A1 - RFQ Continuation Pages_0001.pdf

Solicitation Number 140D0421Q0072/A1

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The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to add FAR 52.222-99 in accordance with EO 13950.

From: U.S. Department of the Interior's, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Herndon, Virginia

Subject: Request for Quote (RFQ) Dell Brand Dell brand name SQL Servers, Storage Servers, Processing Servers and Uninterruptable Power Supplies

GENERAL: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING

REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

The Department of the Interior Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) on behalf of the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA), is issuing this competitive Request for Quote (RFQ) 140D0421Q0072 for the purpose of entering into a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order for Dell brand name SQL Servers, Storage Servers, Processing Servers and Uninterruptable Power Supplies to be delivered to the BTFA office in Lenexa, KS. Quoters are instructed to provide an itemized quote, as well as an aggregate quoted price.

NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE: This solicitation is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set aside under NAICS 334112 - Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, size standard 1,250. All responsible small business concerns under this set-aside may submit a quotation for consideration by the agency.

QUOTATIONS/QUESTIONS DUE: Quotes in response to this solicitation are due by 12/03/2020 at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time Zone). Send questions by 10:00 AM ET on 11/24/2020.

Quotes and questions shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist at joyce_lee@ibc.doi.gov and Contracting Officer at gloria_crayton@ibc.doi.gov, with the subject line "RFQ 140D0421Q0072

– BTFA Servers”. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

ANTICIPATED AWARD TYPE: The Government anticipates an award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order as a result of this RFQ. The Government will not consider quotes for partial items or quantities.

AWARD BASIS (FAR 52.212-2): Awards in response to this RFQ will be made in accordance with the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) terms.

DELIVERY DATE: The delivery of the items shall be within 45 days of award. The quoter shall provide the best delivery time.

PLACE OF DELIVERY: DOI BTFA, 17501 West 98th, Suite # 44-47, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.

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STATEMENT OF WORK

Scope: The BTFA requires Dell brand name SQL Servers, Storage Servers, Processing Servers and Uninterruptable Power Supplies.

Requirements: The vendor is to provide all costs per the items noted below. All equipment must comply with General Services Administration Trade Agreement Act (TAA). Items may not be educational or like, used or refurbished. All products must be in original manufacturer boxes or containers. All applicable hardware must be energy star compliant. The following lists minimum specifications. Delivery is required within 45 days of award.

Component Specifications: The following denotes all specifications and total quantities.

CLIN Specification Qty

001 SQL Server PowerEdge R440 Server (210-ALZE) Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service (815-3441) ProSupport: Next Business Day Onsite Service After Problem Diagnosis, 5 Years (815-3483) ProSupport: 7x24 HW/SW Technical Support and Assistance, 5 Years (815-3497) Keep Your Hard Drive, 5 Year (980-3634) PowerEdge R440 Shipping (340-BSFX) PowerEdge R440 CE, CCC, BIS Marking (389-DSXL) Riser Config 1, 1 x 16 FH (330-BBHL) On-Board LOM (542-BBBP) Broadcom 57416 Dual Port 10 GbE BaseT Network LOM Mezz Card (540-BBYT) iDRAC9,Enterprise (385-BBKT) OpenManage Enterprise Advanced (528-BIYY) 2.5" Chassis with up to 8 Hot Plug Hard Drives (321-BCUV) Internal PERC (405-AAOM) Standard Bezel (325-BCHH) Dell EMC Luggage Tag (350-BBKT) Performance BIOS Settings (384-BBBL) UEFI BIOS Boot Mode with GPT Partition (800-BBDM) PowerEdge R440 MLK Motherboard V2 (384-BCHR) Unconfigured RAID (780-BCDS) PERC H740P RAID Controller, LP Adapter (405-AAML) Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 2.4G, 10C/20T, 9.6GT/s, 13.75M Cache, Turbo, HT (100W) DDR4-

2400 (338-BVKD)

