SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Dell Parts
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2011
- 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
- SB1341-11-RQ-0647
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2011
- Point of Contact
- Joshua D. Holliday, Phone: 3019758497, Chon S. Son, Phone: 301-975-8567
- E-Mail Address
-
joshua.holliday@nist.gov, chon.son@nist.gov
(joshua.holliday@nist.gov, chon.son@nist.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-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423430 with a small business size standard of 100 employees. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. Line Items 0001-0007 are a BRAND NAME ONLY requirement. These brand name products are required because it is the only brand that meets the agency's needs. All interested Contractors may provide a quote for the following: Line Item 0001: Quantity Five (5) Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz Quad Core Processor Upgrade for Dell PowerEdge R900 Server (Dell Part # 311-8537) Line Item 0002: Quantity One Hundred Ninety Two (192) Kingston 8GB 667MHz DDR2 CL5 ECC-FB DIMM DR X4 Kit (Dell Part # A0972508) Line Item 0003: Quantity Twelve (12) Intel Xeon X5690 3.46 GHz 12M Cache 6.40 GT/s QPI 6C for Dell PowerEdge R710 Server (Dell Part # 317-6178) Line Item 0004: Quantity One Hundred Eight (108) Dell 8GB 2R RDIMM Certified Replacement Memory Module for PowerEdge R710 Server (Dell Part # A4188273) Line Item 0005: Quantity Three (3) Dell iDRAC6 Enterprise for Dell PowerEdge R810 Server (Dell Part # 330-4533) Line Item 0006: Quantity Six (6) Dell Gigabit ET Quad-Port Server Adapter for Select Dell PowerEdge Servers (Dell Part # 430-4999) Line Item 0007: Quantity One (1) Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter v1.0.1, 10 Server Limited, 3-Year Subscription (Dell Part # 468-9904) Warranty: Please provide a description of the warranty provided for this equipment. Please include the following details: 1. Length of warranty 2. What is included? (Parts, Labor) 3. Is the warranty on-site or return to vendor? a. If on-site is travel included? b. If return to vendor is shipping to and from NIST included? Delivery: Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. Provisions and Clauses: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. Provisions: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Clauses: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.204-10 Reporting Subcontract Awards 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-3 Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - CCR. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. Instructions to Offerors: Central Contractor Registration: In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. Due Date for Quotations: Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 03:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 2, 2011. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at joshua.holliday@nist.gov. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above. Quotations shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Joshua Holliday, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. All offerors should ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Because of heightened security, FED-EX, UPS, or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of quotes. If quotes are hand delivered, delivery shall be made on the actual due date through Gate A, and a 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be provided to Joshua Holliday, Contract Specialist on 301-975-8497. Quotation Instructions: The Offeror shall submit the following: Technical Acceptability: The Offeror shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses Line Items 0001-0007 2) An original and one (1) copy of the technical description and/or product literature 3) Description of commercial warranty 4) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s) 5) Country of Origin information for each line item Price: The Offeror shall submit a firm-fixed price. Basis for Award Determination/Evaluation Criteria: Award shall be made to the firm that provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technical acceptability means that the quote meets all of the stated minimum specifications. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," and 2) Price. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. Price: Quoted price will be evaluated for reasonableness.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
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