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NWWA2000-8-27476Federal

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This solicitation requests proposals for web caching services to support the National Weather Service websites, particularly during peak demand situations such as hurricanes, winter storms, and tsunamis. The contract aims to outsource web caching capacity, with a variable data volume of up to 12 terabytes per month during the hurricane season and as low as 500 gigabytes during off-peak months, covering over 500 websites managed across more than 50 servers in multiple locations. Vendors must provide detailed reporting on usage metrics like bytes, hits, and connections and clarify their pricing structure, including whether charges apply to compressed or uncompressed data and the availability of volume discounts. Performance requirements mandate a 99.99% uptime and user response times that meet or exceed the average of the top 40 commercial websites, verified by an independent source. The solicitation follows Federal Acquisition Regulation guidelines, incorporating relevant provisions and clauses for commercial item acquisitions. Offers will be evaluated on technical capability, past performance, and price, with technical and past performance combined weighted more heavily than pricing alone. The contract term includes one base year and two one-year options. Interested vendors must submit electronic proposals by January 20, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Department of Commerce’s NOAA office in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the issuing entity, and all communication regarding the solicitation is to be directed to the specified point of contact.

General Info

Request for web caching proposals to support National Weather Service websites with 99.99% uptime.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Place of Performance

1325 East West HighwaySilver Spring, MD 20910, MD

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NONE

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Timeline

PhaseCombined Synopsis

PostedJan 4

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 requisition number is NWWA2000-8-27476 and this solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses in effect are hereby incorporated through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-23. The NAICS code for this procurement is 518111. The purpose of this solicitation is to request Web caching services for the National Weather Service (NWS) websites for use during high demand conditions such as landfalling hurricanes, winter storms and tsunami events. The requirement is to outsource no more than 12 terabytes/month during the hurricane season with as little as 500 gigabyte/month during the non-event months for one or more web sites. The vendor shall provide on-line access to daily and monthly reports that report activity in terms of bytes, hits, and connections, for each high level site and for the overall NOAA requirement. The vendor?s proposal shall specify the basis for applying charges including whether charges are based on compressed or uncompressed content, and any volume discounts. The vendor must be available no less than 99.99% of the time and that average of the user response time as validated by an independent source is no worse than the average of the top 40 commercial web sites for a given month. The period of performance is one base year and (2) one year options. The services will be for over 500 web sites served by over 50 servers located at over a dozen locations. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors?Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Far clause 52.212-2, Evaluation?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical, past performance, and price. Technical and price performance, when combined, are more importance when compared to price. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at Far clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses within clause 52.212-5 apply: 52.222-19, Child Labor?Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer___Central Contractor Registration. Proposals are due electronically on January 20, 2008 to contact@example.gov, by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you have any questions, contact Brian J. Brown at +1 (555) 000-0000 x159.