COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Net App SANs Warranties This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document, incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53, effective 4 Aug 2011. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, your initial quote should contain the best terms from a cost/price standpoint. Quotes must be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate whether your approach meets the salient characteristics below. Offerors are cautioned to strictly comply with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete quote. Failure to furnish a complete quote, at the time of quote submission, may result in the quote being unacceptable to the Government and elimination from consideration for award. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, and/or require additional cost/price information (other than certified cost/price data), should the Contracting Officer determine it necessary to do so. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. Quotes must contain all line items, partial quotes will not be considered. Prospective offerors must be CCR registered and must complete the ORCA on-line representation or provide a copy of their representation and certification as required by FAR Clause 52.212-3. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519. This solicitation is being issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. 1. Description: Air Combat Command requires the purchase of warranties on existing NetApp SANs equipment (below) currently located at ten (10) ACC bases (Nellis AFB, NV; Langley AFB, VA; Dyess AFB, TX; Beale AFB, CA; Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Holloman AFB, NM; Mountain Home AFB, ID; Offutt AFB, NE; Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; and Shaw AFB, SC). The NetApp SANs equipment was purchased 30 Sep 2008. 2. Salient Characteristics: NetApp Warranties include 24hr / 365days Help Desk Support. NetApp maintenance support must be performed by NetApp certified personnel / resellers only. On-site contractor personnel are not required or desired. Any unanswered calls shall be returned within 30 minutes. Issues that can be dealt with remotely should be resolved within four (4) hours of Help Desk notification. Errors and issues that cannot be fixed remotely will require contractor personnel who meet DoD base access authorization requirements to perform repairs. Travel to repair government material shall be coordinated through the Program Manager. Notification and coordination by the contractor that a repair cannot be fixed remotely should be made to the Program Manager within four (4) hours of Help Desk receipt of the problem. Costs for repairs and travel will not be separately billed and should be included in the cost of the warranty. Period of Performance: Contract Award to 365 days, with two (2) twelve-(12)-month options. 3. Delivery: FOB: Destination POC for Delivery: Mr. David McClenney, ACC/A6O, 180 Benedict Ave Langley AFB VA 23665 4. Evaluation: Award will be made to lowest priced offeror that will meet or exceed all required salient characteristics listed above. A cost/price analysis will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Price reasonableness will be determined based on a comparison of offerors' quotes provided. Comparison of proposed costs/prices in response to the solicitation is the preferred and intended cost/price analysis technique. Other techniques and procedures, if deemed necessary, may be used to ensure a fair and reasonable price to include, but not limited to, the following: comparison of previously proposed costs/prices and previous Government and commercial contract costs/prices with current proposed costs/prices for the same or similar service/items; comparison with competitive market costs/prices of similar indexes; or comparison of proposed costs/prices with the Independent Government estimate. Quotes must include proof that the vendor is NetApp certified and is an authorized NetApp reseller. 5. Quotes will be accepted via email only. Email shelley.davis@langley.af.mil NLT 8 Dec 2011, 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Questions regarding this RFQ should be submitted NLT 6 Dec 2011. It is recommended that you confirm receipt of your quote. 6. 3 Attachments: 1. Price CLIN Schedule 2. Part Number Listing 3. Provisions and Clauses
