Sources Sought - Dell Brocade Switches - SAM.gov.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Division of Acquisition Policy

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

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Sources Sought Notice: 75H70423Q00020

Dell Brocade Switch Replacements

INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian

Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.

The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act

Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (Attachment 1). Instructions for submission are outlined below in Response Requirement section.

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small and/or other than small Indian-Owned Firms (25 USC 47) that are capable of providing the required brand name Dell Brocade Switch Replacements to support the replacement of older end of life IHS Domain Controller authentication services as well as critical

Data Center infrastructure replacements. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy.

BACKGROUND

The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives

(AI/AN). The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for AI/AN, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 573 federally recognized tribes in 37 states.

This request is for four (4) brand name Dell Connectrix (Brocade) 56 port network switches which will be used to replace existing, older, end of life (EOL) switching that is no longer supported by the vendor and are currently experiencing performance issues that cannot be addressed by existing maintenance contract. This equipment will replace the current IHS switches used within the Headquarter Data Centers that support the user access and data management for critical services.

IHS is seeking IEE/ISBEE vendors who are Dell authorized resellers and capable of provide the required brand name Dell Connectrix (Brocade) 56 port network switches as specified in Table 1 below.

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The NAICS Code is: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services, Information Technology

Value Added Reseller, Size standard is 150 EMP.

Table 1 – Products List

CLIN Manufacture Part number Description Unit Cost Qty Extended

Amt

1 Dell, Inc. 210-AZLU

Connectrix DS-7720B

56 port switch w rear-to-front airflow

(includes 24x32Gb

SFPs and rack mount kit) (210-AZLU)

$38,500.00 4 $154,000.00

2 Dell, Inc. 877-5312

772024FR32 Dell

Hardware Limited

Warranty (877- 5312)

$0.00 4 $0.00

3 Dell, Inc. 877-5314

772024FR32

ProSupport Next

Business Day Onsite

Service After Problem

Diagnosis 3 Years

(877-5314)

$0.00 4 $0.00

4 Dell, Inc. 877-5318

772024FR32

ProSupport Next

Business Day Onsite

Service After Problem

Diagnosis 2 Years

Extended (877-5318)

$0.00 4 $0.00

5 Dell, Inc. 877-5324

772024FR32

ProSupport 7x24

Technical Support and

Assistance 5 Years

(877-5324)

$0.00 4 $0.00

6 Dell, Inc. 975-3461

Dell Limited Hardware

Warranty Extended

Year(s) (975-3461)

$0.00 4 $0.00

7 Dell, Inc. 989-3439

Thank you choosing

Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit

//www.dell.com/support

$0.00 4 $0.00 http://www.dell.com/support http://www.dell.com/support http://www.dell.com/support

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CLIN Manufacture Part number Description Unit Cost Qty Extended

Amt or call 1-800- 945-3355

(989-3439)

8 Dell, Inc. 332-1286 US Order (332-1286) $0.00 4 $0.00

9 Dell, Inc. 379-BDPD ISG Product (info)

(379-BDPD)

$0.00 4 $0.00

10 Dell, Inc. 812-4005

ProDeploy Plus No

Charge Training 300

(812-4005)

$0.00 4 $0.00

11 Dell, Inc. 825-3435

ProDeploy Plus

Connectrix Fibre

Channel Switch

Deployment (up to 4 new hosts) (825-3435)

$0.00 4 $0.00

12 Dell, Inc. 825-3436

ProDeploy Plus

Connectrix Fibre

Channel Switch

Deployment

Verification (up to 4 new hosts) (825- 3436)

$0.00 4 $0.00

13 Dell, Inc. 450-AKQQ

QTY 2 Connectrix C13

Power Cord NEMA5-

15P plugs

2Meter (450-AKQQ)

$0.00 4 $0.00

14 Dell, Inc. 407-BCRV

Connectrix DS-7720B 8

Port 32G SFP Upgrade

Kit (407-

BCRV)

$0.00 12 $0.00

Grand Total $154,000.00

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice with the following information:

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- Company Name

- Company Address

- Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

- Point of Contact (include telephone number and email address)

- Identification of business size and category, ie. IEE, ISBEE, etc.

- Dell authorized reseller status

- size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)

- Capability statement of the company.

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice shall not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. Furthermore, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

RESPONSE LIMITATIONS AND DUE DATE

Responses shall be submitted via email to julie.corbin@ihs.gov, no later than 2:00pm EST on

January 12, 2023. Response shall reference the sources sought number 75H70423Q00020 in the email response header

Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is ten (10) pages.

ATTACHMENT 1 – IEE Representation Form mailto:julie.corbin@ihs.gov