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 1064-695648 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 Monday, September 25, 2006 at 10:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Charleston, SC 29405 The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, Mercury LoadRunner 8.1 Controller & Monitors - Perpetual License, 1, EA; LI 002, Mercury LoadRunner 8.1 Controller & Monitors - Perpetual License, Annual Software Subscription, 1, EA; LI 003, Mercury LoadRunner Web & Multimedia Virutal Users Bundle, 1, EA; LI 004, Mercury LoadRunner Web & Multimedia Virtual Users Bundle - Perpetual License, Annual Software Subscription (Qty 250 Pricing), 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 Ruby Green at
contact@example.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (
+1 (555) 000-0000) or
contact@example.gov. The vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order with out prior, written approval from the USDOS Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specification of this RFQ. Items that do not confirm to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejec 0044 ted at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendors expense. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products 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 SHIPPING The Global Financial Management Systems Software Development and Maintenance Organization (RM/DCFO/GFMS/SDM) has used Mercury LoadRunner softwre to perform performance testing of its production operations and software development for its various software applications for over three years. This request is for the expansion of the current Mercury license to add an additonal 250 virtual users licenses to the current software installed in Charleston. This software is used by RM/DCFO/GFMS/SDM to performance test the new Global Financial Management Syste and to record and track software performance issues related to the various versions of softwre. Based on the current development investment in Mercury LoadRUnner softwre, RM recommends the acquisition (Brand Name Justification) additional licenses for Mercury LoadRunner software.
