SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Brand Name Acquisition for CISCO Switches and Converters
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 4 CONS, 1695 Wright Brothers Ave, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, 27531, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA4809-07-Q-0214
- Response Due
- 8/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Brand Name Acquisition for CISCO Switches and Converters 1. Work consists of providing all labor, supplies, materials, supervision, transportation, equipment, and all else necessary to purchase the following items: Twenty One (21) Each CISCO Catalyst 3750 24 Port Switch 10/100 2 SPF POE P/N CIS-WS-C3750-24PS-S, Ninety (90) Each CISCO GE SFP LC Connector LH 70 P/N CIS-GLC-LH-SM=, Fourty Eight (48) Each CISCO Catalyst 3560 24 Port Switch 10/100 POE 2 P/N CIS-WS-C3560-24PS-S and One (1) Each CISCO Catalyst 3750 24 Port Switch 100BASEFX+ P/N CIS-WS-C3750-24FS-S. No other Brand-Name will satisfy this requirement. This will be a Brand-Name Firm-Fixed Price Procurement and will be procured using commercial procedures and FAR Part 6.302-1(c). The Solicitation Number is FA4809-07-Q-0214. 2. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334210 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside. 3. It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 08 Aug 07 on the Federal Business Opportunities web page at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies will not be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Note: Any prospective contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for award. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. Primary POC is Judy Taylor at (919) 722-5410, email address is judy.taylor@seymourjohnson.af.mil. Alternate POC is A1C Brent Whitaker at (919) 722-5408, email address is brent.whitaker@seymourjohnson.af.mil. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION CISCO CATALYST SWITCHES AND CONVERTERS I. CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION: The contracting organization responsible for this action is the 4th Contracting Squadron, 1695 Wright Brothers Avenue, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, 27531. II. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: The contractual action is a Brand Name Firm-Fixed Price Contract for the purchase of Catalyst Switches manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc. for the 4th Communications Squadron. III. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The required supplies are: Four (4) Each Cisco Catalyst 24 Port Switches P/N CIS-WS-CS3750-24PS-S and Eight (8) Each Cisco 1000 Base-T Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) Converters P/N CIS-GLC-T. IV. AUTHORITY: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 6.302-1(c). V. APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY: The required items are the only switches to be placed on the Air Combat Command (ACC) computer network. Cisco is the only Air Force approved manufacturer of NIPRNET/SIPRNET infrastructure items necessary for upgrade, monitoring, and maintenance. These brand name items are required to ensure compatibility with Cisco Software that currently manages the switches. If a new system needed to be purchased to replace the current system it would cost the Government approximately $1,000,000.00. The duplication of costs is not expected to be recovered through full and open competition. VI. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION: A notice for competition for this Brand Name requirement is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website as required by FAR 5.2, 6.302-1( c) and 11.105. Market research revealed that Cisco Systems, Inc. has several authorized Small Business distributors. VII. FAIR AND REASONABLE COST: The anticipated cost is being determined fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3 a (1), competitive quotations. VIII. MARKET SURVEY: A full market survey was accomplished in accordance with FAR Part 10 and it has been determined that only one brand name will satisfy the Government. IX. OTHER FACTS: Cisco Systems, Inc. products will integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure equipment owned by the 4th Communications Squadron. X. INTERESTED SOURCES: The following companies were interested in the requirement: Telecommunications Solutions Group, Inc, Ronco Communications Inc, and Telworx Corporation Inc. They are all authorized distributors for Cisco Systems, Inc. XI. STEPS TO FOSTER COMPETITION: See paragraph VI above. XII. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS/PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION: The using activity has certified that the technical requirements are complete and accurate. XIII. CONTRACTING OFFICER?S CERTIFICATION: The Contracting Officer?s signature on the Justification Review Document represents certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1636 Goodson Street, Bldg 3200, Seymour Johnson AFB NC
- Zip Code: 27531
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 27531
- Record
- SN01365816-W 20070810/070808221036 (fbodaily.com)
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