70--NETWORK ACCESSORIES

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, 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 1045-647921 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 Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 17:00:00 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 ProLiant DL380 G5 - Rack - 2-way - no CPU - SATA/SAS - hot-swap - HD: none - Gigabit Ethernet - Monitor: none - 2U - CTO P/N: 391835-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 002, Processor Upgrade - 1x Intel Dul-Core Xeon 5080 3.73 GHz (1066 MHz) - LGA771 Socket - L2 4 MB (2x2 MB) - factory integrated P/N: 412967-L21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 003, Processor Upgrade - 1x Intel Dul-Core Xeon 5080 3.73 GHz (1066 MHz) - LGA771 Socket - L2 4 MB (2x2 MB) P/N: 412967-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 004, HP 16GB FBD PC2-5300 8X2GB DR KIT PART# 397413-16G (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 005, HP Disk Drive - DVD-ROM - 8x - IDE - internal - 5.25" P/N: 264007-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 006, HP Smart Array E200/64 Controller - Storage controller (RAID) - Serial ATA - 150/SAS - 300 MBps - RAIS 1, 10 - PCIExpress x4 P/N: 409180-B2 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 007, HP Hard Drive - 72 GB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SAS - 29-position plug - 10000 rpm P/N: 375861-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 16, EA; LI 008, HP StorageWorks Midular Smart Array 30 Dual Bus - Hard drive array - 2 TB - rack - mountable - 14 bays -Ultra320 - 0 x HD - Ultra320 SCSI - 3U P/N: 302970-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 2, EA; LI 009, HP Hard Drive - 72 GB - hot-swap - 2.5" - SAS - 29-position plug - 10000 rpm P/N: 375861-B21 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 4, EA; LI 010, HP Universal Hard Drive - Hard Drive - 146.8 GB - hot-swap - 3.5" - Ultra320 SCSI - 15000 rpm P/N: 347708-B22 (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!), 28, 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. Offeroors 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. Contact contact@example.gov or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments 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. 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. FOB DESTINATION CONUS The Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State (DoS), is processing this acquisition at the request of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CA/CST). This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the acquisition of HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Servers. The use of a brand name description is essential to the Government's requirements, for Department of State infrastructure connectivity requirements, thereby precluding consideration of the products of another company. The HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server has been identified as a key component of the Department's networking system, with the optimal server configuration to meet CA/CST/II's HST Pilot/Recovery/QA project needs. The HP DL380 G5 server meets the following project requirements above and beyond other tested server options: - Systems need to participate in a Systems Insight Manager environment for monitoring and management - Systems must have a visible diagnostic display indicating system hardware health - Must accept a variety of RAID controllers from low cost/performance to high performance while preserving compatibility of the data on the disks - Systems must use Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS drives - Systems must use common drives and RAID controllers - Embedded NICS must be multifunctional (i.e., provide TCP/IP offload capabilities) - CPUs must provide virtual KVM capability to include Power Meter Data Reporting - 1U servers must support up to 6 SAS internal drives; 2U servers must support up to 8 SAS internal drives - Systems must have front video/USB ports - Systems must support redundant hot-plug power supplies with independent power cords that can be plugged into independent power sources - Systems must have an option to support the same disks both internally and externally 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 name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the Department's requirements as a key component of the Department's networking system. CA/CST has selected the HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server because results obtain by the Bureau's System Engineering Task Team in tests and reviews of other manufacturers servers indicated that these most closely met the DoS's processing, redundancy, and management requirements. The requested servers will be deployed at a DoS facility which has established an environment comprised of HP equipment in the interest of overall cost economy, reliability, and ease of administration. The continued use of HP servers eliminates the need to procure, maintain, and account for spare part inventories for multiple HW manufacturers server configurations or to manage multiple vendors yearly support and maintenance agreements. The HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server has been evaluated and approved by the Bureau of Consular Affairs Configuration Control Board and will be added to the Consular HW Baseline. The HP DL380 G5 has undergone test and assessment and received final approval from the Department of State IT Configuration Control Board. 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 Hewlett Packard authorized channels for new equipment Federal sales. D) Full Hewlett Packard warranties will be provided and none of these products will have a negative impact on the warranties of associated system components. MUST BID HP BRAND, PER PART # ONLY. NO COPATIBLES, NO SUBSTITUTIONS, NO LIKE MFR ITEMS PERMITTED. (ALL ITEMS CONFIGURED INTO LINE ITEM 001 PRIOR TO SHIPMENT!!)