MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number NRMAG001202912DG. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 376217. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-08-03 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Norman, OK 73072 The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, Windows workstations, configured as follows: CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6 GHz LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core RAM: 32GB DDR3-1600MHz or better RAM (compatible with motherboard) Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GTX580 Classified 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5 Hard Drive (System): 500GB 7200RPM SATA III Hard Drive (Data drive): 2TB 7200RPM SATA III Optical Drive: DVD+RW?DL/+R-R/CD-RW Keyboard: USB Keyboard Mouse: USB Mouse OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Smart Card Reader: USB Smart Card reader EMC/SCM Microsystems SCR3310 Power Supply: 850W or better, compatible with above hardware and case Motherboard: Compatible with above hardware Case: ATX system case compatible with above hardware, 2, EA; LI 002, 3 year hardware warranty for Windows workstations, Line Item 001, 2, EA; LI 003, Linux workstation, not preloaded, configured as follows: CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6 GHz LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core RAM: 32GB DDR3-1600MHz or better RAM (compatible with motherboard) Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GTX580 Classified 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5 Hard Drive (System): 500GB 7200RPM SATA III Hard Drive (Data drive): 2TB 7200RPM SATA III Optical Drive: DVD+RW?DL/+R-R/CD-RW Keyboard: USB Keyboard Mouse: USB Mouse OS: No OS preloaded Smart Card Reader: USB Smart Card reader EMC/SCM Microsystems SCR3310 Power Supply: 850W or better, compatible with above hardware and case Motherboard: Compatible with above hardware Case: ATX system case compatible with above hardware, 1, EA; LI 004, 3 year hardware warranty for Linux workstation, Line Item 003, 1, EA; LI 005, Windows workstation, configured as follows: CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6 GHz LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core RAM: 32GB DDR3 1866MHz or better (compatible with motherboard) Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH, Intel X79, LGA 2011 SATA 6Gb/s, ATX, USB 3.0, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 (Motherboard with similar specs is acceptable) Graphics Card (Qty 2): EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 580 Classified 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16 Hard drive (system): 500GB 7200RPM SATA3 16MB Cache Hard drive (Qty 2, RAID0): WD VelociRaptor 600GB 10K RPM SATA3 Optical Drive: DVD+RW?DL/+R-R/CD-RW Keyboard: USB Keyboard Mouse: USB Mouse OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Smart Card Reader: USB Smart Card reader EMC/SCM Microsystems SCR3310 Power Supply: 1200W or better, compatible with above hardware and case Case: Compatible with above hardware, 1, EA; LI 006, 3 year hardware warranty for workstation, Line Item 005, 1, EA; LI 007, SuperMicro workstation, configured as follows: Chassis: SuperMicro SYS-6017R-WRF, 1U, Dual CPU, 4x3.5" SATAIII, 700W Redundant 80+ Gold PS CPU (2 each): Intel E5-2643, 3.3GHz, 10MB L3 Cache, 6.4GT/s Memory: 32GB DDR3-1333 ECC, compatible with specified hardware HDD (2 each): Enterprise-class hard drives configured in RAID1. 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s DVD: Compatible with specified hardware, DVD+/-RW (Internal preferred) Mouse: USB Optical mouse Keyboard: USB keyboard Rails: SuperMicro, rail kit compatible with specified system, 1, EA; LI 008, 3 year hardware warranty, advance replace, for workstation, Line Item 07, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.