AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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 4THO17059058 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 a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified 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, October 20, 2005 at 15:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Cherry Point, NC 28533 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, (Must Be Bran Name Exact Match) 221-5597 DELL LATITUDE D610, INTEL PENTIUM M PROCESSOR 760 (2.00 GHZ) 14.1 XGA RAD X300 311-3791 1.0GB 533MHZ, DDRII SDRAM, 2 DIMMS - DUAL CHANNEL 341-1710 80GB HARD DRIVE, 9.5MM, 5400RPM 340-6895 FLOPPY DRIVE, INTERNAL/EXTERNAL 420-4790 MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO. SP2, W/MEDIA XPPRO2 313-2971 INTERNAL 56K MODEM FOR DELL LATITUDE D-FAMILY NOTEBOOKS, FACTORY INSTALL 310-4225 65W AC ADAPTER FOR LATITUDE D FAMILY 313-2972 8X MAX DVD+/-RW COMBINATION DRIVE 430-1418 INTEL PRO/WIRELESS 2915 LEAD-FREE WLAN (802.11A/B/G) MINIPCI CARD FOR LATITUDE D410/510P/610/810, FACTORY INSTALL 420-4532 RESOURCE CD FOR LATITUDE D610 312-0189 6 CELL PRIMARY BATTERY 900-6550 TYPE 3 CONTRACT - NEXT BUSINESS DAY PARTS AND LABOR ON-SITE RESPONSE, INITIAL YEAR 900-6232 TYPE 3 CONTRACT - NEXT BUSINESS DAY PARTS AND LABOR ON-SITE RESPONSE, 2YR EXTENDED 900-9987 STANDARD ON-SITE INSTALLATION DECLINED 980-3067 DELL FEDERAL KYHD SERVICE 420-3699 NTFS FILE SYSTEM 310-2854 D/PORT, PORT REPLICATOR, 4, EA; LI 002, UABS254-80 CMS 80GB 540RPM USB PORTABLE NB BACKUP HARD DRIVE, 4, EA; LI 003, (Must Be Bran Name Exact Match) Axim X51v,Intel? 624MHz, 256MB ROM,64MB SDRAM,3.7 inch VGA 802.11b,BT X51624G - [ 221-9725 ] USB Cradle for Dell Axim X51 Handheld X51CRDL - [ 310-6920 ] Additional Batteries 1100mAh Second Battery 1100BAT - [ 310-6924 ] Limited Warranty 2Yr Ltd. Warranty, 2 yr Technical Support, 2 yr Advance Exchange D2AE - [ 900-8271950-3651960-2820960-3490 ], 1, EA; LI 004, MAU3073NC - 73GB FC-AL FIBRE CHANNEL 15K RPM 8MB 3.5IN HDD (A0538490), 6, 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 artificiallyanipulate 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 Chris Harvel 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 offeror must abide by the Terms and Conditions stated on the GSA form 300. Representations and certifications are now required to be filled out online at http://orca.bpn.gov. Desired Delivery Date is 11/20/2005. 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