MAINTENANCE/SUPPORT FOR SUN MICROSYSTEM EQUIPMENT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a requirement to purchase maintenance/support for government-owned SUN Microsystem equipment for the period of June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009. This requirement is a TOTAL HUBZone Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-3. Offers are solicited only from HUBZone small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered. The contractor must be an authorized reseller for SUN Microsystems or must team with an authorized SUN Microsystems company in order to qualify for the opportunity to provide maintenance/support on SUN Microsystems equipment. Attached to this announcement is a list of government equipment to maintain/supported. Any qualified responses should be directed to Debbie Hammond, Contract Specialist, OAGS, PH. 301/827-7157, FAX: 301/827-7039 or E-mailed to dhammon1@oc.fda.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a HUBZone small business concern. The NAICS code and small business size applicable to this requirement are 541519 and $21,000,000 respectively. Note to prospective offerors: The SOW istates that the contractor can not remove an drives without first degaussing the drives to wipe them of data. The price for this requirement is not listed as a separate line item. Offers will be considered only from HUBZone small business concerns who are authorized to provide maintenance/service by - SUN Microsystems, Inc. on the products contained in the attached Schedule of Items and Prices. Maintenance to be provided includes: SUN Platinum, Gold, Silver, Premium and Standard SUN Spectrum Support, as specified in the attached Schedule of Items and Prices. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers in lieu of FAR 52.212-2: 1. Offeror shall be a small business concern that appears on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration. 2. Offeror shall provide evidence of Sun Microsystems, Inc. maintenance certification with its proposal. 3. Offeror shall possess an acceptable record of past performance in providing maintenance for the same or similar of equipment as listed in this solicitation. Offeror shall provide at least one reference of an existing or prior contract under which it is or has successfully provide the same or similar services as in this solicitation. 4. The Government will award a single contract/order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the lowest price acceptable offer. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, is attached and shall be completed and returned by the offeror as part of its proposal. The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is attached. Offers shall be submitted no later than 2:30 PM local time on May 28, 2008 at the following address: Food and Drug Administration Attn: HFA-500, D. Hammond, Room 2008 5630 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Contact Debbie Hammond on 301-827-7157 or Ted Weitzman, 301/827-7178 for information regarding this solicitation.