No Additional Processor (374-BBBX) 2 - 16GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Dual Rank (370-ADND) 2666MT/s RDIMMs (370-ADNU) Performance Optimized (370-AAIP) 4 - 3.84TB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512 2.5in Hot-plug AG Drive, 1 DWPD, 7008

TBW (400-AXSK)

Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (461-AAEM) No Systems Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit (631-AACK) On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) Declined Remote Consulting Service (973-2426) No Internal Optical Drive for x4 and x8 HDD Chassis (429-ABBF) ReadyRails Sliding Rails With Cable Management Arm (770-BCKT) Dual, Hot Plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 550W (450-AGOY)

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2 Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam) (450-AALV) No Operating System (619-ABVR) No Media Required (421-5736) PowerEdge R440 x8 Shipping Material, V2 (340-COSL) iDRAC Group Manager, Enabled (379-BCQV) iDRAC,Legacy Password (379-BCSG) No Quick Sync (350-BBKR) BOSS controller card + with 2 M.2 Sticks 480GB (RAID 1),FH (403-BCHJ) Standard Heat Sink (412-AAJT)

002 Storage Server PowerEdge R740XD Server (210-AKZR) Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On-Site Service (813-6068) ProSupport: Next Business Day On-Site Service After Problem Diagnosis, 5 Years (813-6076) ProSupport: 7x24 HW/SW Technical Support and Assistance, 5 Years (813-6090) Keep Your Hard Drive, 5 Year (980-3634) PowerEdge R740XD Shipping (340-BLBE) PowerEdge R740 CE, CCC, BIS Marking (389-DSWP) Riser Config 1, 4 x8 slots (330-BBHF) Broadcom 57416 Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T & 5720 Dual Port 1GbE BASE-T, rNDC (540-

BBUK)

PERC H840 RAID Adapter for External MD14XX Only, 8GB NV Cache, Full Height (405-

AAMU)

iDRAC9,Enterprise (385-BBKT) OpenManage Enterprise Advanced (528-BIYY) Chassis with up to 24x2.5" HDs, Mid-Bay Removed, 4x2.5" HDDs in FB for 1 and 2 CPU

(321-BDKE)

6 Performance Fans forR740/740XD (384-BBPZ) PowerEdge 2U Standard Bezel (325-BCHU) PE R740XD Luggage Tag (389-BTTO) Performance BIOS Settings (384-BBBL) UEFI BIOS Boot Mode with GPT Partition (800-BBDM) PowerEdge R740/R740XD Motherboard (329-BEIK) Unconfigured RAID (780-BCDS) PERC H740P RAID Controller, 8GB NV Cache, Mini card (405-AANQ) Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 2.4G, 10C/20T, 9.6GT/s, 13.75M Cache, Turbo, HT (100W) DDR4-

2400 (338-BVKD)

No Additional Processor (374-BBBX) 4 -16GB RDIMM, 2933MT/s, Dual Rank (370-AEQF) 2933MT/s RDIMMs (370-AEPP) Performance Optimized (370-AAIP) 15 - 3.84TB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512 2.5in Hot-plug AG Drive, 1 DWPD, 7008

TBW (400-AXSK)

3.84TB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512 2.5in Flex Bay AG Drive, 1 DWPD, 7008

TBW (400-AXTS)

Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (461-AAEM) No Systems Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit (631-AACK) On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997) Declined Remote Consulting Service (973-2426) ReadyRails Sliding Rails With Cable Management Arm (770-BBBR) Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 750W (450-ADWS) 4 - Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam) (450-AALV) No Operating System (619-ABVR)

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No Media Required (421-5736) PowerEdge R740 Shipping Material (340-CORZ) iDRAC Group Manager, Enabled (379-BCQV) iDRAC,Factory Generated Password (379-BCSF) No Quick Sync (350-BBJV) BOSS controller card + with 2 M.2 Sticks 480GB (RAID 1),LP (403-BCHH) Blank for 1CPU Configuration (370-ADPF)

