SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- F5 BIG IP LOAD BALANCER
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436
- ZIP Code
- 20436
- Solicitation Number
- ITC-RFQ-12-0067
- Response Due
- 9/21/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/20/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Michael Pigram, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2022053386, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.pigram@usitc.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number ITC-RFQ-12-0067. 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. 421998_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 a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2012-09-21 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20436 The IAGC United States International Trade Commission requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, Part Number: F5-BIG-LTM-6900-F-R. BIG-IP Service: Local Traffic Manager 6900 8G FIPS (max TPS). EXACT MATCH ONLY. Equipment Trade In: Citrix Access Gateway S515MXU11302269., 4, EA; LI 002, Part Number: F5-BIG-PRE-HW63. F5 BIG-IP Service: Premium CAT HW63. EXACT MATCH ONLY. Equipment Trade In: Citrix Access Gateway S515MXU11302304., 4, EA; LI 003, Part Number: FS-ADD-BIGAPM-6900B. BIG IP Add-on: Access Policy Manager License (6900 Base - 500 Concurrent VPN Users). EXACT MATCH ONLY. Equipment Trade In: Barracuda Load Balancer BAR-BF-122888., 4, EA; LI 004, Part Number: F5-SVC-BIG-PRE-SW45. BIG-IP Service: Premium CAT. EXACT MATCH ONLY. Equipment Trade In: Barracuda Load Balancer BAR-BF-124972., 4, EA; LI 005, Trade-In of Equipment: Sellers shall click on ?included in another line item? for line item 5. Sellers shall enter the value of the ?trade in? within the description of each line item. Sellers shall then subtract the trade in value from the cost of each line item so that each bid is submitted with reduction of the trade in value from the overall total., 1, lo; 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, IAGC United States International Trade Commission 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. IAGC United States International Trade Commission 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 or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. For the line items designated as [Exact Match Only], the Buyer requires that Sellers bid be an 'exact match to spec'. That means that NO SUBSTITUTIONS are allowed. Sellers MUST provide the item requested in the line item description (exact make, model, part number and or description). If you are not able to deliver the line item as requested, DO NOT BID. Please advise the Buyer of issues through our clientservices@fedbid.com email address. Authorized Resellers under other GSA Contracts must submit documentation that they are an authorized reseller along with their quote. Offerors with teaming agreements with firms that hold a GSA Contract and can supply the required line items under their own GSA Contract must provide teaming arrangement documentation along with their quote. An Award will be made to a responsive Offeror whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20436
- Zip Code: 20436
- Zip Code: 20436
- Record
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