AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is EA133W-14-RQ-0144 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 2005-72. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334210 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 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 2014-03-25 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001: EX4550F-AFO-TAA EX 4550, 32-port 1/10G SFP+, Converged switch, 650W AC PS, Built in Port Side to PSU side air flow (optics sold separately). TAA (front to back cooling), 4, EA; LI 002: JPSU-650W-AC-AFO Juniper 650W AC Power Supply for EX4550, QFX3500 and QFX3600 (PSU-side airflow exhaust) (front to back), 4, EA; LI 003: CBL-EX-PWR-C13-US Power Cable, US, 4, EA; LI 004: EX4550-EM-8XSFP EX 4550 8-Port 10G SFP+ Expansion Module, 4, EA; LI 005: EX4550-VC1-128G EX4550, 128G Virtual Chassis module, 4, EA; LI 006: EX-CBL-VCP-50CM EX 4200 Virtual Chassis Port cable 0.5M length (Spare), 4, EA; LI 007: EX-CBL-VCP-1M EX 4200 Virtual Chassis Port cable 1M length, 4, EA; LI 008: EX-4PST-RMK Adjustable 4-post rack-mount kit for EX and QFX5100, 4, EA; LI 009: EX-SFP-10GE-SR SFP+ 10GBase-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Optics, 850nm for up to 300m transmission on MMF, 160, EA; LI 010: EX2200-24T-4G-TAA EX 2200 TAA, 24-port 10/100/1000BaseT with 4 SFP uplink ports, 9, EA; LI 011: SFP-OC3-IR Small Form Factor Pluggable OC3 Inermediate Reach (IR) SM Optic Module - 15Km, 2, EA; LI 012: SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR AFTER ACCEPTANE OF EQUIPMENT - SVC-SD-EX4550 Juniper Care SameDay Support for EX4550, 4, EA; LI 013: SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR AFTER ACCEPTANE OF EQUIPMENT - SVC-ND-EX2200-24T Juniper Care NextDay Support for EX2200-24T, 9, 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. An Offeror 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 vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors 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.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
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