This is a Request for Information (RFI) Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government is seeking information to determine if a small business has the capability of providing Manufactured Computer Components for the integration of hardware and software for Servers/Network Cabling (SNC), Electronic Classrooms (ECR) and Learning Resource Centers (LRC). This technology is expected to consist of commercial electronic devices, commercial computer hardware and software for use with tailored interactive courseware for instructor-led and self-paced lessons. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is: 333318 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing with size standard of 1000 employees. The example products listed below are the minimum requirements to complete this tasking. The Navy will accept equal or better small business manufactured end product(s). Please note that the system offered must be MANUFACTURED BY A SMALL BUSINESS in order to meet this requirement. Large business products will not be reviewed. Definition of Manufacturing: Manufacture is a concern which, with its own facilities, performs primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end item being acquired. CURRENT KNOWN AVAILABLE PRODUCTS THAT MEET NEED: Dell OptiPlex 9020 or Equal Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4690 Processor (Quad Core, 6MB, 3.50GHz w/HD4600 Graphics) Memory: 4GB (1x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Hard Drive: 500GB 3.5inch SATA (7.200 RPM) Hard Drive Video Card(s): Dual AMD Radeon R5 240 - 1 GB - PCI Express 3.0 - DVI, DisplayPort Audio: Onboard Network Adapter: Intel Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet (Onboard) Keyboard: Smart Card Reader USB Keyboard Mouse: Dell MS111 USB Optical Mouse Optical Drive: 16X DVD-ROM ___________________________________________________________ HP ProDesk 600 or Equal Processor Intel® Core™ i7-4790 with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (3.6 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores) Memory: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB) Hard Drive 500GB 3.5inch SATA (7.200 RPM) Hard Drive Video Card(s): Dual AMD Radeon R5 240 - 1 GB - PCI Express 3.0 - DVI, DisplayPort Audio: Onboard Network Adapter: Intel I217LM Gigabit Network Connection Keyboard: Smart Card Reader USB Keyboard Mouse: HP 2-button optical _________________________________________________________ Dell PowerEdge T430 Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz,15M Cache,8.00GT/s QPI,Turbo,HT,6C/12T (85W) Max Mem 1866MHz Additional Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz,15M Cache,8.00GT/s QPI,Turbo,HT,6C/12T (85W) Memory: (2) 16GB RDIMM, 2133MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width Chassis Configuration: Chassis with up to 8, 3.5 Hot-Plug Hard Drives RAID Configuration: RAID 0 for H330/H730/H730P (1-16 HDDs or SSDs) RAID Controller: PERC H330 RAID Controller Hard Drives (Multi-Select): (2) 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 3.5 in. Hot-Plug Hard Drive Power Supply: Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 495W Systems Management: iDRAC8 Express, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller, Express Network Adapter: On-Board Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM Internal Optical Drive: DVD ROM, SATA, Internal System Documentation: Electronic System Documentation and OpenManage DVD Kit for T430 Power Cords: (2) NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power Cord System Documentation: Electronic Systems Documentation and OpenManage DVD Kit for T430 __________________________________________________________ Dell Precision M6800 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4910MQ (Quad Core 2.90GHz, 3.90GHz Turbo, 8MB 47W, w/HD Graphics 4600) Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v6.4 with 1 YR RHN Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Video Card: AMD FirePro M6100 w/2GB GDDR5 Hard Drive: 500GB 2.5 7200rpm Hard Drive Optical Drive: 8X DVD-ROM Tray Load Network Card: Integrated Intel 82579M/V 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Primary Battery: 9-cell (97Wh) Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge™ Palm Rest: Smart Card Reader and No Fingerprint Reader Palm rest LCD: 17.3 HD+ (1600x900) Anti-Glare LED-Backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee OS Recovery Option: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 OS Installation Media Request for Capabilities Statements- This RFI is being issued for the purpose of identifying businesses with the appropriate capabilities to manufacture computer systems. Interested businesses are invited to submit capabilities statements describing their ability to fulfill this requirement. Capability statements must include the following: (1) A brief description of the offerors capabilities and how their product meets the manufacturing definition relating to the product required. Product Description/Specifications is required. Please include available warranty period packages available in support of product being offered. Please include your company CAGE code (if you have one) and POC information with your response. Responses are requested on or before 21 July 2015. Note: All information and data received in response to the sources sought marked or designated as corporate proprietary information will be fully protected and held in strict confidence. No telephone responses will be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Close of Business on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 via e-mail to
contact@example.gov. Responses should reference Electronic Classrooms (ECR).
