Bids are being solicited under solicitation number 1064-795678. 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. 42665. 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 2007-07-10 15:00:00.0 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, Maintenance for PVCS Professional Named (Builder Standard Edition) for Windows, Unix or Linux **Serial#110000433404**, Period of Performance: 8/1/6/07 - 8/15/08, 60, EA; LI 002, Maintenance for PVCS Professional Named (Builder Standard Edition) for Windows, Unix or Linux **Serial #110000448692**, Period of Performance: 8/16/07 - 8/15/08, 20, EA; LI 003, Maintenance for Tracker for Windows - (Named) **Serial#110000433406**, Period of Performance: 8/16/07 - 8/15/08, 15, EA; LI 004, Maintenance for Tracker I-Net for Windows, Unix or Linux - (Named)**Serial#110000310592**, Period of Performance: 8/16/07 - 8/15/08, 10, EA; LI 005, Maintenance for PVCS Version Manager for Windows, Unix or Linux - (Named) **Serial #110000425358**, Period of Peformance: 8/16/07 - 8/15/08, 1, EA; LI 006, TeamTrack(R) for Windows - (Concurrent), 10, EA; LI 007, Maintenance for TeamTrack(R) for Windowns (Concurrent) - New maintenance added to serial number 110000433406 and cotermed for 16 months to expire on 8/15/08,, 10, 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) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION CONUS 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 Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS OR QUALIFICATIONS. NEW ONLY. NO REFURBISHED. NO RECONDITIONED ITEMS ARE ACCEPTABLE. 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. RM/DCFO/GFMS/SDM is responsible for maintaining the Department's new financia; management systems- RFMS and GFMS pjus nearly 15 other administrative applications. To this end, RM currently has subscriptions/services from Immix Technology software for server based licenses and annual maintenance release fees for the PVCS and Tracker software products. PVCS and Tracker are used to control software versions and track software incidents across applications as they move through the systems life cycle of development, testing and maintenance. PVCS and Tracker are used to control software versions and track software incidents across applications as they move through the systems life cycle of development, testing and maintenance. This acquisition covers the additional licenses and annual maintenance fee for the updates to these products. The Department's sofware versions in the Charleston Financial Service Center are currently trackecd and controlled using PVCS and Tracker software. This software has been used by the SDM development office for over 4 years and has been used to control and track several hundred modules of various Departmental applications
