70 -- UNISYS NX6832 SERVER, SOFTWARE SUPPORT, HARDWARE MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM PROGRAM SUPPORT

Notice Date

August 17, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC, 20231

ZIP Code

20231

Solicitation Number

52-PAPT-1-01020

Response Due

August 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Frank Rumph, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 306-4505, Fax (703) 305-8294, Email frank.rumph@uspto.gov -- Frank Rumph, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 306-4505, Fax (703) 305-8294, Email frank.rumph@uspto.gov

Description

Description: The PTO intends to acquire a Unisys NX6832 Enterprise Server running the MCP/AS operating system, system software, hardware maintenance services, system programming support, and installation support as well as de-installation of the current system. The resulting contract will also include hardware maintenance on existing peripherals and software support on furnished software and on software for existing Unisys CP2000 communications processors. The system to be acquired must be object-code-compatible with 2,374 existing USPTO COBOL74 programs currently running on a Unisys A16 mainframe computer. New equipment is required for the Unisys NX6832 Enterprise Server and central equipment complex. This is a combined Synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, the test program in FAR Subpart 13.5, and FAR Part 15, as supplemented by the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall reference RFP Number "52-PAPT-1-01020". This RFP incorporates all of the applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27, as if stated in full text, FAR 52.212-1, as well as the Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures listed at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/html/. The provisions at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2001) applies to this acquisition.This procurement will be awarded on the basis of a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS Code 541513. For this solicitation and any resulting contract, a non-manufacture rule class waiver is in place from the Small Business Administration (SBA). As a result of this waiver, small businesses may offer the domestic product of a large business manufacturer. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation, for a base period of one (1) year with four (4) additional one-year option periods. Objective: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a requirement for a Unisys NX6832 Enterprise Server, hardware maintenance support, software license, software support including software subscription service for periodic software updates, and system program support. Prospective offerors should email Sam Brasel at Sam.Brasel@uspto.gov for equipment specifications. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, will be the most advantageous and represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. In making the best value determination, USPTO will compare the differences in the value of technical and past performance features with differences in cost to the USPTO. The USPTO shall determine what tradeoff among technical requirements, past performance, and price, promises the greatest value to the USPTO. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (A) Technical Capability; (B) Past Performance; and, (C) Price. Factor A is more important than Factor B, and together Factors A and B are significantly more important than Factor C. Separately Factor A and B are more important than Factor C. However, Factor C will not be scored but will be evaluated. As proposals become more technically equal, price will become more important. Provided below is the list of elements comprising the evaluation criteria described above for the written proposals: (A) Technical Capability: the Unisys NX6832 must be configured in accordance with supplied specifications. (B) Past Performance/Experience: Evaluation of past performance shall be based upon information obtained from the contracts/references provided by the offeror, as well as any other information the Government may have or obtain from other sources. (C) the total price shall consist of the following priced contract line items 0001: Contractor shall deliver and install (Qty 1) Unisys NX6832 Server in USPTO Arlington, VA campus $________; Item 0002: Contractor shall provide Unisys Software License (one lot) $_______and Item 0002A, Software Support for Unisys NX6832 Server $________; Item 0003: Hardware maintenance support for the life of the system $______; 0004: Contractor shall provide System Program Support for ClearPath MCP Software $________; Item 0005, Installation and De-Installation services.(one lot) $_______. The offeror must provide pricing for all the items listed above. Pricing for requested services (Items 002A, 0003, 0004) must be provided on a annual basis for each Option Year.For purposes of evaluating price, the USPTO will evaluate price based on the total cost to the government. Proposals will be found unacceptable if pricing is not provided for all items. Instruction/Notice to Offerors: Offerors are requested to submit one (1) signed and dated original and (2) copies of the proposal. Proposals are limited to 20 pages or less in size. The proposal shall be brief and concise and utilize product marketing literature, and technical brochures where applicable and demonstrate the technical capability of the product and services proposed. All questions concerning this synopsis/solicitation should be E-mailed to Mr. Sam Brasel at Sam.Brasel@uspto.gov Technical questions regarding the hardware configuration and Unisys Federal Government Software Licensing agreements may also be directed to: Sam.Brasel@uspto.gov. Deliveries from a resulting contract shall be F.O.B. Destination, within 30 days of award, to the USPTO's Arlington, VA campus. Proposals shall be delivered to the Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 810, Arlington, VA 22202, Attention: Mr. Frank L. Rumph, Contracting Officer, no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on August 27, 2001. All offers shall state "52-PAPT-1-01020" on the outside of the package. The point of contact for information regarding this solicitation is Mr. Sam Brasel at 703-305-8779 or Sam.Brasel@uspto.gov.

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Record

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