1. The Washington Headquarters Services Acquisitions and Procurement Office (WHS A&PO), in the support of the WHS ESCD, intends to issue an award in accordance with FAR 6.3 to execute a commercial award under other than full and open competition to Tumbleweed Communication Corporation for a renewal of the following proprietary subscription of VA Responder Server Maintenance Renewal (see enclosure 1). This is not a request for quotes. The Government is not going to submit a solicitation for quotes. Interested firms may email capabilities statements or questions no later than, October 25, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST. Phone inquiries will not be accepted, submittals may be sent to Kim Callard at email address:
[email protected]. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any technical information that ay be provided. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This will be a 100% Small Business Set Aside, NAICS code 443120, size standard $8 million. The Government will use FAR 52.211-6 clause Brand Name or Equal. The Government will evaluate quotes and make a selection based on low price, technically acceptable. Delivery Address: 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B960, Washington D.C. 20301-1155 Additional Information: 1. Period of Performance: This is a base with four option years Base: 18 December 2007 ? 17 December 2008 Option 1: 18 December 2008 ? 17 December 2009 Option 2: 18 December 2009 ? 17 December 2010 Option 3: 18 December 2010 ? 17 December 2011 Option 4: 18 December 2011 ? 17 December 2012 2. This is Subject to Availability of Funds (FAR 52.232-18) Enclosure 1: Equipment List: CLIN 0001 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Production Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal CLIN 0002 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Passive Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal CLIN 0003 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Appliances Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal CLIN 0004 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Servers Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal CLIN 0005 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeaters Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 1001 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Production Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 1002 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Passive Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 1003 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Appliances Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 1004 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Servers Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 1005 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeaters Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 2001 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Production Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 2002 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Passive Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 2003 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Appliances Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 2004 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Servers Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 2005 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeaters Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 3001 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Production Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 3002 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Passive Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 3003 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Appliances Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 3004 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Servers Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 3005 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeaters Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 4001 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Production Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 4002 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Responder Servers Passive Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 4003 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Appliances Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 4004 QTY 6 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeater Servers Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal Option CLIN 4005 QTY 2 Description Tumbleweed VA Repeaters Gold 12 x 5 Annual Maintenance Support renewal