003 Processing Server PowerEdge R740 Server No trusted platform module Chassis with up to 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA hard drives for 1CPU configuration Intel Xeon Gold 6238R 2.2G, 28C/56T, 10.4GT/s, 38.5 M cache, turbo, HT (165W) DDR4- 2933 processor 1 – standard heatsink for greater than 15W CPU (no GPU) 2933MT/s RDIMMs Performance optimized memory configuration 3 - 32GB RDIMM, 2933MT/s, Dual Rank memory C7, unconfigured RAID for HDDs or SSDs (mixed drive types allowed) PERC H330 RAID controller, minicard 2TB 7.2K ROM SATA 6Gbps 512n 3.5in hot-plug hard drive No optimized booting storage cards No operating system No OS media kits required iDRAC9, express embedded systems management iDRAC group manager, disabled iDRAC factory generated password PCIe Riser config 1, 4 x 8 slots Broadcom 57416 dual port 10GbE BASE-T & 5720 dual port 1GbE BASE-T, tNDC network daughter card No IDSDM and VFlash card reader No internal SD module No internal optical drive 4 standard fans for R740/740XD Dual, hot-plug, redundant power supply (1 + 1), 495W 2 – NEMA 5-15P to C13 wall plug, 125 volt, 15 AMP, 10 feet (3m), power cord, North America No bezel No quick sync Performance BIOS setting UEFI BIOS boot mode with GPT partition No rack rails or cable management arm USB 3.0 for R740 No systems documentation, no OpenManage DVD kit No enabled virtualization No OC0NUS No GSA contract option No iDRAC service module No Dell services: HPC support services Basic next business day 36-month warranty ProSupport and next business day onsite service, 36 months extended services No dell services: onsite diagnosis service No Dell services: Data protection No deployment services No remote consulting services

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004 Uninterruptable Power Supply

• BACKPLATE KIT 2 L6-20R 1 L6-30R SYMMETRA

• Model SYPD3

• RM PDU 2G METERED 0U 30A 200/208V 36 C13

• Model AP8841

• NETSHELTER SX 42U 600MM X 1070MM ENCL W/

• Model AR3100

• SYMMETRA LX OL 12KVA UPG 16KVA N+1 RM 20

• Model SYA12K16RMP

• SCHEDULED 5X8 ASSEMBLY AND POWER-UP SERV

• Model WASSEMUPS-3R-SY-00

(End of Statement of Work)

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PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. (Jun 2020) 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (Oct 2020) 52.204-7 - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. (Aug 2020) 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2018) 52.232-39 -Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 - Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

DIARS 1452.201-70 Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011) DIARS 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information Department of the Interior

(APR 1984)

Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. (Oct 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108- 77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

_x_ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

_x_ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-

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117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_x_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jun 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

__ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved] _x_ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jun 2020) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9 __ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set- Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

__ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (May 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Mar2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_x_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_x_ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan2020) (E.O.13126).

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_x_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_x_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

_x_ 52.222-99 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. [(DEVIATION 20-09)] __ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

_x_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

__ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_x_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA– Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

_x_ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_x_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

_x_ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C.chapter83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109- 283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

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__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C.

3301 note).

_x_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Jun 2020).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan2017) (41 U.S.C.

4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_x_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(13)).

__ (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_x_ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

__ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the

Document Title Dell Brand Servers provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.

793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards

Document Title Dell Brand Servers to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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52.247-35 - F.o.b. Destination, within Consignee’s Premises (APR 1984) is applicable to this acquisition and is as follows:

(a) The term “f.o.b. destination, within consignee’s premises,” as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government delivered and laid down within the doors of the consignee’s premises, including delivery to specific rooms within a building if so specified.

(b) The Contractor shall—

(1) (i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or

(ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements;

(2) Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading;

(3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract;

(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the contract;

(5) Furnish a delivery schedule and designate the mode of delivering carrier; and

(6) Pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery.

