GRSSC Critical IT Equipment

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation RFQ # IHS1494840

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) # IHS1494840 Submit only written quotes for this RFQ. This solicitation is a 100% Native Owned Small Business Set Aside. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-04. The associated NAICS code is 334111
This RFQ contains seven (7) Line Items:

1. CLIN 1 - PowerEdge R760 Server
2. CLIN 2 - Dell EMC SmartUPS 4800W Rackmount UPS 208V Input: L6-30 / Output 2 X L6-30, 2 X L6-2
3. CLIN 3 - APC Basic Rack PDU – OU – 120V NEMA 5-15 Input / 14 X NEMA 5-15 Output
4. CLIN 4 - 8-port KVM
5. CLIN 5 - SIP: VGA, USB keyboard, mousesupporting virtual media, CAC, and USB 2.0
6. CLIN 6 - