70--HW,SW & Support for Symantec Enterprise Vault Archiving System

AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is Y76854X and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-34. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334113 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2009-09-11 16:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Arlington, VA 22230 The National Science Foundation requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, SYMC ENTERPRISE VAULT STORAGE MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE EDITION FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 8.0 WIN PER USER STD LIC BAND H, p/n: 14560577, 3144, EA; LI 002, SYMC ENTERPRISE VAULT STORAGE MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE EDITION FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 8.0 WIN PER USER INITIAL ESSENTIAL 12 MONTHS BAND H, p/n: 14560613, 3144, EA; LI 003, 1 Day Future Credit for Regular Training, Training Description: 6 User for 5 Days = 30 credits. Remaining 3 credits cover rental equipment costs., p/n: IL-TRN-DAY, 33, EA; LI 004, SOLUTIONS ENABLEMENT-SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST (HOURLY), p/n: 14278130, 120, HR; LI 005, SOLUTIONS ENABLEMENT-SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST (HOURLY) (this needs to be PM SKU), p/n: 14278130, 12, HR; LI 006, SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED EXPENSES (each), p/n: 14278110, 2, EA; LI 007, Dell: Quad Core Intel Xeon X3363, 2.83GHz, 2x6M Cache, 1333MHz FSB, p/n: 223-6133: INCLUDES: includes 5 year ProSupport for IT and Mission Critical 4HR 7x24 Onsite Pack; No Operating System; 4GB DDR2, 667MHz, 2x2GB Dual Ranked DIMMs; Riser with 2 Slots: 2 PCl Express x8 slots 160GB 7.2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive; On-Board Dual Gigabit Network Adapter; no CD Drive; Bezel; Chassis with Cabled Hard Drive and Non-Redundant Power Supply; Electronic System Documentation, OpenManage DVD Kit with DMC; 160GB 7.2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive; Add-in SAS6iR (SATA/SAS Controller) which supports 3 Hard Drives - RAID 0; Rack Chassis w/Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm, Universal; Power Cord, NEMA 5-15P to C13, wall plug, 10 feet., 3, EA; LI 008, NetApp: FAS2050,ACT-ACT, Base, OS, R5, p/n: FAS2050A-BASE-R5, 2, EA; LI 009, FAS2050, SHELF, AC, ZERO HDD, -C, R5, p/n: FAS2050-0-SHELF-R5-C, 1, EA; LI 010, DS14MK2 SHLF, 14.0TB SATA,-C,R5, p/n: DSX-14.0TB-R5-C, 3, EA; LI 011, SFP, Optical, 3.25Gb, -C,R6, p/n: X6539-R6-C, 6, EA; LI 012, Cable, Optical, Pair, LC/LC, 2M,-C, R6, p/n: X6524-R6-C, 1, EA; LI 013, Patch Cable, LC - LC, 0.5 Meters, p/n: X6530-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 014, CIFS Software, T2C-C, p/n: SW-T2C-CIFS-C, 2, EA; LI 015, SW, BASE Pack, -C, p/n: SW-BASE-PK-C, 2, EA; LI 016, SW, Foundation Pack, T2C, -C, p/n: SWT2CFOUNDATIONPACKC, 2, EA; LI 017, PDU, 1-Phase, 8 Outlet, 30A, NEMA, -C, R6, p/n: X8712B-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 018, Cab, Empty, No PDU, No Rails, -C, R6, p/n: X870B-R6-C, 1, EA; LI 019, Mounting Bracket, Tie-Down, FAS20XX, -C, R6, p/n: X8775-R6-C, 2, EA; LI 020, Cabinet Component Power Cable, -C,R6, p/n: X800-42U-R6-C, 8, EA; LI 021, Rail Kit II, Cab, -C, R6, p/n: X877B-R6-C, 4, EA; LI 022, SupportEdge Premium, 7x24, 4hr Onsite, p/n: CS-O-4HR, 1, EA; LI 023, SW-Sdrive, p/n: SW-Sdrive, 1, EA; LI 024, SW Subs, SnapDrive for Windows, p/n: SW-SSP-SDR-WINDOWS, 3, EA; LI 025, Software License, SnapDrive for Windows, p/n: SW-SDR-WIN, 3, EA; LI 026, HBA, FCP, Target, 4-Port, 4Gb, PCle, R6, 1 per controller, p/n: X1130A-R6, 2, EA; LI 027, shipping cost, 1, LOT; For this solicitation, National Science Foundation intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. 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