SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Post End-of-Life Support for Red Hat 7.2
- Notice Date
- 11/25/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- DG133W-04-RQ-0014
- Response Due
- 12/12/2003
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2004
- Point of Contact
- Anita Middleton, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0828 x129, Fax 301-713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
Anita.R.Middleton@noaa.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is DG133W-04-RQ-0014 and this solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation has incorporated provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-17. This acquisition is being conducted as a full and open competitive requirement. The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration?s National Weather Service (NWS) presently has custom-written software running on Intel x86-based computers using the Red Hat Linux 7.2 operating system. The Red Hat Linux 7.2 operating system is scheduled for end-of-life (termination of support by Red Hat) on 31 December 2003. NWS has a requirement to continue to use the Red Hat 7.2 through September 2005. Therefore, NWS is looking for contractors who have the capability to support the Red Hat 7.2 until it is replaced in September 2005. The required support consists of providing tested binary patches for the component packages in Red Hat Linux 7.2. The contractor shall promptly provide patches for any reported security vulnerabilities that affect any components of Red Hat Linux 7.2, and also provide any patches that the above-mentioned security-related patches depend on. The contractor will also provide patches (drivers) as requested to support new hardware, and patches as requested to support upgrades to component packages of Red Hat 7.2. NWS?s own servers and procedures will be utilized to deploy patches. Vulnerabilities, errata, and upgrades for which the contractor is required to provide patches will already have been patched for some other version of the Linux operating system, or the patches will be available in source code form from the maintainers of the utilities in question. The contractor will not be expected to provide drivers for any hardware which has never before been supported under Linux. Patches must be tested by executing the patched utility on x86 hardware. The Government may require that certain patches be tested on specific Government Furnished equipment. The patches shall be provided in easily-installable packages. RPMs are preferable. Compressed tar files with installation scripts are acceptable. The contractor shall provide consultation and support services as necessary to NWS Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) in planning and executing deployment of the patch. The contractor may be asked to provide services or assistance for diagnosing OS, infrastructure (for example XFree86), and hardware problems. The contractor shall submit a statement of work and a quality assurance plan that address the above requirements and the following scenarios: (1) Patches for critical security vulnerabilities must be made available as soon as possible after the NWS requests them. The contractor will have only five business days after notification to provide a test patch. (2) Patches to support hardware and software upgrades: NWS will notify the contractor at least 30 calendar days before the required delivery date. (3) The contractor may be asked to provide assistance with low-level systems programming or diagnostic services. This acquisition is for one base year with one one-year option. The anticipated start date for this acquisition is 01 January 2004. The following provisions apply to this RFQ: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial, Tehnical/Management/Past Performance portion of the proposal shall be submitted separately from the Price portion; 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items, Technical/Management/Past Performance is more important than price. The Contractor?s Solution to the above requirement will be evaluated, the Contractor?s Quality Assurance Plan will be evaluated, and the Contractor?s Past Performance will be evaluated. For Past Performance, Contractor?s must submitted relevant experience along with points of contact information. The past performance data can not be no more than 3 years old. Cost is not scored but will be evaluated for realism. Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items also applies. 52.212-3 must be completed and submitted with the Contractor?s proposal. The following clauses apply: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items. The following clauses within this clause will apply: (13); (15); (16); (17); (18); (19); (27); (28); (29); and (30). The above clauses and provisions can be found at www.acqnet.gov. Proposals are due to the Primary Contact via e-mail by 12 December 2003, 12:00 p.m. eastern time. The start date of this acquisition is very important so if any interested parties have any questions. Request you submit your questions immediately to the primary contact. The primary contact?s e-mail address is Anita.R.Middleton@noaa.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Commerce, NOAA/National Weather Service, 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN00476588-W 20031127/031125211800 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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