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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 FBO #3577
MODIFICATION

70 -- Backup Commvault

Notice Date
9/8/2011
 
Notice Type
Modification/Amendment
 
Contracting Office
1701 N Ft Myer Drive, ARLINGTON, VA 22209
 
ZIP Code
22209
 
Solicitation Number
1001102068
 
Response Due
9/12/2011
 
Archive Date
3/10/2012
 
Point of Contact
Name: Paula Faye Cosson, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038755238, Fax: 1111111111
 
E-Mail Address
cossonpf@state.gov;
 
Small Business Set-Aside
Total Small Business
 
Description
AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The solicitation number is 1001102068 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334611 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-09-12 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, APD SOFTWARE - No charge option. Use this item to request number of required CommCell Licenses per CLA customer. Account Team must direct the allocation of total capacity to each Cell in the CLA. Storage Engine P/N CAP-NC-CCELL., 2, EA; LI 002, APD SOFTWARE - No charge option. Add qty=1 to each CLA customer to provide the Monitor (CommNet App) Enterprise REporting Server. Storage Engine P/N CAP-NC-MONITOR., 1, EA; LI 003, APD SOFTWARE - This bundle provides full rights to use all Backup and Replication agents supported by the Data Protection Enterprise feature package, based on 8 TB of data protection capacity. Capacity usage is measured based on the front-end/Application Size of the last FULL backup per active client/subclient policy. The cell(s) allow installation of any combination of agents and features up to the maximum client size limits on the cell. (Sold per Terabyte of Front-End Protection Size, Tiered Volume Price. Storage Engine P/N SB-C-DPE-1T., 1, EA; LI 004, APD SOFTWARE - Professional Services, Training & Travel Bundle of Ten (10) Days - Not to Exceed (NTE) Travel Expenses - Price per Consultant per day. Storage Engine P/N TRVL-CONS-NTE., 1, EA; LI 005, INFORMATION TRAINING - Professional Services, Training & Travel Bundle of Ten (10) - PS Services sold for quantities of 11 through 20 days (1 day). Storage Engine P/N IC-CONS11-20., 1, EA; LI 006, APD SOFTWARE - Federal Maintenance - Maintenance for No Charge Option. Use this item to request number of required CommCell licenses per CLA customer. Account Team must direct allocation of total capacity to each Cell in the CLA. Storage Engine P/N CAP-NC-CCELLM., 2, EA; LI 007, INFORMATION TRAINING - Maintenance for No Charge Option. Add qty=1 to each CLA customer to provide the Monitor (CommNet App) Enterprise Reporting Server. Storage Engine P/N CAP-NC-MONITORM., 1, EA; LI 008, INFORMATION TRAINING - Federal Maintenance - Maintenance for This bundle provides full rights to use all Backup and Replication agents supported by the Data Protection Enterprise feature package, based on 8 TB of data protection capacity. Capacity usage is measured based on the front-end/Application Size of the last FULL backup per active client/subclient policy. The cell(s) allow installation of any combination of agents and features up to the maximum client size limits on the cell. (sold per Terabyte of Front-End Protection Size, Tiered Volume price). Storage Engine P/N SB-C-DPE-1TM., 1, 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, 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. An Offeror 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 vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors 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.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured, refurbished, or gray-market products. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html.(b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default ?program files? directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall.(c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges.(d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The equipment listed above is required for the use of Comm Vault Simpana System on a Brand Name Only Basis. The use of CommVault Simpana System on Brand Name Only Basis is essential to meet system security requirements. The office requires the following: CommVault Simpana Data Protection Enterprise feature package (this includes all available agent licenses); CommVault Simpana CommCell Server Software; and CommVault Simpana CommNet App Enterprise Reporting Server as key components for operational and security capability on a Brand Name Only Basis. The statutory authorization permitting Brand Name Only Basis is 41 USC 253(g) AND FAR 13.501.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/FedBid.com/FedBid1/1001102068/listing.html)
 
Place of Performance
Address: SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153
Zip Code: 22153
 
Record
SN02568170-W 20110910/110909001157-bbfa600a9cd4414860810aafc634fc73 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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