F5 Software and hardware maintenance

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Subpart 13, 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 12EN220-096; this solicitation is a request for quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58, Effective 18 APR 2012. Note: This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition & Procurement Office is requesting quotes for the following on a brand specific basis for the purchase of renewal Software and Hardware maintenance for F5s BIG-IP Load Balancer. Maintenance must cover currently installed BIG-IP Load Balancer software. Please see the Attachment A - Product list. Brand Name Justification: F5 Software and hardware maintenance, Big-IP, has been implemented by the Office of the Secretary of Defense - Chief Information Officer (OSD-CIO), and the use of another application could result in increased training costs, increased hardware and software configuration, and increased technical support. Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1: Lowest price technically acceptable. Additional Information: 1. Quotes must be firm-fixed-priced, and include all quantities listed, all or none. 2. Period of Performance: 11 MAY 2012 - 10 MAY 2013. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items will be incorporated into any resultant Purchase Order by reference. FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation). FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor. FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. FAR 52.232-33 Payment by EFT - CCR. FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts. FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Required Central Contractor Registration Alternate A. DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program. DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request; requests for payments must be submitted electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system at https://wawf.eb.mil . DFARS 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, with the following fill-ins: www.acquisition.gov FAR 52.252-6 with the following fill-in: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 48 CFR Chapter 2. DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Validation. DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Deviation. FAR 52.219-1 - Alt 1, Small Business Program Representations FAR 52.219-6 - Notice of Small Business Set aside FAR 52.219-28 - Post Award Small Business Program Representation Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Contractors must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Please send any response to [email protected]. Point of contact is Florence N. Kasule, telephone 703-545-0701.