D -- Hub maintenance

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (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. The purpose of this synopsis/solicitation is to inform the vendor community of DISA?s proposed contract actions. DISA intends to award this acquisition as firm-fixed-price and solicited on a Brand Name, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or authorized/qualified reseller basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Matching existing hardware/software equipment justifies the use of the brand name for maintenance and support. Offers will be accepted only from OEMs or authorized/qualified resellers. Offers from other than OEM or authorized/qualified resellers will be deemed unresponsive and will not be evaluated. The solicitation/reference number is DGEMC88504-R-08 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The associated North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511. The small business size standard is $23.0M. Offeror must be registered on the Contractor Central Registration (CCR). This acquisition is firm-fixed-price for an acquisition maintenance renewal for supportive services for the Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS) hub located in Landstuhl, Germany. This interface was developed by Advantech, based on a DISA requirement. This is an all-or-none requirement. Partial proposals will be deemed unresponsive and will not be evaluated. Only one award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. See attached requirements for Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS) in the Justification and Approval, and Equipment List. Please Read Carefully. DISA requires the following supply/service, exact match only: CLIN 0001 Monthly Maintenance charges for all current equipment in attached equipment list, Quantity-12, Unit- Months. CLIN 0002 Option Year 1 for monthly maintenance charges for all current equipment, Quantity-12, Unit- Months. Invoicing for CLIN 0001 and 0002 will be on a monthly basis. If the Justification and Approval or Equipment List is unclear, offeror shall electronically contact Candace Burrow at Candace.Burrow@disa.mil so the RFP posting can be amended. Any and all questions will be posted and answered on this website. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16 and DFARS Change Notice 20070426. Provisions and clauses (incorporated by reference) applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 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 (Deviation), FAR 52.217-5, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.232-17 Interest, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, and DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. The following clauses, applicable to this acquisition, are local DISA clauses and all interested offerors shall request a copy from the contract specialist: 52.204-9000 Points of Contact, 52.209-9000, 52.217-9100 and 52.232-9000 Wide Area Workflow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA). Full text of these provisions and clauses, with the exception of the local clauses, may be obtained from the following internet websites: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/, and http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Shipments are to be F.O.B. Destination. Items will be mailed to Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: Gloria Witherspoon. Specific agency shipping requirements will be included at award and are available from the contract specialist upon request. Period of Performance and delivery shall occur within thirty (30) days after receipt of order (ARO). Specific agency shipping requirements will be included at award and are available from the contract specialist upon request. The Government will award a single purchase order to the responsible offeror whos offer conforms to the requirements as stated in this synopsis and is most advantageous to the Government based on the lowest price, technically acceptable. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Candace.Burrow@disa.mil (703.681.0331) no later than 11:00 am (Eastern Standard Time) 11 January 2008. Late quotes will not be accepted. Proposals must be valid for at least thirty (30) days after due date. Any amendment(s) issued to this RFP will be published on this website. Therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to visit this website frequently for updates on this procurement.