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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 02, 2010 FBO #3142
MODIFICATION

70 -- RECOVERY--70--RECOVERY - Domain Controller

Notice Date

6/30/2010
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

Contracting Office

1701 N Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 21999
 

ZIP Code

21999
 

Solicitation Number

10440CST12
 

Response Due

7/2/2010
 

Archive Date

12/29/2010
 

Point of Contact

Name: Robin Willis-Guille, Title: Contracting Officer, Phone: 7038756293, Fax:
 

E-Mail Address

willisrl@state.gov;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 10440CST12. 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. 193830_01. 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 2010-07-02 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20520 The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, HP DL360G6 : 484184-B21 HP DL360G6 CTO Chassis. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 002, HP DL360G6 :484184-B21#ABA EN LOCALIZATION FOR 484184-B21#ABA. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 003, HP DL360G6:505880-L21 HP E5540 DL360 G6 FIO Kit. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 004, HP DL360G6:505880-B21 E5540 DL360 G6 KIT. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 005, HP DL360G6:505880-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 505880-B21 CTO ONL. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 006, HP DL360G6:500656-B21 2 GB - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 007, HP DL360G6:500656-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 500656-B2 CTO ONLY. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 008, HP DL360G6: 532068-B21 DL360G6 12.7MM SATA DVD-RW KIT. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 009, HP DL360G6:532068-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 532068-B21 CTO ONL. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 010, HP DL360G6:488765-B21 SC08GE HBA SAS. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 011, HP DL360G6:488765-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 488765-B21 CTO ONL. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 012, HP DL360G6:534108-B21 HP 256MB FIO P-Series Cache Module. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 013, HP DL360G6:AF556A HP 1.83M 10A C13-UL US PWR CORD. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 014, HP DL360G6:AF556A#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR AF556A. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 015, HP DL360G6:488069-B21 HP TPM MODULE KIT. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 016, HP DL360G6:488069-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 488069-B21 CTO ONL. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 017, HP DL360G6:503296-B21 460W HE 12V HPLUG AC P/S KIT SUPPLY KIT. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; LI 018, HP DL360G6:503296-B21#0D1 FACTORY INTEGRATION FOR 503296-B21 CTO ONL. 2 Buffalo, 2 Vermont, 2 Atlanta, 2 El paso, 2 San diego, 10, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** 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. If Seller is bidding Cisco brand equipment, Seller certifies that it is a Cisco Authorized Channel as of the date of the submission of its Bid, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by Cisco to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable Cisco certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Seller warrants that the products are new and in their original box(es). The Seller confirms to have sourced all Cisco products submitted in this Bid from Cisco or through Cisco Authorized Channels only, in accordance with all applicable laws and Ciscos current applicable policies at the time of purchase. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all Cisco software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Cisco Software. 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 Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) or to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov IF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT IS FURNISHED UNDER A CONTRACT OR ORDER FOR AN EXACT PRODUCT, THE ALTERNATE PRODUCT WILL BE AN UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION, AND MAY YIELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ADDITION TO ANY CIVIL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT. (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. 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. 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. 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. This procurement action is being funded with supplemental appropriations provided by the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. L. 111-5. It is the intention of the Department of State to issue a bilateral contract resulting from this solicitation, which, in addition to other contract clauses, will incorporate commercial contract clauses specific to ARRA procurements. Contract clauses will include: FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive OrdersCommercial Items (Alternate II May 2009), 52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Mar 2009), 52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment ActReporting Requirements (Mar 2009), and 52.214-26 Audit and RecordsSealed Bidding (Mar 2009). The awardee must also submit a copy of all invoices to the Contracting Officer and/or Contract Specialist named on page 1 of the contract, for recording purposes. Failure to furnish a copy of all invoices accordingly may result in denied invoice approval and/or payment. Please review attachment
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/FedBid.com/FedBid1/10440CST12/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20520

Zip Code: 20520
 

Record

SN02192334-W 20100702/100630234700-019cca3febaeca4c8faffb2ce738161d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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