Cisco Equipment for Intercept Platform

THIS SOLICITATION IS NOW REQUESTING PROPOSALS FOR OPEN MARKET ITEMS. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6 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. Solicitation number: HSSS01-12-Q-0181 is issued as a Request For Quote (RFQ). The anticipated resultant award/order shall be Firm-Fixed-Price. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect from the Federal Acquisition Regulations 2005-059, dated May 10, 2012. The RFQ is OPEN MARKET. The associated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 423430. All interested qualified vendors may submit a quote referencing RFQ HSSS01-12-Q-0181. This requirement is now requesting OPEN MARKET PRICING for the purchase of CISCO Equipment. The United States Secret Service, 950 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20228 has a requirement for the following; SEE ATTACHED ONLY THE CISCO EQUIPMENT REQUESTED WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR PROPOSAL. THIS EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE INVESTIGATIVE AND PROTECTION MISSION AND THE VARIOUS HARDWARE SOFTWARE COMPONENETS ARE COMPATIBLE, FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE. The items shall be delivered no later than September 30, 2012 Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in SAM (CCR), they may do so through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, and the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause at paragraph (b) are applicable to this acquisition: (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards (Feb 2012) (6) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEC 2010) (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor, (JUN 2003) (27) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2012) (28) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, (FEB 1999) (29) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, (MAR 2007) (30) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (SEP 2010) (31) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, (OCT 2010) (38) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (39) 52.225-1, Buy American Act -- Supplies, (FEB 2009) (47) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration, (OCT 2003) Quote MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of RFQ. All quotes shall include delivery/freight to our loading dock. Award will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Electronic submission via email shall be the only acceptable method for response no later than 2 pm EST, Wednesday, August 29, 2012, to: contact@example.gov