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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 22, 2010 FBO #3162
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Ethernet Routing Switches

Notice Date
7/20/2010
 
Notice Type
Presolicitation
 
Contracting Office
FORT DRUM, FORT DRUM, NY 13602
 
ZIP Code
13602
 
Solicitation Number
W5K9BN0124A002
 
Response Due
7/22/2010
 
Archive Date
1/18/2011
 
Point of Contact
Name: Shawntil Eure, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 315-772-6520, Fax: 315-772-6406
 
E-Mail Address
shawntil.eure@us.army.mil;
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W5K9BN0124A002. 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. 197131. 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. 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 2010-07-22 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be FORT DRUM, NY 13602 The USA ACC MICC Fort Drum requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, NORTEL ETHERNET ROUTING SWITCH, MODEL: 5520-48T-PWR, SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: TAA COMPLIANT, 48 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH, WITH 4 SFP PORTS 48 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3AF POWER OVER ETHERNET PORTS PLUS 4 SFP PORTS., 35, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, USA ACC MICC Fort Drum 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. USA ACC MICC Fort Drum 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. 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 shawntil.eure@us.army.mil (not through FedBid.com), so that any required information is received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.211-6, Brand name or Equal.DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items. DFARS 252.211-7003, ALT I, Item Identification and Valuation, paragraph 252.211-7003(c)(1)(ii) applicable text is "NONE".252.204-7004, ALT A, Required Central Contractor Registration.252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments.252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, paragraph b, 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7036, Buy American Act -- Free Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments Program; 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.247-7023, Alt III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea. FAR 52.212-2; Evaluation - Commercial Items, the following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Price. IAW 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the offeror must be registered in CCR. Information can be found at http://www.ccr.gov. IAW 52.204-8 Annual Representation and Certification, the offeror is required to input their Representations and Certifications into the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) database which is located at https://orca.bpn.gov/ Shipping is FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.); unless otherwise stated in the offerors GSA schedule. New Equipment ONLY. NO USED OR REMANUFACTURED PRODUCTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submitted Quotes will be valid for 45 days after the auction closing. No multiple awards will be made. Quotes received through FedBid will be evaluated and awarded on an all-or-nothing basis This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), not an invitation for bid (IFB). FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses are current to the most recent dates posted on http://farsite.hill.af.mil If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address to below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolutions. HQ Army Materiel Command, Office of Command Counsel, 9301 Chapek Rd, Room 2-1SE3401, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5527, Facsimile number (703)806-886 or 8875 - Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Materiel Command, Office of Command Counsel, Room 2-1SE3401, 1412 Jackson Loop, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5527. The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp - If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. (End of Provision)
 
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FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance
Address: FORT DRUM, NY 13602
Zip Code: 13602
 
Record
SN02212001-W 20100722/100720235514-0ad8b9743af85ccb4aebc80edddac9b1 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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