49100418Q1098_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation_NSF_Citrix_Netscaler.pdf

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and Subpart 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 49100418Q1098 and this solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99.

(iv) This acquisition is small business set aside and the associated NAICS code is 541512 “Computer Systems Design Services.”

(v) Contract Line Items are as follows:

Item Number

Description Quantity

1 Citrix NetScaler MPX 14030 FIPS Enterprise Edition (16x10G SFP+)

2 1 Year Gold Maintenance Citrix NetScaler MPX 14030 FIPS Enterprise Edition (16x10G SFP+)

3 Citrix NetScaler SFP+ 10 Gigabite Ethernet Short Range (300m)- Single

(vi) Description of the Requirement- Citrix NetScaler purchase.

(vii) The place of delivery is at the government’s site.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition with no addenda.

(ix) In accordance with the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items, the

Government will issue an award resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror who provides the lowest price and is technically acceptable (LPTA).

(x) If the offeror has not completed the online representations and certifications at www.sam.gov, the offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with its offer.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The following additional clauses apply:

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov

2015) https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2012_6.html#wp1088488 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179124 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179178 http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179194 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179465 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_212_213.html#wp1203358

52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

(Oct 2015) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions and Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management

(Jul 2013) 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

(xiii) Respondents must be a small business.

(xiv) This is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated acquisition.

(xv) Offers are due at 9AM, Eastern Time, on Friday, 22 June 2018. Quotes shall be emailed to the contract specialist, Rob Bowman, at robowman@nsf.gov and reference the solicitation number as listed in section (ii) of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

(xvi) For information regarding this procurement, please contact Rob Bowman, Contract Specialist at robowman@nsf.gov.

mailto:robowman@nsf.gov mailto:robowman@nsf.gov