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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 05, 2009 FBO #2842
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- HP Replacement Servers

Notice Date

9/3/2009
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

Contracting Office

Sa-6 Room 200, Rosslyn, VA 22219
 

ZIP Code

22219
 

Solicitation Number

5196931028_01
 

Response Due

9/8/2009
 

Archive Date

3/7/2010
 

Point of Contact

Name: Pete Jones, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756273, Fax: 7038756006
 

E-Mail Address

jonespw@state.gov;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 5196931028_01. 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. 151784_02. NASA SEWP IV Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing NASA SEWP IV contract. 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 NASA SEWP IV contract AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting officer. Information regarding NASA SEWP IV contracts is available at <http://www.sewp.nasa.gov>. The FedBid system will automatically calculate SEWP fees to the Seller bid. This is viewable on the Seller's bid confirmation page prior to submittal. 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 2009-09-08 11:00:00.0 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, [SERVERS, LINE ITEMS 1-37 MUST BE FULLY CONFIGURED. SEE BUY TERMS FOR CONFIGURATION SUMMARY OF EACH SERVER; THERE ARE 8 SERVERS REQUESTED] Part # - AP813A.HP MSA2324SA DL380 G6 PCKG CLUSTER., 1, EA; LI 002, Part # - 492244-B21. HP E5540 DL380 G6 PROC KIT, 2, EA; LI 003, Part # - 500656-B21.HP 2GB 2RX8 PC3-10600R-9 KIT, 6, EA; LI 004, Part # - 418371-B21.HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD, 11, EA; LI 005, Part # - 435508-B21.HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR, 2, EA; LI 006, Part # - 503296-B21.HP 460W HE 12V HOTPLUG AC PWR SUPPLY, 2, EA; LI 007, Part # - 462967-B21.HP 512MB P-SERIES BBWC UPGRADE, 2, EA; LI 008, Part # - 496029-B21.HP 24I SFP BATT CABLE ASSY 15 POS, 2, EA; LI 009, Part # - AF556A.HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD, 4, EA; LI 010, Part # - 481043-B21.HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT, 2, EA; LI 011, Part # - UR163E.HPE CARE PACK 3Y SUPPLUS 24 W/DMR.Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 1, EA; LI 012, Part # - VS4-ESSL-BUN-C.VMWARE VSPHERE 4 ESS BND 3HOSTS.Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 1, EA; LI 013, Part # - VS4-ESSL-SUB-C.VMWARE VSPHERE ESS BND 1Y SUB, 1, EA; LI 014, Part # - 487364-001.HP DL580 G5 E7440 4C 4P 8GB, 2, EA; LI 015, Part # - 397415-B21. HP 8GB KIT PC2-5300 FBD, 2, EA; LI 016, Part # - 512545-B21. HP 72GB 6G PLUG SAS 15K 2.5 DP, 10, EA; LI 017, Part # - 435508-B21. HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR, 2, EA; LI 018, Part # - 481043-B21. HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT, 2, EA; LI 019, Part # - AF556A. HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD, 8, EA; LI 020, Part # - UP732E.HPE 3YR 24CTR DMR DL58X. Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 2, EA; LI 021, Part # - P72-03254. MS GSA WIN SRV ENT 2008. Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 2, EA; LI 022, Part # - 491325-001.HP DL380 G6 E5520 BASE, 3, EA; LI 023, Part # - 492239-B21.HP E5520 DL380 G6 PROC KIT, 3, EA; LI 024, Part # - P72-03254.MS GSA WIN SRV ENT 2008.Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 3, EA; LI 025, Part # - 462969-B21.HP 650MAH P-SERIES BATT, 3, EA; LI 026, Part # - 418371-B21. HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD, 15, EA; LI 027, Part # - 481043-B21.HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT, 3, EA; LI 028, Part # - 503296-B21.HP 460W HE 12V HOTPLUG AC PWR SUPPLY, 3, EA; LI 029, Part # - AF556A.HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD, 6, EA; LI 030, Part # - 418371-B21.HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD, 5, EA; LI 031, Part # - 504633-001.HP DL360 G6 X5550 PERF, 3, EA; LI 032, Part # - P72-03254.MS GSA WIN SRV ENT 2008.Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 3, EA; LI 033, Part # -532068-B21.HP DL360 G6 12.7MM SATA DVD-RW, 3, EA; LI 034, Part # - 418371-B21. HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD, 9, EA; LI 035, Part # - 458492-B21. HP NC382T PCIE DP GBIT SVR ADPTR, 3, EA; LI 036, Part # - AF556A. HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD, 6, EA; LI 037, Part # - UP716E.HPE 5YR 24CTR DMR DL36X.Electronic Distribution - NO MEDIA, 3, 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, and NO "gray market" Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) (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. