CANCELLATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 9T7SMMIC067. 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. 43658_02. 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 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 2007-08-03 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be San Diego, CA 92134 The GSA FTS Region 9 requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Dell AS501 Flat Panel Speakers 313-4035, 48, EA; LI 002, Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP 20-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor, Height Adjustable Stand, 3 yr Adv Exhchang Warranty 20073YR, 35, EA; LI 003, Dell Optiplex 745 Energy Smart Ultra Small Form Factor (XP), Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, E440 Low Power (2.00GHz, 2M, 800MHZ) 721U2EG(222-8822) Genuine Windows XP Professional SP2, x32 with Media, English XPP232E(420-6287); NTFS File System for all Operating Systems (420-3699); Energy Star 4.0 compliant, 80Plus Power Supply, Dell Energy Smart Settings (310-9070); 2.0GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 667MHz(2DIMM) 2G2N62 (311-5042); Integrated Video Intel GMA3000 (320-4269) No Monitor (320-3704) DVI to VGA Video Adapter Cable (310-5245); Smart Card Reader USB Keyboard (310-8019) Dell USB 2 Button Entry Mouse with scroll, black (310-8008) 160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache (341-2962); No Floppy Drive (341-1912); No speaker (313-1416) 24XSlimline CDRW/DVD Combo with Cyberlink Power DVD and Media (313-5130); Resources CD contains Diagnostics and Driver for Dell OptiPlex Systems (313-4463); RoHS Comliant Lead Free Chassis and Motherboard (464-1131) 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 year NBD on-site Service (982-6682, 983-0750, 987-2057, 987-2058), 6, EA; LI 004, PowerEdge 1955 Blade Server; Dual Core Intel Xeon 5160; 4MB Cache, 3.0GHz, 1333MHZ FSB 195300G (222-3346); Dual Core Intel Xeon 5160; 4MB Cache, 3.0GHz, 1333MHZ FSB 2P30 (311-6170); 4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs 4G4D6D (311-6174); SAS-SATA RAID 1, 2 Hard Drives attached to onboard SAS-SATA Controller MSSR1(341-3338); Broadcom 2 port TCP/IP Offload Engine NIC Daughercard (430-1647); Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Offload Engine Not Enabled (430-1763) 146GB 10,000 RPM Serial attached SCSI 3GBps Hard Drive, 2.5 inch, hot plug (341-4732); 146GB 10,000 RPM Serial attached SCSI 3GBps Hard Drive, 2.5 inch, hot plug (341-4732); PE1955 Open Manage CD Kit (310-8128); Windows Server 2003R2, Enterprise Edition with SP2, Includes 25 CALs (420-7127); 20GB Microsoft OS Partition Override (420-4080); Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition with SP2, Media Kit (420-7135); Users Manual, Installation and Trouble Shooting Guide on CD (310-0438); Shipping Material (310-8130); No Installation (900-9997); Open Manage Subscription Service (8 Editions) (902-9887); Keep Your Hard Drive, 3 Year (960-7242) 3 YR Gold Enterprise Support 7x24 HW/SW, Escalation Mgmt, 4hr 7x24 Onsite (310-3785, 960-6782, 960-7042, 970-2990, 984-1578, 984-1587), 2, EA; LI 005, Base Unit Enclosure no Blades 221-8101, 1, EA; LI 006, Smart Online SU6000RTU Expandable Rack Tower UPS A00638098, 2, 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.