CANCELLATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 4THF21057024 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 01-24. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. However this requirement is unrestricted and all 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, November 10, 2004 at 16:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 The GSA FTS Region 4 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, A42-XCB4-08HD(2) Sun Fire V440 server to include four (4) 1.28GHZ Ultra Sparc 111i Cu processors with 1 mb cache each, 8gb memory, two (2)73gb 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI disks, 2 power supplies, (new) 1 yr mfg. warranty, 15, EA; LI 002, 000549 CAB,POW,6',BLK,US,SUN X311L Included, 30, EA; LI 003, X3770A Sun XVR 100 graphics accelerator (New) mfg. warranty, 15, EA; LI 004, X7413A Sun internal DVD-RW slimline (new) mfg. warranty, 15, EA; LI 005, 000363 SOF,SPARC,SOLARIS 9 MEDIA ONLY,HW 12/03, 15, EA; LI 006, 000167 KEY,MOU,USB,BGE,TYPE6,SUN, 15, EA; LI 007, X5264A Sun 73gb 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI drive to include bracket for V440, (new) mfg. warranty (NOTE: These are spare hard drives), 5, EA; LI 008, LCD2180OUX NEC 21" Multi Sync LCD Flat Panel monitor (New) mfg. warranty, 10, EA; LI 009, TSAT-PCI GPS Based IRIG-B generator with mounted GPS receiver/antenna with 100' cable (new) mfg. warranty (Note ? information on this product is available on http://www.ksi-corporation.com/), 5, EA; LI 010, 450-32-32B OR 450-32-64B 64 bit Solaris Driver for TSAT-PCI, 5, EA; LI 011, Transit Cases for computers: Design #04-RAVESCSBRO83004A Hardigg Case to hold Sun Fire V440 (25" X 17.3" X (TOP TO BOTTOM 6.875"). SOFT FOAM PROTECTION, HINGE LID CASE WITH CABLE HASP FOR YOUR PADLOCK. STANDARD COLOR GREY, STANDARD HARDWARE., 10, EA; LI 012, Transit cases for Monitors: Design# 04-RAVESCSBRO83004C HARDIGG CASE TO HOLD NEC LCD 2180OUX-BK WITH STAND (18.4" X 15.4" X 7.9") (note , these dimensions are the max L-R, F-B, T-B of the monitor, we will need you to fill out a dimension form for the monitor prior to building the case) SOFT FOAM PROTECTION, HINGE LID CASE WITH CABLE HASP FOR YOUR PADLOCK, STANDARD GREY COLOR, STANDARD HARDWARE, 10, 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 Scott Barnhart 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.