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 K04KE164H00 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 01-27. 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 Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 17:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Ft. Drum, NY 13602 The GSA FTS Region 6 requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, CLIENTPRO 365 G or equal Salient Characteristics: **OS Windows XP Home w/SP2 **Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) **512MB DDR400 SDRAM - 1 DIMM **120GB Serial ATA-150 8MB Cache Hard Drive (7200RPM) **No 2nd Hard Drive **Integrated Serial ATA Controller **52x Variable Speed CD-ROM (D) **52x32x52x CDRW with software **1.44MB 3.5? Floppy Drive (D) **Integrated 64MB GMA 900 with up to (224MB DVMT) **Integrated High Definition 5.1 Channel Audio **No Premium Speaker **No speakers **No Modem **10/100 PCI Network Card w/WOL **No software ordered **No AntiVirus Option **No Misc Software Ordered **No Security Device **No Backup Storage Drive **104 Key Enhanced Keyboard w/Integrated Smart Card Reader **Optical Wheel Mouse **365 Mid-tower **300 Watt Power Supply **DT 1ST-5TH YR Parts & Tech Support Only, 130, EA; LI 002, I7in Flat Panel Display wI Speakers, 130, EA; LI 003, ClientPro 414 ALL-IN-ONE or equal Salient Characteristics: **OS Windows XP Home w/SP2 **No TV-Tuner **Processor 650 W/HT Technology (3.4GHZ 2MB L2 CACHE 800FSB) **512MB Dual Channel DDR2 533 SDRAM 2-DIMMs **80GB Serial ATA-150 2MB Cache hard drive (7200RPM) **Integrated Serial ATA Controller **No Second Serial Port Adapter **1.44MB Floppy Drive **24x Variable Speed CD-ROM Drive **Integrated 64MB GMA 900 with up to (224MB DVMT) **17? LCD SXGA Color TFT Display **Integrated High Definition 5.1 Channel Audio **Customer does not select Premium Speaker **2-piece PC Speaker System **Integrated 56K v.90 Modem **Integrated Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Network Connection **No wireless **104 Key Enhanced Keyboard w/lntegrated Smart Card Reader **Optical Wheel Mouse **No Mouse Pad **220W AC ADAPTER **No software ordered **DT lst-3rd Yr On-site, Parts & TS, 15, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 6 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. GSA FTS Region 6 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
[email protected]. 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 Renee Newman at
[email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. 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. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to
[email protected] (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO).