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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 08, 2008 FBO #2355
SOLICITATION NOTICE

60 -- Cables, Connectors, & Accessories

Notice Date

5/6/2008
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

Contracting Office

Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 North Fort Myer Dr, Rosslyn, VA 22219
 

ZIP Code

22219
 

Solicitation Number

1019-843025
 

Response Due

5/9/2008
 

Point of Contact

Harry E. Lundy,, Phone: 7038756014
 

E-Mail Address

lundyhe@state.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1019-843025. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 67702. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-05-09 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Springfield, VA 22150 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, CABLE TIE, 7.8" 100 PER BOX, L-7-50-9-C, (Catamount or TY525M), 210, BX; LI 002, APC 8 INCH TIE WRAP VELCRO 25PK; APC 7092BK-25PK, 210, PK; LI 003, CABLE TIE 4", 25 PER BOX; Catamount L-4-18-0-C, 210, BX; LI 004, MOUNTING BASE FOR CABLE TIES, 100 PER PACK; L-7-50MH-9-C (Catamount) OR ABM25-AC (PANDUIT), 210, BX; LI 005, CABLE FIBER OPTIC 62.5/125 UM 2 FIBERS, UNTERMINATED 1000' ROLL; ZP0026301001 (Alcoa), 200, RO; LI 006, SC UNICAM CONNECTOR MULTIMODE 62.5 UM, CERAMIC FERRULE, (15 per post); Corning 95-000-41, 1000, EA; LI 007, CABLE FIBER OPTIC, 50 UM, 2 FIBERS UNTERMINATED 1000' ROLL; 60008-2, 10, RO; LI 008, SC CONNECTOR MULTIMODE, 50 UM CERAMIC FERRULE; 95-050-41X, 500, EA; LI 009, RACK MOUNTABLE 8 SLOT MODULAR 10/100 BASE-TX(RJ-45) TO 100BASE-FX SC PORT MEDIA CONVERTER CENTER (TO INCLUDE CHASSIS & REMOVABLE MODULARS) (COTS); TRANSITION CPSMC0800-100NA, 210, EA; LI 010, 10/100 BRIDGING POINT SYSTEM SLIDE-IN-MODULE CONVERTER 10/100-TX (RJ-45) TO 100BASE FX (SC)(MM); CBFTF1013-150. (Mrf: Transition Networks)They are media converters., 840, EA; LI 011, SC TO LC 3 METER FIBER JUMPERS 62.5 UM; FCSCL03M (duplex), 800, EA; LI 012, SC TO LC 3 METER FIBER JUMPERS 50 UM; 50FIBLCSC# (duplex), 40, EA; LI 013, WIRE MANAGEMENT GUIDE (WMPSE); Panduit WMPSE, 840, EA; LI 014, CAT6 1 METER PATCH CORDS (BLUE); T3232-AS509-3. Cat5e is the same 568B Panduit, 1680, EA; LI 015, CAT6 1 METER CROSS-OVER PATCH CORD (RED); T3A3A-DCE09-3. Cat5e is the same these are cross-over patch cords RJ-45 4pair 24awg 568B to 568A Panduit, 840, EA; LI 016, MACHINE SCREW PHILLIPS 10/32X3/4 100 PER BOX; P3266-245, 210, BX; LI 017, KG-175D SHELF, General Dynamics; General Dynamics MC-106A. These shelves are for KG-175D sold by General Dynamics., 237, EA; LI 018, COMPUTER SHELF; MIDDLE ATLANTIC. They are 2 rack spaces mounts in a 19 pull out drawer with lid that opens sold by Middle Atlantic with AC Cable part # of ACAC212835, 210, EA; LI 019, BLANK PLATE 2U; BUD PA-1102-BT, 420, EA; LI 020, BLANK PLATE 4U; BUD PA-1105, 420, EA; LI 021, 12 MULTI STRAND INDOOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE 62.5/125 1000' ROLL PLENUM, 50, RO; LI 022, FO ADAPTER PANELS, 12 PORT SC 62.5/125; Corning CCH-CP12-91, 1600, EA; LI 023, FIBER OPTIC RACK MOUNT ENCLOSURE HOLDS UP TO 4 PANELS; Corning CCH-02U, 420, EA; LI 024, ST UNICAM CONNECTOR MULTIMODE, 62.5 um, CERAMIC FERRULE, (6 per post), 120, EA; LI 025, ST UNICAM CONNECTOR MULTIMODE, 50UM CERAMIC FERRULE, (6 per post), 60, EA; LI 026, SC TO SC 3 METER FIBER JUMPERS 62.5um (duplex); 61150D2003M99C, 800, EA; LI 027, SC TO SC 2 METER FIBER JUMPERS 62.5um (duplex); 61150D62002M99C, 800, EA; LI 028, TAPE ELECTRICAL BLACK 3/4" WIDE; 88 3/4x66 Black, 420, EA; LI 029, 12 MULTI STRAND INDOOR ONLY FIBER OPTIC CABLE 50 MICRON 1000' REEL PLENUM; AC676244-4, 25, EA; LI 030, FO ADAPTER PANELS 12 PORT SC 50 MICRON; Corning CCH-CP12-E7, 80, EA; LI 031, SC TO SC 3 METER FIBER JUMPERS 50 UM; 61150D50003M99C, 40, EA; LI 032, SC TO SC 2 METER FIBER JUMPERS 50 UM; JUMSCP50D020, 40, 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers 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. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION CONUS. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS OR QUALIFICATIONS. ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICES. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CLEARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html.(b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default program files directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall.(c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges.(d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. ** TO HAVE A BID CONSIDERED FOR AWARD, ALL VENDORS MUST PROVIDE MANUFACTURER, PART # AND EXTENDED SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXACT MODEL BEING PROPOSED FOR ALL LINE ITEMS. NO EXCEPTIONS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN A 'NON RESPONSIVE' BID AND REMOVAL FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. DOS A/LM/AQM Memorandum dated 04/23/08: GSA schedule orders may include "open market" items, i.e., items not on the awardee's list of GSA schedule items, only in compliance with FAR 8.402(f). Offerors should verify in writing which items are listed on their GSA schedule contracts and which items are "open market" items. For an offer to qualify as an offer based on a GSA schedule contract, the value of "open market" items included in the offer may not exceed the applicable micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=fbec16c0d9ab50f25b3eabfdcec24d1d&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Springfield, VA 22150

Zip Code: 22150
 

Record

SN01567411-W 20080508/080506220057-fbec16c0d9ab50f25b3eabfdcec24d1d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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