SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration<br />Office of Acquisition and Grants<br />1540 Robert M. Ball Building<br />6401 Security Blvd<br />Baltimore<br />MD<br />21235<br />
- ZIP Code
- 21235
- Solicitation Number
- 28321319RNOI00016
- Archive Date
- 7/24/2019
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with Dell Federal Systems L.P. (Dell) located at 1 Dell Way RR8-30 Round Rock TX 78682, to add Dell PowerEdge MX7000 system brand cables to SSA Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) SS00-17-40022 with Dell. The cables are Open Market items with total purchases for the subject cables estimated not to exceed $200,000.00 over the remaining Period of Performance of the aforementioned BPA. This action is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts: 13.106-1(b) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available..." 8.402(f) For administrative convenience, an ordering activity contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Schedule (also referred to as open market items) to a Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) The Dell brand cables listed below are designed and manufactured by Dell specifically for the Dell PowerEdge MX7000 system currently used by SSA. The subject cables are proprietary to Dell and are the only cables that can meet the Government s requirements for cabling capable of connecting Dell s unique Gigabit interface converter (GBIC) with Dell s unique 9116 switching technology used in SSA s PowerEdge MX7000 platform. No other manufacturer s similar products are capable of meeting the Government s requirements for this connectivity. Dell Networking 2x 100GbE QSFP28-DD Active Optical Cable, No FEX, 10 Meter/470-ACTX Dell Networking 2x 100GbE QSFP28-DD Active Optical Cable, No FEX, 20 Meter/470-ACTY CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-1M/470-ADCE CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-3M/470-ADBH CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-5M/470-ADCH Written responses to this Notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Submissions shall not exceed 5MB. This is not a request for quotation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not notify respondents of the results of the information received. All submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Dennis Failing at Dennis.Failing@ssa.gov no later than 12:00pm noon Monday June 24, 2019. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (19-JUN-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Record
- SN05345844-F 20190621/190619230029 (fbodaily.com)
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