FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER

DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

RFQ Number: 26-002 Request Date: April 13, 2026 Response Date: May 11, 2026

To: Interested Vendors

This is a request for Open Market Pricing.

The Federal Public Defender for the District of South Carolina is seeking quotes from qualified vendors for the procurement of server and storage equipment, as detailed on pages 2 through 7.

Vendors must address each of the quote requirements on page 5 for their quote to be considered.

Thank you for your time and cooperation with this request.

Sincerely, Kristin B. Burt Contracting Officer

1. Scope of Procurement

We are requesting a formal quote for the purchase and delivery of the following equipment:

Quantity Description 1 - (One) Dell PowerEdge R760 Server (fully configured as specified below) 1 –(One) Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage Enclosure (fully configured as specified below)

All equipment must be new, manufacturer-authorized, and factory-sealed, Refurbished, gray-market, or previously deployed equipment will not be accepted.

2. Equipment Specifications

A. Server – Dell PowerEdge R760 (Qty: 1)

Configuration Requirements:

Quantity Description

2 – (Two) Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y (16C/32T, 2.0GHz, 150W, DDR5-4400

4 – (Four) 64GB RDIMM, 5600MT/s (256GB total memory)

8 – (Eight) Universal Drive Slots – 2.5” chassis (SAS/SATA/NVMe compatible

2 – (Two) 480GB SATA Read-Intensive SSDs configured in RAID 1

1 – (One) PERC H755 SAS Front RAID Controller

1 – (One) PERC H965e External RAID Adapter

1 – (One) Dual Hot Plug 1100W Power Supplies (1+1 Redundant)

1 – (One) Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1 GbE OCP NIC 3.0

1 – (One) Intel Ethernet i350 Quad Port 1 GbE (PCIe Low Profile)

1 –(One) iDRAC9 Enterprise

1 –(One) Set of ReadyRails Sliding Rails (B21)

1- (One) Cable Management Arm (2U)

1 –(One) UEFI BIOS Boot Mode with GPT Partition

None No Operating System

5 - (Five) Years ProSupport 7 x 24 Technical Support

5 – (Five) Years ProSupport Next Business Day On-Site

5 – (Five) Years Keep Your Hard Drive

B. Storage – Dell Power Vault MD2412 (Qty: 1)

Configuration Requirements:

Quantity Description

1 - (One) Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage Enclosure

1 – (One) Dual AC Power Supplies

1 – (One) Set of RackRails (2U) compatible with standard 19-inch rack

12 -(Twelve) 8TB SAS 12 Gbps 3.5” Hot-Plug Hard Drives

2- (Two) 24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cables (1m) compatible with PERC H965e adapter

Storage must support configuration using the external RAID controller provided in the server.

5 – (Five) Years ProSupport 7x24 Technical Support

5 – (Five) Years ProSupport Next Business Day Onsite

5 – (Five) Years Keep Your Hard Drive

3. Power and Cabling Requirements

Vendor must include all required power cables necessary for full operation in a North American (120V/208V) rack environment.

Server Power Cables

Quantity Description

2 – (Two) C13 to C14 PDU – style power cords – Minimum 6.5 ft (2 meters) – North American Rated

Storage Power Cables

Quantity Description

2 – (Two) C13 to C14 PDU- style power cords – Minimum 6.5 ft (2 meters) – North American Rated

4. Delivery Requirements and Information

Delivery Address 1901 Assembly Street, Suite 200 Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Advance notice Minimum 5 business days Delivery date No specific date required, schedule in advance Delivery days Monday through Friday only Delivery hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Weekend / after-hours Not permitted Destination service Inside delivery to one room only Depalletize Only if pallet(s) does not fit on elevator Loading dock No dock available Lift gate Required Elevator Yes, access available. Elevator width approximately 42 inches Multiple rooms No Truck size Vendor discretion Delivery timeframe Preferably within 30 days after award

5. Vendor Quote Requirements

Vendor response MUST include:

• Itemized pricing for server and storage systems

• Itemized shipping and delivery charges (for delivery inside office)

• Estimated delivery timeline (after receipt of order)

• Payment terms (net 30 days, net 45 days, etc)

• Warranty confirmation

• Quote validity period (30 days preferred)

• Confirmation of authorized reseller status

• Manufacturer part numbers for all quoted components

• Vendor’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

6. Submission Instructions

• Quotes must be submitted via email to Kristin Burt at

Kristin_Burt@fd.org by Monday, May 11, 2026, no later than 4:00 p.m.

EST. Quotes submitted after May 11, 2026, will not be evaluated.

• Questions concerning this RFQ should be addressed in writing to Kristin Burt at Kristin_Burt@fd.org by Monday May 4, 2026, no later than 4:00 p.m. EST.

• The subject line if the email should read “RFQ26-002”

Delivery Order Terms and Conditions:

The following judiciary terms and conditions are incorporated into this request and will be included in the resulting order.

Provision B-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (SEP 2010)

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 contracting officer will make their 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:

http://www.uscourts.gov/procurement.aspx.

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Provision 3-5, Taxpayer Identification and Other Offeror Information (APR 2011)

(a) Definitions. "Taxpayer Identification (TIN)," as used in this provision, means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a social security number or an employer identification number.

(b) All offerors shall submit the information required in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. §§ 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. §§ 6041, 6041A, and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements, the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information may result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the contract.

(c) The TIN may be used by the government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the government (31 U.S.C. § 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to payment recording requirements, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN.

(d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): ______________________________

[ ] TIN has been applied for.

[ ] TIN is not required, because:

[ ] Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the federal government.

http://www.uscourts.gov/procurement.aspx

(e) Type of Organization:

[ ] sole proprietorship;

[ ] partnership;

[ ] corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

[ ] corporate entity (tax-exempt);

[ ] government entity (federal, state or local);

[ ] foreign government;

[ ] international organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;

[ ] other

(f) Contractor representations.

The offeror represents as part of its offer that it is [___], is not [___] 51% owned and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more members of the selected socio-economic group(s) below:

[ ] Women Owned Business [ ] Minority Owned Business (if selected then one sub-type is required)

[ ] Black American Owned [ ] Hispanic American Owned [ ] Native American Owned (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians) [ ] Asian-Pacific American Owned (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru) [ ] Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American Owned (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal) [ ] Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

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Clause B-5, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (SEP 2010) 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 contracting officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.uscourts.gov/procurement.aspx.

The following clauses are included by reference:

Clause 1-15, Disclosure of Contractor Information to the Public (AUG 2004) Clause 3-3, Provisions, Clauses, Terms and Conditions - Small Purchases (OCT 2023) Clause 7-30, Public Use of the Name of the Federal Judiciary (JUN 2014) Clause 7-115, Availability of Funds (JAN 2003) Clause 7-135, Payments (APR 2013) http://www.uscourts.gov/procurement.aspx