EMC Lease Update

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Government Acquisitions for the ETD Exchange Lab Project; this additional storage is needed for the database. This is an EMC lease upgrade to the existing storage array. This award is to maintain the integrity of the existing lease. See the attached spreadsheet for the hardware, software and maintenance tasks. EMC is the only brand that can satisfy the ETD Lease Exchange Lab Project requirement. The use of such description in the acquisition is essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company. The primary purpose of this request is to install, configure, and integrate EMC hardware and software into the IRS Tier II SAN Infrastructure at the Martinsburg Computing Center (MCC), which is located in Kearneysville, WV. The existing IRS Tier II SAN infrastructure is built upon EMC storage and SAN switch architecture. IRS Target Enterprise Architecture Standards Profile defines EMC storage devices for Tier II applications as well as EMC Control Center for SAN management and monitoring. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-27 are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors - Commercial, and FAR 212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a fully executed copy of FAR provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with their offer. FAR Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Per 12.603(b) the SF 1449 is not used. FAR clause 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans and 52.232-33, Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration. The government intends to award a firm fixed price order to GAI. All questions must be submitted by email to [email protected].