SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Office Systems Category of Software products and subscriptions, including computer aided design and drafting products (CADD) and similar families of software
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- N00104 NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mechanicsburg PA NAVSUP 5450 Carlisle Pike PO Box 2020 Mechanicsburg, PA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0010411QZF30
- Response Due
- 9/7/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2011
- Point of Contact
- Dennis Fellin (717) 605-5659
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- GSA eBuy Fair Opportunity Posting for Product Category The Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint DoD project to streamline the acquisition process and provide best-priced, standards-compliant information technology (IT) and selected services. Under ESI, the DoD leverages its aggregate buying power to establish enterprise agreements with information technology (IT) manufacturers and resellers for high demand, commercial off-the-shelf IT products and services. The ESI does not determine requirements for specific software products and services. Rather, it provides a service to the DoD customer after they have selected the most appropriate solution based on functionality, architecture, technical requirements, etc. ESI intends to establish Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for all Office Systems Category of Software products and subscriptions, including computer aided design and drafting products (CADD) and similar families of software. A series of BPAs may be established for products falling within this category with those vendors that provide improved terms, conditions and prices to DoD and meet the criteria as set forth on the ESI web site at http://www.esi.mil and summarized below. This notice affords all contractors holding a multiple award schedule for these products a fair opportunity to submit an offer and have that offer fairly considered. This is a standing solicitation; there is no closing date for receipt of offers. Agreements may be established with vendors that meet the specified criteria and will have variable ordering periods dependent on date of issuance and the term of the underlying GSA Schedule contract. The following general criteria apply: ď The vendor provides DoD with improved terms, conditions and prices over those available under GSA schedule and similar contracts. ď There is sufficient demand for the product(s) and demand can be forecast with a relative degree of confidence. ESI also considers the product ™s existing usage or install base. The install base includes all DoD users, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Intelligence Community, and authorized Defense Contractors. ď Products are available under a GSA schedule. While this is not a firm requirement, it is desired for a streamlined acquisition process. ESI ™s preferred approach is to place a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) against a vendor ™s GSA schedule. ď The vendor agrees to the ESI standard terms and conditions. This includes providing monthly sales and activity reports, attending semiannual program reviews, actively marketing the agreement, granting the right to deploy and reuse the license, home use, etc. (BPA samples may be downloaded from the ESI website to see examples of our terms and conditions.) ď Necessary fees are included in the product ™s prices and are collected and paid by the vendor on a regular basis. These fees are currently a.75% GSA industrial funding fee (IFF) and a 2% administrative, contracting and technical (ACT) fee. ď Products are compliant with appropriate standards including the DoD Joint Technical Architecture and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act related to accessibility by disabled persons. An overview of the ESI qualification process is provided in the Vendor Tool Kit at the śVendor Information ť link on the ESI website at http://www.esi.mil. Vendors interested in initiating this process with the DoD ESI may contact Dennis Fellin at dennis.fellin@navy.mil Administrative Note: The shipping address listed in this notice is not valid. ESI BPAs are open for ordering by all of DoD and actual shipping addresses are listed in individual orders issued under the BPAs.
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