SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- IT Switches, Licensing and Cable
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 330 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham, NY 12110
- ZIP Code
- 12110
- Solicitation Number
- 0010649944
- Response Due
- 2/13/2015
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2015
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is 0010649944 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 2005-79. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 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 2015-02-13 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Latham, NY 12110 The National Guard - New York requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001: Item No. SFP-H10GB-ACU10M=; Description: Active Twinax cable assembly, 10m notes: Lead time: 21 days ARO., 1, EA; LI 002: Item No. SFP-H10GB-CU3M=; Description: 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 Meter notes: Lead time: 21 days ARO., 10, EA; LI 003: Item No. C3KX-NM-10G=; Description: Catalyst 3K-X 10G Network Module notes: Lead time: 21 days ARO., 5, 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, National Guard - New York 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. National Guard - New York 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. 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. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. All equipment, interconnected systems or subsystems of equipment used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data must be BAA or TAA compliant. The offeror will be able to supply BAA / TAA compliance certification, if requested, upon award of contract. This does not apply to passive components, such as cables, mounting hardware, screws, paper documentation, etc. unless the value of the passive components exceeds the TAA threshold for the sourcing foreign country. Unless documented in writing on the solicitation, by line item, any equipment specified by brand name and/or model may not be substituted with an ?equivalent? item. If the specified item cannot be obtained for technical reasons (for instance, is no longer manufactured), then the solicitation must be amended with a new item after thorough technical review by the originator. Unless specifically documented in the solicitation, refurbished or remanufactured equipment is not acceptable. If remanufactured items are specified as acceptable in the solicitation, all remanufactured equipment must be evaluated prior to acceptance for relevant supply chain conformance items and inclusion into existing enterprise maintenance agreements. Use of any remanufactured equipment will be clearly denoted on the offer. Offeror must be an authorized reseller or partner as validated by the name-brand manufacturer for all equipment subject to BAA/TAA compliance. Equipment must be traceable throughout the distribution chain, from the manufacturer to the offeror, to preclude surreptitious modification or addition of noncompliant hardware or software. All personnel performing on-site or remote services that require unprivileged access to hardware or software that processes, stores or transmits CUI (FOUO) data must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents with valid Visa; and have at least a favorable Public Trust Suitability Determination (SF-85P) before work can begin. Personnel requiring privileged access to systems that process, store, or transmit CUI (FOUO) data must be US Citizens with at least a favorable NAC investigation and must meet the training and certification requirements as specified in DoD 8570.1M before work can begin. Unless specified in the solicitation, all work requiring privileged-level access must be done onsite. If the solicitation specifies that the contract will involve Classified systems, additional requirements will be separately listed on a DD-254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification. If the offer includes service delivery via telephone, then the support personnel should be US Citizens or Permanent Residents based in the US. If the service is to be delivered from outside the US, it may not be from an EAR or ITAR restricted or embargoed country. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 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 the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW?FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (FEB 2014) (a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that? (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that? (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Latham, NY 12110
- Zip Code: 12110-2225
- Zip Code: 12110-2225
- Record
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