SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- SOFTWARE LICENSE
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Springfield, VA 21999
- ZIP Code
- 21999
- Solicitation Number
- 1019-631539
- Response Due
- 8/14/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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, and 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 1019-631539 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Monday, August 14, 2006 at 16:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be WASHINGTON, DC 20547 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, TREND MICRO NEATSUITE, NEW LICENSES. ADD ON PRICING TO EXISTING LICENSE, PRO-RATED FOR 11 MONTHS TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2007. PART# NSNF0011, 10000, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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 quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, 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 offerors require additional clarification, contact Lawanna Manning at manninglr@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. 1. List the brand name description of the item being Trend Micro software and technical support. 2. List salient characteristics of the item that cannot be satisfied by another product. Malicious code in the form of viruses, Trojan Horses, Mass Mailers arrive at Department of State systems in several ways. Including email, browsing the Internet, removable media and security flaws in the operating system to name a few. Protection against this threat is a continuing concern for the Department of State. The Trend Micro products have been in use on mail systems at the Department of State for many years providing proven protection. No other product on the market has this track record. Trend Micro works with the State Department on AntiVinls initiatives to protect Department of State desktop systems. The technical support staff at trend Micro is familiar with the installed systems and the level of support and service we require. No other AntiVirus company has this level of experience with Department of State systems. Submission of virus samples via HTTPS: Other vendors require the use of email as the submission process. This is important because in the event that the Email system is shutdown for any reason we can still submit virus samples via HTTPS. 4. Describe market surveys conducted to identify sources for the item being Acquired The Virus Incident Response Team (VIRT) conducts continuing market reviews to ensure Department of State systems have current state of the art protection against malicious code. The VIRT keeps abreast of new products and changes in existing products. Providing the best protection available is a core part of the VIRT mission. To this end the VIRT staff reviews magazine articles, independent reviews and Internet resources related to AntiVirus products. Methods used to determine why only the specific product would meet the Government's minimum needs. The AntiVirus program at the Department of State has enjoyed a great deal of success in preventing and eradicating viral attacks. This is in large part due to the AntiVirus products installed. The multi-vendor approach used by the Department has allowed Department of State systems to remain functional and online even when most other government agencies have been shutdown. Trend Micro products have played a key role is making this possible. Altering such a key component could put Department of State systems at risk. 4. Describe why the requested product satisfies the government's needs and why another product cannot. No software is bug free and any new software introduced in to Department of State networks must be tested to ensure compatibility with existing systems. Experience has shown that do to the nature of AntiVirus software this is especially true for these products. Introducing a new AntiVirus solution would produce unpredictable results. Possibly causing loss of data and man-hours. The VIRT developed installation guidelines and procedures for Trend micro software unique to the Department of State. The VIRT and Enterprise Network Management (ENM) thoroughly tested them in a lab environment. Issues unique to the Department of State were addressed and resolved. The Department of State Configuration Control Board (CCB) reviewed these results, the product of many thousands of man-hours, and they were added to the Software Baseline.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-30425, n-3003)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: WASHINGTON, DC 20547
- Zip Code: 20547
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20547
- Record
- SN01111370-W 20060812/060810220541 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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