Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 0040039823. 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. 361428. 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. 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 2012-06-29 16:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Boise, ID 83705 The DOI Fish & Wildlife Service requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Dell (or Technically accepted equal) PowerEdge R510 - PE R510 Chassis for Up to Eight Hot Swap Hard Drives, LCD - 12GB Memory (3x4GB), 1333MHz Dual Rank LVRDIMMs for 1 Processor Optimized - Intel Xeon E5506, 2.13Ghz, 4M Cache, 800MHz Max Mem - HD Multi-Select - PERC H700 Integrated RAID Controller 512MB Cache, 8HD - One Two-Port Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5716 Gigabit Ethernet NIC - Baseboard Management Controller - DVD ROM, SATA, Internal - MOD, BZL, 2U, PWREDG, R510 - Electronic System Documentation and OpenManage DVD Kit - RAID 6 for PERC6i/H700 Controllers, x8 Chassis - ReadyRails Sliding Rails with Cable Management Arm - 3 year basic hardware warranty repair: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite - Proactive Maintenance: 1 event per year, Remote Delivery, 1 year - 750 Watt Redundant Power Supply - 2x NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power Cord - (8) 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5in Hot-Plug Hard Drive, 1, EA; LI 002, Dell (or Technically accepted equal) LAT E6420 (TAA) - Genuine Windows 7 Professional, No Media, 32-bit, English - Intel Core i5-2520M processor (2.50GHz, 3M cache, with Turbo Boost Technology 2.0) - 4.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SRAM, 2 DIMMS - Internal English Dual Pointing Keyboard - nVidia NVS 4200M 512MB DDR3 Discrete Graphics for Dual Core - 320GB 7200rpm Hard Drive - Fingerprint Reader and Contactless Smartcard Reader - 14" HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare LED-backlit - Dell (or technically accepted equal) Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module - 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin) - 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD, no media - Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic - Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 802.11 a/b/g/n Half Mini Card - Intel vPro Technology's Advanced Management Features - 6-cell (60WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery - 3 Year Basic Hardware Service with 3 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis - Energy Star 5.0 Enabled/EPEAT Gold - Dell (or technically approved equal) MS111 USB Optical Mouse - Intel Core i5 vPro Label - E-Port, dock charging, digital video, and USB/eSATA port support - Dell (or technically accepted equal) AX210 USB Stereo Speaker System, 1, 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, DOI Fish & Wildlife Service 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. DOI Fish & Wildlife Service 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO re-manufactured 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. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.