Cisco and Netapp hardware upgrade and hardware maintenance for Netapp Equipment *PLEASE SEE RFQ FOR REQUIREMENT DETAILS* The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division at China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis this requirement. This requirement is Manufacture sole source to Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Dr., San Jose, CA 95134-1706 and NetApp, Inc., 1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114 with competition among authorized distributors. These products are required as a direct replacement due to compatibility with existing equipment that is connected to existing hardware and servers. Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below or mailed to the Contracting Office Address listed below no later than 10 days from this notice date. Complete details will be available in the solicitation. *Vendors must confirm their purchase registration with our Navy Cisco manger, Sonia Menon; Phone 310-469-1808; email:
[email protected], OR they can provide the serial numbers of the parts they intend to provide for this requirement with their quote. **NAWCWD must be the original licensee of all Cisco Software. In the event there are questions pertaining to the validity of the Cisco products, NAWCWD reserves the right to verify the origin of the Cisco products with Cisco Systems, Inc. In the event the Cisco Products have been acquired from un-authorized channels, NAWCWD further reserves the right to return the products for a full refund at the vendor's expense. The vendor will not be paid for products that do not meet the standards above. The solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about (8/7/2018). Please respond to Tatiana Walters-Mihalis by email to
[email protected]. All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.