SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Brand Name or Equal CiSCO VoIP Hardware and Software Renewals - CLIN Structure and Description
- Notice Date
- 4/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 6th Contracting Squadron, 2610 Pink Flamingo Ave, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5119, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5119
- Solicitation Number
- F2VVJ63050AC01
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2013
- Point of Contact
- Catherine M. Lee, Phone: 8138280280, Michael Terranova, Phone: 813-828-1671
- E-Mail Address
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catherine.lee.5@us.af.mil, Michael.Terranova.5@us.af.mil
(catherine.lee.5@us.af.mil, Michael.Terranova.5@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CLIN Structure/Description of Requirement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial supply and/or service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and the solicitation number is F2VVJ63050AC01. This acquisition is a 100% small business (SB) set aside IAW FAR Subpart 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business. Offeror must bid on all items. This is a "Brand Name or Equal" (IAW FAR 52.211-6-Brand Name or Equal) requirement. The 6th Contracting Squadron, MacDill AFB, Florida, requires the following: DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: "Brand Name or Equal" CISCO VoIP Hardware and Software Renewals. ***See attached for CLIN Structure Salient Characteristics: USCENTCOM currently owns Cisco Workspace Unified Licenses for 2,000 Cisco 7965 1GB fiber enable and 2,000 Cisco 7965 100MB fiber enabled VoIP phones; 2 licenses of VMware ESXi (2CPUs); 4 licenses VMware vSphere (1 CPU), 2 Unified Computing System and 2 Cisco 2921 Routers. In order to support USCENTCOM's CISCO Unified Communication Software Support (ICSS), support should include following: a. The Period of Performance will be 1 May 13 through 28 Feb 2014. Any lapse in time should be priced out. b. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week telephone support to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center via online, email, telephone or fax. c. Software upgrades and/or updates will be made available via electronic download or CDROM shipment to USCENTCOM. d. USCENTCOM requires proof-of-ownership or proof-of-support documentation. e. Advance hardware replacement: 8x5xNext Business Day. NOTE: The following list of products, if applicable to this order, must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C.794d): 1. Software applications and operating systems 2. Web-Based internet and internet information and applications 3. Telecommunications products 4. Video and multimedia products 5. Self contained, closed products 6. Desktop and portable computers The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66 effective 01 Apr 2013, DFAR DPN 20130328 effective 28 Mar 2013, and AFFARS AFAC 2013-0327, effective 27 Mar 2013. The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 511210, Software Publishers, SIC is 7372, Prepackaged Software. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded. All interested parties must bid on all items. BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be made to the lowest price offeror that is determined to be technically acceptable. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: United States Central Command, PSF Bldg. 947, 8410 Marina Bay Drive, Tampa, FL 33621. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far/, or http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting). The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions; FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination. The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated in full text: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items (Offeror must submit a completed copy of this prevision with its proposal for the proposal to be considered. See www.sam.gov for online submittal); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, within FAR 52.212-5, the following clauses apply: FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards; FAR52.209-6, Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.213-2, Invoices; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. The following FAR clause applies to this solicitation and is incorportated in full text: The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of government personnel work product; DFARS 252-204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A, DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of contract modifications. The following DFARS clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated in full text: DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, within DFARS 252.212-7001, the following clauses apply: DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials; DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreements - Balance of Payments Program; DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; DFARS 252.247-7023, Notification of transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alt III. The following Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) clause applies and is incorporated in full text: AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman: (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication or protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsman Mr. Gregory S. Oneal, HQ AMC/A7K, 402 Scott Drive, Unit 2A2 Post 2A10, Scott AFB, IL 62225, (618) 229-0184, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreement, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/ACQ, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause). The following Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) clause applies and is incorporated in full text: AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) (APR 2003): (a) Unless the requiring activity has obtained prior Senior Acquisition Official (SAO) approval, contractors may not: (1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or (2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS. [Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.] (b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs: (1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402; (2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and (3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide. [NOTE: Material that use one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force Definition of a Class I ODS.] (c) The requiring activity has obtained SAO approval to permit the contractor to use the following Class I ODS(s): Class I ODS/ Application or Use/Quantity (lbs.) per contract period of performance [None] (d) The offeror/contractor is required to notify the contracting officer if any Class I ODS that is not specifically listed above is required in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process. (End of clause). Also your quote must list your DUNS number, CAGE code, and Federal TIN with Company name, POC, and phone number. If you need to obtain or renew a DUNS number or CAGE code, please visit www.sam.gov. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Vendor must also be registered in Wide Area Work Flow to receive payment through electronic funds transfer. If you are not currently registered, please visit the following website https://wawf.eb.mil/ to complete your registration. DEADLINE: Offers are due on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, not later 11:00 A.M. EST. Submit offers or questions to the attention of Catherine Lee, 6 CONS/ LGCB, via fax 813-828-5111, or preferably by e-mail to catherine.lee.5@us.af.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: United States Central Command, PSF Bldg. 947, 8410 Marina Bay Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33621, United States
- Zip Code: 33621
- Zip Code: 33621
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