SOLICITATION NOTICE
M -- 59 - Market Survey for IT Services and IT Equipment in Support or the Iraqi IDN Network
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
- ZIP Code
- 07703-5008
- Solicitation Number
- MARKET-SURVEY-4365-1
- Response Due
- 1/9/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Robin Turner, 732-532-2109<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT MARKET SURVEY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. This market survey does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or a request for sealed bids (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay respondents for any information that they submit in response to this Sources Sought request. The United States Army CECOM LCMC is conducting this sources sought market survey to determine price and availability (P&A) from potential sources capable of fulfilling a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement as follows. This scope of work is for 12 months to provide technical consulting or field service support for the Iraq Ministry of Defense (MOD) Iraq Defense Network (IDN). The IDN is the Iraq MODs command and control voice and data network. The IDN consists of 40 sites throughout Iraq. This scope also includes services for the design, development, procurement and installation of UPS chloride units and data-comms generators. This scope includes oversight and directing all activities necessary to providing technical support and the installation of the UPS chloride units and data/comms generators. This field service support applies to all current and future IDN sites throughout Iraq. The scope also includes conducting formal training which is intended for the successful transition of the IDN to the Government of Iraq. Additionally, there is a requirement to provide spares. For purposes of pricing, technical consulting will be performed on government furnished equipment. Costs should reflect the cost of performing responsibilities in Iraq, such as life support and security. Reponses must include availability. All P and A should be itemized according to the following categories: Technical consulting-Field Service Representatives (FSR): Provide Rough order of Magnitude (ROM) for technical consulting/field service support for advanced CISCO and Dell technologies such as Cisco 6500 switches, MARS, Blade servers and SAN. The FSR is expected to travel throughout Iraq in order to troubleshoot and diagnose communications network issues-concerns, provide logistical and maintenance support for all previously procured network equipment and troubleshoot network equipment, as required. This ROM should also include all the labor costs required in providing logistical support of the UPS chloride units and the data-comms generators installed and provided for under this scope. The ROM should indicate how many FSRs are required to staff this requirement and include all required support materials, transportation, life support, and security costs associated with this scope of work. Labor to design, install and equip a Chloride UPS unit: Provide a ROM, regardless of location in Iraq, for all related labor costs in designing, installing and equipping four (4) Chloride UPS 250KVA. This scope includes connecting the UPS to the buildings electrical power system as required to power the MDF and IDFs. The scope includes establishing an enclosure where the chloride will be installed, and installation costs per enclosure for at least two air-conditioners, power cables with a ATS and circuit breakers. Labor to design, install and equip a data-comms generator: Provide ROM, regardless of location in Iraq, for all related labor costs in designing, installing and equipping six (6) Data-comms Generators (500 KVA). This ROM should include installing a fuel tank (10,000 liter) for each generator, installing dual inline filters between the tank and the generators and installing a concrete base where the generator will reside. Equipment costs for installing a Chloride UPS: Provide ROM for the equipment and material costs required for installing one Chloride UPS units. The unit is the Chloride 90Net 250KVA, 12 pulse, single. This ROM should include costs for providing air conditioners (at least two 48000 BTU air-conditions per enclosure), power cables with an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) and circuit breakers panels. Costs of the warranty should be included in the ROM. The warranty period should also be stated. Equipment costs for installing a Data-Comms Generator: Provide ROM for the equipment and material costs required for installing one data-comms generator. The unit is the 500 KVA. This ROM should include costs for of a fuel tank (10,000 liter) for each generator, dual inline filters between the tank and material costs for installing concrete base where the Generator will reside. Costs of the warranty should be included in the ROM. The warranty period should also be stated. Classroom training: Provide a ROM for classroom training involving Two [2] training courses of Cisco Advanced Technologies consisting of training in: Wireless (Aironet 1410 Wireless Bridges), Security (ASA, IPS, CS-MARS), Application Networking (WAAS), Unified Communications (CallManager w-Secure Voice). This training is for 12 students for each course (24 students total) and each course should not exceed 160 hours in duration. One (1) training course in Hewlett Packard Installation and Maintenance consisting of training in: HP LaserJet 4015n Printer, HP LaserJet 4250n Printer, HP LaserJet 4650n Printer, HP LaserJet 2850 Printer, HP Color LaserJet 3600n Printer, HP 9250c Digital Sender. This training is for 12 students total and the course should not exceed 80 hours in duration. One (1) training course in UPS (Chloride, MGE, and APC) Installation, Maintenance & Management. This training is for 12 students total and the course should not exceed 80 hours in duration. One (1) training course in Operation and Maintenance of Data-Comms Generators. This training is for 12 students total and the course should not exceed 80 hours in duration. Training ROM pricing should include documents (in Arabic & English) and training materials. Spares: Provide a ROM for the procurement of spares for the end user. Contact the POC for a listing of equipment. ROM pricing should include all the necessary transportation and administrative costs associated with shipping equipment to Iraq. Respond to by COB 09 Jan 09, 2009. EMAIL: Randy.Stampone@us.army.mil and Kevin.kirkwood@us.army.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ<br />
- Zip Code: 07703-5008<br />
- Zip Code: 07703-5008<br />
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