This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The solicitation number is OIS-11-489 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423430 with a small business size standard of 100.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-09-19 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Rockville, MD 20852

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following:
LI 001, IBM Hardware and Equipment 5313-HPO POWER SOFTWARE HIPO0555 8231 E2B0967 BASE OS0983 TAA1071 OS SPECIFY CODE AIX 7.11488 FIREFOX5000 PRELOAD5924 ENGLISH9209 HW NOT RACK INTEGRATED, 3, EA;
LI 002, IBM Hardware and Equipment7042-CR6 RACK MOUNT HW MANAG CONSOLE0033 INTERNAL MODEM0962 HMC LMC V70983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR1025 MODEM CABLE US/CANADA GENERAL1208 8GB PLUGGABLE USB MEMORY OPTIO4650 RACK INDICATOR-NOT FACT INTEGR6458 POW CBL, DRAW 14-FT, 250V/10A7802 ETH CBL,15M,HMC CSL TO SYSUNIT9069 HMC/SRV ORDER LINKAGE IND9300 LANG GROUP SPECIFY - US ENG, 1, EA;
LI 003, IBM Hardware and Equipment7316-TF3 FLAT PANEL CONSOLE KIT0983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR4650 NO FACTORY INTEGRATION IND8880 USB TRAVEL KEYB.W/CBL,US ENG.9300 LANG GROUP SPEC-US ENGLISH9911 POWER CORD (4M) - ALL, 1, EA;
LI 004, IBM Hardware and Equipment7316-TF3 FLAT PANEL CONSOLE KIT0983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR4269 CABLE,USB CON.OPTION-1.5M4283 IBM 1X8 RACK CONSOLE SWITCH4650 NO FACTORY INTEGRATION IND8880 USB TRAVEL KEYB.W/CBL,US ENG.9300 LANG GROUP SPEC-US ENGLISH9911 POWER CORD (4M) - ALL, 1, EA;
LI 005, IBM Hardware and Equipment 8231-E2B POWER 710 AND POWER 730 10265 AIX PARTITION SPECIFY 10462 SSD PLACEMENT INDICATOR - CEC 10983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR 11775 177GB SFF1 SSD W/ EMLC AIX/LI 41832 QUAD-PORT 1 GB HEA DAUGHTER CA 11886 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS DISK DRI 22146 PRIMARY OS - AIX 14276 VGA TO DVI CONNECTION CONVERTE 14527 16GB (2X8GB) MEMORY DIMMS, 106 44650 RACK INDICATOR- NOT FACTORY IN 15000 SOFTWARE PRELOAD REQUIRED 15265 MEMORY RISER CARD 15267 STORAGE BACKPLANE -- 6 SFF DRI 15269 PCIE LP POWER GXT145 GRAPHICS 15603 SYSTEM AC POWER SUPPLY, 1725 W 25762 SATA SLIMLINE DVD-RAM DRIVE 16671 POWER CORD 2.7M (9-FOOT), DRAW 27318 CHASSIS WITH TWO PROCESSOR PLA 18359 8-CORE 3.55 GHZ POWER7 PROCESS 28372 ONE PROCESSOR ACTIVATION FOR P 88375 ZERO-PRICED PROCESSOR ACTIVATI 89300 LANGUAGE GROUP SPECIFY - US EN 19440 NEW AIX LICENSE CORE COUNTER 16, 1, EA;
