The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center intends to extend contract (DTFAWA-11-D-00004) with UNICOM Government of Herndon, VA. This extension will allow for the continued purchase of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware (HW) that includes servers, storage systems, network devices and related services for a period of three (3) months with a one (1) three (3) month option periods.
UNICOM is the current provider under contract DTFAWA-11-D-00004. This contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Strategic Acquisition of Various Equipment (SAVES) Program. This contract provides simple purchasing of COTS HW that includes servers, storage systems, network devices and related services in support of the FAAââ¬â¢s information technology (IT) enterprise for the FAAââ¬â¢s CONUS and OCONUS locations.
In accordance with AMS policy 3.2.2.4, this is a sole source requirement to UNICOM as they are the only current provider of the above products under the FAA mandatory source SAVES contract. The follow-on procurement for this requirement is currently in the pre-award stage. Information for the follow-on procurement was posted on the FAACO webpage under announcement number 25628 and was titled Strategic Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies (SAVES) Personal Computer Device Contract (DTFACT-15-R-00045).
The extension to the UNICOM contract will service as a bridge contract consisting of one three (3) month period and one (1) three (3) month option period. The bridge will serve to avoid any interruption in services while the FAA completes the current competition for a follow-on contract(s)
Accordingly, a competitive solicitation is not available for this procurement. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is not liable for any costs associated with the preparing of a response to this announcement. This announcing will close at 5:00 p.m. EST on September 11, 2017. All inquiries must be submitted in writing.
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