SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Dell PowerEdge Server and Support
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- PR-OAR-12-00878
- Response Due
- 3/27/2012
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Jennifer Scharrer, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2025640840, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
scharrer.jennifer@epa.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number PR-OAR-12-00878. 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. 332790. 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 2012-03-27 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20005 The Environmental Protection Agency requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, PowerEdge R910 Server and Support Maintenance as configured in Attachment 1/Specs. Support Period of Performance: April 16, 2012 ? April 15, 2015., 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, Environmental Protection Agency 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. Environmental Protection Agency 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Item must be an exact match of both product and service. Brand Name justification available upon request. Vendor must be an authorized reseller. EPA will issue a task order to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this request for quote and is the most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors; therefore, the offeror?s initial quote should contain the offeror?s best terms from a technical and cost/price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary or in the best interest of the Government. In making the ?best value? determination, the EPA will review each offeror?s delivery schedule and price in order to make a task order award. The assessment of the delivery schedule and price will be equal in importance. Alerts for Non-Delivery, Delivery of Non-Conforming Items, Incomplete Delivery, and Other Non-Compliance with Solicitation within the last 12 months of the close of the buy, may result in non-acceptance of the vendors? bid. The Contracting Officer may decide to avoid risk perceived after review of the alert conditions, and accept bids other than the lowest price in the best interest of the federal government. Pricing and other compliance may be requested from the leading bid for final confirmation at the close of the buy. A response to the confirmation request must be received no later than 3 calendar days after receipt. No additional questions will be answered in regards to the buy at that time.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/FEDBIB/WASHFEDBID/PR-OAR-12-00878/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20005
- Zip Code: 20005
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN02703823-W 20120324/120322235937-bfe1f3e313559d1154e224777d88119c (fbodaily.com)
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