Rack Mount Server

Rack Mount Servers (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. (ii) Solicitation "Rack Mount Servers " is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This is a brand name or equal solicitation. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60. (iv) This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) with the small business size standard of 1000 employees. (v) & (vi) This RFQ has one (1) contract line items (CLINs). The government intends to procure the following: CLIN 0001 FFP 1U Quad Core Xeon Rack-Mount Server. Salient Characteristic. 1. Chassis a. 1U heavy duty aluminum alloy strain hardened and stabilized rack mount chassis b. Dimensions 1.75 H x 16.9" W x 24" D c. Cooling system developed specifically for harsh environments 2. Auto-Sensing Power Supply a. AC Input Power: 90 to 264VAC, 47 to 63Hz 3. Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon Processor L5618 or better (Intel core required) a. (1.87GHz, 12MB Cache, 5.86 GT/s Intel QPI) 4. Intel Multi-Core Xeon Processor Motherboard 5. Intel 5520 Chipset 6. On-board SATA controller 7. On-board dual Intel Gigabit adapters 8. On-board graphics controller with 32 MB RAM 9. Four (4) USB 2.0 ports rear, one USB 2.0 port brought out to front of chassis 10. One PCI-E Expansion slot 11. 192GB ECC DDR3 RAM (12x16GB modules) 12. Four (4) 400GB removable 2.5" SATA SSD 13. Ruggedized metal carrier and receiver 14. Slim-line SATA DVD-RW/CD-RW 15. 24" 1U Rails A. Operating Temperature: -10'C to 60'C, MIL-STD 810G B. Shock: Will meet MIL-STD 810G, MIL-STD-901D C. Vibration: Will meet MIL-STD 810G, MIL-STD-167-1 D. Humidity: Designed to Meet 20%-95% (Non-Condensing), MIL-STD 810G E. Fungus/Mold: Designed to Meet MIL-STD 810G F. Sand/Dust/Salt/Fog: Designed to Meet MIL-STD 810G with MIL-STD Connectors Each system must also contain: 1. Removable solid state drives that are hot swappable. a. No other permanent memory storage authorized than removable solid state drives. 2. 1U rack mountable configuration Qty: 2 EACH Unit Price: $ ________________ Total Price: ______________ Total Price of All Items: $______________ Delivery Date:__________________ Discount: ___________ (vii) Delivery location is Schriever AFB, CO 80912. Inspection and acceptance location is Schriever AFB CO. FOB point shall be Destination. All FOB Destination charges must be included in quoted prices. (viii) Contract financing will not be provided for this acquisition. The Government will make an award from this request for quote to the responsible quoter whose quote is the lowest price technically acceptable. The Government reserves the right to not make an award at all. To view the information below in full text use the Federal Acquisition Regulation website at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.htm. 1) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 2) 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. The specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a) of this provision are as follows: (i) lowest price technically acceptable. 3) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Item must be completed and provided with this offer or available to the Contracting Office on Online Representations & Certifications Application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. 4) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 5) 52.212-5 (DEVIATION) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following sub-clauses apply: 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 6) 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration 7) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 8) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 9) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 10) 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration 11) 252.212-7001 (DEVIATION) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The Following Subclauses apply: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; 12) 252.247-7023 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 13) 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 14) 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen: Name: AFSPC/A7K Headquarters Air Force Space Command A7K, Address: 150 Vandenberg Street/ Suite 1105, Peterson AFB, CO 80914-4350, Fax: 719-554-5299. Email: a7k.wf@afspc.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (ix) This acquisition does not have a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating. (x) Responding offerors shall include quotations and descriptive literature with their response to allow the Government to make a complete evaluation and appraisal of the offering with respect to the requirements set forth in this combined synopsis/solicitation. No special format is required for your quote ALL QUOTES ARE DUE BY 1:00 P.M. MST, 20 AUGUST 2012. (xi) The Point of Contact for this acquisition is A1C Michael Smith, 719-567-7772. Quotes can be emailed to michael.smith.400@us.af.mil. To ensure your quote is received, you are strongly encouraged to contact the POC with notification of which method your quote was submitted.