*** Should offerors require additional clarification, contact FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID(877-933-3243) or [email protected] or Harry Lundy at [email protected]. *** 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1006-445005 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). FOB Destination shall be Washington,DC,20520. The government plans to award a commercial item purchase order to the bidder with the most advantageous bid to the government. Therefore, all bidders MUST submit their best price and best delivery capabilities through www.FedBid.com. The Department of State requires the following items EXACT MATCH ONLY to the following: 1,(F27O CLUSTER WITH 1TB OF RAW STORAGE FOR 500GB USABLE) FAS270C-RK-BASE FAS270C RK BASE APPLIANCE,1,EA2,SW-ONTAP-MIPS-E2 SW BUNDLE, DATA ONTAP, 6.5 EA,1,EA3,SW-270C-CIFS-C CIFS SOFTWARE, FAS270C,1,EA4,SW-270C-ISCSI-C iSCSI SOFTWARE, FAS270C,1,EA5,CR-270C-ISCSI-BNDL ISCSI BUNDLE CREDIT, FAS270C,1,EA6,SW-SCADMIN-3.0-ONT SECURE ADMIN 3.0 ONTAP/CLUSTER,1,EA7,SW-270C-SME-C SNAPMANGER FOR EXCHANGE-CONFIG , FAS270C,1,EA8,SW-270C-SRESTORE SNAPRESTORE SOFTWARE, , FAS270C,1,EA9,X272A-C 72GB 10K RPM UNIVERSAL FC DISK DRIVE,14,EA10,X800E-C POWER CABLE NORTH AMERICA,2,EA11,X5509A DS14 RACK MOUNTING KIT,1,EA12,(F270 CLUSTER WARRANTY 12 MONTHS, HW & SW, NON RETURNABLE DISKS) SVC-270-HD-4OS-W 270 4HR ONSITE, HW-HEAD, WTY,1,EA13,SVC-SHLF-4OS-1-W SHELF SPRT, 1, 4 HR ONSITE, WTY,1,EA14,SVC-DISK-4OS-1 DISK SPRT, 4 HR. ONSITE, 1 SHLF,1,EA15,SVC-NRD-1 NON RETURNABLE DISK FEE, 1 SHLF,1,EA16,SW-SSP-270-DOT SW SUBS DATA ONTAP, 270,1,EA17,SW-SSP-270-CF SW SUBS CLUSTER FAILOVER, 270,1,EA18,SW-SSP-270-SME SW SUBS, SNPMNGR FOR EXCHANGE, 270,1,EA19,SW-SSP-SECADMIN-C SW SUBS SECUREADMIN ONTAP,1,EA20,SW-SSP-270-SR SW SUBS SNAPRESTORE, 270,1,EA21,SVC-270-HD-4OS-W 270 4 HR ONSITE, HW-HEAD, WTY,1,EA22,SW-SSP-270-DOT SW SUBS DATA ONTAP, 270,1,EA23,SW-SSP-270-CF SW SUBS CLUSTER FAILOVER, 270,1,EA24,SW-SSP-270-SME SW SUBS, SNPMNGR FOR EXCHANGE 270,1,EA25,SW-SSP-SECADMIN-C SW SUBS SECURE ADMIN ONTAP,1,EA26,SW-SSP-270-SR SW SUBS SNAPRESTORE, 270,1,EA27,(INSTALLATION, SINGLE MAILBOX RECOVERY SOFTWARE) SVC-INST-270-CLUSTER FAS270 CLUSTER INSTALL,1,EA28,SW-SDR-WIN SNAPDRIVE, WINDOWS,2,EA29,SW-SSP-SDR-WINDOWS SW SUBS, SNAPDRIVE FOR WINDOWS,2,EA30,SW-SMBR-500PK SINGLE MBOX RECOVERY, 500 PK,1,EA31,SW-SSPVN-SMBR-500 VENDOR SW SUB SMBR, 500PK,1,EA. The Government intends to conduct an on-line competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by a third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid.com. FedBid.com has developed an on-line, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. All part numbers and functional specifications are provided on FedBid.com. Participants will submit a series of quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time. All responsible sources MUST submit a quote/offer to the Department of State for 1006-445005 using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use 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]. The Government is taking this action in an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time quotes for products. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the bidding process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive bidding process. The reverse auction will start on 20,07,2004 and end on 26,07,2004 at 10:00:00 AM ET. 1st Standard FBO Auction Term: Commercial Item Terms and Conditions - The selected contractor must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The selected offeror MUST submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.. 2nd Standard FBO Auction Term: The following provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply to this acquisition to include any addenda to the provision. This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far.. 3rd Standard FBO Auction Term: CCR Requirement - Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. 4th Standard FBO Auction Term: Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation.. Mfr Autorization: Offerors quoting the product that are not the manufacturer or an authorized distributor of the brand name product MUST submit a signed letter from the manufacturer of the brand name product stating the following: - MANUFACTURER, has agreed to supply brand name product to YOUR COMPANY for the purpose of providing the supplies to the DoS. - Letter MUST be on the manufacturers company letterhead and submitted to FedBid's Clientservices division prior to the closing date. This must be provided in order to be considered for award. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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