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 4THO21056011 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 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 17:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Benning, GA 31905 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, AMX5000 MATRIX SWITCH Avocent AMX5000-AM "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 002, ANALOG MATRIX USER DUAL PORT Avocent AMX5110-AM "Brand Name Only", 4, EA; LI 003, PS/2 SYSTEM INTERFACE MODULE BUNDLED (32) Avocent AMIQ-PS232 "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 004, RackServ 1200 MENDAX MICRO 1200-30-C (modified specs) 1 X MENDAX RACKSERV 1U RM CHASSIS 1 X FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44MB BLACK 2 X 512 400MHZ DDR DIMM 1 X INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.0GHZ HT 512K 800FSB 1 X INTEL EXTREME GRAPHICS 2 1 X INTEL PRO/100 1 X 1U COPPER ACTIVE HEATSINK (INTEL CERTIFIED) 1 X INTEL D865GLCL DESKTOP BOARD 1 X LG DVD-ROM 16X IDE BLACK 1 X SEAGATE 80GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 8MB NCQ "Brand Name Only", 9, EA; LI 005, TeraMax 400 MENDAX MICRO 7140-30-C (modified specs) 1 X SLIM CD-ROM DRIVE 1 X SLIM FLOPPY DRIVE 1 X 1x INTEL PRO/100 AND 1x INTEL PRO/1000 SERVER NICs 1 X ATI RAGE XL 8MB 1 X RACKSERV SATA 1U RM CHASSIS 400W 1 X INTEL XEON 2.4GHZ 512K 533FSB S604 1U H/S 1 X INTEL XEON 2.4GHZ 512K 533FSB S604 1U H/S 1 X INTEL SE7501CW2 SERVER BOARD 4 X 512MB DDR PC2100 ECC REG 1 X 3WARE 9500S-4LP RAID 4 PORTS SATA (RAID 0,1,5,10) 1 X HITACHI DESKSTAR 7200RPM 400GB SATA 1 X HITACHI DESKSTAR 7200RPM 400GB SATA 1 X HITACHI DESKSTAR 7200RPM 400GB SATA 1 X HITACHI DESKSTAR 7200RPM 400GB SATA 1 X WINDOWS STORAGE SERVER 2003 (PREINSTALLED) ENG "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 006, RADEON X850 XT AGP video card ATI RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 007, 5 port switch Unicom FEP-32005T-1 "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 008, Cisco Wireless Bridge Cisco BR-350 "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 009, DVD+/-RW drive Lite-On SOHW-1673S "Brand Name or Equal", 3, EA; LI 010, 4 port rs-232 to ethernet converter Digi 70001807 "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 011, 5 port usb to ethernet concentrator Digi 301-1130-01 "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 012, usb to ps2 mouse adapter StarTech.com GC46FM "Brand Name or Equal", 5, EA; LI 013, multimode fiber LC/ST 30' Belkin F2F202L0-30 "Brand Name or Equal", 16, EA; LI 014, Easy CD Creator Roxio "Brand Name Only", 5, EA; LI 015, Windows 2000(2003) server license Microsoft "Brand Name Only", 12, EA; LI 016, 100 user CAL for server Microsoft "Brand Name Only", 1, EA; LI 017, Multimode Fiber Module Unicom FEP-31101F-T "Brand Name Only", 4, EA; LI 018, Media converter fiber/copper Unicom FEP-5300TF-T "Brand Name Only", 2, 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 Betty Day at
[email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO).