INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE EQUIPMENT NEEDED
General purpose information technology equipment
Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 0010539267_0010537373. 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. 647727.
Army CHESS Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing Army CHESS 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 must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective Army CHESS contract AND upon approval from the soliciting contracting officer.
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 2014-08-22 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Benning, GA 31905
The MICC Fort Benning requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001: Cisco StackWise 50CM Stacking Cable, 4, EA;
LI 002: APC SMRTUPS2200VARM2U, 5, EA;
LI 003: APC 2-POST MOUNTING KIT, 2, EA;
LI 004: APC SMRTUPS 1500VA USB/SER RM 2U, 5, EA;
LI 005: Nexus 5548 UP Chassis 32 10GbE Ports 2, 1, EA;
LI 006: Catalyst 3750X 48 Port Full PoE LAN Base, 5, EA;
LI 007: Catalyst 3K-X 10G Network Module, 3, EA;
LI 008: 10GBASE-LR SFP Module, 10, EA;
LI 009: Nexus 5500 PS 750W Front to Back Airflow, 1, EA;
LI 010: Catalyst 3K-X 1100W AC Secondary Power S, 5, EA;
LI 011: AP9625 APC 2-POST MOUNTING KIT, 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, MICC Fort Benning 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. MICC Fort Benning 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. 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 clientservices@fedbid.com.
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.
The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this aquisition. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions: FAR 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters and FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contractor Registration. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far.
The following DFARS clauses are applicable under DFAS 252.212-7001: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JUN 2005); 252.246-70000 Material Inspection and receiving Report and Army Electronic Invoicing Instructions
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.
New equipment ONLY. NO remanufactured or used products. NO "GREY" market items.
Bid MUST be valid for 30 calendar days after submission
FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.)
No partial shipments unless otherwise specified.
Payment terms shall be net 30 unless otherwise agreed to by MICC Fort Benning.
In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, ?Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports?, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under about WAWF. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL
Submission of Offers in the English Language
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price alone.
Prior to submitting an agency protest, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve your concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you may also file a protest to the Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below.
Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or email usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil
The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html.
If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures.
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"Pursuant to FAR Part 9, the Contracting Officer is required to make a determination regarding the responsibility of the proposed awardee. Following receipt of offers, the Contracting Officer or Specialist will send a form, designed to elicit financial information from an offeror's financial institution, to those offerors having a reasonable chance at receiving the award under this solicitation. You should forward that form to your financial institution and have the financial institution complete and send it directly to the Contract Specialist. For sections 2 and 4 on the document, the financial institution may answer with high,medium or low or they can answer with a numerical amount. The form must be returned to the MICC within three (3) business days. In the absence of this information, the Contracting Officer will have no choice except to find your company "not responsible," a finding which will make you ineligible for award."
Award for All or None. The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number if items listed in the solicitation will be considered ineligible for award
All questions pertaining to this requirement are to be directed to the Contract Specialist no later than 15 Aug 14
Additional Info:
www.fedbid.com (b-647727, n-147088)
Contracting Office Address:
6650 Meloy Drive, Bldg 6, Fort Benning, GA 31905
Place of Performance:
Fort Benning, GA 31905
31905
US
Point of Contact(s):
Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822, Email: Clientservices@fedbid.com;
GENERAL INFORMATION
Notice Type:
Presolicitation
Posted Date:
August 11, 2014
Response Date:
August 22, 2014
Archiving Policy:
Automatic, on specified date
Archive Date:
February 18, 2015
Original Set Aside:
N/A
Set Aside:
N/A
Classification Code:
70 -- General purpose information technology equipment
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