Global Monitoring

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6. As supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement includes a written solicitation; quotes are being requested. This solicitation (SP4705-09-T-0005) incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26, effective June 12, 2008. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 541519 and the small business size standard is 6.5. This acquisition will be set-aside 100% for small business in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(a). Numbered Note 1 applies. The award will be in accordance with FAR 6.1. The solicitation will result in a firm-fixed price contract with a one (1) year contract. The intention of this solicitation is to provide the Defense Logistics Agency, Andrew T. McNamara (ATM) Headquarters Complex (HQC) a monitoring infrastructure through a Global Service-Oriented Platform that, integrated with HP Business Availability Center technology, allows customers to monitor end-user performance from fully managed Points of Presence (PoPs) around the world. This Service makes available to customers the use of Agents located in facilities that may be used by such customers to monitor their applications and websites and report data into the customer's licensed instances of HP Business Availability Center (BAC) software. The offeror will provide hardware, software, and network con- nections to the Internet through various contracted ISPs for the Service. The offeror will work with Customer for VPN and other security configurations, as limited in the Service Quote. The HQC is located at 8725 John J. Kingman Road on the North Post of Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060. All offerors wishing to submit a proposal subsequent to the solicitation described herein must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database as well as the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) database or risk their otherwise-timely proposal being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Offerors are encouraged to obtain further information on CCR and ORCA registrations at the following two websites: http://www.ccr.gov/ and http://orca.bpn.gov/. The solicitation is distributed solely through Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. For a copy of the solicitation, interested parties shall check this website for SP4705-09-R-0005. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All offerors interested in submitting must mail or email their proposals. Proposals shall address the requirements of the SOW (See Attached) and will be evaluated based on Best Value and the criteria of the SOW. Utilize the SF 1449 to submit proposals. Offers are due no later than November 13, 2008, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Offers received after this date and time will not be considered for award. The postal mailing address is: Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: Mary Pardo, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1145, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. Offers may also be faxed to (703) 767-1130 or email to Mary.Pardo@dla.mil. For any questions relating to this solicitation, please feel free to contact Mary Pardo via email only at Mary.Pardo@dla.mil.