General Overview:

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, has a requirement for 18 Dell PowerEdge M620 Blade Server Systems.

The USU is the only Federal health sciences university and we are committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

Additional information regarding USU and its mission can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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. This is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for commercial items in accordance with the procedures of FAR part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-76, effective July 25, 2014 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), effective July 31, 2014.

This requirement is set-aside for service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This NAICS Code meets the Non-Manufacturer Rule Waiver. Small business resellers may offer other-than-small manufacturer's products.

In order to be eligible for award, offerors must be registered on SAM.gov with completed Representations & Certifications (Reps & Certs). Offerors not registered on SAM.gov with completed Reps & Certs will not be eligible for award.

Offerors interested in responding to this requirement must provide a quote for 18 Dell PowerEdge M620 Blade Server Systems, which at a minimum meet the specifications listed below. A single firm fixed-priced (FFP) purchase order will be awarded.

Minimum Specifications:

USU intends to purchase 18 Dell PowerEdge M620 Blade Server Systems:

1. PowerEdge M620 Blade Server, Intel Xeon E-26XX Processors (210-ABVM) 18
2. PowerEdge M620 Regulatory Label, DAO (389-BDFT) 18
3. M-Series 2.5in Hard Drive Filler Panel (400-ABHQ) 18
4. PowerEdge M620 Motherboard, TPM, Intel Xeon E5-26XX v2 Processors (591-BBBM) 18
5. No Operating System (420-6320) 0
6. Broadcom 57810-k Dual port 10Gb KR Blade Network Daughter Card (430-4398) 18
7. Broadcom 57810-k Dual Port 10Gb KR Mezzanine Network Adapter (430-4401) 18
8. No Operating System Media Kit (420-1908) 0
9. Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On Site Service Initial Year (936-2207) 18
10. Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On Site Service Extended Year (939-5208) 18
11. Dell ProSupport Plus. For tech support, visit www.dell.com/prosupport/regionalcontacts (951-2015) 18
12. ProSupport Plus: Mission Critical 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, 4 Year
13. Extended (951-6574) 18
14. ProSupport Plus: Mission Critical 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, Initial
15. Year (951-6577) 18
16. ProSupport Plus: 7x24 HW/SW Tech Support and Assistance, 5 Year (951-6596) 18
17. On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) 0
18. Proactive Maintenance Service Declined (926-2979) 0
19. Keep Your Hard Drive, 5 Year (980-3634) 18
20. Shipping Material, Individual Blade, PE M620, Systems Docs, OpenManage Kit (331-4355) 18
21. Information Tag (332-0114) 18
22. 12G iDRAC7 Enterprise for Blades (421-5357) 18
23. Serial-Attach SCSI Backplane for M620 (331-4358) 18
24. Standard Cooling (331-4951) 18
25. Hardware RAID 1 (342-3508) 18
26. H310 Controller (331-4365) 18
27. Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.30GHz, 15M Cache, 7.2GT/s QPI, Turbo, 6C, 95W, Max Mem 1333MHz (317-9594) 18
28. PE M620 Heatsink For 2 Processors,LGA,2.2X3.9X1 (331-4361) 18
29. DIMM Blanks for Systems with 2 Processors (317-8688) 18
30. Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.30GHz, 15M Cache, 7.2GT/s QPI, Turbo, 6C, 95W (317-9608) 18
31. PE M620 Heatsink For 2 Processors,LGA,2.2X3.9X1 (331-4361) 18
32. 16GB RDIMM, 1333 MT/s, Low Volt, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width (317-9639) 72
33. 1333 MHz RDIMMs (331-4422) 18
34. Performance Optimized (331-4428) 18
35. 600GB 10K RPM SAS 6Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive (342-3497) 36
36. No System Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit (310-5171) 0
37. This item is not ESTAR qualified (468-9867) 18
38. CFI, UIDFED88, Information, Label, Medium, SO, Factory Install (374-0299) 18

Lines 5, 8, 17, 18, and 36 are items USU does not require. These are included only as information. The cost of these lines must not be considered or included in the final offer.

According to an interested vendor, lines 27, 32, and 33 may no longer be available by Dell. We will accept comparable or upgraded models of these lines as long as they are compatible with the rest of the line items.

