SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Apple and Other Brand Name Hardware and Software
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423430
— Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-09-RQ-0624
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2009
- Point of Contact
- Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019756324
- E-Mail Address
-
keith.bubar@nist.gov
(keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, are being utilized for this acquisition. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36. Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to Keith Bubar at keith.bubar@nist.gov and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423430 with a size standard of 100 employees. This acquisition cannot be conducted as a total small business set aside because there is no U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) waiver to the non-manufacturer rule for NAICS code 423430. This requirement is being competed as an unrestricted full and open competition. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FOR THIS SOLICITATION: The Following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-3; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5, including the following fill-ins: 52.219-28; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. All provisions and clauses viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. This is a competitive procurement for the following contract line items for brand name computer hardware and software. Exact match is required: Line Item 0001 Part Number: ZOG3 Quantity: 1; Unit: Each iMAC, 24", 3.06HGz Intel Core 2 DUO, Apple keyboard with Numeric Keypad(English)+ User's Guide Apple Mighty Mouse Accessory kit ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB GDDR3 1TB Serial ATA Drive 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2x4GB 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 DUO Apple remote Line Item 0002 Part Number: S3134LL/A Quantity: 1; Unit: Each Apple Care Protection Plan for iMAC-Auto-enroll Line Item 0003 Part Number: MB382LL/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each Apple LED Cinema Display Line Item 0004 Part Number: MA461G/A Quantity: 8; Unit: Each Apple Cooper Fibre Channel Cable (4GB SFP to SFP) Line Item 0005 Part Number: TR905LL/A Quantity: 1; Unit: Each Belkin 12ft. OmniView Dual-Port Cable, USB Line Item 0006 Part Number: TR896LL Quantity: 1; Unit: Each Belkin OmniView 8 port PRO3 USB and PS/2 KVM Switch Line Item 0007 Part Number: TQ1787LL/A Quantity:1; Unit: Each QLogic SANbox 5620Q 8Port Fibre Channel Switch Line Item 0008 Part Number: TK018LL/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each HP ProCurve 2824 Switch Line Item 0009 Part Number: TU873VC/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each LaCie 4TB 4big Quadra RAID Line Item 0010 Part Number: TS919LL/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each Drobo with FireWire 800 Line Item 0011 Part Number: D2336Z/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each MAC OS X Server Maintenance 36 Mths Unl. Client (Single Server) Line Item 0012 Part Number: MB605Z/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each Mac OS X Leopard Server Unlimited-client license Part Number: ZOGM Xserve, 8-Core 24GB (12x2GB) Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon-Accessory Kit-1TB Serial ATA ADM @ 7200RPM,8x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD+RW/CD-RW)128GB Solid State Drive Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter Dual 750W Power Supply On-board SATA/SAS Controller NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB GDDR3 Dual-channel Gigabit Ethernet card Quad-channel 4GB Fibre Channel card 1TB serial ATA ADM @ 7200-RPM 1TB Serial ATA ADN @ 7200RPM Rack Mounting Kit-Threaded Hole Rack Line Item 0013 Part Number: MB846G/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each AppleCare Service Parts Kit for Xserve Line Item 0014 Part Number: MB571Z/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each Mini Display to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Line Item 0015 Part Number: MB595LL/A Quantity: 3; Unit: Each AppleCare Premium Service and Support for Xserve Line Item 0016 Part Number: MB423Z/A Quantity: 2; Unit: Each Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 (Unlimited Managed Systems) BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION: The NIST Information technology Laboratory Computer Security Division requires the above Apple and other brand name hardware to run Mac OS X and in particular the Xgrid clustering software to support computational programs implementing the design combinational circuits that have few gates. The programs are compiled specifically to run under Mac OS X platform leveraging the scalability, high availability, and simplicity of the Apple Xgrid technology. The other items listed above, of a brand name other than Apple, have been tested by Apple to work with the Apple hardware and Operating System out of the box and will not impact the functionality of the Apple hardware and software. They will not require any custom integration or testing from the end users. All of these parts will serve to compose a larger, integrated IT solution. The following standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apply to this acquisition: 1194.21 1194.26 1194.31 1194.41 ADDENDUM TO PROVISION 52.212-1 - QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (b) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must include- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the line items in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (4) FOB Destination-based firm-fixed-price for contract line items 0001 through 0016 and discount terms; (6) Evidence that the Offeror is authorized by Apple, HP, QLogic, LaCie, Drobo, and Belkin to sell the required items; and (7) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period of acceptance of Offers. The offeror agrees to hold the price in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the dates specified for receipt of offers. All quotations shall be submitted via email so that they are received at keith.bubar@nist.gov no later than September 9, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Delivery Location: NIST Bldg. 301 Shipping and Receiving 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: The award will be made to the responsible authorized offeror whose technically acceptable quotation is deemed to represent the lowest price. Delivery due date: Within 30 days after Contractor acceptance of order.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-09-RQ-0624/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01936166-W 20090903/090902005530-31e6410951f92f045ca044f22809c6c8 (fbodaily.com)
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