Computer Equipment

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, 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. Under this requirement, the US Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to award a commercial, firm fixed price contract. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses of those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-50. The associated North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) Code is 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing. USACE intends to purchase Apple "Brand Name" hardware and software, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) listed as Attachment 1, dated 4 Aug 2015, entitled COMPUTER EQUIPMENT for CLINs 0001-0010 and "Brand Name or Equal" for CLIN 0011. DEADLINE: Responses to this solicitation must be signed, dated, and received via electronic mail to the USACE Contract Specialist, Kimberly Wheeler at kimberly.wheeler@usace.army.mil. Quotes are due no later than 2:00 PM (Central Standard Time) on 17 Aug 2015. Responses should be marked with solicitation number W912DY-15-R-6514; these and all other correspondence may be directed to the above POC. Additional POC contact information is as follow: POSTAL ADDRESS: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, HNC Directorate of Contracting, 4820 University Square, Huntsville AL 35816-1822. PHONE: (256) 895-1509. Contractor must submit a quote in accordance with the following contract line (CLIN) with quantity, price per unit and the extension price. CLIN 0001 - 10 EA; Apple Mac Pros, Part MD878A12, 100% OEM Configured (Z0P8), with the following specifications: Processor: 3.0GHz 8 core with 25MB L3 cache; RAM: 64GB (4x16) 1866MHz DDR3; Storage: 1TB PCIe-based Flash Storage; Graphics: Dual AMD FirePro D700 with 6GB GDDR5 VRAM CLIN 0002 - 10 EA; AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro, Part S3129LL/A CLIN 0003 - 10 EA; Apple MacBook Pro 15" with Retina Display, Part MJLT2A1, 100 OEM Configured (Z0RG), with the following specifications: Processor: 2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7; Memory: 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM; Storage: 1TB PCIe-based Flash; Graphics: Intel Iris Pro Graphics plus NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5 Memory; Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet; Apple Thunderbolt to Fire Wire Adapter; Mini DisplaPort to VGA Adapter CLIN 0004 - 10 EA; AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro 15"/17", Part S3142LL/A CLIN 0005 - 10 EA; Apple Wired Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Part MB110LL/B CLIN 0006 - 10 EA; Apple Magic Mouse, Part MB829LL/A CLIN 0007 - 10 EA; Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, Part MD464ZM/A CLIN 0008 - 10 EA; Apple Thunderbolt Cable (2.0m), Part MD861ZM/A CLIN 0009 - 10 EA; Apple USB SuperDrive, Part MD564LL/A CLIN 0010 - 10 EA; Apple 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter, Part MD506LL/A CLIN 0011 - 10 EA; PROMISE Pegasus2 R6 8TB (4 by 2TB) Thunderbolt 2 RAID System, Part HE151VC/A - BRAND NAME or EQUAL NOTE: "OR EQUAL" will only be considered for CLIN 0011, as noted. Applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses are listed in Attachment 2 and can also be accessed via the internet at http://farsite.hill.ar.mil. Inspection and Acceptance: Will be performed by the Government Shipping: All items shall include shipping costs FOB Destination to: SHIPPING/RECEIVING AREA C/O David Stuart, CEERD-IE-S, 3909 HALLS FERRY RD VICKSBURG MS 39181-6199 This requirement will be accomplished as a limited source brand name for commercial items. All responsible sources may submit a quote. All offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before they can be awarded a contract. You may register at http://www.sam.gov. SAM information, or help, is also available by calling 1-866-606-8220. The completed Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-3) must be submitted along with each Quote. Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information via submission, may be excluded from consideration. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Evaluation factors are listed under FAR 52.212-2 on Attachment 2. It is incumbent upon the offeror to submit sufficient information for the Government to determine technical acceptability and price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine technical acceptability or price may be cause for rejection of your quote. The Government intends to award without discussions. However, reserves the right to hold discussions, if necessary. Therefore, offerors should provide their best possible quote from a technical and pricing standpoint. NOTE: Vendor must provide, at time of submission, their Apple Authorized distributor information (POC, Phone Number, Reseller ID #) and/or any documentation supporting that the items are actually coming from that distributor, i.e. certification, letter or copy of invoice. Failure to provide such proof will be treated as non-responsive and your quote(s) will not be considered for award. To be considered for award, the offeror certifies that the product(s) being offered are original, new and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant product, and that the subject products are eligible for all manufacturer warranties and other ancillary services or options provided by the manufacturer. Offeror further certifies that it is authorized by the manufacturer to sell the products that are the subject of this action in the US (i.e., that the products are TAA compliant and that the offeror is authorized to sell them in the US). Offerors are required to submit documentation with the offer identifying its supply chain for the product, and certifying that all products are new, TAA compliant, and in their original packaging. By making an offer, offeror also consents to no cost cancellation of the non-compliant awarded items if, upon inspection after delivery, any products provided are not recognized or acknowledged by the manufacturer as new and original products that are eligible for warranties and all other ancillary services or options provided by the manufacturer or that offeror was not authorized by the manufacturer to sell the product in the US, or that the product is in some manner not TAA compliant. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - HNC Directorate of Contracting, 4820 University Square, Huntsville AL 35816-1822