LI 006, IBM Hardware and Equipment8231-E2B POWER 710 AND POWER 730 10265 AIX PARTITION SPECIFY 10462 SSD PLACEMENT INDICATOR - CEC 10983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR 11775 177GB SFF1 SSD W/ EMLC AIX/LI 41832 QUAD-PORT 1 GB HEA DAUGHTER CA 11886 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS DISK DRI 22146 PRIMARY OS - AIX 14276 VGA TO DVI CONNECTION CONVERTE 14527 16GB (2X8GB) MEMORY DIMMS, 106 44650 RACK INDICATOR- NOT FACTORY IN 15000 SOFTWARE PRELOAD REQUIRED 15265 MEMORY RISER CARD 15267 STORAGE BACKPLANE -- 6 SFF DRI 15269 PCIE LP POWER GXT145 GRAPHICS 15603 SYSTEM AC POWER SUPPLY, 1725 W 25762 SATA SLIMLINE DVD-RAM DRIVE 16671 POWER CORD 2.7M (9-FOOT), DRAW 27318 CHASSIS WITH TWO PROCESSOR PLA 18348 4-CORE 3.7 GHZ POWER7 PROCESS 28381 ONE PROCESSOR ACTIVATION FOR P 48383 ZERO PRICED PROC ACTIVFOR8348 49300 LANGUAGE GROUP SPECIFY - US EN 19440 NEW AIX LICENSE CORE COUNTER 8, 1, EA;
LI 007, IBM Hardware and Equipment8231-E2B POWER 710 AND POWER 730 10265 AIX PARTITION SPECIFY 10462 SSD PLACEMENT INDICATOR - CEC 10983 US TAA COMPLIANCE INDICATOR 11775 177GB SFF1 SSD W/ EMLC AIX/LI 41832 QUAD-PORT 1 GB HEA DAUGHTER CA 11886 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS DISK DRI 22146 PRIMARY OS - AIX 13930 SYSTEM SERIAL PORT CONVERTER C 14527 16GB (2X8GB) MEMORY DIMMS, 106 44650 RACK INDICATOR- NOT FACTORY IN 15000 SOFTWARE PRELOAD REQUIRED 15265 MEMORY RISER CARD 15267 STORAGE BACKPLANE -- 6 SFF DRI 15269 PCIE LP POWER GXT145 GRAPHICS 15603 SYSTEM AC POWER SUPPLY, 1725 W 25762 SATA SLIMLINE DVD-RAM DRIVE 16671 POWER CORD 2.7M (9-FOOT), DRAW 27318 CHASSIS WITH TWO PROCESSOR PLA 17802 ETHERNET CABLE, 15M, HARDWARE 18348 4-CORE 3.7 GHZ POWER7 PROCESS 28381 ONE PROCESSOR ACTIVATION FOR P 48383 ZERO PRICED PROC ACTIVFOR8348 49300 LANGUAGE GROUP SPECIFY - US EN 19440 NEW AIX LICENSE CORE COUNTER 8, 1, EA;
LI 008, IBM Hardware and Equipment5692-A6P SYSTEM PROGRAM ORDER 11100 MEDIA CHARGE 11488 FIREFOX FOR AIX 12271 AIX EXP/STD ED V7.1 BASE 12272 AIX EXP/STD ED V7.1 U/D CD 12273 AIX EXP/STD ED V7.1 EX PACK 13435 DVD-ROM 1, 3, EA;
LI 009, IBM Hardware and Equipment5765-G98 IBM AIX STANDARD EDITION 10008 PER PROC CORE ON SMALL P7 16, 1, EA;
LI 010, IBM Hardware and Equipment5765-G98 IBM AIX STANDARD EDITION 10008 PER PROC CORE ON SMALL P7 8, 2, EA;
LI 011, IBM Hardware and Equipment5773-RS3 MACHCONTRL REM SPT AGR HMC 3YR 10569 MCPRS FOR HMC,3Y,1 PROC 10570 MCPRS HMC,3Y,24X7,1 PROC 17000 SUPPLY FEATURE 1, 2, EA;
LI 012, IBM Hardware and Equipment5773-SM3 SW MAINTENANCE FOR AIX,3 YEARS 11252 PER PROC SM P7 3 YR REG 161253 PER PROC SM P7 3 YR 7X24 16, 1, EA;
LI 013, IBM Hardware and Equipment5773-SM3 SW MAINTENANCE FOR AIX,3 YEARS 11252 PER PROC SM P7 3 YR REG 81253 PER PROC SM P7 3 YR 7X24 8, 2, EA;
LI 014, IBM Hardware and Equipment6942-25B Warranty Service Upgrade 3 1970 8231-E2B 24x7x4 WSU 34524 WSU Same Day 24x7x4 Response 3, 1, EA;
LI 015, IBM Hardware and Equipment6942-CON Contract Coverage (N/C codes) 30096 ServiceElite 3, 1, EA;
LI 016, IBM Hardware and Equipment6942-HMA Hardware Maintenance (N/C codes) 30025 Hardware Maintenance Selected 3, 1, EA;
LI 017, IBM Hardware and Equipment6942-TCS Terms (N/C codes) 3 0053 Prepay Billing 3 Year Term 3, 1, EA;

