Oklahoma Area Office IT PowerEdge Servers

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) # IHS1494971.  Submit only written quotes for this RFQ.  This solicitation is a 100%SET ASIDE FOR INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES (ISBEE). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05.  The associated NAICS code is 334118.

This RFQ contains one (1) Line Items:

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PER EACH TOTAL PRICE

01 Dell Edge PowerEdge R660 Servers 2

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF AWARD

Vendor Requirements:   SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK

Submit Quotes no later than: 08/04/2024 2:00 p.m. CDT  to the Following Point of Contact: Laura L. Kasten, Contract Specialist, via Email: laura.kasten@ihs.gov.

Evaluation:  FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows):

(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, with price and other factors considered equally. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

To be considered technically acceptable, the vendor must provide products that meet or exceed the specifications in the Statement of Work. Pricing is based off the total price for all items.

VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

COMPLETED PRICING, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, AND INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE FORM

VENDORS SUBMITTING OR EQUAL ITEMS MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTITVE LITERATURE SHOWING HOW THEIR PRODUCT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS BEING SOLICITED

INCOMPLETE QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

This solicitation will result in a single firm fixed price Purchase Order pursuant to the terms and conditions below.  Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted.  The above pricing is all inclusive. 

PROVISIONS:  The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their quote).

CLAUSES:  The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024) (to include the following clauses sited): FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023); FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023); FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Feb 2024);  FAR 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024);  FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016);  FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020);  FAR 52.222-50, Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021);  FAR 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022);  FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021); FAR 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban text Messaging While Driving (May 2024);   FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Oct 2018);  FAR 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996);  FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999);  FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999);  FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998);  FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020);  HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015);  HHSAR 352.226-1, Indian Preference (Dec 2015);  HHSAR 352.226-4, Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set Aside;  HHSAR 352.226-5, Notice of Indian Economic Enterprise set-aside;  HHSAR 352.226-6, Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontracting Limitations;  HHSAR 352.226-7, Indian Economic Enterprise Representation;  HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests;  HHSAR 352.239-71, Security Requirements for Information Technology Resources (Feb 2024);  HHSAR 352.239-72, Information System Security Plan and Accreditation (Feb 2024);  HSAR 352.239-78, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (Feb 2024);  HHSAR 352.239-79, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility (Feb 2024); The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/

And https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar

Miscellaneous:

NO FAX QUOTATIONS

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (laura.kasten@ihs.gov) 

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award.  Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, UEI, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, and technical documentation in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability.  Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.