MODIFICATION
70 -- Replacement of Cisco Network Equipment
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Contract Services Directorate, Columbus, 3990 East Broad Street Bldg #21, Room 2B218, Columbus, OH, 43218, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 43218
- Solicitation Number
- DCAA-C07-185(7-041)
- Response Due
- 9/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2007
- Point of Contact
- Peter Joyce, Contract Specialist, Phone 614-693-1951, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
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peter.joyce@dfas.mil
- Description
- Per FAR Part 5, the J&A for this solicitation is hereby posted. Contracting Activity: DFAS-CSD/HCMCOA MIPR/Local Identification Number: HA7DFASMIPR041/DCAA-C07-185-001 Program Name (and Cost Element if Applicable): Cisco Purchase & Trade-In, Network Eq. Estimated Contract Cost: $967,748.19 Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c) Type J&A: Individual JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION I. Contracting Organization The Defense Contract Audit Agency, Administrative Management Division, Fort Belvoir, Virginia has submitted a requirement for purchase to DFAS CSD/HCMCOA (Columbus, Ohio). This requirement is submitted, justified for other than full and open competition based on brand name applicability. The product in place is Cisco and componentry must be compatible. The MIPR number is HA7DFASMIPR041 and the DCAA ARN Number is DCAA-C07-185-001. II. Description of Action This action will be awarded as a new contract. The action provides for a trade-in of some parts that reduces the overall cost. The estimated cost includes the trade-in value. This will be a firm fixed price action that will include a pre-determined trade-in allowance. This action is not subject to unusual or compelling urgency. This is an individual, not a class J&A. A list of items to be purchased is included as Attachment #1. A list of trade-in items is included as Attachment #2. III. Description of Supplies/Services The products being acquired are a combination of new equipment that is required in preparation for the FTS 2001 telecommunications contract transition to the Networx telecommunications contract in FY 08, and the replacement of current systems hardware that are no longer under warranty and have become obsolete. The list of equipment is contained in Atch #1. The former group of items is listed under Items 0022-0032, 0046-0069, and 0080-0082, while the latter group of items is listed under Items 0001-0021, 0033-0045, 0070-0079, and 0083-0113. DCAA is reengineering its WAN in order to be in a position to obtain services off the Networx contract. Since the telecommunications contract is transitioning from FTS 2001 to Networx, DCAA is forced to rework a portion of its communications infrastructure hardware in order to be compatible with the new telecommunications contract services to ensure there is no breakdown in our WAN support Agency-wide. The current structure will only support frame relay. This rework/reengineering of communications hardware infrastructure will enable DCAA to go from the current frame relay to a frame relay over IP solution, and eventually to a total IP solution as the new routers will support multiple solutions. Approval for only one (1) fiscal year is required. A similar type of acquisition for Cisco equipment was undertaken on contract HQ0422-06-F-6011. That contract covered the purchase (and trade-in) of a group of 12 Cisco parts for the purpose of upgrading what was the current WAN system hardware. The present acquisition will be competed among Cisco distributors. IV. Authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c) V. Applicability of Authority As the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) continues its various enterprise initiatives, one core theme is increasingly applied to the organization?s operational direction. That theme is to face the increasing demand to ?do more with less?, thereby reducing costs. To warrant the ability to meet that demand, emphasis is placed on using like branded tools and components to ease the burden of monitoring and maintaining its devices, placing talented areas of expertise at a central location, and ensuring that organizational oversight is enabled. DCAA has made significant investments in its Wide Area Network (DCAA WAN), and the components that comprise its infrastructure architecture environment. This infrastructure investment has been totally within Cisco?s product line. DCAA has sought to compound the return on the DCAA WAN investment by taking advantage of use of similar components within the infrastructure. DCAA has invested considerable resources in CiscoWorks (Cisco?s firewall, router and switch management software) in order to centralize the updating/upgrading, vulnerability mitigation, and troubleshooting of our over 600 Cisco WAN/LAN components. Standardization on Cisco products at the DCAA HQ and into the enterprise reduces infrastructure complexity. It also reduces training costs by minimizing the types and brands of infrastructure gear and tools that technicians must be familiar with to effectively maintain the network. Furthermore, standardization across the enterprise enables technicians at one location to assist and trouble shoot problematic areas at other locations or fill voids where needs dictate. Identifying and/or avoiding issues of a problematic nature, or achieving expedient problem resolutions where necessary, increases DCAA?s ability to support its users in the CONUS as well as Europe, Iraq, Korea, Russia, and other areas of the world. Taking these steps affords DCAA the opportunity to anticipate and better control its costs as it relates to managing its infrastructure devices, applying fixes, patches, and upgrades where required. Additionally, steps taken by this implementation allow DCAA to reduce device administration training and pre-position for future streamlining and enterprise management consolidation efforts. VI. Efforts to Obtain Competition In order to increase potential competition, this action will be synopsized per FAR part 5. Specifically, it will be synopsized per Brand Name requirements of FAR part 5.102(a)(6). The purchase of Cisco equipment is necessary due to compatibility needs based on the previous investment in infrastructure at DCAA using Cisco. Qualifying country sourcing is not an issue under this action. VII. Fair and Reasonable Costs Products offered will be commercial products. The anticipated costs will be considered fair and reasonable based on the anticipation of distributor competition and because the basis of offers with be based on schedules held by the likely offerors. Generally, schedule awards, such as those under GSA are competed prior to award. FAR guidelines advise under FAR 8.404 that GSA has already determined GSA pricing of supplies and fixed-price services, and rates for services offered at hourly rates, under schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. As more schedules are put into place under such vehicles as SEWP, ESI and others, many of these same guidelines are utilized. VIII. Market Research Market research was conducted by DCAA. Quotes provided in response to this action and a summary of quotes were provided by DCAA with the procurement package. As noted under VI, the pursuit of alternate equipment is not possible under this action due to the action being a replacement/upgrade of existing Cisco equipment. The market survey responses indicated there are sources available and capable of satisfying DCAA?s requirements. Commercial items will be procured under this action. Based on the focus of this project and results from the market survey, no other sources exist for this action other than Cisco or its distributors. IX. Other Facts Data packages for full & open competition have not been developed because while the product needed is commercial, the previous investment in infrastructure and existing compatibility needs preclude use of other than Cisco product. The order must be issued on a limited-source basis as DCAA has standardized the Agency?s network on Cisco equipment. In addition, all IT contractors are required by DCAA to have Cisco certified credentials. To acquire another product would be cost prohibitive due to the additional expense associated with acquiring other credentials. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (13-SEP-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Defense Contract Audit Agency ATTN: Eric Weber 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135 Fort Belvoir, VA
- Zip Code: 22060-6219
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 22060-6219
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