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***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***

For this solicitation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at [email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or [email protected] of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

Brand name justification: The IBM P series hardware has been tested, implemented and in NRCs infrastructure for several years. The databases for some of the most critical applications within the agency have run on this hardware. The P series hardware is also part of the Technical Reference Model from Enterprise Architecture. The hardware has been thoroughly tested and applications that have databases running on the hardware rely on it to maintain an NRC Authority to Operate (ATO). Introducing a new series of hardware into the current infrastructure would bring extreme risk to the continuity of services since there would be a need for reconfiguration, testing and modification to the current ATO. In addition, utilizing existing software will help the agency capitalize on our current experience in regards to technical support, maintenance, test, and quality of the P series hardware. Questions: The offeror shall direct all questions relating to this solicitation only to the NRC Contract Specialist. The offeror shall direct any questions relating to the fedbid.com website to fedbid.com by email or by telephone.

The Government will only consider open market quotations. Quotations from Federal Supply Schedule contracts or GWAC contracts will not be considered. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. All offerors must be authorized resellers of Microsoft Products. To be considered for award, all Sellers must be manufacturer authorized distributors of the equipment/services they are offering with a demonstrated capability of delivering the entire order within the timeframes specified by the Buyer on the award. Sellers may be required to provide documentation as proof of authorization to be considered for award.

Quotation must be valid for at least thirty (30) days after close of this reverse auction. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

The following text replaces paragraphs (b) and (c) of provision 52.212-1: (b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations according to the instructions in the solicitation before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations should show? (1) The solicitation number; (2) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (3) If license agreement(s) apply, provide a copy of the applicable license agreement(s); (4) Documentation that shows how the offered products comply with Section 508 standards that are included elsewhere in this solicitation (if applicable); (5) If the offeror is a reseller/business partner and is offering product(s) that their company does not manufacture, the offeror should provide evidence that the offeror is authorized by the original equipment manufacturer to sell the products or services being offered. (6) A copy of the terms of any express warranty being offered for the offered products; (7) FOB Destination-based firm-fixed-price and any discount terms. The pricing structure in the quotation may differ from the pricing structure in the solicitation as long as all specifications and other requirements are met; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if any); (10) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of quotations. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quotation firm for at least 30 calendar days from the date and time that this FedBid.com reverse auction closes.

Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. Applicable Section 508 Standards: 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems. The Government intends to award a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose technically acceptable quotation is deemed to represent the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotation: 1.Extent to which quoted solution complies with minimum solicitation requirements; 2.Extent to which quoted solution complies with Section 508 standards included in this solicitation; and 3. Price.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (www.acquisition.gov/far) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5, including the following fill-ins in paragraph (b): (to be completed by the Contract Specialist) The following FAR clauses will apply to the resultant purchase order: 52.212-4; 52.212-5, including the following fill-ins in paragraph (b): (to be completed by the Contract Specialist); and any license agreement(s) that were submitted with the quotation. License agreements would become an Addendum to the purchase order, as set forth in clause 52.212-4(s).

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