Hewlett Packard (HP) Application Servers and Red Hat Operating Systems.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 15, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Small Business only. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DTRT57-13-R-20011 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-65 effective 29 January 2013. The NAICS Code is 334111, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, for which the Small Business size standard is 500 employees (per FAR 52.212-1(a)). This requirement is for specific brand name equipment. This acquisition is for Brand-name items (see attached justification). The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is seeking to acquire brand name items for Hewlett Packard (HP) Application Servers and Red Hat Operating Systems. The Government intends to award one firm-fixed-price contract. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) are as follows: CLIN 0001 - Hewlett Packard Server as described in Requirements Document, 84 units, Unit Price $ TBD, Total Price $ TBD. CLIN 0002 - Red Hat Operating System, Part No. RH0197181F3, 75 units, Unit Price $ TBD, Total Price $ TBD. This is a firm-fixed-price contract IAW with FAR Subpart 16.2. Period of Performance: All items to be delivered no later than thirty (30) calendar days from contract award. Inspection and acceptance at destination. All parts listed in Attachment 1. Requirement Document shall be shipped free on board (F.O.B.) destination to the Volpe Center contact as follows: ATTN: Tony Colon, RVT-73 (617) 494-2647 U.S. DOT/RITA/Volpe Center 125 Munroe St. Receiving Dock Cambridge, MA 02142-1001 Contract Document: Requirements Document for Hewlett Packard server and Red Hat operating system is as follows: Please view attachement 1. Requirements Document. Contract Clauses: FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (FEB 2012) applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference. 52.212-4 Addendum: The following contract clause is incorporated by reference and will be included in the awarded contract: (u) FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content (MAY 2011); (v) Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR) 1252.223-73, Seat Belt Use Policies and Programs (APR 2005) (w) Invoice and Payment Process The invoicing and payment office for all contract actions issued by the DOT/RITA/Volpe Center will be located at the Enterprise Services Center (ESC), Office of Financial Operations, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The contractor must submit all invoices, including supporting documentation, electronically (e.g., PDF format) to the ESC at FAA in Oklahoma City by email at the following address: volpeinvoices@faa.gov (all lower cases). A cover email must accompany each invoice and provide the applicable information in the fields listed below: Invoice Date, Supplier Name, Invoice Amount, Invoice Number, Contract Number/Modification Number, CLIN Number, Terms/Discount, Performance Period and Notes. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Item (JAN 2013) applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 paragraph (b) that apply to this acquisition are: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006) with Alternate I (OCT 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (AUG 2012) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (MAY 2012) (section 740 of Division C of Public Law 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Public Law 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Public Law 110-161); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644); 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (JAN 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)); 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (APR 2012) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) (E.O. 11755); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2012) (E.O. 13126).; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O.11246); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496); 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (AUG 2011); 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (FEB 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332) Solicitation Provisions: Instructions to Offerors: FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (FEB 2012) applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference. All responsible Small Businesses may submit a proposal which shall be evaluated by the Volpe Center. 52.212-1 Addenda: Paragraph c. Period for Acceptance of Offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices firm for ninety (90) calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. (End of provision) Pricing: The Government intends to award one contract without discussions and advises all Offerors to present their best prices in response to the solicitation. All proposed prices shall be based on F.O.B. destination with inspection and acceptance at destination. Any offers submitted other than F.O.B. destination will be rejected as non-responsive and will not be considered for award. Offerors shall submit the unit price and total price for the following requirements: Please view Attachment 2. Requirement Pricing. The offeror's signed proposal shall be prepared as either a PDF or Microsoft Word file document and submitted electronically via email to Jeremy Barrasso, Contracting Officer, RVP-31, at the following email address: Jeremy.Barrasso@dot.gov to arrive no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on 21 February 2013. The Government will not pay for any information received. Evaluation: The Government intends to award a single contract to the responsive, responsible, lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation is IAW FAR 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. The Government reserves the right to award no contract depending on the quality of the proposals. The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions if in the best interest of the Government. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, pricing and technical requirements. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award. Evaluation Criteria: Technical Acceptability - The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes and will be determined by an assessment as to whether the proposal meets all the requirements of the solicitation, to include, but not limited to, terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and completion of pricing to include all part numbers listed in Attachment 2. Requirement Pricing. Lowest Price - The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by totaling the offeror's proposed prices for the basic requirement (total of CLINs 0001 and 0002). NOTE: All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to receive an award from the Government. Representations and Certifications: All offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (DEC 2012). The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov, if the offeror has not completed the representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website, the offeror shall complete paragraphs (c) though (o) of this provision. ATTENTION: The following notice is provided for information purposes for Minority Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. with interest at the prime rate as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information call 800-532-1169. Internet address http://osdbuweb.dot.gov