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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) located on the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD intends to issue a requirement for Cisco Equipment. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to monitor Federal Business Opportunities, http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ for the issuance of any changes/updates to the solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation and incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-26. Quote Format: The contractor shall provide pricing for each Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) as listed on the attached document. Delivery and Acceptance Location, and FOB Point, Destination: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Loading Dock Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 Description of Use: The Cisco Equipment is required to continue the upgrade of the high speed USUHS internal network. This is the 6th year of expansion Minimum Specifications: Minimum specifications to all CLINS. Contractor must be a Cisco Gold Partner. USUHS requires a full spectrum of life cycle services: Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate and Optimize. USUHS support in these areas should come from Cisco certified specialists in the areas of advanced routing and switching, advanced security, advanced unified communications, and advanced wireless LAN. Vendors should also have achieved a measurable level of customer satisfaction consistent with Cisco Gold-Certified partner status such as (1) electronic access to the Cisco support system and internal databases for faster trouble isolation and resolution and (2) the same level of access to Cisco technology as the original manufacturer to ensure the most current tech watch and training information is available. ***No refurbished parts*** All parts must include the manufacturer's warranty. Evaluation Factors: The government will award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to this announcement, will be most advantageous to the government; prices and other factors considered, e.g. quality and delivery schedule. Offerors must provide specifications and/or literature documentation. Requirements: 1) To be eligible for contract award, a contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. 2) All offerors are required to submit a completed copy of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with their offer. This document can be found at http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oa52-212-3.pdf. The following provisions and clauses, which may be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/, may apply to this contract: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (clauses cited therein may be applicable) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.225-5, Trade Agreements 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party Deadlines: Direct any communications, questions or inquiries in writing to Nadine Utz, Contract Specialist, at Directorate of Contracting, Rm A1040C, USUHS, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 or via email to contact@example.gov. Hand deliveries will not be accepted. Questions are due by 14 August 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time. All responses are due by 19 August 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time.