SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- NETWORK SECURITY MONITORING INITIATIVE
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Po Box 9115, Arlington, VA 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA10M0417
- Response Due
- 3/15/2010
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Name: Vincent Sanchez, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756629, Fax: 7038756006
- E-Mail Address
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sanchezvj@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is SAQMMA10M0417 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-34. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2010-03-15 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Arlington, VA 22209 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, NetWitness Investigator Enterprise 10 Pack, 2, EA; LI 002, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 2, EA; LI 003, DeCoder Appliance 2U Copper, 1Gbps Network Capture2U, 16GB RAM, 12TB(7.7TB usable), redundant w/hotswap, Linux, 6 port Copper, 4, EA; LI 004, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 4, EA; LI 005, Concentrator Appliance 2U,1Gbps Metadata aggregator, 2U, 32GB RAM 12TB(8.6TB usable) Redundant w/hotswap, Linux, 2, EA; LI 006, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 2, EA; LI 007, Broker Appliance 1U,Distributed query broker, 1U, 8GB RAM, 2TB Total(0.9TB usable), Redundant, Linux, 1, EA; LI 008, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 1, EA; LI 009, Informer Appliance 1U,Reporting engine, 1U, 2TB(0.9TB usable),4GB RAM, Redundant, Hardened Windows, 1, EA; LI 010, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 1, EA; LI 011, 24TB SAS Storage Expansion,2U, SAS Storage Chassis, 24TB, 5, EA; LI 012, NetWitness Silver Annual Maintenance, 5, EA; LI 013, Spare Hard drives,QTY (2) 1TB Spare hard drives, 5, EA; LI 014, NetWitness Live Basic 1 Year,Decoder access to NetWitness Live server for automated threat intelligence. Excludes premium feed Priced PER DECODER PER YEAR, 4, EA; LI 015, On-site Installation & Configuration Daily,Daily rate for install services that may include appliance rack and stack and initial configuration. Qty estimated by number/type of appliance should be verified by engineering for each deployment, 5, EA; LI 016, Operator/Analyst User Orientation *Cost Per Person, Analyst level 1&2, 17, 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. An Offeror 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 vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors 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. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or 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. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to sanchezvj@state.gov (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Offerors are cautioned to address each specification completely when submitting their bid. Offerors that do not address each specification fully may be rejected without further consideration. NOTE: Offerors quoting the brand name product that are not the manufacturer or an authorized distributor of the brand name product MUST submit a signed letter from the manufacturer of the brand name product stating the following: "Manufacturer, has agreed to supply brand name product to Your company for the purpose of providing the supplies to the DoS." Letter MUST be on the manufacturers company letterhead and submitted via fax to 703-875-6006, ATTN: Vincent J. Sanchez by the closing date of the auction. This MUST be provided in order to be considered for award. NO EXCEPTIONS All Shipping is Included in Offered Rates The Department of State (DoS) Office of Computer Security (CS) uses numerous tools and products to ensure the security posture of the departments unclassified OpenNet system. One of the critical capabilities required by the Monitoring and Incident Response Division (MIRD) and the Cyber Threat Analysis Division (CTAD) is the ability to capture and store several weeks of complete network packet traffic. This capability allows the Computer Network Defenders (CND) to replay activity on the network to support investigation and remediation of incidents and threats. Through research and testing, NetWitness NextGen was determined to be the best product to support CS activities. Any brand name or equal product offered must meet the following requirements: Facilitate Identification of Malicious EmailProvide Enhanced AnalyticsProvide Packet Capture CapabilityProvide Alerting CapabilityProvide anomaly detection capabilitiesProvide Insight into Lateral ActivityIdentify Insecure Protocols and PracticesProvide Warning and Indication CapabilityProvide Drill-Down Capability for Ambiguous DataReduce Time Required for Locating and Reconstructing SessionsComply with Integration and Operational Support Requirements Equal and alternative products will be evaluated and considered, through the Government's research conducted only NetWitness Nextgen products successfully met all requirements. Lowest Priced Technically acceptable offer will receive award. Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that will supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been "substantially transformed" in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered "substantially transformed" based solely on its integration into IT or other systems. 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, VA 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
- SN02086199-W 20100310/100308235015-47b7e388f75bc8cc337ad15a9a140225 (fbodaily.com)
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