AMENDMENT NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 297P0850483_297P0850461 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-09-19 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Alexandria, VA 22314 The US Patent & Trademark Office requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, Item 1 Description: 4U Linux Servers, AMD Chipset, IBM, Dell or HP or Equal.Base Unit: 2x Quad Core AMD Opteron 8356 75W, 2.3GHz, 1Ghz HyperTransportAddl. Processor: Upgrade to Four Quad Core Opteron 8356, 2.3GHz, 75WMemory: 128GB Memory, 32X4GB, 667MHzHard Drive: 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HardDriveHard Drive Controller: SAS RAID Controller Internal with Battery Floppy Disk Drive: No Floppy Drive for x6 BackplaneOperating System: No Operating SystemNIC: 4x Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 1GbE Onboard NICs with TOECD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: DVD-ROM Drive, Internal, SATAAdditional Storage Products: 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HardDriveFeature Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5 ControllerFeature Universal Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails, includes Cable Management Arm Service: Mission Critical Package: 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, 2 Year Extended Service: Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service 3 YR extendedService: Support Package: 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, 3 YR ExtendedInstallation: On-Site Installation DeclinedMisc: LOM NICs are TOE, iSCSI Ready Misc: Bezel for ServerMisc: 1X8 SAS Backplane, for 2.5 Inch SAS Hard DrivesMisc: Redundant Power Supply with Dual power CordsMisc: 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HardDriveMisc: Qlogic 2460 4GB Optical Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-EMisc: Qlogic 2460 4GB Optical Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-EMisc: Power Cords, C13-C14 PDU Type, 110-250V, 2m, Customer InstallMisc: Power Cords, C13-C14 PDU Type, 110-250V, 2.5m, CustomerInstallMisc: Intel Pro-1000PT Single Port GigE NIC-Factory InstallMisc: Intel Pro-1000PT Single Port GigE NIC-Factory Install, 28, lot; LI 002, Operating System Linux - RHEL Advanced Platform Standard support - 1 year (A1115997) POP starts date of award., 28, EA; LI 003, OS: Linux - RHN Management Entitlement - 1 year (A0293321)POP starts date of award., 28, EA; LI 004, Qty. 1 RITTAL part # 9969810 CABINET SERVER TS8 80"H X 24"W X 40"D (APPROX) GRAY WITH SIDES installed part # 8100235 Original feet with the NYLON Base Qty. 2 GEIST BRELN102-0020/1 GEIST POWERSTRIP 10IEC320 C13 Qty. 1 TRIPP LITE PDU1220T 12-OUTLET PWR DIST UNIT 20AMP 120V 15'CORD TWIST LOCK PLUG Qty. 1 AVOCENT DSR1020 16 PORT 1 USER KVM OVER IP SWITCH WITH ANALOG USER PORT REQUIRES DSAUTH AND Qty. 1 GEN TECHNI RK705 GENERAL TECHNICS 1U KEYBOARD 15" MONITOR-TOUCHPAD UNIT Qty. 10 DSRIQ-USB "AVOCENT # DSR-1020 Server interface modulefor VGA, USB keyboard/mouse " Qty. 2 APC POWER CORD, IEC320 C-19 TO NEMA L6-20P, 250 VOLT, 20 AMP, 10 FT , 2, lot; For this solicitation, US Patent & Trademark Office intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. 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