdge Server Family share common components (memory, hard drives, management cards and more), which help improve efficiency during build and servicing. ? Management commonality ? Dell PowerEdge Servers are managed through a common interface to help maximize efficiency and streamline management. Dell OpenManage is provided with ALL Dell systems at no extra cost. OpenManage provides one management interface for hardware, software, and operating systems. ? Dell tracks configurations of every product down to the component level, which allows Dell to quickly and easily analyze product performance and take corrective action when needed. ? Dell provides investment protection when migrating to future Blade Server architectures (ie, going from PowerEdge 1855 to PowerEdge 1955). ? Dell advocates use of industry-standard resource management software where competitors are proprietary (customer lock-in) and expensive. ? Human Resources strive to maintain a single point of accountability, with common network and systems management tools compatible with current equipment. The existing IT infrastructure has been developed utilizing an architecture based on a Dell sourced platform. To promote an overall lower Total Cost of Ownership, this procurement should be considered incremental to the existing infrastructure. Utilizing Dell for these additional enterprise products and services will provide continuity and single point of contact responsibility for the overall infrastructure. ? Having Dell as the single vendor for the entire enterprise mix of servers and storage products, including software, provides a clear escalation path and resolution of all issues to maintain critical systems. ? Dell Systems Management provides a single tool to manage and monitor the entire enterprise of servers and storage products.
 

Web Link

www.fedbid.com (b-43546_02, n-6521)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20522

Zip Code: 20522

Country: US
 

Record

SN01346720-W 20070721/070720001157 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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