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28321319RNOI00016Federal

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to negotiate exclusively with Dell Federal Systems L.P. to add specific Dell PowerEdge MX7000 system brand cables to their existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with Dell. These cables are open market items, proprietary to Dell, and critical for connecting the unique Gigabit interface converter (GBIC) with Dell’s exclusive 9116 switching technology used in SSA’s PowerEdge MX7000 platform. The total estimated purchase value for these cables will not exceed $200,000 over the remaining term of the BPA. This sole source action is supported by Federal Acquisition Regulations that permit contracting with a single source when only one source is reasonably available and allows adding open market items to a Federal Supply Schedule BPA for administrative convenience. The specified cables include various lengths and types of Dell Networking 2x 100GbE QSFP28-DD Active Optical Cables and other proprietary cables designed to meet the Government’s exact technical requirements. Other manufacturers cannot provide equivalent products due to the specialized nature of the connectivity required. Interested parties were invited to respond with documentation demonstrating their capability to fulfill the requirement by a June 24, 2019 deadline; however, the Government reserves the discretion to determine whether or not to compete the order and will not provide notification of the outcome. Submissions were limited in size and were to be sent via email to the designated SSA contact.

General Info

SSA will sole source proprietary Dell MX7000 cables under existing BPA, not exceeding $200,000.

Agency

Social Security Administration → SSA Ofc Of Acquisition Grants

NAICS

334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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PostedJun 19

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencySocial Security Administration → SSA Ofc Of Acquisition Grants

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeBALTIMORE, MD, 21235, USA

Organization / AgencySocial Security Administration → SSA Ofc Of Acquisition Grants

Office AddressBALTIMORE, MD, 21235, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with Dell Federal Systems L.P. (Dell) located at 1 Dell Way RR8-30 Round Rock TX 78682, to add Dell PowerEdge MX7000 system brand cables to SSA Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) SS00-17-40022 with Dell. The cables are “Open Market? items with total purchases for the subject cables estimated not to exceed $200,000.00 over the remaining Period of Performance of the aforementioned BPA. This action is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts: 13.106-1(b) “Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available..." 8.402(f) “For administrative convenience, an ordering activity contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Schedule (also referred to as open market items) to a Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA)…? The Dell brand cables listed below are designed and manufactured by Dell specifically for the Dell PowerEdge MX7000 system currently used by SSA. The subject cables are proprietary to Dell and are the only cables that can meet the Government’s requirements for cabling capable of connecting Dell’s unique Gigabit interface converter (GBIC) with Dell’s unique 9116 switching technology used in SSA’s PowerEdge MX7000 platform. No other manufacturer’s similar products are capable of meeting the Government’s requirements for this connectivity. • Dell Networking 2x 100GbE QSFP28-DD Active Optical Cable, No FEX, 10 Meter/470-ACTX • Dell Networking 2x 100GbE QSFP28-DD Active Optical Cable, No FEX, 20 Meter/470-ACTY • CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-1M/470-ADCE • CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-3M/470-ADBH • CBL-BPA12DD-OM4-5M/470-ADCH Written responses to this Notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Submissions shall not exceed 5MB. This is not a request for quotation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not notify respondents of the results of the information received. All submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Dennis Failing at contact@example.gov no later than 12:00pm noon Monday June 24, 2019.