CANCELLATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 9T7ZSRIC059. 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. 43511. Army Small Computer Program Contracts: Sellers bidding on this opprtunity MUST have the items requested on the specified contract. The contract 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 contract. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective contract AND approval from the soliciting contracting officer. 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 2007-07-24 17:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be , null null The GSA FTS Region 9 requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Dell 2950 Consisting of the following incl. items: As Specified below Base Unit: PowerEdge 2950, Dual Core Xeon Processor 5160, 3.00GHz 4MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB (222-3390) Processor: Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz 1333MHz FSB, PE 2950 (311-6222) Memory: 2GB 667MHz (4X512MB), Single Ranked DIMMs (311-6153) Keyboard: No Keyboard Selected (310-5017) Video Card: Broadcom TCP/IP Offload EngineNot Enabled (430-1765) Video Memory: Riser with 3 PCIe Slots for PowerEdge 2950 (320-4607) Hard Drive: 73GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3029) Hard Drive Controller: PERC 5/i, x6 Backplane Integrated Controller Card (341-3066) Floppy Disk Drive: No Floppy Drive for x6 Backplane (341-3685) Operating System: No Operating System (420-6320) Mouse: Mouse Option None (310-0024) NIC: Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II5708 GigabitEthernet NIC (430-1764) Modem: Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management (313-3923) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge 2950 (313-3934) Sound Card: Bezel for PE 2950 (313-3920) Speakers: 1x6 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives (311-5747) Documentation Diskette: Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit, PE2950 (310-7415) Additional Storage Products: 73GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3029) Feature Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5 PERC 5/i Integrated (341-3060) Feature Rack Chassis w/Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal (310-7412) Service: Premier Enterprise SupportService Gold Welcome Letter (310-3785) Service: GOLD Enterprise Support: 4 Hour 7x24 Onsite Service with Emergency Dispatch,2 YR Ext (960-8322) Service: GOLD Enterprise Support: 7x24 Escalation Manager, Hw/Sw Tech Phone Support, Enterprise Command Center, 3Yr (960-8572) Service: GOLD Enterprise Support: 4 Hour 7x24 Onsite Service with Emergency Dispatch,Init YR (970-4190) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Inital YR (984-1399) Service: Dell Hardware Warranty, Extended YR (984-1417) Dirline: Type 14 Keep Your Hard Drive, 3 Year (960-8812) Installation: On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) Misc: Redundant Power Supply with Dual Cords for PowerEdge 2950 (310-7422) Misc: 73GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3029) Misc: 1.44MB USB Floppy Drive External (341-0839) Misc: 73GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3029) Misc: 73GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3029) Misc: Program Management Services, Per Unit Rate (900-5713), 10, EA; LI 002, Multiple Shipping: See attached for Shipping Details., 1, EA; For this solicitation, GSA FTS Region 9 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. GSA FTS Region 9 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. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. Deliver on or before 30 days ARO. Vendors / sales agents submitting quotes MUST BE registered in ITSS (it-solutions.gsa.gov). If vendor registration assistance is needed contact 877.243.2889 Option 2. Contact:
[email protected] or call 877-933-3243 to address any questions or comments Company must be registered on DOD's Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Web site is http://www.ccr.gov. Quote must include proof of CCR registration. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission Quote per specifications requested. If an item has been discontinued or is end of life, annotate quote referencing as such then quote an equal or better replacement for the item. Quote is to include all fees, including shipping or freight costs. Provide on quote the estimated ETA, number of days, delivery can be expected after receipt of purchase order. No partial shipments unless specifically authorized at time of award All services and products provided in response to this requirement shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronics and Information Technical (EIT) Accessibility Standard (36 CFR part 1194). Quote must include statement addressing compliance or noncompliance with Section 508. Failure to comply with the above instructions or terms may result in quote being determined as non-responsive. New equipment only. No refurbished, gray market, or reconditioned items are acceptable. Lowest Quote that is technically acceptable, to include delivery terms. Please email Contract price verification information to
[email protected] prior to closing date and time.