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Last Updated on 30 Sep 2019 at 8 AM
Special Notice
Dowell Illinois

HPE Synergy Hardware & Software

Solicitation ID N0025319SNK03
Posted Date 01 Aug 2019 at 12 AM
Archive Date 30 Sep 2019 at 5 AM
NAICS Category
Product Service Code
Set Aside 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
Contracting Office Not Specified
Agency Department Of Defense
Location Dowell Illinois United states
In accordance with Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206.302-1, the Government is issuing this RFI/sources sought announcement as part of market research for the procurement of Hewlett Packard (HPE) hardware and associated licenses to include: 

HPE P9K40A, 42U 600x1200 Ent G2 Shock Rack, Quantity: 2; HPE 797740-B22, Synergy 12000 TAA CTO Frame 2FL6P10F, Quantity: 4; HPE 871942-B22, 480 Gen10 TAA CTO Prem Cmpt Mdl, Quantity: 10; HPE 779218-B22, Synergy 20Gb TAA Intercon Link Mod, Quantity: 4; HPE 876259-B21, Synergy VC 32Gb FC Module, Quantity: 4.

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport Division located at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, WA intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order on a sole source basis to Hewlett Packard (HPE), Palo Alto, CA or an authorized dealer thereof.  This effort will be conducted on a sole source basis in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for restricting competition is due to the required items being needed for upgrade of the current HPE infrastructure at Keyport, WA that is in place.  The existing Government-owned equipment requires interoperability in several critical areas based on proprietary management protocols that are the intellectual property of the manufacturer.  The required product must be able to integrate with the existing management architecture. 

In accordance with Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206.302-1, the Government is accepting information from companies potentially capable of meeting the requirements as described above. The Government is seeking companies with the capabilities and facilities to provide the requirement as described above. Please provide information of performance on other Government contracts with similar efforts.

Responses should include availability, budgetary cost estimate, and lead time of the solution, as well as, whether a demonstration unit can be provided to expedite the decision making process.

All interested parties are encouraged to submit company and product literature, a white paper no longer than 5 pages, and/or other pertinent information, such as a description with performance parameters and a statement of current availability, summary of prior testing, test reports, a budgetary estimate of test articles, production units, production quantity breaks, mitigate the reason why the Government should not procure this effort on a sole source basis as stated above, and /or identify other Government contracts with similar efforts for the Government(s) consideration.

Responses to the Market Survey shall include the following:

Submitter's Name
Street Address, City, State, Zip Code
Business Size
Point of Contact (POC)
POC Telephone
Announcement Number:

Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the internet at www.sam.gov.

This RFI/sources sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.

Information may be submitted to the Point of Contact any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The Point of Contact for this effort is Monique Klose, E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (360) 315-2215. The mailing address is: Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport Division, Attention:  Monique Klose, Code 023, Bldg 206L, 610 Dowell Street, Keyport, WA 983465-7610. Reference N0025319SNK03 in the subject line of e-mails.

Submissions in response to this RFI shall be submitted to the NUWC Keyport Contracting POC by 0900 Pacific Time 5 August 2019. Responses received after 5 August may not be considered in the Government's market research.

All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in the response is appreciated.

Reference announcement number N0025319SNK03 in all correspondence and communication.

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