CANCELLATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number HSCG79-14-R-PNX100. 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. 658799. DHS FirstSource II Bids Only: Seller shall ONLY bid on this opportunity if they are able to provide commercially-available IT commodities, solutions, and value-added reseller (VAR) services per the requirements established in the Delivery Order solicitation. Seller shall adhere to all terms and conditions stated in their respective DHS FirstSource II IDIQ contract, AS WELL AS any additionally imposed through the Delivery Order solicitation - provided they do not contradict those executed by the former. Both the status of the Seller (i.e. its ability to conduct business with the Federal Government) and the status of the Seller?s IDIQ contract shall be in an ACTIVE state at the time a bid is submitted. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside 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 2014-09-05 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Alexandria , VA 20598 The C4IT Service Center TISCOM (Procurement) requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Solera Support RNW-PS-SSTOR-10T Renew Premium Support DeepSee Software POP: 1 year, 8, EA; LI 002: Solera Support RNW-PS-DSAH10G-12T Renew Premium Support DeepSee 222 POP: 1 year, 4, EA; LI 003: Solera Support RNW-PS-S-CMC-D Renew Premium Support DeepSee Software POP: 1 year, 4, EA; LI 004: Solera Support RNW-PS-DSASTOR-20R5 Renew Premium Support DeepSee Storage Mod POP: 1 year, 4, 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, C4IT Service Center TISCOM (Procurement) 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. C4IT Service Center TISCOM (Procurement) 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 remanufactured 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. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.