MODIFICATION
70 -- OPTION - McAfee License Renewals
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N. Ft Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 10693J0065
- Response Due
- 8/28/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Anil Nayak, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7038756843, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
nayakan@state.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 10693J0065. 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. 540057_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 2013-08-28 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Rosslyn, VA 22209 The Department of State requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 09/29/2013 - 09/28/2014 LI 001: CLIN 0001: Part# HPDYFM-AA-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Desktops 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001-+ users** (QTY 95,000 EA); Part# PASYFM-AB-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Srvrs 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001+ Users** Qty: 10,001 EA); Part# FSWYCM-AA-JG: MFE Vulnerability Mngr EN SW 1YrGL; 75,000+ Users** (QTY 135,000 EA); Part# PENYDM-AT-AG: MFE Plat NA Enterprise Support** (QTY 1 EA); Part# WAAYCM-AA-GG: MFE Web Application Assessment Mod 1YrGL** (QTY 1,001 EA); Part# PSAYDM-ATG: MFE Assigned Product Specialist 1 YR PL** (QTY 1 EA), 1, LT; Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/29/2014 - 09/28/2015 LI 001: CLIN 0002: Part# HPDYFM-AA-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Desktops 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001-+ users** (QTY 95,000 EA); Part# PASYFM-AB-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Srvrs 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001+ Users** Qty: 10,001 EA); Part# FSWYCM-AA-JG: MFE Vulnerability Mngr EN SW 1YrGL; 75,000+ Users** (QTY 135,000 EA); Part# PENYDM-AT-AG: MFE Plat NA Enterprise Support** (QTY 1 EA); Part# WAAYCM-AA-GG: MFE Web Application Assessment Mod 1YrGL** (QTY 1,001 EA); Part# PSAYDM-ATG: MFE Assigned Product Specialist 1 YR PL** (QTY 1 EA), 1, LT; Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/29/2015 - 09/28/2016 LI 001: CLIN 0003: Part# HPDYFM-AA-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Desktops 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001-+ users** (QTY 95,000 EA); Part# PASYFM-AB-JG: MFE Policy Auditor Srvrs 1Yr GL [P+]; 10,001+ Users** Qty: 10,001 EA); Part# FSWYCM-AA-JG: MFE Vulnerability Mngr EN SW 1YrGL; 75,000+ Users** (QTY 135,000 EA); Part# PENYDM-AT-AG: MFE Plat NA Enterprise Support** (QTY 1 EA); Part# WAAYCM-AA-GG: MFE Web Application Assessment Mod 1YrGL** (QTY 1,001 EA); Part# PSAYDM-ATG: MFE Assigned Product Specialist 1 YR PL** (QTY 1 EA), 1, LT; 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. 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation; these can be submitted to clientservices@fedbid.com. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.sam.gov All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. Components of the requested equipment, to include memory, must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished equipment. All items must be covered by manufacturer?s warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Bid from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer?s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. 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 software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. 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 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. 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. In order to notate which items are open market, in accordance with FAR 8.402(f)(3), Seller must write "open market" in the Line Item Description for any item not currently active on the cited contract, or list in the Seller Bid Description field all open market line numbers (e.g. "Open Market Items: Lines 1, 2, 3.") An evaluation will be conducted based on best value, where delivery schedule offered, technical compliance as defined by staying as close to the listed specifications as identified, and past performance are more important than price. However, as delivery schedule, technical compliance and past performance become equal, award will be made on the basis of lowest price. Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond the base year. The Government?s obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond the base year, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 24 hours of the expiration of the contract; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 7 business days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 years. (End of clause) The Grant Number is 5649822-NAI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rosslyn, VA 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
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