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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Veritas Enterprise Net Backup Software Licenses

SCOPE

This solicitation is to purchase Veritas Enterprise Net Backup Software and capabilities, which is a software license that allows the Indian Health Service (IHS) Headquarters Data Centers to support multiple operating systems as well as providing for the agents required for support both physical and virtual servers. The vendor shall provide ALL items stated under APPENDIX A, REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING STRUCTURE in this Statement of Work (SOW).

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT

Name brand software only. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer’s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. The Seller shall provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. The seller shall provide a copy of their Software Reseller Certification along with the quote.

TYPE OF PURCHASE ORDER

This is a firm-fixed price, single purchase order award. Items outlined under APPENDIX A, Requirements and Award pricing below shall meet or exceed the salient characteristics as detailed. All vendors must complete and return the pricing structure outlined. Vendors submitting a response to this solicitation certify that they meet the criteria of the Set Aside under NAICS 511210, Software Publishers, with size standard of 38.5 million.

No additional sums shall be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor shall the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates.

BASIS OF AWARD

The Government anticipates issuing a Purchase Order to the Vendor whose Quote provides the best value to the Government, price, and other factors considered.

EVALUATION FACTORS

This requirement will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-2 -- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). All pricing shall reflect USD. The seller certifies that it is an authorized distributer of the product being sold to the Indian Health Service and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the manufacturer, to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification/specialization requirements.

SET-ASIDE

This acquisition is Indian-Owned Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-Aside.

ACQUISITION METHOD

FAR Part 13 Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The final inspection and acceptance of ALL items shall be performed by the U.S. Government Point of Contact. The payment(s) to the Contractor shall be made following satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products by the IHS Office of Information Technology (OIT).

APPENDIX A

REQUIREMENTS AND AWARD PRICING

NETBACKUP PLATFORM BASE COMPLETE ED XPLAT 1 FRONT END TB ONPREMISE STANDARD PERPETUAL LICENSE GTY 51 TO 150 GOV – PART 10915-M0424

ESSENTIAL 12 MONTHS INITIAL FOR NETBACKUP PLATFORM BASE COMPLETED ED XPLAT 1 FRONT END TB ONPREMISE STANDARD PERPETUAL LICENSE QTY 51 TO 150 GOV

Total

****Note: All vendors submitting quotes must complete and return the pricing table above.

ATTACHMENTS

Each vendor responding to this solicitation must complete and return the following with their quotes:

1. Delinquent Tax Liability Form

2. Indian Firm Representation Form image1.png