N--Hardware Purchase of Components for Telephone Data Switch Upgrade

Solicitation Number: N6660412Q2299 Notice Type, Synopsis: Added: Jul 10, 2012 This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at https://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Naval Sea Systems Command. Note: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Rhode Island is NOT accepting quotes or proposals via submission through NECO. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to place a firm-fixed price solicitation on a Sole Make and Model basis as a 100% Small Business Set-aside to “accreditedâ€� Small Business partners of AVAYA Federal Solutions, Inc., Fairfax, VA 22033 for AVAYA Aura Communication Manager (ACM) 6.0.1 for telephone switch upgrades (Specification List will be provided in the Solicitation). If NUWCDIVNPT were to purchase a system other than the ACM 6.0.1, it would require replacing all of the digital and ISDN telephones and expansion port networks and would incur additional costs to train on-site technicians and administrators to support a new telephone switch which has an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars to replace NUWCDIVNPT’s present AVAYA telephone switch. AVAYA ACM 6.0.1 is the only Small End Office approved system which will meet NUWCDIVNPT’s requirements. All Offeror responses to the Request for Quote (RFQ), once it is released, shall be rated on its Technical Capability to provide the requested products, install them, and certify installation and operation via AVAYA and Government standards; “deliveryâ€� is considered complete once the specified parts are installed and checked for system operability . Additionally, all Offeror responses shall be rated on Past Performance (provide three (3) references) and Price. Technical Capability and Past Performance shall be rated evenly. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal contains the combination of those criteria offering the best overall value to the Government. When competing responses approach Technical Capability and Past Performance equality, Price will increase in importance. The Government reserves the right to Negotiate with any Offeror that provides a response to the RFQ. Information may be submitted via email ([email protected]) or mailed to Commercial Acquisition Department, Building 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Code 59 Attention: Joseph Cerrito, Simonpietri Drive, Newport, RI 02841. Further details, including a Government Specification List, will be released upon issue of RFQ # N66604-12-Q-2299, which is anticipated to be on or about 08/01/2012. Once awarded, the anticipated delivery date and installation shall be no later than 09/30/2012.