Blanket Purchase Agreement GS35F059DA-DOLOPS16A0006

REQUEST: AWARD OF A BPA VEHICLE TO PURCHASE IT HARDWARE: DELL LAPTOPS, DESKTOPS, AND PERIPHERALS. THIS VEHICLE WILL REPLACE THE EXPIRING BPA DOLQ119632277. DELL BPA- IT EQUIPMENT- LAPTOPS/DESKTOPS/MONITORS/ PERIPHERALS. THE OCIO SEEKS TO PROVIDE A STREAMLINED AND COST EFFECTIVE PURCHASING VEHICLE TO OBTAIN OASAM ECN STANDARD PCS (DESKTOP AND NOTEBOOK) FOR ITS CUSTOMER BASE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN STANDARD PC CONFIGURATIONS FOR ALL DOL AGENCIES. THE VENDOR SHALL CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE ITS HARDWARE OFFERINGS TO KEEP PACE WITH CHANGING TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS WHILE OPTIMIZING COSTS. THE BPA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER DOL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG), BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (BLS), OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA), MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION (ETA), EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION (ESA-REORGANIZED), AND THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES (OALJ)). THE OCIO SERVES TWENTY-THREE DOL AGENCIES (APPENDIX A) THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE COMPUTER NETWORK (ECN). THE ECN HAS APPROXIMATELY 17000 LOCAL AREA (LAN) CONNECTED NETWORKED PCS AT THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL OFFICES. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 5000 REMOTE ACCESS WORKSTATIONS.