Invicta_Renewal_Statement_of_Work_RFP.docx

September 21, 2016

Re: Request for Proposal (RFP) #ID14160292

Dear Vendor:

The General Services Administration Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), has a “Name Brand” requirement for the purchase of myView Cisco Invicta Storage Licensing and Support Renewal. This order is conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, acquisition of commercial items and FAR Part 6.302 - Other Than Full and Open Completion for Name Brand “Cisco” licensing and support renewal. This RFP does not intend to use FAR 15 Principles.

You are hereby invited to submit a price proposal in response to this RFP request. Proposed pricing is to be offered against contractor’s current commercial list price. If you are interested in this acquisition, you may participate by submitting your RFP response in accordance with the instructions that follow.

I. DESCRIPTION

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP), under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items ordering procedures, to establish a contract for a “Brand Name” Cisco Invicta licensing and support renewal for its main storage infrastructure.

The goal of this procurement is to continue to use this same storage and renew the licensing and support model that is currently in place. This renewal also includes one hyperflex node to be added to the existing infrastructure so that the VDI team can begin testing new enhancements and features presented with this upgrade.

Bill of Materials:

The contractor shall provide a price proposal for each of the items on the Bill of Materials herein.

Cisco UCS-Invicta serial numbers are: WTINVPROD0001757 and WTINVPROD0001747

See attached J&A.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your firm is requested to submit a firm-fixed proposal for products outlined in the J&A attached. Terms and conditions of Contractor’s commercial pricelist apply to the resulting order. In responding to this RFP, it is the contractor’s responsibility to provide current, relevant, complete and accurate information in their proposal.

Please submit proposal(s), no later than Thursday, September 27, 2016 by 1:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Questions concerning this requirement should be directed via email no later than Friday, September 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

II. SECTION- INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

A.1 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates the following clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text can be accessed electronically at the following internet address: https://www.acquisition.gov .

B.2 Inspection and Acceptance Final acceptance of all deliverables and or services performed as specified under each contract will be made in writing, at destination by the COR.

B.3 Scope of Inspection All deliverables will be inspected for content, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to contract requirements by the COR. Inspection may include validation of information or software through the use of automated tools and/or testing of the deliverables, as specified in the contract.

B.4 Basis of Acceptance

(a) The basis for acceptance shall be compliance with the requirements set forth in the statement of work, the Contractor's proposal and other terms and conditions of this contract. Deliverable items rejected under any resulting contract shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses.

III. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

A.1 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates the following clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text can be accessed electronically at the following internet address: https://www.acquisition.gov .

B.2 Term of the Contract The term of the Firm Fixed Price contract will be on an Ordering Period of 30 days from date of award (DOA).

C.3 Delivery The service required under this contract shall be delivered and received at destination within the time frame and specified in the order.

D.4 Place of Performance

GSA

IOWT

POC: Reuben Garcia 1800 F Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20405

E.5 Deliverables

(a) All applicable deliverables, their required delivery dates, destination of delivery, and schedule for completion of work to be performed will be specified under this contract, as applicable.

(b) For purposes of delivery, all deliverables shall be made by close of business (COB) 4:30 P.M. local time (Washington, DC) at destination, Monday through Friday, unless stated otherwise in the contract.

(c) In the event the Contractor anticipates difficulty in complying with any contract delivery schedule, the Contractor shall immediately provide written notice to the CO and COR. Each notification shall give pertinent details, including the date by which the Contractor expects to make delivery; provided that this data shall be informational only in character and that receipt thereof shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any contract delivery schedule, or any rights or remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(d) In the event that a Contractor is non-compliant in submission of deliverables, the Government may reflect the non-compliance in the Contractor’s past performance report.

IV. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

A.1 Accounting and Appropriation Data Accounting and appropriation data for obligations under the contract will be set forth by the Contracting Officer.

B.2 Primary Government Roles and Responsibilities The following subsections describe the roles and responsibilities of individuals and/or authorized users who will be the primary Points of Contact (POC) for the Government on matters regarding contract administration as well as other administrative information. The Government reserves the right to unilaterally change any of these individual assignments at any-time.

C.3 Government Personnel The CO is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes to any of the requirements of this task order and notwithstanding any clauses contained elsewhere in this task order, this authority remains solely with the CO. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any other person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover increase in cost incurred as a result thereof. All questions concerning the task order will be directed to the CO. The Contractor shall contact the CO with any questions regarding performance issues.

