Hardware for Infrastructure Upgrade

The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS/ CID, intends to award in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13.5 for the purchase of Hardware for Infrastructure Upgrade. Specifications and Brand Name Justification are attached to this notice. This notice of intent is to request competitive quotes. All quotes received by closing date of August 25, 2011, 12:00 EST, will be considered by Government. All vendors must be registered with the Central Contractors Registry (CCR), NAICS Code 423430, small business standard is 100 employees, applies to this procurement. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. All responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating their ability to meet the above requirements. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bonafide capability to meet the requirements. Failure to submit such documentation shall be considered non responsive and will be rejected. Affirmative written responses must be received by August 25, 2011. Proposal submissions must be submitted to the following person. Any questions must be submitted in writing Only to the attention of the Contract Specialist. Questions must be e-mails to the attention of Joel Perlroth. The e-mail address is contact@example.gov. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-52. THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLY TO THIS ACTION FAR 52.202-1 Definitions FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (2005-52), applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (2005-52) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (2005-52) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (2005-52) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply; (1, 4, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 40, and 45) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Office's Representative CAR 1352.208-70 Restrictions on Printing and Duplicating CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.270-70 Period of Performance Contracting Office Address: 1335 East West Highway, Rm 8134 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Place of Performance: Silver Spring, Maryland Primary Point of Contact: Joel Perlroth Contract Specialist contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 x 143