Auction Description: MELLANOX TECHNICAL SUPORT AND WARRANTY - SILVER 1 YEAR FOR SX6018 SERIES SWITCHES. SEE THE ATTACHED BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THIS IS A BRAND NAME SOLE . All quotes will be evaluated based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. Technical acceptability means all furniture meets or exceeds the salient characteristics outlined in this RFQ and attached documents. All bids must include the following information: 1.) Contractors must provide product brochures o r information that describes the product's dimensions and specifications. 2.) Contractors are to bid all line items and include part number, manufacturer, unit and extended pricing. 3.) Bidding Contractor must reference the salient characteristic to ensure all requirements are met. The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE NDZ L-332 Unit Prices NDZ L-331 Review of Agency Protests 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7005 Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials 52.203-18Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statement (provision) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statement (clause) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies On Contract Payments 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk 252.244-7000 Subcontracts For Commercial Items And Commercial Component This solicitation is being conducted using GSA Reverse Auctions which is an online quote solicitation platform where sellers successively bid prices down until the auction time ends and an award can be made to the apparent low bidder if it meets the soicitation terms and conditions and is technically acceptable. The Auction solicitation will begin on the date and time this solicitation is posted and will end on the date and time stated in this notice or as otherwise displayed in ReverseAuctions.gsa.gov. All quotes shall be submitted via the GSA Reverse Auctions platform. This will constitute the only opportunity for Offerors to submit pricing for this solicitation; offline bids will not be accepted. Offerors shall submit pricing and any requested or applicable attachments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors that are not currently registered for Open Market in GSA Reverse Auctions should complete the following steps to complete their registration: Step 1: Go to reverseauctions.gsa.gov Step 2: Click on VENDOR LOGIN on the top right hand corner Step 3: Click on Open market vendor registration link at the bottom Step 4: Complete registration information (Note: If you would like to receive email notifications based on a particular NAICS Code or Codes) Select Add NAICs Codes. Ten codes can be selected by clicking the Add NAICS Code button. Step 5: Once you submit registration you will receive an email notification to confirm registration. Once registration is confirmed you will be able to login with username and password that you setup. For ReverseAuctions.gsa.gov support, please send an email to:
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