Vivian Fields Contracting Officer (CO) General Service Administration Office of Internal Acquisition (OIA) 1800 F Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20405 vivian.fields@gsa.gov

Reuben Garcia Contracting Officer Representative (COR) General Service Administration 1800 F ST NW Room Washington DC 20405-0001 Reuben.garcia@gsa.gov

D.4 Contracting Officer Representative (COR) The COR will represent the CO in the administration of technical details within the scope of the contract. The COR is not otherwise authorized to make any representations or commitments of any kind on behalf of the CO or the Government. The COR does not have authority to alter the Contractor’s obligations or to change the specifications, price, terms or conditions. If, as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to modify contract obligations or the specification, changes will be issued in writing and signed by the CO.

V. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIRMENTS

A.1 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates the following clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text can be accessed electronically at the following internet address: https://www.acquisition.gov.

A.2 General Compliance Requirements Section 508

The Contractor(s) shall provide accessibility based on FAR subpart 39.2 Electronic and Information Technology and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C794d). All electronic and information technology (EIT) procured through this Contract must meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36 CFR1194, unless an agency exception to this requirement exists. The 36 CFR 1194 implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. All deliverables will be Section 508 compliant, and will be reviewed for compliance by the government which reserves the right to reject the deliverables(s) until remediation of deficiencies has been successfully completed by the Contractor. Complete technical descriptions are provided on the following website: https://www.section508.gov.

Where appropriate, the Contractor(s) shall indicate whether each product or service is compliant or non-compliant with the accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194. Further, the quote must indicate where full details of the compliance can be found (e.g., vendor’s website or other exact location).

Data Rights and Ownership of Deliverables Government data rights of software deliverable shall be in accordance with FAR 52.227-19- Commercial Computer Software License, and/or FAR 52.227-14- Rights in Data - General. Ownership of data entered into any and all systems, system documentation, all deliverables produced in the performance of this contract, and other related system information shall reside with the Government. The contractor shall place the following copyright notice on all materials, documents, deliverables, etc. developed during the performance of this contract. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This work, authored by [contractor name] employees, was funded in whole or in part by federal funds under U.S. Government contract [number] and is, therefore, subject to the following license: The Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in this work to use, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works, disclose, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. All other rights are reserved by copyright owner.

For the purpose of clarity, the intent of the Government is for intellectual property to be vested in the Federal Government for work paid by the Federal Government. All documents, graphics, and code created under this contract are the intellectual property of the Federal Government including, but not limited to, plans, reports, schedules, software code, software designs, graphics, etc. In the event that the Federal Government implements under this contract open-source software and pays for the cost of the implementation of open-source software, the final changes and edits to the code and configuration (such as work to integrate plug-ins) are the intellectual property of the Federal Government.

(End Provision)

APPLICABLE CLAUSES

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE IN FULL TEXT:

· FAR Part 539— ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

· FAR Clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements

· FAR Clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

· FAR Clause 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification

· FAR Clause 52.224-2, Privacy Act

· FAR Clause 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards

· FAR Clause 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

· GSAR Clause 552.204-9, Personal Identity Verification Requirements

· 552.239-70 Information Technology Security Plan and Security Authorization

· 552.239-71 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources

VI. CONTRACT CLAUSES

Clauses Incorporated By Reference (FAR 52.252-2) (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text may be accessed electronically at the following Internet address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

FAR CLAUSES

(MAY 2014)

(NOV 2015)

(DEC 2010)

Products (OCT 2015)

1984)

FULL TEXT FAR CLAUSES

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor any time prior to the expiration of the contract.

524.203 Release of information under the Freedom of Information Act. (MAR 2011) By entering into a contract with GSA OCIO, the Contractor, without regard to proprietary markings, approves the release of the entire contract and all related modifications including, but not limited to:

(1) Unit prices;

(2) Statements of Work/Performance Work Statements generated by the Contractor;

(3) Any and all information, data, software, and related documentation first provided under the contract;

(4) Proposals or portions of proposals incorporated by reference; and

(5) Other terms and conditions

INVOICE PROCEDURES

Procedures for Payment

Payment will be made monthly in arrears, based on usage.

1) Contractor must invoice monthly, and each invoice must include the following information:

2) Name of Contractor

3) Contractor’s GSA Schedule Number

4) GSA Task Order Number

5) Pegasys GP Number

6) Remittance Address

7) Point of Contact and Phone Number

8) Invoice Amount

All invoices shall be prepared, and all payments shall be made, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the GSA Schedule contract and the task order to be awarded against this Statement of Work.

