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 4THF17069001 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 Monday, September 5, 2005 at 14:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Jacksonville, FL 32212 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, This is a request for a maintenance and support agreement to begin 10/01/2005 and continuing to 09/30/2006. Sold-To # 3077103. Manitenance and support is to be provided for the following equipment: ***105574 INT INET MSG RTU IMIA BASIC MAP 100 2 ***100656 INT AUD RTU IST E-MAIL TRUSTED SRVR 2 ***103265 INT AUD PT BOARD RS232 1 ***103268 INT AUD IVC6 Board 6 ***103277 INT AUD Translator 3A 1 ***105266 INT AUD M100P W/P5120 REFURB 1 ***115791 INT AUD W/UPG R4 1 ***154509 INT RS232 BD 1 ***154514 Ethernet LAN Board 1 ***161421 5ESS Switch INTEG SFTW 1 ***100606 INT AUD SW INTG SFTW PKG 5ESS 1 ***100640 INT AUD RTU SFTW CRTG 1 ***103282 INT AUD ETH LAN Board Pkg 1 ***114384 INT MSG MGR CD UPG PKG TO R5.0/R4.6.1 1 ***115771 INT AUD RTU FAX API32 SESSIOND PKG2 1 ***115772 INT MSG MGR RTU VCE API 32 SESSIONS PK 1 ***115778 INT AUD DOC PKG RTU FAX 1 ***107083677 INT AUD RTU ADDL SPCH STRG 100HR 16 ***107083727 INT AUD RTU ADDL SPCH STRG 30-49 HRS 5 ***107084089 INT AUD RTU VCE 2PT 4 ***154493 INT AUD M100 R2.0 1 ***103284 INT AUD APPL TAPE R3.3 1, 1, 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 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 download and review the Terms and Conditions document attached to this solicitation. If selected, you will be contacted to provide the completed document and your concurence with its contents. Representations and certifications are now required to be filled out online at http://orca.bpn.gov. Desired Delivery Date is 08/06/2005. 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