Notice of intent to negotiate a Sole-Item purchase order. Microsoft License and software assurance for Microsoft SQL Server, and Enterprise versions of Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Microsoft Exchange are the only items that are required by the government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Responses shall reference "Request for Quote No. DE-RQ52-04NA25166". This combined synopsis/solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. Offerors responding should indicate whether or not they are a small business, small woman-owned business, small disadvantaged business, or 8(a) business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 421430 with a corresponding qualifying size standard of 100 employees (indicates maximum allowed for a concern, including its affiliates, to be considered small). The DOE/AL intends to purchase the following specified line items: Item 1 - NSN/PN P72-00114, MS Windows Server Enterprise 2003, Quantity: 10 Each. Item 2 - NSN/PN P72-00167, MS Windows Server 2003 Enterprise? License and Software Assurance (3 years maintenance) - Quantity: 10 Each; Item 3 - NSN/PN 395-02454, MS Exchange Server 2003, Enterprise Edition - License and Software Assurance (3 years maintenance) - Quantity: 5 Each Item 4 - NSN/PN 395-03025, MS Exchange Server Enterprise 2003, Quantity: 5 Each; Item 5 - NSN/PN 228-01459, MS Windows SQL Server 2003, Standard Edition - License and Software Assurance (3 years maintenance) Quantity: 2 Each; Item 6 - NSN/PN 228-01265, MS Windows SQL Server 2003, Standard Edition - Quantity: 2 Each. The desired delivery date is: 4/30/04 with Delivery to: US Department of Energy, Attn: Barbara Sporleder, ITD, Pennsylvania & K Streets, Bldg. 20397, Albuquerque, NM 87116, Cheapest Normal Method. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Only those Offerors who can furnish the items that meets all the requirements specified herein will be considered. Award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price. All Offerors will need to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certification -- Commercial Items with the offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Under FAR 52.212-5 paragraph (b), the Contracting Officer has indicated that the following clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era under the Federal Contractor Program, VETS100 Report, website location: http://vets100.cudenver.edu/; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act; FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. All commercial provisions and FAR clauses referenced in this solicitation are available in full text at the following website location: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. The following local clause applies to this acquisition: H-150 Lobbying Restriction (Energy & Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001) (Jul 2001) The contractor or awardee agrees that none of the funds obligated on this award shall be expended, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. This restriction is in addition to those prescribed elsewhere in statute and regulation. (End of Clause). All provisions and FAR clauses referenced in this solicitation are available in full text at the following website location: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Electronic responses/offers to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be accepted via the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS), available at http://e-center.doe.gov. It is the offeror?s responsibility to monitor the IIPS site for the release of amendments (if any). For further assistance and instruction for the use of IIPS, the on-line help document is available at http://e-center.doe.gov/doebiz.nsf/Help?OpenPage. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE IIPS IS NOT AUTHORIZED. Quotations submitted by other methods will not be evaluated. Quotes must be received through the IIPS web site (http://e-center.doe.gov/) NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM local time on the date specified on the IIPS system. Each quote is to be submitted according to the instructions detailed in the IIPS on-line help document, which is available at http://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov/doebiz.nsf/Help?OpenForm or http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/readroom.htm. It is the responsibility of the contractor, prior to the quote due date and time, to verify successful transmission in accordance with the Proposal Submission instructions in the "IIPS Users Guide for Contractors." All questions or inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be directed to the named Contract Specialist (Maria D. Vasquez @
+1 (555) 000-0000).