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov 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. INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL580 G5 E7440 4C 4P 8GB Qty: 11775689 HP 72GB 6G PLUG SAS 15K 2.5 DP Qty: 51037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 41004259 HP 8GB KIT PC2-5300 FBD Qty: 11187176 HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR Qty: 11543311 HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 1 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL580 G5 E7440 4C 4P 8GB Qty: 11004259 HP 8GB KIT PC2-5300 FBD Qty: 11775689 HP 72GB 6G PLUG SAS 15K 2.5 DP Qty: 51187176 HP NC364T PCIE 4PT GBIT ADPTR Qty: 11543311 HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 4 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL380 G6 E5520 BASE Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 51037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 21680934 HP 650MAH P-SERIES BATT Qty: 11543311 HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 11685893 HP 460W HE 12V HOTPLUG AC PWR SUPPLY Qty: 11723273 HP E5520 DL380 G6 PROC KIT Qty: 1 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL380 G6 E5520 BASE Qty: 11723273 HP E5520 DL380 G6 PROC KIT Qty: 11680934 HP 650MAH P-SERIES BATT Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 51543311 HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 11685893 HP 460W HE 12V HOTPLUG AC PWR SUPPLY Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 2 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL380 G6 E5520 BASE Qty: 11723273 HP E5520 DL380 G6 PROC KIT Qty: 11680934 HP 650MAH P-SERIES BATT Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 51543311 HP SLIM DVR SATA OPTICAL KIT Qty: 11685893 HP 460W HE 12V HOTPLUG AC PWR SUPPLY Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 2 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL360 G6 X5550 PERF Qty: 11723419 HP DL360 G6 12.7MM SATA DVD-RW Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 31578335 HP NC382T PCIE DP GBIT SVR ADPTR Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 2 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL360 G6 X5550 PERF Qty: 11723419 HP DL360 G6 12.7MM SATA DVD-RW Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 31578335 HP NC382T PCIE DP GBIT SVR ADPTR Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 2 INSTALLATION SUMMARYHP DL360 G6 X5550 PERF Qty: 11723419 HP DL360 G6 12.7MM SATA DVD-RW Qty: 11297829 HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 15K SFF DP HD Qty: 31578335 HP NC382T PCIE DP GBIT SVR ADPTR Qty: 11037697 HP 6' 1.83M 10A C13-UL US POWER CORD Qty: 2 GFSC has a requirement to replace/upgrade eight existing servers with of (2) HP DL580 G5 servers with 3 year HP Care Packs, (3) HP DL380 G6 servers (for Paris; no Care Pack) and (3) HP DL360 G6 servers with 5 year HP Care Packs.The 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 the IT Change Control Board (ITCCB) Baseline approval list for server specifications. We currently have a server farm with all Hewlett Packard (HP) servers similar to the 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 interchangeable, 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 on-site maintenance thereby reducing administrative and operational 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. different hardware configurations, different base installation/bios/hardware anomalies, etc.) GFSC maintains three separate physical 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 fans etc. By restricting our servers to a minimal number of models and manufacturers across these three server farms, we leverage the availability of spare parts for these mission critical assets at the minimal cost to the government. Similarly this configuration control gives us the ability to rapidly replace and provision servers in the three environments utilizing server software imaging technology, 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. This notice will be publicized on FedBid for competition among HP Branded Service providers.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/FedBid.com/FedBid1/5196931028_01/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: CHARLESTON, SC 29405

Zip Code: 29405
 

Record

SN01940145-W 20090905/090904001801-69d378a9e840187f2ff851d1957a1903 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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