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DOI-AAAP-0028, V2 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and

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Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following document is required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

Delivery Confirmation from COR The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

AQD Custom Clause - INTERNET PROTOCOL version 6 (JUNE 2012)

(a) Any system hardware, software, firmware and/or networked component (voice, video, or data) developed, procured, or acquired in support and/or performance of this contract shall be capable of transmitting, receiving, processing, forwarding, and storing digital information across system boundaries utilizing system packets that are formatted in accordance with commercial standards of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) as set forth in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. In addition, this system shall maintain interoperability with IPv4 systems and provide at least the same level of performance and reliability capabilities of IPv4 products.

(b) Specifically, any new IP product or system developed, acquired, or produced must:

(1) Interoperate with both IPv6 and IPv4 systems and products, and

(2) Have available contractor/vendor IPv6 technical support for development and implementation and fielded product management.

(c) As IPv6 evolves, the Contractor commits to upgrading or providing an appropriate migration path for each item developed, delivered or utilized at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall retrofit all IPv6 capable equipment, at no additional cost to the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall provide technical support for both IPv4 and IPv6.

(e) Any system or software must be able to operate on networks supporting IPv4, IPv6 or one that supports both.

(f) Any product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor within one year after acceptance shall be upgraded, modified or replaced to bring it into compliance at no additional cost to the Government.

(End of Custom Clause)

AQD Custom Clause – PREVENTION OF MALICIOUS CODE

(a) Definitions Malicious code is a computer code developed for the purpose of causing some form of intentional damage to computer systems or networks. Malicious code may be a complete program or code imbedded in software programs that appear to provide useful functions. The term includes computer viruses and other destructive programs, such as "Trojan Horses" and network "worms."

(b) The contractor must have in place an anti-virus procedure to ensure that media supplied is uncontaminated by malicious code.

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(c) The contractor is required to scan all delivered software to insure it is free of malicious code prior to its installation or operation on Government-owned computers or contractor-owned computers connected to Government computer systems or networks. Contractors using diagnostics software disks or connecting to a non-Government computer while performing repairs or upgrades to a Government computer will scan the serviced computer's drive(s) to insure they are free of malicious code upon completion of the service call, or prior to return of serviced equipment, if servicing is performed off-site.

(End of Custom Clause)

AQD Custom Clause - NOTICES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF DELAYS OR NON-

COMPLIANCE WITH DELIVERY SCHEDULES

The Contractor must immediately notify the Contracting Officer or designated representative when delays exceeding 1-business day are expected, and in the following cases:

1. When the Contractor anticipates difficulty in complying with the contract delivery schedule or date, and

2. When the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying, or threatens to delay, the timely performance of this contract.

In cases of delays that are under 1 business day and/or in cases when the Contractor is unable to comply with the delivery schedule, the Contractor must immediately notify the Contracting Officer or designated representative by phone. These notifications shall be informational in character and this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any delivery schedule or of any rights or remedies provided by law or under this contract.

The Contractor will not be liable for failure to perform services where such failure is caused, directly or indirectly, by: (i) a strike, (ii) an act of God, or (iii) circumstances beyond the control of the Contractor.

(End of custom clause)

AQD Custom Clause - CO Authority

An AQD Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this Purchase Order and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this Purchase Order, the said authority remains solely in the CO. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the Purchase Order terms and conditions, including price.

The contact information for the Contracting Officer is as follows:

Gloria Crayton Contracting Officer Acquisition Services Directorate Interior Business Center U.S. Department of the Interior 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703-964-3642 https://maps.google.com/?q=381+Elden+Street,+Suite+4000+%0D%0A%0D%0A+Herndon,+VA+20170&entry=gmail&source=g https://maps.google.com/?q=381+Elden+Street,+Suite+4000+%0D%0A%0D%0A+Herndon,+VA+20170&entry=gmail&source=g

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Email: gloria_crayton@ibc.doi.gov

(End of custom clause)

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

The following information must be submitted in order to be considered for award:

1. Price Quote: your price quote shall include the unit price for the items quoted, to include the cost of the all items specified, the shipping to location, and the extended total Purchase Order amount. Vendor must review all items and specifications included in this solicitation.

