D -- MIMOSA NEARPOINT SYSTEMS ANNUAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICATION NUMBER S5105A-07-T-0003 Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Procurement Center, 6350 Walker Lane, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22310 1. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance to Subpart 12.6 under the Federal Acquisition Regulation supplemented with additional information included in this solicitation/synopsis. NAICS Code: 541519 Classification Code: D ? Information Technology Services 2. The Government request best discounted price. If you are interested in this acquisition, you may participate by submitting your response in accordance with the following instructions. The Points of Contact for this effort is Debra Dickerson-Small. Email: Debra.Dickerson-Small@dcma.mil and Sue Gerardo, contracting Officer, Email: Sue.Gerardo@dcma.mil. All US firms responding must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and not listed on the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Offerors are required to submit pricing to the Government officials for the purpose of assuring that the prospective Contractor is fully cognizant of the of this requirement and has the capability to meet /complete all specifications and requirements below: ITEM NO. DESPRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS QUANTITY I. Mimosa NearPoint for MS Exchange Solution 13,000 (1 Mailbox Access License) Standard Maintenance and Support II. Mimosa NearPoint PST Archive Option 13,000 (1 Mailbox Access License) Standard Maintenance and Support 3. RFQ Closing Date. Proposals submitted in response to this RFQ on or before 2:00 PM Eastern Time, JANUARY 26, 2007. No late proposals will be considered. No Bid replies are requested and should include a brief statement as to why you are unable to submit a Quote in response to this solicitation. 4. Delivery and Period of Performance: No later than 30 days upon receipt of an award 5. Delivery Information: POC is Bud Davis at 703-428-1792 ? (Do Not Contact concerning this RFQ) DCMA, 6350 Walker Lane, Suite 300 Suite 534, Alexandria, VA 22310 6. Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price 7. Quote Submission. In order to be eligible for award, quotes submitted must provide all information specified herein. Quotes that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. A. Tax identification number (TIN) B. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) C. Complete Business Mailing Address D. Cage Code E. NAICS Code F. FSC Code G. Contact Name H. Contact Phone I. Contact Fax Number J. Contact email address 7. Evaluation and Award. The Government intends to award this requirement to the lowest price and in accordance with the above specifications. The Government reserves the rights to establish a competitive range for evaluation purposes. 8. Brand Name Justification: see attached 9. Applicable Clauses: The following clauses are incorporated by reference. The full version of all clauses may be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil 52.212-1 ? Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Item (Jan 2006) 52.212-2 ? Evaluation of Commercial Items (Jan 2006) 52.212-4 ? Changes (Sept 2005) 52.217-7 ? Option for Increased Quantity ? Separately Priced Line Item (March 1989) 52.217- 8 ? Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) 52.232-12 ? Advance Payments (Mar 2001) 52.246-17 - Warranty of Supplies of a Non-complex Nature (June 2003) 252-204-7004 ? Required Central Contract Registration (Mar 2000) 252-209-7004 ? Subcontracting with Firms that are owned or controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country (Mar 1998) 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Request (May 2006) 252.211-7003 ?Item Identifications and Evaluation (June 2005) 252-232-7010 ? Levies on Contract Payments (Sept 2005) 252-243-7001 ? Pricing of Contract Modification (Dec 1991) 9. Electronic Submission of Payment Request: The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) has implemented Wide Area Work Flow Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) as its method of electronic submission of invoices and government inspection and acceptance, and it is the only acceptable format for submitting invoices and receiving reports. Any payment request that is not submitted in electronic form WILL BE REJECTED by the Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS). If the contractor is unable to submit invoices using WAWF-RA, the contractor should immediately notify the Contracting Officer and provide rationale as to why the contractor is unable to use WAWF-RA. Information regarding WAWF-RA can be found at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The WAWF-RA training site is accessible at http://www.wawftraining.com. In addition, vendors can attend DCMA-provided training. Contact Ms. Carol Albany, DCMA Information Technology Electronic Business Directorate, at carol.albany@dcma.mil, or telephone (703) 428-0540 to arrange for training. Attachment: Brand Name Justification Memo BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION Agency/Office Name: _Defense Contract Management Agency 1. "Brand name" of product: MIMOSA NEAR POINT 2. Description of "brand name" product: Software allows easy access to archived email and to Mimosa Support and upgrades 3. Name of manufacturer of "brand name" product: MIMOSA 4. The "brand name" provided is to identify the standard of quality necessary. Equivalents will be considered. ____ Yes ___X_ No (If no, please complete Nos. 5 and 6.) 5. If the answer to No. 4 is "no," please complete the following. Only the "brand name" item specified will meet the Government?s needs: __X__ A. Because patent rights, copyrights, proprietary secret processes, control of certain materials or components providing a superior utility or capability that cannot be obtained from similar products. _____ B. Because program requirements cannot be modified so that competitive products or services may be used. _____ C. Because the product or service is unique and easily established as one-of-a kind. Please explain: It is currently installed and used by our workforce, upgrade software maintenance is now required. 6. If the answer to No. 4 is "no," please indicate other reasons for restricting competition: Other: Because program requirements cannot be modified so that competitive products or services may be used..