Bids are being solicited under solicitation number F11PS00961. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 255070. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-07-12 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Atlanta, GA 30345 The DOI Fish & Wildlife Service requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Latitude E6420 with FWS Limage (TAA) Operating Systems Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 32-bit Processor Intel Core? i7-640M (2.80GHz, 4M cache) with Turbo Boost Technology Memory 4.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard Graphics and Expansion Slot 512MB NVIDIA NVS 3100M discrete graphics with ExpressCard Primary Storage 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive Fingerprint Reader and Contactless Smart Card No Fingerprint Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader LCDs 14.1" UltraSharp? WXGA+(1440x900) Anti-Glare LED with Premium Panel Guarantee Colors and Mobile Broadband Ready Slate Silver, Mobile Broadband ready Modem Internal Modem AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin) Energy Star Primary Optical Device 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD? Camera/Microphone Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic Wireless LAN (802.11) Dell Wireless? 1520 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card Systems Management No Intel vPro? Technology?s advanced management features Productivity Software Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, Install Only System Documentation Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers Latitude ON Latitude ON Reader Primary battery 6-cell (60Wh) Lithium Ion Battery Hardware Support Services 3 Year ProSupport and 3 Year Next Business Day Onsite Service Installation Services No Onsite System Setup Federal Keep Your Hard Drive Federal Keep Your Hard Drive Service, 3 YEAR Energy Star & EPEAT Energy Star/E-PEAT Gold Additional System Options PM sku Additional System Options CFI Routing SKU Additional System Options CFI,Rollup,Asset Report Additional System Options CFI,Fee,Integrated,Image, Direct Additional System Options CFI,Rollup,Custom Project, Fee for FED Additional System Options CFI,Information Client,Only Additional System Options CFI,Information,IMAGEDIRECT, WXP,Factory Install Additional System Options CFI,Information,VBVLA, DOWNGRADE,ONLY,Factory Inst Additional System Options CFI,Software,Image,Quick Image,Titan,Factory Insta Additional System Options CFI,Information,CSRouting,DIRE CT,Factory Install Processor Branding Intel Core i7 Label Docking Solutions E-Port Plus, dock adds dual digital display and legacy port support Docking Solutions E-Monitor Stand, for CRT or large flat panel monitor Bureau Acronym FWS, 2, EA; LI 002, ACCESSORIES 90 Watt Additional AC Adapter, 3-Pin (6Ft), 2, EA; LI 003, Asset Recovery Service Label for recovery of one IT piece(NTB,DSK,MON,etc), 2, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOI Fish & Wildlife Service 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOI Fish & Wildlife Service is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO re-manufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.