D--Renewal of Extreme Maintenance Agreements and Accessory Items

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared by the Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA), in Woodbridge, VA, in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation M67854-08-T-0051 is issued hereto as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26 and DFARS Change Notice 20070913. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes 423430 with a size standard of 100 employees, 334119 with a size standard of 1000 employees and 517911 with a size standard of 1500 employees. The requirement is to acquire new and renew Extreme Networks annual maint! enance agreements and switches in use at the USMC in Woodbridge, VA, Camp Pendleton, CA and Hill AFB. See attached list of Extreme Networks items (with description and part number) to be procured. Extreme Networks is the only source for maintenance agreements and products which will not void the warranty of the Government owned Extreme Networks equipment. See attached Justification and Approval To Procure Using Brand Name Specification(S). Consequently, this RFQ requests quotes for Extreme brand name items only. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. Offerors are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, and submit it with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required! to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor, Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; (b)(19) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.225-3 Alt 1, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain foreign Purchases; and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer, Central Contractor Registration. DFARS clause 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial items is hereby incorporated by reference. DFARS clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms an! d Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (JUN 2005) is hereby incorporated by reference. The following provisions apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract: DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Request (May 2006) and DFARS 252.247-7023 Alt III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Full text of the referenced clauses and provisions may be accessed on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. All quotations must include the following information: Company's complete mailing address, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number, and Taxpayer ID number. The Government intends to evaluate quotations based on price and issue an award on the lowest total price for all items on the attached list. The contractor must have current registration through Central Contractor Registration (CCR), http://www.ccr.gov to be eligible for award. The succ! essful contractor shall be required to invoice through the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) system at https://wawf.eb.mil. Quotations shall be submitted electronically to email contact@example.gov. No facsimile quotations will be accepted. Quotations are due no later than 2:00 p.m., EST on 22 September 2008. Additional information can be requested from Robin Kuschel, Contracting Officer, 14041 Worth Avenue, Woodbridge, VA 22192 or emailed to contact@example.gov. A text copy of this announcement may be viewed at https://www.neco.navy.mil. It is the offeror's responsibility to check this web site for all information related to this procurement. All requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be disregarded. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if received in a timely manner, shall be considered by the agency. Numbered Note 1 applies to this solicitation.