AMENDMENT 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, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1019932023 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334611 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2008-12-22 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153

The Department of State requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following:
LI 001, NKN-9XMSP591Y 2 year Platinum Software support for 2900 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 2, EA;
LI 002, NKN-9XMSP260R 2 year Hardware Maintenance Renewal for 2900 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 2, EA;
LI 003, NKN-9NZSP35J 2 year software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 004, NKN-9NZSP67J 2 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 005, NKN-9NZSP27J 2 year software support for Real Time Xperts 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 006, NKN-9XMSP591Y 1 year Platinum Software support for 2900 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 4, EA;
LI 007, NKN-9XMSP260R 1 year Hardware Maintenance Renewal for 2900 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 4, EA;
LI 008, NKN-9NZSP35J 1 year software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 4, EA;
LI 009, NKN-9NZSP67J 1 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 4, EA;
LI 010, NKN-9XMSP293VK 1 year software support for IDS Signature 2005 packages 2900 series (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 4, EA;
LI 011, NKN-9BXSP591Y 1 year Platinum Software support for 4000 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 12, EA;
LI 012, NKN-9BXSP260R 1 year Hardware Maintenance Renewal for 4000 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 12, EA;
LI 013, NKN-9NZSP35J 1 year software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 12, EA;
LI 014, NKN-9NZSP67J 1 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 10, EA;
LI 015, NKN-9BXSP293VB 1 year software support for IDS Signature 2005 packages 4000 series (1-10 licenses), priced per license, 7, EA;
LI 016, NKN-9BXSP591Y 2 year Platinum Software support for 4000 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 1, EA;
LI 017, NKN-9BXSP260R 2 year Hardware Maintenance Renewal for 4000 series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 1, EA;
LI 018, NKN-9NZSP35J 2 year software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 1, EA;
LI 019, NKN-9NZSP67J 2 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 1, EA;
LI 020, NKN-MY9SPPM1201Y First year Platinum maintenance package (S/w Upgrades & Helpdesk) for M series 2TB appliance, 2, EA;
LI 021, NKN-9NZSP35J 1 year software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 022, NKN-9NZSP67J 1 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 023, NKN-9NZSP31J 1 year software support for NetXperts 2005 software License (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 024, NKN-9TSBNX1 1 Year Basic Software Support Package for NetX 2005 Turn-Key Solution, 1, EA;
LI 025, NKN-9TSENX1 1 Year Hardware Warranty Extension for NetX Turn-Key Solution, 1, EA;
LI 026, NKN-9JRSP591Y 1 year Platinum Software support for 8500AS series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 1, EA;
LI 027, NKN-9JRSP260R 1 year Hardware Maintenance Renewal for 8500AS series NetVCR / NetDetector appliance, 1, EA;
LI 028, NKN-9NZSP67J 1 year software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 1, EA;
LI 029, NKN-9JRSP293VB 1 year software support for IDS Signature 2005 packages 8500AS series (1-10 licenses), priced per license, 1, EA;
LI 030, NKN-9LQSP71A 1 year software support for Niksun Advanced Fault Management module with Hardware Health MIB, 1, EA;
LI 031, NKN-BV9SPPTR301Y-10M 10 Months Platinum renewal maintenance package (S/w Upgrades, H/w warranty & Helpdesk) for T series 3TB appliance, 4, EA;
LI 032, NKN-MY9SPPMR201Y-10M 10 Months Platinum renewal maintenance package (S/w Upgrades, H/w warranty & Helpdesk) for M series 2TB appliance, 8, EA;
LI 033, NKN-9NZSP35J-10M 10 Months software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 12, EA;
LI 034, NKN-9NZSP67J-10M 10 Months software support for NetSLM 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 12, EA;
LI 035, NKN-9NZSP31J-10M 10 Months software support for NetXperts 2005 software License (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 12, EA;
LI 036, NKN-MY9SPPMR201Y 7 Months Platinum renewal maintenance package (S/w Upgrades, H/w warranty & Helpdesk) for M series 2TB appliance, 2, EA;
LI 037, NKN-9NZSP35J 7 Months software support for NetReporter 2005 Software License for NetVCR (26-75 licenses), priced per license, 2, EA;
LI 038, NKN-MY9SPPMR201Y 6 months Platinum renewal maintenance package (S/w Upgrades, H/w warranty & Helpdesk) for M series 2TB appliance, 1, EA;
LI 039, NKN-9MYSP2TB8253C 6 months maintenance package (S/w Upgrades & Helpdesk) for IPv6 2005 Package for M Series 2TB appliances (1-10 licenses), priced per license, 1, 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid 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 bids, 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, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or [email protected]. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation.

Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov

New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products

FOB DESTINATION CONUS

Should Sellers require contact with a DOS Representative, please contact Harry Lundy at [email protected] or 703-875-6014.

Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that will supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been substantially transformed in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered substantially transformed based solely on its integration into IT or other systems.

The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.

BIDS MUST BE VALID FOR 30 DAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS OR QUALIFICATIONS.

(a) The provider of information technology shall certify applications are fully functional and operate correctly as intended on systems using the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC). This includes Internet Explorer 7 configured to operate on Windows XP and Vista (in Protected Mode on Vista). For the Windows XP settings, see http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP.html and for the Windows Vista settings, see: http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_vista.html.(b) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, update, and/or patching of software shall not alter the configuration settings from the approved FDCC configuration. The information technology should also use the Windows Installer Service for installation to the default program files directory and should be able to silently install and uninstall.(c) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges.(d) The Department of State currently intends to use Vista in Protected Mode in the future when all devices at all worldwide locations have sufficient capacity to permit an upgrade from the XP operating system.

Bid Protests Not Available