RFQ COVER LETTER.doc

September 30, 2008

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR QUOTES (RFQ) NUMBER: 02SB1780909

TO: PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service solicits your response to the attached RFQ. We invite you to submit a proposal for satisfying the requirements described in this RFQ. Please submit all required information before the specified closing date and in accordance with the instructions set forth in the RFQ.

Vendors are encouraged to review the RFQ carefully and submit any questions and comments via email no later than 4:00PM, Eastern Time, on 09/30/2008 to both Rick.Yao@gsa.gov. The responses to questions received will be issued shortly thereafter. Quotes shall be received NLT 10/01/2008, 4:00pm EDT via email by Rick.yao@gsa.gov. In order to be considered for award, offerors must be registered with IT Solution. Award will only be made through IT Solutions. The website is http://it-solutions.gsa.gov. If vendor registration assistance is needed, please contact the help desk at 877.243.2889.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

This procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. In the event no acceptable quotes are received by the Government, this procurement will be converted to an unrestricted full and open market solicitation.

NAVARI IT/IM Lakehurst has an installed and production operational EMC Clariion CX500 Storage Area Network (SAN) that requires additional drives to expand. The U.S Navy has an existing EMC part # CX-2G72-500U installed and require guarantee of compatibility to insure appropriate LUN (logical unit) creation and usage. EMC part # CX-2G72-500U is the only known fiber channel disk drive guarantee of interoperability and reliability for installing in the fiber channel drive array enclosures and the controlling subsystems. The part number includes rail enclosure plus array latch mechanism. Replacement of the existing SAN, array enclosure, and subsystem would be cost prohibitive. Additionally, EMC requires that all parts and components installed into EMC storage arrays be manufactured by EMC in order to prevent a void in warranty.

For the reasons mentioned, any attempts to replace other than EMC disk drive would cost the client further financial expense and detrimentally affect their mission.

Award shall be made based on cost and non cost factors, price and delivery date. Price is more important than delivery date.

Delivery: Specify best possible earliest delivery.

Offerors are expected to examine this entire RFQ and complete all required attachments. Failure to do so will be considered non responsive and will not be considered for award.

For additional information concerning this RFQ, please contact Rick.Yao@gsa.gov at 212-264-8345.

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Services

Northeast and Caribbean Region

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