70--HP, VIEWSONIC, APC EQUIPMENT (GSA SCHEDULE)

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 1064-695657 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 11:00:00 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, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn - printer - color - laser Printer - color - duplex - laser - Ledger - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 27 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 1100 sheets - Parallel, USB, 10/100Base-TX MFG#: Q3716A#ABA, 1, EA; LI 002, HP media tray / feeder - 500 sheets Media tray / feeder - 500 sheets in 1 tray(s) MFG#: C7130B , 1, EA; LI 003, Viewsonic VP2130B 21.3" LCD Display, Analog/Digital, Height-Adjustable, Black MFG#: VP2130B, 36, EA; LI 004, HP Business Inkjet 2300 - printer - color - ink-jet Color ink-jet, Up to 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi, Ip to 26 PPM B/W, Up to 22 PPM color, Parallel / Hi-Speed USB MFG#: C8125A#A2L, 23, EA; LI 005, APC Symmetra LX 12kVA Scalable to 16kVA N+1 Power Array, AC 208/240V, 12000 VA, UPS Battery Lead Acid, 10/100 Ethernet, 1 output connector(s), 32U MFG#: SYA12K16PXR, 1, EA; LI 006, APC Symmetra LX 4kVA Power Module, 200/208V #SYPM4KP , 1, EA; LI 007, APC Symmetra LX power distribution panel; (1) L14-30, (2) L5-20 # SYAPD1 , 2, EA; LI 008, APC Symmetra RM and LX 208/240V Backplate Kit w/(2) L6-20R & (1) L6-30R #SYPD3 , 1, EA; LI 009, Rack PDU Extender, Basic, 2U, 30A, 120V, (12)5-20 # AP7582 , 2, EA; LI 010, (1 Year) Next Business Day On-site Service Factory Warranty Upgrade #WUPGONSITEFW-SY-16 , 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. 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 Harry Lundy at contact@example.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov. 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.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Contact contact@example.gov or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICSE. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CELARLY 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. BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS AFTER COMPETITION CLOSE. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products FOB DESTINATION CONUS A) Sellers must bid exact match to spec (make, model and spec) B)The products offered in this bid are brand new, not gray market and are in original packaging. C) Seller is providing these products via HP authorized channels for new equipment Federal sales. D) Full HP warranties will be provided and none of these products will have a negative impact on the warranties of associated system components. *DOS will NOT allow use of third party components in configurations. *IF it is determined third party components were used, and warranties are compromised, Vendor will assume cost to replace said item at no additional cost to the government. *The Vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order without prior written approval by the Contracting Officer. *No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturers, quantities, delivery dates or any other specification of this award. *Items that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in Block 17 will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the Vendors expense. *Items received must adhere to the configuration as submitted and approved by the PMA Lab. *Vendors must deliver to the configuration as tested and approved. *Items not in compliance will be returned to the Vendor at no additional cost to the Government and comments will be noted to Vendor Performance. *Random Quality Assurance will be conducted to ensure Vendor/Manufacturer conformance. RM/DCFO/GFMS requires an expansion to its existing development environment in SA15 in Roslyn, VA to accommodate the increased amount of development required to support the implementation of GFMS. The GFMS project requires the following: - 1 high speed laser jet printers (4 tray 500 sheet feeder) - 8 mid level ink jet printers - 15 21inch LCD monitors All of this equipment would be housed in SA15 and integrated with the existing SA15 network. SA15 must support Washington based development activities in a consolidated network. As a result, each layer of the network's technical architecture has been designed with high availability and redundancy in mind. Identical HP printers and View Sonic monitors are fully configured to be utilized and to backup other similar equipment in the event of hardware failure. Likewise, each layer of the architecture must work seamlessly with itself. This means that a network equipment component layer must be not only compatible, but have the same performance, and operations characteristics so as not to introduce performance anomalies. Industry Data Both State and USAID have an extensive investment in HP printer technology. HP printers are used by State and USAID for the current production operations throughout SA15 and the Charleston Financial Center. The Impact of Not Requiring Brand Name The RM bureau also has an extensive installed base of HP printers and bulk orders toner cartridges for these as well as providing common maintenance technicians. To introduce additional supply inventories would defeat the savings achieved through these bulk orders. Recommendation HP printers and View Sonic monitors are available on a number of GSA schedules. Based on the current production installed base of HP printers and workstations and the critical need for the GFMS to stay consistent with their network configurations, RM recommends the acquisition (Brand Name Justification) of HP printers and View Sonic monitors for SA15 in Roslyn.