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 E007790.  The NAICS Code for this requirement is 423610, Electrical Apparatus & 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 price contract.  Brand name or equal items will be accepted.  If an "equal" item is being proposed, then the product specifications must be included with the quote to demonstrate that the proposed item is equal.

Minimum Salient Characteristics:

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

Specific characteristics of the material that must be technically met (minimum requirements):
Range: up to 30 miles (directional antenna); up to 7 miles (omnidirectional antenna)
Antenna: 1ea, 5 db 5.8 GHz; 1ea, 9 db 2.4 GHz
Performance: up to 100 clients
Encryption: Suite B encryption, Secure Client B, and Secure Client
Management: Secure browser based GUI
SSID support: up to 4 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: 13W maximum
Port LEDs: Linl activity, status, POE
Radio LEDs: strength and association
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 Lauren Caperton at [email protected] .  The due date for responses to this RFQ is on or before March 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time.  Responses must be marked as follows: "RFQ E007790."  All questions regarding this requirement must be submitted to Lauren Caperton via email.  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 2005-30.   The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (Nov 2007) 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 (Nov 2007) 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 (Feb 2007), and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (Feb 2008), 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; 24) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 31) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 36) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - 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.