SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Blackberry Services
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517212
— Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division Room G-314 FB#3, Washington, DC, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-52-SOBC-5-00004
- Response Due
- 12/6/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/21/2004
- Description
- This is a request for industry comment on the Blackberry Draft Statement of Need provided below. Please provide feedback on: The feasibility of your companies ability to provide all of the requirements A capability statement Any licensing issues associated with the acquisition and management of RIM services. Any methods comments your company may have on the clarity or structure of the SON Any suggestions that could make a subsequent procurement more cost effective for the Government Any recommendations on the best and most streamlined vehicle that can be used to acquire this need on a competitive basis from capable, high performing companies (i.e., GSA-FSS, commercial, 8A, etc.) Your business size relative to the NAICS code listed in this notice Please note that we are conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 10. You are requested to submit comments by December 6, 2004 to the point of contacts listed in this notice. This is not a request for proposal. The Government may request to hold meetings with companies expressing an interest in this sources sought/request for industry comment.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry Handheld Device ? Draft Statement of Need Requirements: A. Airtime Fee (includes any associated Activation fee(s)) Mandatory ?Month-to-Month? airtime charges (not yearly) Device must be shipped deactivated unless specified otherwise. Must provide Airtime services for ALL BlackBerry models (ie., 957, 6210, 6510, 6710, 5810, 7230) note: specific models do have constraints. Activation and deactivation of voice and/or data services within 4 business hours. Standard Fee set for ALL BlackBerry device activations and deactivations. B. Blackberry Handheld Devices Vehicle to purchase BlackBerry Models 957, 6210, 6510, 6710, 5810, 7230. Vehicle to purchase BlackBerry Accessories compatible with emerging technologies (ie., cradle, charger, holster, keyboard, etc.) Management of RMA devices (ex. defective hardware return, etc.) C. BlackBerry Licensing Vehicle to purchase BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Server License(s) Vehicle to purchase Blackberry Client License(s) Management of existing BlackBerry (BES) server and client licenses. D. BlackBerry Technical Support RIM T3 support billed on a monthly basis. Provide Annual RIM T-3 Support ? 24/7 access providing telephone, email and fax support; 5 named callers; T-Electronic support including knowledge base, priority queuing of support issues, FAQs, technical documentation, software downloads and upgrades. E. Billing/Asset Management Purchase Orders (PO) will be awarded for each Census Bureau Division. A spreadsheet listing the pin number (957s only), and a spreadsheet listing the simm number/phone number with the associated PO numbers will be forwarded to the awarded vendor. This spreadsheet is to be used as an aid to the vendor in creating their monthly invoices. An invoice per PO will be issued to Finance Division, Room 3546, Washington, DC 20233-4400. Each invoice must contain a unique invoice number, the PO number and the period of performance. Electronic billing in the form of an excel spreadsheet should be provided for both active and inactive devices. A monthly spreadsheet should be provided by the vendor containing the following: Activation date Deactivation date Reactivation date Warranty expiration date Pin number (957s only) Simm number and phone number (5810, 6510, 6710s) Purchase Order number for the device Purchase Order number for the license (and any add?l add-on licenses) Purchase Order number for the airtime
- Record
- SN00709356-W 20041119/041117211748 (fbodaily.com)
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