SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- SUN Maintenance Support - 8(a) - Draft Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
- ZIP Code
- 21244
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFI-09-1053
- Archive Date
- 11/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Katie Cooney, Phone: 4109659476
- E-Mail Address
-
katie.cooney@ssa.gov
(katie.cooney@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Statement of Work This is a Sources Sought Synopsis for the Social Security Administration (SSA), Office for Telecommunications and Systems Operations (OTSO). This synopsis is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation or award a contract as a result of this request. This Sources Sought Synopsis is issued for planning purposes only, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is currently performing market research to identify capable 8(a) sources that can provide Sun Microsystems server maintenance and associated support requirements (such as hardware configurations, performance analysis and relocation services). SSA has made a significant investment in Sun Microsystems servers for its national infrastructure. SSA intends to acquire maintenance for those servers it currently has and establish a coterminous ending date. SSA intends to place maintenance, under this contract, on any new servers acquired from any source upon expiration of warranty. Maintenance must be provided by a SUN Certified Technician. Maintenance is requested for four distinct levels of service: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. See the attached draft Statement of Work. Any 8(a) party capable of providing SUN maintenance support is invited to respond. Interested 8(a) Parties who believe they possess the expertise and experience shall submit technical capabilities in writing by 12:00 p.m., EST, October 30, 2009. Detailed responses to each of the drafted requirements attached (with substantiating documentation) are required. All responses shall include detailed accounts of how each of the requirements are met. Simple marketing information or incomplete responses will not be considered. Reference to vendor web sites is not considered a valid response. The Government also requests Interested Parties to submit a brief description of their 8(a) standing, anticipated teaming agreements, whether maintenance is available on GSA Federal Supply Schedules or any other Government-wide Agency Contracts (GWACs), and a description of similar services offered to the Government and Commercial customers. Vendors may submit cost and/or pricing data, inclusive of annual maintenance, with your response. Respondents should refer to Synopsis Number SSA-RFI-09-1053. Submittal of information ELECTRONICALLY is preferred and faxed information will not be accepted. The size limitation for email attachments is 5 megabytes. MS Word 2002 is the standard word processing software. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME and the Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, or pay for the information submitted. This information will be used in SSAs assessment of capable sources. SSA will not provide acknowledgement of responses received nor will respondents be notified of any evaluated results from the data received. All proprietary information shall be marked as such. Any questions should be submitted via E-MAIL ONLY by 10:00 a.m., EST, October 27, 2009 (no phone calls please), to the Contract Specialist listed as the point of contact for the RFI posting. If mailed, responses must be addressed to the following office: Social Security Administration Office of Acquisition and Grants, Attention: Katie Cooney, 7111 Security Blvd., 1 st Floor, Rear Entrance, Baltimore, Maryland 21244
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN01988555-W 20091022/091020235214-a6a1728e45768c96d51a3a3e4f0b86ed (fbodaily.com)
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