Fiber Conversion Items

This notice is being posted as a Request for Quotations for Purchase Request F3RT149111A001. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.202 (a)(13), Exceptions to Publicizing Contract Actions, there will not be a pre-solicitation notice posted for this required action. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT SET-ASIDE AND IS FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The NAICS code for the requirement is 334111. The size standard for this NAICS code is 1000 Employees. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36. All items must be brand name Cisco and "or equals" will not be accepted. Refer to attached Brand Name Justification and Approval. Line Item Quantity DELL Part # Description 0001 8 EA AT-2972SX 1000SX Server PCI-e Fiber Network Adapter Card w/PCI Express, LC connector 0002 10 EA TFC-110MSC 10/100BASE-TX to 100BASE-FX MM Fiber Converter, SC Connector (Printers) 0003 10 EA LC-SC-5M 5 Meter LC-SC Duplex Multimode 62.5/125 Fiber Optic Patch Cord (servers to switch) 0004 75 EA SC-MTRJ-2M 2 Meter SC-MTRJ Duplex Multimode 62.5/125 Fiber Optic Patch Cord (patch panel to switch) 0005 75 EA SC-SC-2M 2 Meter SC-SC Duplex Multimode 62.5/125 Fiber Optic Patch Cord (network drop to clients) 0006 1 EA VELCRO-9 9" Velcro Strap 1/2" Width Black, 50pc Pack or equal 0007 1 EA PAL-750-499 ID Pal Nylon Cloth Labels 0.750" X 19' Continuous, White (cable labels) or equal 0008 2 EA WS-X4148-FX-MT Catalyst 4500 FE Switching Module, 48-100FX MMF(MTRJ) 0009 18 EA WS-G5484 1000BASE-SX Short Wavelength GBIC (Multimode only) for WS-X4418-GB only 0010 1 EA WS-X4418-GB Catalyst 4500 GE Module, Server Switching 18-Ports (GBIC) 0011 3 EA CON-SNT-C4507RE SmartNet 8x5xNBD All items must be delivered No Later Than 30 September 2009. Offer/quote should include a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. FOB point is Destination (Schriever AFB, CO 80912). The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: price and technical acceptability. Responding contractors shall include quotations and descriptive literature with their response to allow the government to make a complete evaluation and appraisal of the offering with respect to the requirements set forth in this combined synopsis solicitation. This Request for Quotation incorporates the following provisions and clauses. Their full text may be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial (Jan 2004) are hereby incorporated by reference. Award will be made to the technically acceptable offeror with the lowest price, see FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items. All offerors shall include with their offers a complete copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items (Jan 2004), 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items (Feb 2007). FAR clauses are hereby incorporated. FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984), 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, With Alternate I, 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity-Supplies (Aug 1987), 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions (Deviation) (Nov 2007), 52.222-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996), 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2008), 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998), 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008), 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (Sep 2006), 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-CCR (Oct 2003), 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996), 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations (Apr 1984), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998). DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration (Sep 2007), 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (May 2008), 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials (Apr 1993), 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2009), 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Mar 2008), 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002), 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2007), 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Jun 2005). AAFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Aug 2005). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far/ (End of clause) By submission of a quote, the quoter acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.237-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Wide Area Workflow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF- RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. QUOTES ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 1 PM, MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, 3 SEPTEMBER 2009. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUOTES ELECTRONICALLY to nadine.catania@schriever.af.mil. You may also submit quotes via fax on letterhead to the attention of TSgt Nadine Catania, Contracting Officer at (719) 567-3438. This announcement and written request for quote constitutes the only "Request for Quote" that will be made for this requirement.