70--AUDIO VISUAL WALL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

In order to minimize the risk of the government purchasing counterfeit products or unauthorized secondary market equipment, which would not be supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and in order to ensure that the Government purchases only equipment that is genuine (i.e., not counterfeit), authorized (e.g., including appropriate licenses), and supported (e.g., warranty and support services) by the OEM, Vendor shall certify that it is a Manufacturer Authorized Channel Partner as of the date of the submission of their offer, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Vendor shall warrant that the products are new, in their original box. The Vendor confirms to have sourced all Manufacturer products submitted in this offer from Manufacturer or through Manufacturer Authorized Channels only, in accordance with Manufacturer's applicable policies in effect at the time of purchase. Vendor shall provide Buyer with a copy of the End User license agreement, and shall warrant that allManufacturer software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Manufacturer Software. If Vendor is not an Manufacturer Authorized Channel Partner as of the date of the submission of its offer, then Vendor shall submit with its offer a document, from the Manufacturer, that identifies the Vendor by name and states the following: (1) that the products offered in response to the government's requirement (including hardware, software, and/or support services) are genuine (i.e., not counterfeit and not unauthorized secondary market products) (note: all items, including part numbers where applicable, shall be listed in the document); (2) that Vendor has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer certification/specialization requirements; (3) that Vendor will be able to receive from Manufacturer, and that Manufacturer will not deny, the support services required to support the product(s); (4) that Vendor has the authority to transfer to the g! overnment all appropriate software licenses associated with the product(s); and (5) that Manufacturer will not deny required warranty support for the product(s). INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS 1. The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134, intend to procure BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE. 2. Please submit the Marine Corps RFQ form SF 1449 attached to this request to the Contract Specialists name under block 7a. Block 17a should be completed with company name, address, POC and email, CAGE Code, DUNS number, TIN number and phone and fax numbers. Page 2 Schedule of Supplies and Services, Unit and Extended Price shall be filled in and totaled at the bottom. Failure to follow directions could cause the offerors quote to be non-responsive. No other form of quotation will be accepted. Submit responses no later than AUGUST 5, 2010 at 11:00AM EST. 3. Questions will not be accepted by phone; questions shall be emailed to: contact@example.gov.