70--HEWLETT-PACKARD SERVERS, SERVER BLADES, WORKSTATIONS & LAPTOP COMPUTERS

The Philadelphia Office of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department intends to purchase Hewlett-Packard “C� class server blades, ancillary hardware, & associated software in support of The Joint Staff J6 to expand its existing Hewlett-Packard “C� class server blade infrastructure. The procurement includes the support of The Joint Staff J7 Joint Training Enterprise Network (JTEN) through upgrading of the existing Hewlett-Packard infrastructure of servers, workstations, & laptop computers. The Hewlett-Packard Company, through its authorized resellers, is considered to be the only responsible source capable of providing the required upgrade and expansion of the existing Hewlett-Packard infrastructure employed by The Joint Staff, Suffolk, VA. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), as the required products are peculiar to one manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard computer hardware/software is being procured on a sole source basis utilizing FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures as supplemented by the procedures of FAR Part 12. The award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order(s) is anticipated. The applicable Federal Supply Code (FSC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code are 7010 & 334111, respectively. All responsible sources authorized by the manufacturer as resellers of its products may submit quotations to fulfill this requirement. Vendors providing quotations must be registered in the Government’s System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award; see www.sam.gov for further information and instructions. The resultant solicitation, when issued, will be made available electronically at www.neco.navy.mil . The actual closing date/time for the receipt of quotations will be established in the solicitation.