70--Fortinet Software and Accessories

MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1019-832090. 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. 64292_01. 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 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 2008-03-26 10:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20547 The Department of State requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, FortiGate 5140 Chasis (14 slot) w/ redundant DC power - P/N: FG-5140-DC, 3, EA; LI 002, Redundant 5140 5140 Shelf manager - P/N: FG-5140SM-12, 2, EA; LI 003, 5140 Power converter tray DC-AC - P/N: FG-5053-US, 2, EA; LI 004, 5140 AC power supplies - P/N: FG-5140PS-AC, 6, EA; LI 005, FortiGate 5005 Module Bundle, (include 8x5 support and 1 year subscription for IPS/WEB/Filtering/AV/Anti-spam - P/N: FG-5005FA2-BDL, 4, EA; LI 006, Upgrade FG5005 support to 24x7 for one year, PN: FC-10-05005-951-01-12, 4, EA; LI 007, Forti5003, PN: FS-5003, 4, EA; LI 008, Upgrade FS-5003 support to 24x7 for 1 year with adv repl - P/N: FC-10-05003-247-01-12, 4, EA; LI 009, FortiAnalyzer 2000A, PN: FL-2000A-US, 2, EA; LI 010, FortiAnalyzer 2000A 24x7 Maintenance and support for 1 year, PN: FC6-10-L2000-247-01-12, 2, EA; LI 011, FortiManager 3000 - PN: FM-3000-US, 1, EA; LI 012, FM3000 24x7 maintenace and support for 1 year - PN: FC-10-M3000-247-01-12, 1, EA; LI 013, FortiMail 100 Bundle (includes 8x5 support and 1 year subscription for AV/Anti-spam) - PN: FE-100-BDL-US, 5, EA; LI 014, Upgrade FM100 support to 24x7 for 1 year - PN: FC-10-00111-951-01-12, 5, EA; LI 015, FortiMail 2000A Bundle - PN: FE-2000A-BDL-US, 4, EA; LI 016, Upgrade FM2000A support to 24x7 for 1 year, PN: FC-10-02012-951-01-12, 4, EA; LI 017, Gig Copper GBIC - PN: FG-TRAN-GC, 5, EA; LI 018, SX MMF GBIC - PN: FG-TRAN-SX, 5, EA; LI 019, Training Course 201 - 2 day - PN: FT-02201, 10, EA; LI 020, Training Course 301 - 2 day - PN: FT-02301, 8, EA; LI 021, On-site installation and support (1 day) FP-10-00000-M08-00-00, 5, EA; LI 022, Dedicated Technical Support Manager (TAC) for 1 year - PN: FP-TAM-12, 1, 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State 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 (+1 (555) 000-0000) or via email at contact@example.gov. 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 (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) or to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION CONUS New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS OR QUALIFICATIONS. ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICES. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CLEARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. A) The offeror shall provide the government, with its offer submission, written verification from the GSA schedule holder that an agreement exists that validates the offeror's right to offer the GSA schedule items on behalf of the GSA schedule holder, if other than the offeror; and, B) By proactively complying with this offer term, sellers accept that the government will make award to the GSA schedule holder only, as the sole awardee. Further, the sole awardee and only the sole awardee shall submit its invoice to the government and receive payment from the government. (a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html. (b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default - program files directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall. (c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges. (d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system. The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder. The requesting office is the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) AntiVirus (AV) Program. Fortinet equipment ahs been identified as a key component for anti-virus perimeter support. The Department of State Virus Incident Response Team conducted an 18 month study of antivirus vendors, beginning with an RFI released in the fall of 2006. Fortinet is the only system that meets all Department of State requirements to scan all networks ports at wire speed at the network perimeter. When evaluated as a complete system the Fortinet solution provides substantial capabilities that are either not available with other systems or are offered at additional cost. There are essential management tools in support of domestic and overseas post as it relates to anti-virus software. The USC 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 are cited as the statutory authority. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor's unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand herein have been determined to be the most effective means to meet the AV perimeter support requirement. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EXACT ITEM REQUESTED. NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EQUALS, or ALTERNATES. Open Market items may be offered only in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the cited GSA schedule, and are subject to documentation, review, and approval of the soliciting contracting officer prior to award. Pursuant to FAR 8.402(f)(3) EACH LINE ITEM must be documented as "GSA schedule" item or "Open Market" item.