This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 4THO21069517 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 01-27. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 14:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Miami, FL 33172 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, OptiPlex GX620 Minitower Pentium 4 521/2.8GHz,1M,800FSBHyter Threading Technology (221-8648),NTFS File System/Factory Install(420-3699), 1.0GB, Non-ECC, 533MHz DDR2 2x512, Optiplex Fx620 or 520 (311-5021), No keyboard, No monitor, 128MB ATI Radeon X600SE Graphics Card, with DVI and TV Out, full height, OptiPlex GX620 Minitower (320-4277),40GB SATA 7200RPM, Hard Drive Dell OptiPlex Dell Gx520(341-2282), 3.5 inch, 1.44MB, floppy DriveOptiplex GX620 or GX520(341-2266),Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, with Media, Delloptiplex, english, factory install (420-4850), No mouse, RoHS Compliant Lead Free Chassis and Motherboard, Dell Optiplex (341-2663), 16X DVD+/-RW, with Sonic Digital Media and Cyberlink Power DVD, Optiplex GX620 or GX520 Desktop or Minitower (313-3340), Intergrated AC97 Audio, Optiplex (313-8170), Internal chassis Speaker Option, Dell OptiPlex GX620 or GX520 minitower (313-3350). Resource CD contains diagnostics and Drivers for Dell Optiplex systems (313-7168), OpenManage client Instrumentation, Dell Optiplex factory install (420-4296), Energy Star labeling for Optiplex (310-4721), PS2 Serial Port Adapter, Full height, Dell Optiplex GX620 Desktop/Minitower (310-6618), Type 3 Contract-Next Business Day parts and Labor On-Site Response, initial year (960-5810), Type 3 Contract _Next Business Day Parts and labor On-Site Response, 2 year Extended (960-2432),Dell Federal KYHD Service (980-3067), Execute disable Bit for Microsoft Windows XPSP2 set to OFF,, 4, EA; LI 002, Dell PS/2 Keyboard, Gray, No Hot Keys, Dell Optiplex, Customer Install(310-1526), 4, EA; LI 003, 3 button PS/@ Mouse (A0315968), 4, EA; LI 004, Hp color LaserJet 2600n : printer-color-laser-legal, A4-600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 8 ppm (mono)/ up to 8 ppm (color) - capacity: 250 sheets- Hi-speed USB, 10/100Base-TX, 2, EA; LI 005, Tripp Lite Gold - USB cable-4 pin USB type A (M) - 4 pin USB Type B (M) - 6 ft., 1, EA; LI 006, Samsung SycMaster 940B: flat panel display - TFT_ 19" - 1280 X 1024/75 hz - 0.294 mm-DVI, VGA (HD-15)- black (part# 940B-Black), 3, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 4 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. GSA FTS Region 4 is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, 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 offerors require additional clarification, contact Cheryl Clutts at
[email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to
[email protected] (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. Vendors / sales agents submitting quotes MUST BE registered in ITSS. If vendor registration assistance is needed contact 877.243.2889 Option 2 Quote per specifications requested. If an item has been discontinued or is end of life, annotate quote referencing as such then quote an equal or better replacement for the item. Quote is to include all fees, including shipping or freight costs. Provide on quote the estimated ETA, number of days, delivery can be expected after receipt of purchase order.