SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- NETAPP REQUIREMENT
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 3920 Pender Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
- ZIP Code
- 22030
- Solicitation Number
- NETAPP
- Response Due
- 8/29/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NETAPP and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 14:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fairfax, VA 22030 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, FAS3020HA, 1B,1G,CF,OS,R5 FAS3020HA, 1B,Base-1G-R5, 2, EA; LI 002, CIFS Software, T3C-C SW-T3C-ISCSI-C, 2, EA; LI 003, ISCSI Software T3C-c SW-T3C-ISCSI-C, 2, EA; LI 004, SnapMirror Software, T3C-C SW-T3C-Mirror-C, 2, EA; LI 005, SnapVault Primary Lic, T3C-C SW-T3C-SVPRI-C, 2, EA; LI 006, SnapRestore Software, T3C-C SW-T3C-Srestore-C, 2, EA; LI 007, DS14MK2, Shlf ACPS, 14X144GB,10K,HDD,ESH2,-C,R5 X700B-ESH2-R5-C, 2, EA; LI 008, CBL,5M,Cluster 4X, CU-C,R6 X1941-R6-C, 2, EA; LI 009, Cbl,5m,Optical, LC/C,-C,R6 X-6518A-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 010, X800E-R6-C Power Cable North America,-C,R6, 8, EA; LI 011, X505-R6-C System Lift Handle, Detachable,-C,R6, 2, EA; LI 012, Kit, 4N2 Post Rackmount, DS-14-Mid,-C,R6 X5515A-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 013, SFP, Optical, FC,-C,R6 X6529-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 014, Documents, 3XXX,-C Doc-3xxx, -C, 1, EA; LI 015, Non-Returnable Disk Fee CS-NRD-FEE, 1, EA; LI 016, SupportEdge Premium, &X24, 4Hr Onsite CS-0-4HR, 1, YR; 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. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer 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 offers, 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, contact Cynthia Miller at millercb@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. Bids Must be valid for 30 days after the completion of the competition. DTS-PO currently uses the Network Appliance Filers for data storage on the network. In order to meet the rising storage demands ISS needs to update the exsisting Network Appliance Filer to the next Generation of filer. This pocurment will meet those storage needs and provide DTS-PO with the redundancy it needs for the network. We currently own Network Appliance Filers and Software and this purchase is to upgrade the current capabilities and capacity of the exsisting systems. The procurement will allow ISS to use the exsisting equipment with the new equipment to expand the networks capabilities and to meet the urgent need for disk storage. Other system configurations would not be cost effective or combatable with the current system architecture. DTS-PO currently own the Network Appliance Filers and Filer Software and we are requesting additional licenses and hardware to support the expanding infurstruction of the local network. Other systems would not be cost effective or combatable with the current system architecture. Arab League Boycott of Israel (Aug 1999) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision: "Foreign person" means any person other than a United States person as defined below "United States person" means any United States resident or national (other than an individual resident outside the United States and employed by other than a United States person), any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as provided under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended. (b) Certification. By submitting this offer, the offeror certifies that it is not: (1) Taking or knowingly agreeing to take any action, with respect to the boycott of Israel by Arab League countries, which Section 8(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 2407(a)) prohibits a United States person from taking; or, (2) Discriminating in the award of subcontracts on the basis of religion. "The terms and conditions of the Prompt Payment Act ( P.L. 97-177 as amended) and OMB CIRCULAR A-125 as amended, FOB ORIGIN, are applicable to this order. The vendor should expect payment within thrity (30) calendar days after receipt of the vendor's invoice by the Department of State, DTSPO, for the purposes of determining a payment due date and the date on which interest will begin to accrue, an invoice shall be deemed to be received on the later of (1) the date a proper invoice is actually received by the Department of State, DTSPO designated billing office or (2) the seventh day after the date on which the property is actually delivered or performance of the services is actually completed.
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-31227, n-3192)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fairfax, VA 22030
- Zip Code: 22030
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22030
- Record
- SN01124482-W 20060826/060824220626 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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