Offerors responding to this requirement must provide pricing, at a minimum, for the following contract line item numbers (CLINs):

CLIN Description Quantity Unit of Issue
0001 20 Blade Server, Intel Xeon E-26XX Processors (210-ABVM) 18 Each
0002 PowerEdge M620 Regulatory Label, DAO (389-BDFT) 18 Each
0003 M-Series 2.5in Hard Drive Filler Panel (400-ABHQ) 18 Each
0004 PowerEdge M620 Motherboard, TPM, Intel Xeon E5-26XX v2 Processors (591-BBBM) 18 Each
0005 No Operating System (420-6320) 0 N/A
0006 Broadcom 57810-k Dual port 10Gb KR Blade Network Daughter Card (430-4398) 18 Each
0007 Broadcom 57810-k Dual Port 10Gb KR Mezzanine Network Adapter (430-4401) 18 Each
0008 No Operating System Media Kit (420-1908) 0 N/A
0009 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On Site Service Initial Year (936-2207) 18 Each
0010 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On Site Service Extended Year (939-5208) 18 Each
0011 Dell ProSupport Plus. For tech support, visit www.dell.com/prosupport/regionalcontacts (951-2015)
18 Each
0012 ProSupport Plus: Mission Critical 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, 4 Year 18 Each
0013 Extended (951-6574) 18 Each
0014 ProSupport Plus: Mission Critical 4-Hour 7x24 On-Site Service with Emergency Dispatch, Initial 18 Each
0015 Year (951-6577) 18 Each
0016 ProSupport Plus: 7x24 HW/SW Tech Support and Assistance, 5 Year (951-6596) 18 Each
0017 On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) 0 N/A
0018 Proactive Maintenance Service Declined (926-2979) 0 N/A
0019 Keep Your Hard Drive, 5 Year (980-3634) 18 Each
0020 Shipping Material, Individual Blade, PE M620, Systems Docs, OpenManage Kit (331-4355) 18 Each
0021 Information Tag (332-0114) 18 Each
0022 12G iDRAC7 Enterprise for Blades (421-5357) 18 Each
0023 Serial-Attach SCSI Backplane for M620 (331-4358) 18 Each
0024 Standard Cooling (331-4951) 18 Each
0025 Hardware RAID 1 (342-3508) 18 Each
0026 H310 Controller (331-4365) 18 Each
0027 Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.30GHz, 15M Cache, 7.2GT/s QPI, Turbo, 6C, 95W, Max Mem 1333MHz (317-9594) 18 Each
0028 PE M620 Heatsink For 2 Processors,LGA,2.2X3.9X1 (331-4361) 18 Each
0029 DIMM Blanks for Systems with 2 Processors (317-8688) 18 Each
0030 Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.30GHz, 15M Cache, 7.2GT/s QPI, Turbo, 6C, 95W (317-9608) 18 Each
0031 PE M620 Heatsink For 2 Processors,LGA,2.2X3.9X1 (331-4361) 18 Each
0032 16GB RDIMM, 1333 MT/s, Low Volt, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width (317-9639) 18 Each
0033 1333 MHz RDIMMs (331-4422) 18 Each
0034 Performance Optimized (331-4428) 18 Each
0035 600GB 10K RPM SAS 6Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive (342-3497) 18 Each
0036 No System Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit (310-5171) 0 N/A
0037 This item is not ESTAR qualified (468-9867) 18 Each
0038 CFI, UIDFED88, Information, Label, Medium, SO, Factory Install (374-0299) 18 Each

In order to be considered for award, offerors must provide a quote for the CLINs listed above with the exception of lines 5, 8, 17, 18, and 36. A fully completed quote, including the unit price, total price, and country of manufacture, must be incorporated in the quote package for consideration.

Evaluation / Award Detail:

The Government intends to award a single FFP PO on the basis of Lowest-Price Technically-Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process.

Vendors must indicate whether they accept credit card payments and whether this would incur additional fees. USU cannot make a payment via third-party-payment merchants, e.g. PayPal.

Quoted items must be new. Quotes for refurbished equipment will not be considered.

Offerors must indicate in quote package where item is manufactured.

Items will be shipped to Bethesda, MD.

See attached list for applicable provisions and clauses for this requirement.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Questions/clarifications regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to [email protected] by 2:00P EST on August 11, 2014. Any question received after 2:00P EST on August 11, 2014 will not be answered. Questions will not be answered over the phone or submitted by any other means. All questions will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation posted on or around August 12, 2014.

Quote packages are due by 10:00P EST on August 19, 2014. Quotes must be submitted via email to [email protected]. Quotes will not be accepted by any other means. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages should include a cover sheet that provides the following information:
a. Official Company Name;
b. Point-of-Contact, including name, email address, and phone number;
c. DUNS Number; and
d. If applicable, a statement that includes acknowledgement of latest amendment number

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