Federal Bid

Last Updated on 31 May 2012 at 8 AM
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Bureau Illinois

Tibco Bronze Level Maintenance Support Renewal

Solicitation ID NB183000-12-02563
Posted Date 11 Apr 2012 at 2 PM
Archive Date 31 May 2012 at 5 AM
NAICS Category
Product Service Code
Set Aside Total Small Business (SBA) Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Contracting Office Department Of Commerce Nist
Agency Department Of Commerce
Location Bureau Illinois United states
THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS ACQUISITION IS BEING PROCURED UTILIZING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423430. This acquisition is being procured as a total small business set-aside.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Information System Management (OISM), requires Tibco Bronze Level Maintenance Support Renewal. This is a renewal of an existing support contract for various Tibco software products.

Line item 0001 is a BRAND NAME ONLY requirement. This brand name product is required because it is the only brand that meets the agency's needs. NIST currently owns a number of Tibco software products that are required to be run and maintained in the NIST computing environment.

All interested Contractors shall provide a firm fixed price quote for the following:

Line Item 0001: Quantity one (1) year, Tibco Bronze Level Maintenance/Support renewal that shall cover the software products and quantities below:

• (Qty 2) TIBCO BusinessWorks (Production) (E)
• (Qty 1) TIBCO BusinessWorks (Developer) (E)
• (Qty 1) TIBCO Turbo XML (Developer) (E)
• (Qty 3)TIBCO Rendezvous Workstation (Unix/Win)(Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Hawk (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Enterprise Message Service
• (Qty 6) TIBCO Rendezvous (Unix/Win) (Production) (E)
• (Qty 6) TIBCO BusinessConnect (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Adapter SDK (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Adapter for ActiveDatabase (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Adapter for COM (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Adapter for LDAP (Production) (E)
• (Qty 3) TIBCO Hawk SNMP Adapter (Production) (E)

Period of Performance for Line Item 0001: 5/27/2012 to 5/26/2013

Delivery Terms

Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination, and take place in accordance with Contractor's commercial schedule. FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.

The contractor shall deliver line item 0001 to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640.


Technical Evaluation Criteria

Award shall be made to the firm that provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote who is an authorized reseller of Tibco software products. Award consideration will only be made to authorized resellers of Tibco. Technical acceptability means that the quote meets all of the stated minimum specifications. The Government will evaluate the offeror's quote and award to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.


Quotation Submission Instructions

All vendors shall submit the following to Willie Lu, Contract Specialist at [email protected]: 1) An electronic version of a quotation which addresses all of the above items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) The most recent published price list(s) with quoted item(s) highlighted; and 4) Evidence that the offeror is an authorized reseller of Tibco Brand Software.

This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for item(s) as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR
The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

All quotations must be submitted electronically via Email, and be received not later than 2:00 PM Eastern time, on April 20, 2012. E-mail quotations shall not be deemed received until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox of Willie Lu at [email protected]

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation must be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Willie Lu, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]

 

The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at
http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The following provisions apply to this acquisition:
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items;
52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items.

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following clauses apply to this acquisition:
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items;
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs:
52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation;
52.222-3, Convict Labor;
52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;
52-222-26, Equal Opportunity;
52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities;
52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act.
52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases;
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration.
52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation;
52.247-34, FOB Destination; and
Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.

 

 

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