D -- Annual Software Maintenance and Upgrade to RoboBak 1.14.0

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 and a quote is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number is FA8901-07-R-0082 as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporate provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-13 (28 Sep 2006) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change notice 200704122. It is the offerors responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. The 311 Human Systems Wing Contracting Squadron is soliciting a software maintenance agreement from any responsible vendor capable of providing maintenance and upgrade service for the RoboBak 1.14.0. This service will involve a 1-year maintenance agreement beginning 29 Sep 2007 and ending 28 Sep 2008. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 and the size standard is $23M. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and are to remain in full force in any resultant purchase order or as deemed necessary by the cognizant contracting officer; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Item (Sep 2006) and 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals (Oct 1997) applies to this acquisition. Offerors must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications system at http://orca.bpn.gov and provide a completed DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act-Balance of Payment Program Certificate (Jun 2005) with the quote. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the Internet, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2007) is incorporated into this RFQ and is amended to add the following clauses: FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper (Aug 2000) and FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2006) The solicitation number, FA8901-07-R-0082, will be made available on the Government Point of Entry (GPE), Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web site at http://www.fbo.gov. All firms or individuals responding must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All responsible business offerors will be considered by the agency. A due date for offers will be noon, central time, 3 August 2007. Offers may be emailed to frances.ortiz@brooks.af.mil or faxed to: 210-536-1918, ATTN: Frances Ortiz and reference the solicitation number. Please email or fax any questions/comments to Frances Ortiz @ 210-536-2094 or Ralph Solomon @ 210-536-4667.Requirement is for: 1. Annual Software Maintenance and Upgrade to RoboBak 1.14.0 2. Annual Software Maintenance DRS System upgrade from Six Terbytes (TB) to 15 TB of RoboBak Backup and Restore Disaster Recovery. 3. Annual Software Maintenance DRS Systen Upgrade from four TB to 10 TB of RoboArk Archiving System Maintenance. 4. Three days training with a RoboBak certified engineer.