This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Naval War College, Newport RI, intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed price contract. All items shall be Cisco brand name only. Offerers shall be Cisco authorized resellers only. No refurbished/remanufactured items are permitted. New items only. The combined Synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N00124-08-Q-0210 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this synopsis/solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this synopsis/solicitation. As a minimum, offerors must show(1) the solicitation number, (2) The time specified in the synopsis/solicitation for receipt of offers, (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, (4)Price and any discount terms, (5) A completed copy of the Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3, (6)a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the synopsis/solicitation, (7) Acknowledgement of Synopsis/Solicitation Amendments. The associated North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code is 334119. The SBA size Standards is 1000 employees. Quotes given shall include all related shipping and handling charges conducive in shipping to the Naval War College, Newport RI 02841. The contract will consist of eight (8) line items: CLINS 0001 thru 0008 as follows: CLIN 0001 WS-C4507R-E CAT 4500 E-Series 7Slot Chassis Fan no PS Red Sup Capable CHS-SW Perp Quantity: 1 each CLIN 0002 WS-X4515= Catalyst 4000 Supervisor IV 2 GE Console RJ45 Spare SW-CP CPNT (includes S45IPBK9-12240SG) Quantity: 2 each CLIN 0003 MEM-C4KFLD64M CAT 4500 IOS-Based Supervisor COMPACTFLASH 64MB option Rout-C FLSH Quantity: 2 each CLIN 0004 WS-G5486= 1000BLX/LH INLONG Wave Long Haulin GBIC (SMF or MMF) (Spare) SW-CP-CPNT Quantity: 2 each CLIN 0005 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V= Catalyst 4500 POE 802.3AF 10/100/1000 48 Ports RJ45 Quantity: 4 each CLIN 0006 PWR-C45-4200ACV= Catalyst 4500 4200W AC Dual Input Quantity: 2 each CLIN 0007 CAB-L620P-C19-US NEMA L6-20 TO IEC-C19 14FT US ROUT-C CABL Quantity: 4 each CLIN 0008 SNT-WS-C4507RE-3Y 3 Year SMARTNET 8X5XNBD for WS-C4507RE Quantity: 1 each The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and are to remain in full force in any resultant purchase order: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial item (Jan 2005). Only one (1) award will be made as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference IAW FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) and remain in full force in any resultant purchase order. FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan 2005), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2003), is incorporated into this RFQ and is an addendum to add the following clause: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order Commercial Items (April 2005) is incorporated in to this RFQ and the following FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644),52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (June 2004) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246), 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996)(31 U.S.C 3553), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212). Selection Criteria: The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, lowest price, technically acceptable. I, as Contracting Officer, hereby approve the use of other than full and open competition for the proposed contractual action pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), FAR 6.302-1(c),Justification to procure using other than full and open competition: 1. Agency and Contracting Activity- Naval War College, Newport RI 02841 2. Nature/Description of action: Requirement is for the purchase of components of Cisco switch for building upgrade 3. Description of Supplies/Services: Cisco switch and maintenance of switch 4. Identification of Statutory Authority : 10 U. S. C. 2304 (c)(1), FAR 6.302-1(c) 5. Demonstration of Contractor?s Unique Qualifications: This equipment purchase is part of an ongoing implementation of proprietary VLAN protocol on the Cisco equipment. 6. FedBizOps Announcement/Potential Sources: a combined synopsis/solicitation is released herein 7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price: Price Reasonableness will be determined based upon competition. 8. Description of Market Research: There are many authorized resellers of Cisco brand items. 9. Supporting Facts: This brand of equipment is requested to maintain uniformity and common troubleshooting to minimize downtime. 10. Listing of Interested Sources: Any authorized Cisco reseller is invited to submit pricing. 11. Actions taken to remove barriers to competition: None. Market Research determined there are plenty of authorized Cisco resellers for the equipment. 12. POP/Delivery: The Gov?t estimates it will be a 30 day delivery schedule after Contractor?s receipt of order. 13. Justification: Cisco products are required to ensure consistency in the design, continuity of training, ease of use, and interoperability. The NWC site is 100% Cisco switches, routers and network equipment to provide component inter-operability. NWC is currently running a Cisco proprietary VLAN protocol on the Cisco equipment. Non-Cisco equipment will not inter-operate correctly with NWC?s current implementation of the VLAN protocol. Additionally, Cisco equipment meets DoD FIPS 140-2 certification requirements. All tools for management and managing equipment are specifically designed to support Cisco devices. Site personnel and system administrators are trained exclusively on Cisco equipment. Re-training of site personnel is cost prohibitive and is not justifiable. If NWC receives non-Cisco equipment, devices will not function or inter-operate properly with current Cisco equipment and have the potential to sit idle as they will not furnish the site with the equipment required to provide continued educational services to our military students. Offers are due no later than 1:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on 28 March 2008. Reference the solicitation number when submitting your quote (N00124-08-Q-0210). Quotations must be submitted electronically to:
contact@example.gov or faxed to ATTN: Sheila K. Valloney @
+1 (555) 000-0000.
