This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is PR0040356526 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is an [ Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2017-09-14 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Toppenish, WA 98948 The Bureau of Indian Affairs requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Dell laptop computer, Precision 7000Ser with accessories. (Dell or Equal) see below for equal specs. "Or Equal" salient characteristics: -computer hardware supplied must be in current production by the manufacturer as of the date of the quote; no 'end of life' model numbers will be considered for award. -Window 7 professional English, French, Spanish (includes Windows 10Pro license) -15.6" ultrasharp FHD IPS (1920 x1080) wide view anti-glare LED backlit, with camera and microphone -Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 (Quad core 2.8GHz, 3.70GHz turbo, 8 MB 45W w/intel HD Graphics (P530) -16GB (2x8GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 SDRAM, ECC - 512 GB 2.5 inch SATA class 20 solid state drive -Nvidia Quadro M1000M w/2GB GDDR5 -Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 gigabit Ethernet -intel dual band wireless AC 8260 wifi + BT 4.1 wireless card (2x2) -Dedicated /integrated smart card reader -6-cell (91Wh) lithium ion polymer battery with express charge -docking station w/dual digital display and legacy port support USB 3.0 -No computrace- disabled in BIOS -minimum EPEAT bronze-registered (see below for EPEAT registry info). •Standard Warranty (24 hour resolution with fix) 3 years minimum** •Federal “Keep Your Hard Drive� 3 years minimum (vendor will send Govt. a replacement hard drive if hard drive goes bad on a computer without Govt. returning the bad one. )** **Warranty terms: For all items supplied under this order, vendor will be required to provide a list of serial #s and transfer warranty back to the government so government may contact the manufacturer directly about items covered under warranty. Warranty period shall begin on the date the items are received at destination. Warranty information, including serial #s, must be transferred within 3 weeks of delivery date. To be considered for award, please provide make and model # of the quoted item in a separate attachment. Quotes must demonstrate that all salient characteristics are met. Note: this contract contains FAR clause 52.223-16 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products: Under this contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or furnish for Contractor use at a Federally controlled facility, only personal computer products that, at the time of submission of proposals and at the time of award, were EPEAT® bronze-registered or higher. (c) For information about EPEAT®, see www.epeat.net, 1, EA; LI 002: Dell Monitor, 27", model P2717H, (Dell or Equal) see below for equal specs. "Or Equal" salient characteristics: - 27" - color - must be compatible with computers proposed in line item 004 - minimum EPEAT bronze-registered (see below for EPEAT registry info). To be considered for award, please provide make and model # of the quoted item in a separate attachment. Quotes must demonstrate that all salient characteristics are met. Note: this contract contains FAR clause 52.223-16 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products: Under this contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or furnish for Contractor use at a Federally controlled facility, only personal computer products that, at the time of submission of proposals and at the time of award, were EPEAT® bronze-registered or higher. (c) For information about EPEAT®, see www.epeat.net, 16, EA; LI 003: Monitor, Dell 34" curved color monitor, model #U3415W (Dell or Equal) see below for equal specs. "Or Equal" salient characteristics: -34" -must be compatible with computers proposed in line item 004 -curved screen -color -- minimum EPEAT bronze-registered (see below for EPEAT registry info). To be considered for award, please provide make and model # of the quoted item in a separate attachment. Quotes must demonstrate that all salient characteristics are met. Note: this contract contains FAR clause 52.223-16 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products: Under this contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or furnish for Contractor use at a Federally controlled facility, only personal computer products that, at the time of submission of proposals and at the time of award, were EPEAT® bronze-registered or higher. (c) For information about EPEAT®, see www.epeat.net, 11, EA; LI 004: Dell minitower computer T3620, with accessories. (Dell or Equal) see below for equal specs. "Or Equal" salient characteristics: -computer hardware supplied must be in current production by the manufacturer as of the date of the quote; no 'end of life' model numbers will be considered for award. -mini tower -Window 7 professional English, French, Spanish (includes Windows 10Pro license) -Intel Xeon Processor E3-1270 v5 (Quad Core HT 3.6GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo 8MB) -32GB (2x16GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 UDIMM ECC -2.5" 256GB SATA class 20 solid state drive -1TB, 3.5" SATA (7,200 RPM) hard drive -Integrated SATA controller (No RAID) -16x DVD +/- RW drive and 19-in-1 Media card reader -NVIDIA Quadro M2000 4GB (4DP) (1DP to SL-DVI adapter -Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 gigabit Ethernet -Dedicated/integrated smart card reader (keyboard) -No computrace (disabled in BIOS) -minimum EPEAT bronze-registered (see below for EPEAT registry info). •Standard Warranty (24 hour resolution with fix) 3 years minimum** •Federal “Keep Your Hard Drive� 3 years minimum (vendor will send Govt. a replacement hard drive if hard drive goes bad on a computer without Govt. returning the bad one. )** **Warranty terms: For all items supplied under this order, vendor will be required to provide a list of serial #s and transfer warranty back to the government so government may contact the manufacturer directly about items covered under warranty. Warranty period shall begin on the date the items are received at destination. Warranty information, including serial #s, must be transferred within 3 weeks of delivery date. To be considered for award, please provide make and model # of the quoted item in a separate attachment. Quotes must demonstrate that all salient characteristics are met. Note: this contract contains FAR clause 52.223-16 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products: Under this contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or furnish for Contractor use at a Federally controlled facility, only personal computer products that, at the time of submission of proposals and at the time of award, were EPEAT® bronze-registered or higher. (c) For information about EPEAT®, see www.epeat.net, 11, 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, Bureau of Indian Affairs 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors 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. 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 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 offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] 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. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 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 the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. This award is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. See clause at 1452.280-1, Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-aside (JULY 2013). NAICS code 334111, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, and size standard, 1000 employees, applies to this buy. Vendors must represent their company to be a small business according to this business size definition. (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,� the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal� products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal� products, including “equal� products of the brand name manufacturer, must— (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by— (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal� products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal� product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision)