MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number SB1341-07-RQ-0196. 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. 39796_08. 8(a) Open Market Competitive ONLY: 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 a [ 8a Competitive ] 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 2007-05-14 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Gaithersburg, MD 20899 The National Institute of Standards and Technology requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Good and Services for Line Items 1 - 25 MUST be Delivered to the Gaithersburg, Maryland Site. Titan Storage System Upgrade 1 Consisting of the following components: Ethernet Cable - 2m - RJ45, 2, EA; LI 002, F14C Storage Controller Kit, 1, EA; LI 003, FC14 Disk Drive Module - 146GB 10k rpm, 3, EA; LI 004, FC14ES Storage Expansion Kit, 2, EA; LI 005, FC Cable - 0.5m - Multimode Fiber Optice LC Quantity: 2, 4, Packs; LI 006, Power Cable Dual "Y", Quantity: 4, 2, Packs; LI 007, Power Cable - 208/220V, 2m, 2, EA; LI 008, 12 Months Premium BlueArc Support for upgrade 1, 1, LT; LI 009, Ethernet Cable - 2m RJ45, 2, EA; LI 010, FC14C Storage Controller Kit, 1, EA; LI 011, FC14ES Storage Expansion Kit, 2, EA; LI 012, SA14SI Storage Expansion Kit, 2, EA; LI 013, FC14 Disk Drive Module - 146GB 10k rpm, 3, EA; LI 014, SA14 Disk Drive Module - 400GB 7.2k rpm, 2, EA; LI 015, FC Cable - 2m Multimode Fiber Optic LC, 2, EA; LI 016, SFP - Multimode Fiber - 2Gbps, 20, EA; LI 017, FC Cable - 0.5m Multimode Fiber Optic LC, 8, EA; LI 018, Power Cable Dual "Y" - 208/220V, 2m, 4, EA; LI 019, Power Cable - 208/220V, 2m, 2, EA; LI 020, 12 Months Premium BlueArc Support for upgrade 2, 1, Lot; LI 021, Storage Consulting Services - priced per hour, 16, EA; LI 022, Installation included, 1, EA; LI 023, Brocade 16pENTP 2G Switches w/EXT Fabric and Red Pwr, 4, EA; LI 024, 12 Months Support for Brocade Switch,5X9 Next Business Day On-Site Support - Hot Spare, 4, EA; LI 025, Goods and Services for Line Items 26 - 39 MUST be delivered to the Boulder, CO Site. Titan Storage Update consisting of the following components: Ethernet Cable - 2m - RJ45, 2, EA; LI 026, DS16EXP Storage Expansion Kit, 2, EA; LI 027, RC16 Disk Drive Module - FC 300GB 10k rpm, 3, EA; LI 028, RC16TB Storage Controller Kit, 1, EA; LI 029, FC Cable - 0.5m - Multimode Fiber Optic LC, 4, EA; LI 030, FC Cable - 1m - Multimode Fiber Optic LC, 2, EA; LI 031, Power Cable Dual "Y", 2, EA; LI 032, Serial Cable - 2m (6ft) RS232 DE9-Mini Din6, 1, EA; LI 033, Power Cable Dual 208/220v, 2, EA; LI 034, 12 Months Premium Support for Boulder upgrade, 1, LT; LI 035, Travel Expenses Quantity: 1 Day-, 1, LT; LI 036, Installation- Please specify details., 1, LT; For this solicitation, National Institute of Standards and Technology 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. National Institute of Standards and Technology 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. Contact
[email protected] or call 301-975-8329 to address any questions or comments concerning contractual matters. New equipment ONLY. NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" Quotation MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission. FOB Destination CONUS (Continental U.S.) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Lowest price, technical acceptable; (2) Availability of spare/replacement parts; (3) Ease of obtaining timely warranty service; (4) Past performance information Quotation MUST include all items specified and FAR Provision 52.212-1 (b)(1)through (b)(11). All of these items MUST be emailed to
[email protected]. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5. The following fill ins within 52.212-5 apply: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19, Child Labor; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity of Special Disable Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disable Veterans; 52.223-9; Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products; 52.225-5, Trade Agreements; 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronics Funds Transfer; 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Concerns: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Offeror must indicate the maximum number of days to deliver the Titan Storage Upgrade Systems (after receipt of order) to the NIST shipping and receiving dock. The Offeror must provide at least three (3), but preferably five (5), past performance references for SIMILAR contracts/orders completed within the past 3 years, to include the name of the customer organization, a named point of contact in that organization that is familiar with the contract/order from a technical or contractual standpoint, their phone number, their email address, their fax number, a brief technical description of what was sold to them and the date it was sold to them, and/or copy of the invoices.