COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION(Isolon Storage System ,License and Cable Assembly) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation/synopsis reference number HQ0028-7318-9009 is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and incorporates the following with the word ?quoter? substituted for ?offeror?. Provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-18. (1) FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items) (JAN 2005): (a) Re para (a): NAICS 334112 ; this requirement is unrestricted, Standard 13 Mil. (b) Note that para (k) requires quoter to be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at time order is issued and throughout performance. (2) FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation ? Commercial Items) (JAN 1999) with the following insertion in para (a) ?lowest priced technically acceptable quote with acceptable past performance.? Technical evaluation will be whether quoted items satisfy all requirements in CLINs 0001 thru 0003 descriptions below. (3) QUOTATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NOT LATER THAN 2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME 19 DEC 2007 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Quotations may be emailed to [email protected] or sent via fax to (951) 413-2432. Due to technical issues email and fax may not result in your proposal arriving before the cut-off time, please allow extra time if you?re sending your quote via electronic means. (4) Quotations must include completed copy of provision at FAR 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items) (MAR 2005) with Alt 1 (APR 2002) or indication that reps and certs are in ORCA. CLIN 0001 QTY 4 EA LICENSE SOFTWARE; ISOLON IQ SYSTEM SOFTWARE INCLUDES: AUTOBALANCE OF DATA ONTO NEW ISILON IQ NODES (ONEFS-AB), FLEXPROTECT-AP ECC+1, ECC+2, MIRRORING (ONEFS-FP), NFS FILE SERVING PROTOCOL FOR UNIX/LINUS CLIENTS (ONEFS-NFS), CIFS FILE SERVING PROTOCOL FOR MS WINDOWS CLIENTS (ONEFS-CIFS), HTTP/WEBDAV PROTOCOL (ONEFS-HTTP), FTP FILE SERVING PROTOCOL (ONEFS-FTP), BACKUP/RESTORE VIA NDMP PROTOCOL (ONEFS-NDMP), WEB GUI/COMMAND LINE CLUSTER MANAGEMENT (ONEFS-CMI); F/U/W ISILON IQ 6000I NODE. PART # ONE FS 6000 CLIN 0002 QTY 4 EA STORAGE SYSTEM CLUSTER; SELF-CONTAINED; INCLUDES: SERVER, SOFTWARE AND DISKS IN 2RU NODE; EACH NODE C/W: 6.0TB CAPACITY, 12EA 500GB SATA-2 W/SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI (SAS), 6EA TOTAL RAW TB OF CAPACITY; 4.25GB GLOBALLY COHERENT CACHE, 1EA 3.2GHZ INTEL XEON PROCESSOR, 2EA GIGABIT ETHERNET FRONT-SIDE PORTS, 2EA INFINIBAND INTRACLUSTER HCA CONNECTIVITY PORTS, DUAL REDUNDANT, HOT-SWAPPABLE 500W PWR SUPPLIES, CLUSTER STATUS, ALERT LEDS AND FRONT PANEL LCD; RACK MOUNTABLE; PWR RQMTS: 100-240VAC, 50/60HZ. PART # IQ6000I CLIN 0003 QTY 8 EA CABLE ASSEMBLY INFINIBAND; INFINIBAND 4X CONNECTOR TO 4X CONNECTOR; 3-M HLN8367-28 AWG-EOP CABLE; 105 OHM DIFFERENTIAL PAIR (8X); F/U/W ISILON IQ 6000I NODES. PART # IB-CABLE-3 FOB Destination 30 days after receipt of order to Defense Information School DINFOS , 6500 Maple Road , Logistics Division Room 1212, FT G Meade, MD 20755-5620. Attn: Jim Seedorf Tel 301) 677-2809 The Government will consider quotes only from ?authorized resellers?. The contractor must bid on ALL items and must be quoted FOB Destination. This is a Sole Source requirement. SILON SYSTEMS, INC. Substitutes for these lines items will not be accepted based on the Sole Source Justification. The Government will issue an order to the responsible quoter; with acceptable past performance, submitting the lowest priced technically acceptable quotation. This order will include the following referenced clauses, which may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov: FAR 52.204-9 (Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2006) FAR 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items) (OCT 2003) FAR 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items) (JUL 2005) FAR 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantage Business Concerns) (MAY 2004) FAR 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds-Central Contractor Registration) (OCT 2003) DFARS 252.204-7004, Alt A (Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (NOV 2003) DFARS 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Request) (JAN 2004) DFARS 252.246-7000 (Material Inspection and Receiving Report) (MAR 2003) Additional FAR and DFARS clauses required by the regulations will be included. Local DMC clauses, 52.0100-4028 (Contract Contact Information)(DMC) (JUN 2005) and 52.0100-4094 (Marking Instructions for All Items to Include Drop Ship and Direct Shipment) (JUN 2004), will be included. Approved for posting at FedBizOps. ARTIMAE SHEPHERD Contracting Officer

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