This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purchase of the Dell PowerEdge 2970 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement is a Request for Quote. The reference number is NWWG9501-7-12132 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-03. The National Data Buoy Center intends to award a single purchase order for this system. The following Statement of Work (SOW) provides contractor information necessary to prepare bids: PowerEdge 2970 SYSTEM COMPONENTS PowerEdge 2970 Qty 1 Dual Core AMD Opteron? 2222SE; 3.0GHz,2X1MB Cache,1Ghz HyperTransport, RHEL5, Soft Ware, x32 and x64, 1-2Socket, 1-year, FI Catalog Number: 5 MLB1923 Module Description Product Code SKU PowerEdge 2970 Dual Core AMD Opteron? 2222SE; 3.0GHz,2X1MB Cache,1Ghz Hyper Transport 297S30 [222-7941] Operating System RHEL5, Soft Ware, x32 and x64, 1-2Socket, 1-year, FI R52S1Y [420-6946] Additional Processor Dual Core AMD Opteron? 2222SE, 2x1MB Cache, 3.0Ghz, 1GHz HyperTransport 2PDS30 [311-7153] Memory 16GB DDR2, 8x2GB, 667MHz, Dual Ranked DIMMs 16G8D6D [311-6430] TCP/IP Offload Engine Enablement Broadcom? Dual Port NTOEKEY [430-1748] Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] Primary Controller PERC 5/i, x8 Backplane, Integrated Controller Card PERC5I8 [341-3067] Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive with Filler Panel NFD [341-3078] Mouse No Mouse Option NOMSE [310-0024] Network Adapter Dual Embedded Broadcom? NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC OBNIC [430-1764] Remote ManagementDell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management DRAC5 [313-3923] CD/DVD Drive 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive CDRWDVD [313-5172] Bezel Active ID Bezel BEZEL [313-4946] Backplane 1x8 Backplane for 2.5-inch Hard Drives 1X825HD [311-7155] Documentation Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit EDOCS [310-8776] 2nd Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] Hard Drive Configuration Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5, PERC 5/i Integrated MSR5 [341-4577] Chassis Configuration Rack Chassis w/Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal RPVERSA [310-7412] Hardware Support Services 3Yr BASIC SUPPORT: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite U3OS [982-2732] [982-5830] [986-5867] [986-5868] [986-5899] Power Supply Redundant Power Supply with Dual Cords RPS [310-7422] Power Cords Power Cord, 125 volt, NEMA 5-15P to C14,15 amp, Wall Plug, 10 feet (3 meter 3MNEMA [310-8509] 4th Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] 5th Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] 6th Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] 3rd Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] 7th Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] 8th Hard Drive 73GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 15K RPM Hard Drive 73A1525 [341-4727] Keep Your Hard Drive, Keep Your Hard Drive, 3 Years KYHD3Y [982-3062] The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2003) 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2005) 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUN 2003) 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (DEC 1996) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (DEC 2003) 52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Dec 2004) 52.247-21 CONTRACTOR LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE (APR 1984) 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2003) 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2005) 52.228-9 CARGO INSURANCE (MAY 1999) The following provisions and clauses are provided in full text: 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acqnet.gov/far (End of clause) 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2005) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause, which is incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (only lists what applies from this clause) (5) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). (14) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). (15) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (June 2004) (E.O. 13126). (16) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). (17) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (26) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Dec 2003) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). (31) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (May 1989) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (i) through (vii of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-- (i) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (ii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (iii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (iv) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U .S.C. 793). (v) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (DEC 2004) (E.O. 13201). (vi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (May 1989), flow down required for all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (vii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Apr 2003) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of clause) See Numbered Note 1. The NAICS Code is 334111 with a size standard of 500 employees. Quotes may be submitted electronically or via facsimile to the contacts listed in this synopsis. The fax number for NDBC is 228-688-3153.

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