CANCELLATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1019-631617 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 11:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20520

The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following:
LI 001, HP / Compaq HP 4GB KIT PC2-5300 FBD; PART # 397413-B21 PR112971, 10, EA;
LI 002, HP / Compaq HP 8GB KIT PC2-5300 FBD; PART # 397415-B21 , 10, EA;
LI 003, HP / Compaq HP VM MGR SNG LIC IP CCAO; PART # 372214-B21 , 5, EA;
LI 004, HP / Compaq HP DVD-ROM OPTION KIT; PART # 264007-B21 , 5, EA;
LI 005, HP / Compaq HP NC150T PCI 4 PORT GIG/SWITCH ADAP; PART #367132-B21 , 5, EA;
LI 006, HP / Compaq HP RPS FOR ML350/370/380 G5 US KIT; PART #399771-001 , 5, EA;
LI 007, HP / Compaq HP PCIX PCI-E NHP RISER; PART #410570-B21 , 5, EA;
LI 008, HP / Compaq HP 72GB 3G PLUG SAS 10K SFF HD; PART #375861-B21, 40, EA;
LI 009, HP / Compaq HP DL380 G5 DC 7/3.0 4MB 2GB' PART #417458-001 , 5, EA;
LI 010, HP / Compaq HP X5160 DL380G5 PROCESSOR KIT PART #418324-B21 , 5, EA;
LI 011, HP / Compaq HPE 3YR 24X7X4 ONSITE F/DL380; PART #U4545E , 5, EA;
LI 012, HP / Compaq HP FC1242SR 4GB PCI-E DC HBA PART #AE312A , 5, EA;

For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at [email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Ruby Green at [email protected] or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or [email protected].

The vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order with out prior, written approval from the USDOS Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specification of this RFQ. Items that do not confirm to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejec 0044 ted at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendors expense. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov FOB DESTINATION SHIPPING A)Sellers must bid exact match to spec (make, model and spec) B)The products offered in this bid are brand new, not gray market and are in original packaging. C) Seller is providing these products via HP authorized channels for new equipment Federal sales. D) Ful HP warranties will be provided and none of these products will have a negative impact on the warranties of associated system components. The Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM), Department of State (DoS), is processing this acquisition at the request of the Bureau of Information Resource Management, Enterprise Operation Centers (IRM/OPS/SIO/EOC). This Justification and Approval (J&A) on a brand name only basis is for the use of HP Memory and Expansion Boards. The use of a brand name description is essential to the Governments requirements, Department of State infrastructure commonality, as well as IRM/EOC’s operational requirements, thereby precluding consideration of the products of another company. IRM/OPS/SIO/ESOC has identified that HP devices are an integral component of EOC’s ESX Virtual Server Infrastructure. The equipment listed above is required to provide network connectivity to an existing backup/restoration and disaster recovery infrastructure within the ESOC’s Virtual Server Architecture. As this is a brand name only justification, no one contractor’s unique qualifications are cited as the basis for this justification. Rather, the products identified by brand name herein have been determined to be the only items that meet the defined requirements as a key component of IRM/OPS/SIO/EOC’s Server infrastructure Disaster recover and backup solution.

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