GSA will make payments in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903). As required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, GSA will make payments by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) payment.

VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (APR 2016) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519.

(2) The small business size standard is $15 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

□ (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

□ (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(xi) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xii) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. (xiv) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA–designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xvi) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xvii) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xviii) 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,533, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $77,533 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xix) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xx) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxii) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

__ (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

__ (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Certification.

(v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

(vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR CLAUSE

TITLE DATE CHANGE

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

VIII. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A.1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FAR 52.252-1) (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make the full text available. The Offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the Offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the Offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov.

A.3 Type of Contract (FAR 52.216-1) (APR 1984) The Government intends to make one (1) award from this solicitation as a FFP contracts.

A.4 Service of Protest (FAR 52.233-2) (SEPT 2006)

(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 General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the CO (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Vivian Fields Contracting Officer General Service Administration Office of Internal Acquisition (OIA) 1800 F Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20405 Email: vivian.fields@gsa.gov

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

CAUTION: See the proposal submission instructions, including the provision describing treatment of late submissions, notifications and withdrawals of proposals at FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.

The proposal (in its entirety) shall be delivered to the electronic mail address designated in the paragraph (a) below. The outer wrapping of each package/box of the offer shall cite the information shown below. Failure to properly address the outer wrapping correctly may cause an offer to be misdirected.

(a) Offeror’s return address

Attention:

Vivian Fields, Contracting Officer General Service Administration Office of Internal Acquisition (OIA) 1800 F Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20405 Email: vivian.fields@gsa.gov Solicitation number: ORDER ID14160292

Solicitation Copies and Enclosures An electronic copy of the solicitation, amendments, and related documents will be available for download via Internet at: www.fbo.gov 24 hours a day. It shall be the responsibility of the Offeror to reproduce additional copies for its use and monitor FBO for additional information and amendments.

Proposal Preparation Costs This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this RFP. The CO is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement.

General Instructions Quotes shall clearly demonstrate an understanding of both general and specific requirements, as well as, convey the Contractor’s capability for successful performance and delivery of required Cisco Invicta Storage Renewal service for this task order. A complete quote shall consist of a cover letter, price quote (price worksheet) submission, and Price List as stated below. Incomplete quotes will be considered non-responsive and not be considered for award. Any quote or modification will not be accepted after the due date and time for receipt of quotes/modification.

Regional Business Application (RBA) Upon submission of proposal, all Offerors must be registered in the Regional Business Application (RBA). You may visit https://portal.fas.gsa.gov for instructions and assistance on registration.

The registration must include Contractor Name, Contractor Company, Contractor’s GSA MAS Contract Number (e.g., GS-##X-####). If Offeror is currently registered, Offeror must verify prior to submission of proposal, users are listed in RBA and “all access” is granted. If this is an initial registration, the Offeror must list users and select “all access” upon registering. Offeror must verify the company address and DUNS number must correspond with the company’s address in GSA e-Library and System for Award Management (SAM). Registration may take up to 24 hours to process. For additional information contact RBA Help Desk: 1-877-472-4877 or AASBS.helpdesk@gsa.gov.

Proposal Integrity In responding to this RFP, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to provide current, complete and accurate information in their proposal. If in reviewing the proposal the Government identifies or otherwise learns that the provided proposal information is not accurate or misrepresents the Offeror’s status or capabilities that information may be used by the CO as part of the Offeror’s responsibility determination and could result in the Offeror not being eligible for award.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government shall select the source based upon lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method of evaluation of the offeror’s total price/cost and technical acceptability. The Government shall choose the lowest realistically priced, response, with satisfactory performance, and technically acceptable offer for award. The Government reserves a right to make an award without further discussions.

LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA)

This acquisition will utilize “Lowest Price Technically Acceptable” (LPTA) evaluation selection procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12.6. This is a competitive LPTA evaluation in which price is considered the most important factor. By submission of its offer, the Offeror accepts all RFP requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. All Offerors determined technically unacceptable will not be considered for award, and no further evaluation will be conducted. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. The Government intends to select ONE contractor for award of this requirement.

Discounts:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) resulting from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price; contractors are encouraged to offer discounts from pricing in their initial submission, as there may be no additional opportunity for offerors to revise pricing submissions or offer further discounts prior to the establishment of the contract.

The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low in cost/price, or are unbalanced, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the technical requirements.

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