Canary, Blackbox, Optimum, Aracade Electronics, and APC to upgrade the hardware for the CENTRIXS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HC1047-11-T-0006 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) 05-50 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Document Change Notice (DCN) current to 20091015. The associated North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with an associated small business size standard of 1000. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and no "grey market". This requirement is set-aside for small business. Offerors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Only qualified offerors may submit quotes. This acquisition is firm-fixed-price and solicited on a Brand Name basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Configuration and compatibility issues justify the use of brand names. Quotes must address whether each contract line item number (CLIN) price proposed by the offeror is based upon open market pricing, or use of an existing vehicle such as GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pricing, NASA SEWP pricing, etc. If individual CLIN pricing is not on an open market basis, offerors should also include the contract number on which pricing is based as part of their quote for each CLIN. This is an all-or-none requirement. Partial quotes will be deemed unresponsive and will not be evaluated. The Government will award a single purchase order to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements as stated in this synopsis and is most advantageous to the Government based on the lowest price. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) requires the following items, EXACT MATCH only: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED UPSI PRODUCT LIST. If an item in the above listing has been discontinued or is unclear, offerors may electronically contact Nathan Shumway at james.shumway@disa.mil so the RFQ posting can be amended. Provisions and clauses applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Deviation), FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.232-17 Interest, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Contractor Central Registration, FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, and DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Quotes shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Item; DFARS 252.212-7000(b), Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Item or certification that these have been completed online via Online Representations and Certifications application (ORCA) at http://www.bpn.gov/. The following clauses, applicable to this acquisition, are local DISA clauses and all interested offerors may request a copy from the contract specialist: 52.204-9000 Points of Contact and 52.232-9000 Wide Area Workflow - Receipts and Acceptance (WAWF-RA). Full text of these provisions and clauses, with the exception of the local clauses, may be obtained from the following websites: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/, or http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Shipments are F.O.B. Destination. Specific agency shipping requirements will be included at award and are available from the contract specialist upon request. Delivery shall occur within thirty (30) days after receipt of order (ARO). This is a fiscal year end requirement. In order to meet fiscal year end obligation requirements, quotes are requested no later than 10:00 A.M., June 13 ,2011. Responses/offers shall be submitted electronically to james.shumway@disa.mil. Quotes must be valid for thirty (30) days after due date. Any amendment(s) issued to this RFQ will be published on this website. Therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to visit this website frequently for updates on this procurement.