SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Linux High Performance Computer Cluster - Linux High Performance Cluster
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423430
— Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-10-RQ-0037
- Archive Date
- 12/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Richard Cordero, Phone: 3019753976, Wanza B. Jonjo, Phone: 3019753978
- E-Mail Address
-
rcordero@nist.gov, wanza.jonjo@nist.gov
(rcordero@nist.gov, wanza.jonjo@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Linux HIgh Performance Cluster minimum specifications. DESCRIPTION: Linux High Performance Computing Cluster for Physical Sciences and Engineering Applications THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. FAR PART 13, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, ARE UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUEREMENT. THIS ANNOUCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEIGN REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-37. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 with a size standard of $25 Million. This acquisition cannot be set aside for small business because there is no SBA waiver to the non-manufacture rule for NAICS code 511210.This requirement is being competed on a competitive basis among responsible Intel authorized resellers or business partners. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended, does not apply to this acquisition because the items are located in an area only accessed infrequently by maintenance personnel. Brand Name Justification: The system must be configured with Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 Series Operating at 209 GHZ(x5570,W5580, or W5592) with Intel Chipset. This system must work with specific Linux software and achieve minimum performance per core in support of research projects. The software has been tested to work with the processors and with existing infrastructure. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The Following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 52.212-3 52.212-4 52.212-5, including 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.223-15, 52.233-3 and 52.233-4 in paragraph (a) (1) and the following fill-ins in paragraph (b): 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.232-33 Contract Line Item Numbers and associated quantities and descriptions of the minimum specifications required are listed on the attached document: ADDENDUM TO PROVISION 52.212-1 - QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (b) ADDENDUM TO PROVISION 52.212-1 - QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (b) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must include— (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) Terms of any expressed warranty; (4) FOB destination-based on firm-fixed-price for the products and services in the attached documents; (5) Evidence that the offeror is authorized by Microsoft to sell the required products and services; and (6) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c)Period of acceptance of Offers. The offeror agrees to hold the price in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the dates specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation (d) Delivery of required products shall be FOB destination within 30 days after date of contractor acceptance of purchase order. Delivery location: NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING 301 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING 100 BUREAU DRIVE GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-0001 All quotes shall be submitted so that they received not later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time on December 10, 2009 at ricardo.cordero@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to wanza.jonjo@nist.gov Faxed quotes will not be accepted. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD The government will evaluate quotations and award a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose technically acceptable quotation represents the lowest price to the Government.
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