Solicitation-_SB1341-15-RQ-0280.pdf

TITLE: - Check Point Hardware, Software, Maintenance and Support

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-15-RQ-0280

DESCRIPTION:

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-

STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION

FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE

WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS

BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE

AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

The NIST Office of Information Systems Management (OISM) Security & Networking

Division/Network Security Team provides network firewall, intrusion prevention, intrusion detection, remote access, and 2-factor authentication services for NIST. This procurement is for

Check Point hardware, software, maintenance and support. The NIST Network Security Team uses strategically placed Check Point firewalls to provide network security protection for both

NIST campuses. All firewalls are centrally managed with Check Point firewall management appliances located at each site.

Specifically, this procurement is to replace the pair of NIST Gaithersburg main firewall appliances (over 5 years old) with 13800 Next Generation High Performance firewall appliances;

to replace at least three pairs of internal Gaithersburg firewalls (over 5 years old) with a single pair of 41000 Security Gateway Chassis 20 Core firewall appliances; to replace the current firewall management appliances (over 5 years old) with Smart-1 3050 appliances (2 for

Gaithersburg and 1 for Boulder) to handle load increases anticipated as bandwidth increases and cloud services expand. Also included in this procurement are software licenses for testing firewall functionality within virtualization systems such as VMware, additional software blades to add security functionality to Internet-facing firewalls (Anti-Bot, URL Filtering and

Application Control), and Premium Support & Maintenance. Premium support includes nights and weekend coverage which is essential since NIST requires all planned upgrades and patches to be performed outside of NIST business hours.

The attachment titled “Schedule of Required Items” provides a complete listing of the support requirements. For a justification of the requirement for Check Point brand name only products, please see the attachment titled “Brand Name Justification- SB1341-15-RQ-0280.”

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-80.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519- Information Technology Value Added Resellers. The associated small business size standard is 150 employees. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses under the applicable small business size standard.

NIST anticipates the award of a single, firm-fixed price purchase order. All offerors shall provide a firm-fixed price quotation in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors for the line items detailed in the Schedule of Required Items attachment.

APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS:

Attached to this solicitation are the following:

1. Schedule of Required Items

2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses

3. Brand Name Justification

1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010):

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to keith.bubar@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 5 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision).

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

System for Award Management

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award

Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items

All quotations must be submitted electronically so that they are received at keith.bubar@nist.gov no later than April 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM Eastern. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted.

All offerors shall submit their quotations on letterhead paper to the email address stated above by the date and time specified above. All quotations shall contain, at a minimum, the information detailed below for each respective volume. If a quotation is missing any of the elements listed below, the quotation may be deemed unacceptable and may not be evaluated further:

1) Price Volume: The price volume shall address the following:

Administrative Information: The Administrative Information section of the price quotation shall contain the following:

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(1) The solicitation number SB1341-15-RQ-0280;

(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(3) A total firm-fixed price for the requirement, which shall be the sum of the firm-fixed prices proposed for each of the required line items detailed in the Schedule of

Required Items attachment;

(4) Any applicable discount terms;

(5) A statement that the Offeror agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(6) A statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 60 days from the response deadline of this solicitation.

Pricing Information: The Offeror shall propose a firm-fixed-price for each line item detailed in the Schedule of Required Items attachment, and a total firm-fixed price for the requirement, which shall be a sum of the firm-fixed prices proposed for each line item. The Offeror may also provide supporting documentation such as calculations, price lists, product literature, or any other applicable supporting documentation.

2) Technical Volume: The technical quotation shall clearly demonstrate compliance with the attached Schedule of Required Items. For each line item required, the quotation must clearly show the correct Part Number, Product Description, and Quantity.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

This requirement will be awarded to the offeror who presents a technically acceptable offer at the lowest price. A quotation will only be considered technically acceptable if it clearly demonstrates compliance with the attached Schedule of Required Items, provides a firm fixed price for each CLIN as a whole, and is an authorized reseller of the Check Point products.

Award may be made by the Contracting Officer without discussions.