PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this request. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation parts 12 and 13.   The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this acquisition as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under solicitation number E010519.  The NAICS Code for this requirement is 423610, Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies & Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. The size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business.

The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed priced contract.  Brand name or equal items will be accepted.  The required equipment shall be compatible with existing Fortress equipment currently in use by the FBI.  If an "equal" item is being proposed, then the product specifications shall be included with the quote to demonstrate that the proposed item is equal.

1. ES520-34  Fortress  Secure Wireless Access Bridge  
     Qty.: 10
2.  FCLT-WIN  Fortress  Secure Clients for Windows                
    Qty.:  10
3.  ES520-SB   Fortress  Suite B Module 
     Qty.:10
4.  FCLT-WIN-SB   Fortress Secure Clients for Suite B Windows    
     Qty.:10
5.   FA-ES12VCBL   Fortress 12 Volt Weatherized Power Cable      
      Qty.: 10
6.   FA-5090-O Fortress 5 GHz Yagi Directional Antenna         
      Qty.: 10  
7.  FA-2490-O Fortress 2.4 GHz Yagi Directional Antenna       
     Qty.: 10

Minimum Salient Characteristics 

General Requirements: Secure wireless bridge that provides access to a network.  It shall be portable and ruggedized for harsh environments and extreme temperatures. 

Minimum requirements for technical acceptability:

            Range of Yagi directional antenna: 7 miles

            Antenna:30dB  Performance: up to 10 clients

            Encryption: Suite B encryption, Secure Client B, Secure Client B and Secure Client

            Management: Secure browser based GUI

            SSID support: up to 8 SSIDs

            Enclosure: rugged, NEMA 4

Connections: 8ea, RJ-45 10/100 LAN ports; 1ea, RJ-45 weatherized LAN port; 1ea, USB port

            Radio: 400mW 802.11a/b/g radio

            Antenna support: 2 N-style external antenna connections

            Radio modes of operation: wireless point or bridge

            Power draw: 12W maximum

            Port LEDs: Linl activity, status, POE

            Radio LEDs: strength and associations

            Weatherized operating cabling

            Vibration, bounce and shock: MIL-STD-810F

            NIST certified

Shipping Instructions:
Shipping under this requirement shall be FOB destination.  Items shall be delivered to Quantico, VA. 

Submission Instructions:
Responses shall be submitted via electronic submission to Margaret Einspahr at [email protected].  The due date for responses to this RFQ is on or before Friday, September 10, 2010, at 9:00 am Eastern Time.  Responses must be marked as follows: "RFQE010519."  All questions regarding this requirement must be submitted to Margaret Einspahr via email no later than Tuesday, Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at 3:00 pm.  Quotes shall include a point of contact (including phone number, fax number and email address), contractor DUN's number and TIN number.  ALL QUOTES MUST BE VALID FOR 60 DAYS.  

Terms and Conditions:  This RFQ incorporates the provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 2005-43.   The provision at FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) and Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (June 2008) and addendum are incorporated into this solicitation.  Addendum to 52.212-1, Modify: (b) Submission of offer(s) is to read as follows:  "Submit offers electronically to [email protected].  Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) is incorporated by reference.  This requirement will be awarded to the low price technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror.  Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Aug 2009) is incorporated.  Contractors may submit their online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at the following government portal:  http://orca.bpn.gov.  Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (June 2010), and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (Jul 2010), apply to this solicitation.  The following additional clauses under FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 5) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-aside; 16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 17) 52.222-19, Child Labor; 18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 20) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; 21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 22) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans; 34) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 40) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than by Central Contractor Registration.

Central Contractor Registration:  The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database.  Full text of the FAR clauses can be found at:     http://www.acqnet.gov/far.