THIS REQUIREMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 13 “SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES” This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the FAR, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement consititutes theonly solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this procurement is W74V8H-05-T-0348. This solicitation is being prepared as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect though Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-19. This requirement is a small business set-aside/100%. The North American Industry Classification System is 443120; the size standard is $7.5M. The Defense Contracting Command – Washington intends to award a contract on a competitive basis at a firm-fixed unit price for the following commercial items. The award will be made in one total estimated lot. The lot amount will be a firm-fixed price. This will be determined based on a breakdown of the following quoted line items: CLIN 0001: PowerEdge 1850, #221-5193 2 CLIN 0002: PowerEdge 2850, #221-5962 1 CLIN 0003: Quantum M1500 Tape AutoLoader, #M1-1/21-S3L 1 CLIN 0004: Adaptec 29160 PCI SCSI, #1821900 1 CLIN 0005: 6-Ft SCSI External Cable, #S454-006 1 CLIN 0006: Quantum Tapes – Super DLT 160/320 GB, #MR-SAM 21 CLIN 0007: Quantum Tapes – Super DLT 160/320 GB, #MR-SAMCL 1 CLIN 0008: Galaxy CommVault Express Server Pro Suite, #420-4410 1 The following are the specifications for each item: CLIN 0001: PowerEdge 1850 #221-5193: Internal Xeon processor 2.8GHZ/1MB cache, 800MHZFSB; Single Processor; 1GB DDR2 400MHZ, Single Ranked DIMMS; Drives attached to embedded SCSI LVD Controller Card; Primary controller 39160 Ultra3 SCSI LVD Controller Card; 73 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; 73 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; no tape backup; Riser with PCI-X support and no embedded Raid (ROMB) support; Dual onboard nics; Rack Chasis w/rapid Rails PE1850; No OS; Electronic Documentation and open manage CD kit; Active ID Bezel Option; Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord and Dual Cords; 24X IDE CD-ROM; no floppy Drive; no monitor; no keyboard; no mouse; 3yr Silver support CLIN 0002: PowerEdge 2850 #221-5962: Internal Xeon processor 2.8GHZ/1MB cache, 800MHZFSB; Single Processor; 1GB DDR2 400MHZ, Single Ranked DIMMS; Drives attached to embedded SCSI controller, no raid; 1x6 hard drive backplane PE2850; 39160 Ultra3 SCSI LVD Controller Card; 36GB 10K RPM Ultra 320SCSI HD; 146 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; 146 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; 146 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; 146 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; 146 GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI HD; no tape backup; no tape backup SW; no tape backup media; Riser with PCI-X support and no embedded Raid (ROMB) support; Dual onboard nics; Rack Chasis w/rapid Rails PE1850; No OS; Electronic Documentation and open manage CD kit; Active ID Bezel Option; Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord and Dual Cords; 24X IDE CD-ROM; no floppy Drive; no monitor; no keyboard; no mouse; 3yr Silver support CLIN 0003: Quantum M1500 Tape AutoLoader Part # M1-1/21-SL with super DLT 160 GB storage media and cleaning cartridge CLIN 0005: 6FT SCSI cable w/68 pin ultra 160(LVD) Male connectors CLIN 0008: CommVault Galaxy Express Server Pro Suite, with galaxy client pack(4), commvault Galaxy CD’s, Galaxy online backup (OLBU, 420-4410 Software should back up windows 2000, windows 2003, Exchange 5.5/2000 mail server, MS SQL7.0, MS SQL 2000, Oracle database, Exchange 5.5/2000 mailbox Inspect and accept by government at government facility. Please provide a delivery date. This requirement will also be FOB destination. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror-Commercial Items (OCT 2000). Offerors are required to submit the following: a written proposal on letterhead or the SF 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Item, signed and dated that contains the requested supplies with unit price(s), extended price(s), prompt payment terms, remittance address if different than the mailing address, descriptive literature of items being quoted (if applicable), solicitation number, time specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, terms of any express warranty. If the proposal is not submitted on the SF 1449, responses shall include a statement specifying the extent of the agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions in this solicitation. Responses that fail to furnish the required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (JAN 1999): The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation, on the basis of price alone. The low offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation shall be the recipient of the award. Offerors’ responses shall include a completed copy of the representations and certifications at provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JULY 2002), and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their proposal. Offeror may obtain copies of the SF 1449, representations and certifications by submitting a request via email to the Contract Specialist, Maria Peloso, at
[email protected]. The following clauses apply to this solicitation and are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (FEB 2002); FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 2002), subparagraphs (1), (5), (7), (11), (12), (13), (14), and (15); FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; DFAR 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; and DFAR 252.225-7000;, Buy American Act. All responses to this solicitation are due by close of business Friday, 23 September 2005. All offerors shall send their responses electronically to the Defense Contract Command via email directly to Maria Peloso, Contract Specialist at
[email protected]. Reference RFQ W74V8H-05-T-0348. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL (a) By submission of a proposal on electronic media, the offeror certifies that the submission is readable on the hardware and software operating system format specified in this combined synopsis solicitation, and has been verified as free of computer ciruses. Prior to any evaluation, the Government will check all files for viruses and ensure that all information is readable. In the event that any files are defective (unreadable), the Government may only evaluate the readable electronic files. However, if the defective (unreadable) media renders a significant deficiency in the offeror’s proposal, the government may consider the proposal incomplete and not further consider such proposals for evaluation. (b) By submission the offeror certifies that: (1) The electronic files of its offer submitted in response to the solicitation have been verified as readable on the hardware and software operating system format specified as follows: Microsoft Operating System 95 or compatible, Microsoft 97, and/or Graphic Files may be in TIF, JPEG, or BMP format. (2) The electronic files of its offer submitted in response to the solicitation have been verified as free of computer cituses using the following software: Norton Anti-Virus or comparable software. (c) A proposal that fails to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) above may be subject to interception or delay at Government electronic communications portals. This interception or delay may result in the proposal being lost, deleted, destroyed, or forwarded in such a manner that the proposal arrives at the target destination past the time and date of the deadline for submission established in the solicitation. In the event that a proposal is lost, deleted, or destroyed due to the offeror’s failure to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) above, such proposal will be considered to have never been delivered to the Government. (d) Offerors will not submit proposals via any other mechanism including but not limited to post, courier, fax or orally unless specifically requested and or authorized by the Contracting Officer. By submitting a response, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the requester nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the proposal.