SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- 12 HP Servers with software 2 Rack Pallets
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only., FedBid.com, 1701 N. Ft. Meyer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1036-931401
- Response Due
- 5/8/2009 11:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Ashley James, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756015, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
jamesad2@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1036-931401. 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. 124549. 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. 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 2009-05-08 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be CHARLESTON, SC 29405 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Mfg#: 383975-B21HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE, 10, EA; LI 002, Mfg#: AF001AHP 10642 G2 42U RACK - PALLET, 2, EA; LI 003, Mfg#: AF054AHP 10642 G2 SIDEPANEL KIT, 2, EA; LI 004, Mfg#: SUA5000RMT5UAPC SMART UPS 5000VA 208V RM/TWR, 4, EA; LI 005, Mfg#: AP9610APC SMARTSLOT RELAY I/O MOD, 4, EA; LI 006, Mfg#: 458561-001HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF *Processor(s): (2) Quad-Core IntelXeon Processors X5460 (3.16 GHz, 120Watt, 1333 FSB)*Cache Memory: 12MB (2 x 6MB) Level 2 cache - Intel Xeon processor 5400 sequence*Memory: 4 GB (4 x 1 GB of PC2-5300Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667)with Advanced ECC, mirrored and online spare memory capabilities*Network Controller: Two EmbeddedNC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters*Storage Controller: HP Smart ArrayP400/512MB BBWC Controller (RAID0/1/1+0/5/6)*Optical Drive: IDE DVD-ROM/CDRW combo*Availability: Hot Plug Fully Redundant Fans and Power Supplies, 10, EA; LI 007, Mfg#: 466440-B21HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT, 14, EA; LI 008, Mfg#: AF556AHP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD, 28, EA; LI 009, Mfg#: UP720EHP CARE PACK 3Y 24X7 PROLIANT DL38Electronic distribution - NO MEDIA, 10, EA; LI 010, Mfg#: 412648-B21HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC, 10, EA; LI 011, Mfg#: 418367-B21HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD, 54, EA; LI 012, Mfg#: P72-03254MS GSA WIN SRV ENT 2008Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 12, EA; LI 013, Mfg#: 487362-001HP DL580 G5 X7460 6C 4P 16GB *Processor(s) (4) 6-Core Intel XeonX7460 Processor (2.67GHz, 16MB L3 cache, 130 Watts)*Memory: X7460 models: 16 GB PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667)*Network Controller: Two embedded NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters*Storage Controller: HP Smart Array P400i embedded/512MB BBWC*Power Supplies: Four Power Supplies standard (third and fourth power supplies for redundancy)*Optical Drive: Slimline DVD, 2, EA; LI 014, Mfg#: 492620-B21HP 300GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K DP SFF HD, 12, EA; LI 015, Mfg#: 435508-B21HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR, 2, EA; LI 016, Mfg#: 481043-B21HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT, 2, EA; LI 017, Mfg#: UP732EHP CARE PACK 3Y 24X7 PROLIANT DL58X, 2, EA; LI 018, INSTALLATION SUMMARY HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 2HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 2HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 2HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 2HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL380 G5 X5460 4GB PERF Qty: 1HP 8X SLIM DVD+RW DRIVE Qty: 1HP 8GB (2X4GB) PC2-5300 LP KIT Qty: 1HP NC360T PCI-E DP GBIT NIC Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 5 HP DL580 G5 X7460 6C 4P 16GB Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 2HP 300GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K DP SFF HD Qty: 6HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR Qty: 1HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 1 HP DL580 G5 X7460 6C 4P 16GB Qty: 1HP 146GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF DP HD Qty: 2HP 300GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K DP SFF HD Qty: 6HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR Qty: 1HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 1, 1, EA; LI 019, Shipping., 1, 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov 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. **TO HAVE A BID CONSIDERED FOR AWARD FOR BRAND NAME OR EQUAL & MEET OR EXCEED BUYS, ALL VENDORS MUST PROVIDE MANUFACTURER, PART # AND EXTENDED SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXACT MODEL BEING PROPOSED FOR ALL LINE ITEMS. NO EXEPTIONS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN A 'NON RESPONSIVE' BID AND REMOVAL FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION. 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. 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. The purchase of (10) HP DL380 G5 servers and (2) HP DL580 G5 servers, (1) Rack Pallet and 3-Year Care Packs for each server Production at GFSC and COOP at Beltsville. [Described Above]. Teh statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(2). The regulatory authority is 41 USC 253(c)(2), FAR 6.302-, Unusual and compelling urgency. The Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis. GFSC currently uses teh IT Change Control Broad (ITCCB) Baseline approval list for server specifications. We currently have a server farm with all Hewlett Packard (HP) servers similar to teh server requested above and they all fit into our current rack space/configuration. Substitutions may cause problems with space and compatibility. It would be safer to stay in the Hewlett Packard family of approved servers from a prior generation than to go with a brand/server that has never been on the approved list. Since GFSC already has a farm of HP servers, when we order new servers, we also order parts/drives that are interchagneable, allowing for greater redundancy and potential uptime. This allows for a single set of spare parts for maintenance which helps control costs and a single vendor point of contact for onsite maintenance therby reducing administrative adn operatinoal overhead when maintenance is required. By not continuing to use Hewlett Packard servers and parts GFSC would incur additional administrative and operational overhead to support different vendor hardware (i.e. differet hardware configurations, different base installation/bios/hardware anamolies, etc.) GFSC maintains three separate server farms, production, development, and continuity of operations. In support of these environments, we maintain an inventory of onsite spare parts; disk drives, network adapters, chassis and cpu fants etc. By restricting our servers to a minimial number of models and manufacturers across these three server farms, we leverage the availability of spare parts for these mission critical assets at the minimial cost to the government. Similarly this configuration control gives us the ability to rapidly replace and provision serves in the three environments utilizing server software imaging thechnology, as the source and target systems contain the same hardware. This capability is crucial to our effective remote administration of our continuity of operations facility located 575 miles away.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CHARLESTON, SC 29405<br />
- Zip Code: 29405<br />
- Zip Code: 29405<br />
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- SN01810078-W 20090508/090506221234-80101ab2958717a986f5494d6dd5b773 (fbodaily.com)
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