ERDC Contracting Office intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Apple, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertinol, CA 95014. Thisi procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)-only one responsible source and no other supples or services will satisfy agency requirements. Apple, Inc. is the only known source capable of meeting the Government's requirements due to the unique capability to provide support and service for the Unix based operating system. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 CST on 29 May 2009. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to [email protected] with soliciation no. referenced in the subject line. MAC Personal Computer Specs are listed.


System Requirements:

Two MacPro systems, 3 MacBook Pro systems, 3 Display units, and software, as Follows:

MacPro Systems to Include:

Mac Pro (1 system)

Part number: Z0G8
One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
8GB (4x2GB)
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide
Country Kit

MacPro (1 system)

Part number: Z0G1
Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
32GB (8x4GB)
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide
Country Kit

MacBookPro Systems to Include:

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, Aluminium (3 systems)

Part number: Z0G5
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVDR DL/DVDRW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard

Apple LED Display to Include:

Apple LED Cinema Display (24 inch flat panel) - 3 each

Part Number: MB382LL/A

Software to Include:

VMware Fusion 2 (5 copies)

iWork 2009 (5 copies)

Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 Professional Edition for Mac OS - Single Commercial CD - By Intel (1 copy)

Product Type: Product Only Full Version
Version: 11.0
Family: C++ Compiler Professional Edit...
Users: Single user
SKU: I23 09301A02
Manuf Part No: CPM110ASGB1PP
Media: CD ROM

Intel Fortran Compiler 11.0 Professional Edition for Mac OS - Single Commercial CD - By Intel (1 copy)

Product Type: Product Only Full Version
Version: 11.0
Family: Fortran Compiler Professional
Users: Single user
SKU: I23 11301A02
Manuf Part No: FTP110ASGB1PP
Media: CD ROM

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