This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. This is an item unique to manufacturer requirement and is 100% total small business set aside.

Solicitation/synopsis reference number HQ002812236611 is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and incorporates the following with the word "quoter" substituted for "offeror". Provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, effective 04 August 2011, and DFARS Change Notice 20110819.

(1) FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items) (JUN 2008):
(a) Re para (a): NAICS 334112; small business size standard is 1000 employees.

(b) Note that para (k) requires quoter to be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at time order is issued and throughout performance.

(2) FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation - Commercial Items) (JAN 1999) with the following insertion in para (a) "lowest priced technically acceptable and acceptable past performance." Technical evaluation will be whether quoted item satisfy requirement of CLIN 0001 description below.

(3) QUOTATIONS ARE DUE BY 2:00PM PACIFIC TIME 07 September 2011 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Quotations may be emailed to [email protected] or sent via fax to (951) 413-2432. Due to technical issues email and fax may not result in your proposal arriving before the cut-off time, please allow extra time if you're sending your quote via electronic means.

(4) Quotations must include completed copy of provision at FAR 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) (MAY 2011).

Item Description:

CLIN 0001: 1EA, PART NUMBER: BK715A W/OPTS; MFR: HEWLETT-PACKARD CO; STORAGE HP STORAGEWORKS P4300 G2 16TB MDL SAS STARTER SAN SOLUTION; C/W OPTIONS: 1EA 5 YEAR SUPPORT PLUS PLAN WITH DMR SERVICE FOR LHN P4300 SAN SOLUTION SUPPORT (UU970E); 1 GB ISCSI; COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS; MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 R2 - ALL EDITIONS; MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2008 - ALL EDITIONS, MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 - ALL EDITIONS, VMWARE ESX / ESXII 3.5, VMWARE VSPHERE ESX / ESXI SERVER 4, VMWARE SITE RECOVERY MGR, RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX AS 4.6 / 4.7 / 4.8, RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.4, NOVELL NETWARE 6.5, SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 9 /10 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11, FEDORA 6 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11; SOLARIS 10, HP-UX 11I V1 (11.11) / V2 (11/23) / V3 / (11/31), IBM AIX 5L / 6.1, CITRIX XENSERVER 5.0 / 5.5, APPLE OS X 10.5 / 10.6; REMOTE COPY ASYNCHRONOUS REPLICATION WITH BANDWIDTH THROTTLING; MULTI-SITE/DR SOLUTION PACK WITH SYNCHRONOUS REPLICATION; CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT CONSOLE; HP PROLIANT INTEGRATED LIGHTS-OUT 2 16 DRIVE COUNT; HYPER-REDUNDANT CLUSTERED STORAGE; XEON PROCESSOR; AC 120/230 V; 28.2 X 6.9 X 17.6-IN; 76.1LBS.

The Government will issue an order to the responsible quoter submitting the lowest priced technically acceptable with acceptable past performance. This order will include the following referenced clauses which may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov:

FAR 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items) (JUN 2010)
FAR 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues
or Executive Orders-Commercial Items) (AUG 2011)
FAR 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantage
Business Concerns) (JAN 2011)
FAR 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds-Central Contractor Registration)
(OCT 2003)
DFARS 252.204-7004, Alt A (Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
(SEP 2007)
DFARS 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Request) (MAR 2008)
DFARS 252.246-7000 (Material Inspection and Receiving Report) (MAR 2008)

Additional FAR and DFARS clauses required by the regulations will be included.
Local DMC clauses, 52.0100-4028 (Contract Contact Information)(DMC) (JUN 2005) and 52.0100-4094 (Marking Instructions for All Items to Include Drop Ship and Direct Shipment) (JUN 2006), will be included.