This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1069-6Z7225 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334119 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 14:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be ARLINGTON, VA 22209 The Department of State requires the following items, MEET OR EXCEED, to the following: LI 001, 3Com 3CR990B-FX-97 Fast Ethernet Secure Fiber NIC - PCI - 1 x SC 100 Base-FX - 100Mbps Fast Ethernet - Fiber # 3CR990B-FX-97, 180, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State 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 quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer 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 (
+1 (555) 000-0000) or via email at
contact@example.gov. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, 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, contact Gail Keeling at
contact@example.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (
+1 (555) 000-0000) or
contact@example.gov. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. 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, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. 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. FOB DESTINATION CONUS Delivery shall be made within 30 TO 45 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Bids must be valid for 30 days after close of competition. No Exceptions or Qualifications. Media: 100BASE-FX Connector: SC Bus: 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI Cabling: long-wavelength fiber-optic cable (1300 nm), 50 /125 - or 62.5 /125 - multimode fiber Operating distance: full-duplex up to 2,000 m (6,560 ft), half-duplex up to 412 m (1,351 ft) Onboard processor: ARM9 security processor, 100 MHz RISC Security offloads: 168-bit 3DES, 56-bit DES, SHA-1, MD5, RFC 2402; up to 75 security associations Other offloads: TCP segmentation, TCP/UDP/IP checksum Network protocols: TCP/IP, ISO 8802-3 Standards compliance: PC 99, WfM 1.1a/2.0, ACPI 1.0, DMI, PXE 2.0, RIS, IEEE 802.3, PCI 2.2, FIPS 140-2 (compliance or pending) Drivers: Linux 2.4; Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, 2000, XP Management: SNMP manageable Safety, electromagnetic compatibility: Meets FCC requirements, FCC B, CE, C Tick Dimensions: length: 13.34 cm (5.25 in); width: 6.35cm (2.50 in) Power: +5V +/- 5% @ 1.26 A max. Temperature: 0o to 70o C (32o to 158o F) operating, -30o to 90o C (-22o to 194o F) storage Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing, operating/storage