2. Specifications/Descriptions of all items including all warranties being submitted (contractor’s format), broken down by line item.

3. Provide pricing information to include all discounts taken into consideration. The Government requests a discount from vendors pricing.

4. Include Representations and Certifications. The offeror's representations and certifications in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 and 52.219-1 shall be verified in the System for Award Management (SAM).

5. Include Period of Acceptance for quotes: The quoter agrees to hold the prices firm for 60 days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

6. Specifications of the server brand.

7. The quote must also contain the following:

a) Tax Identification Number (TIN)

b) Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS)

c) Complete Business Mailing Address

d) Contact Name, phone number, and e-mail Address

e) RFQ Number

f) Quote Number

g) Part Numbers

h) Delivery Lead Times and delivery date

i) All potential quoters responding to this RFQ are required to verify 508 compliance for all IT products contained in their quote.

Quoters are cautioned that if the Government deems the terms and conditions to be unacceptable, the quoter may be found ineligible for award. For each non-compliant term and/or condition, the quoter shall identify technical and price impacts to its quote if it is not accepted by the Government.

Your quote may be rejected without further consideration for failure to submit any of the information requested in this RFQ.

The potential quoter is required to be registered in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) website as of the date the quote is submitted, which can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1. The registration must be in active status.

Method of Quotation Delivery: Quotations shall be submitted via email by the date and time specified in the RFQ. Please note it is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the Government receives their submission on or before the date and time specified. If the quote is not received by the Government on or before the date and time specified, the quoter’s submission may be removed from further consideration for award.

Assumptions, Conditions, and/or exceptions: Quoters must submit, under separate cover, mailto:gloria_crayton@ibc.doi.gov https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1

Document Title Dell Brand Servers all (if any) assumptions, conditions, or exceptions with any of the terms and conditions of this RFQ. If not noted in this section of your quote, it will be assumed that the quoter proposes no assumptions for award, and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the quoter’s quote.

Other General Information: The government reserves the right to request additional information as may be necessary to determine the prospective quoter’s qualifications for an award or to clarify any aspects of their submissions. Such information shall be furnished promptly upon the government’s request.

EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS: The source selection method for this requirement will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

The Government will use the criteria set forth below to evaluate and select the awardee. To be considered technically acceptable, Contractor must demonstrate the capability to provide the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work specifications. Acceptability will be based on the following:

Evaluation Criteria. Evaluation criteria consist of two (2) evaluation factors. The quotes will be evaluated under the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Technical Acceptability Factor 2: Price

The Government will evaluate all responsive quotes for technical acceptability on a pass / fail basis.

In accordance with 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies, The Buy American statute restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products.

Technical Acceptability: Extent to which the Quoted items conform to the specifications contained in the RFQ. All Vendor terms, conditions, and agreements comport with applicable Federal laws, regulations and otherwise satisfy the Government’s needs. In order to be considered technically acceptable, the quoter must be able to provide the product that meets the specifications as detailed in the Statement of Work.

Award will be made to the responsible quoter whose quote is determined to be technically acceptable and quoted the lowest price that is determined fair and reasonable, providing a best value to the Government.

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible submitter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical acceptability of the item(s) offered to meet the Government requirement, delivered within the required delivery schedule.

2. Price

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(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

DIAR 1452.233-2 Service of Protest -- Department of the Interior (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer Gloria Crayton by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Gloria Crayton at the Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate in Herndon, VA.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Acquisition and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6456, Washington, D.C. 20240.

(End of Provision)

Method of Quotation Delivery: Quotations shall be submitted via email by the date and time specified in the RFQ. Please note it is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the Government receives their submission on or before the date and ti...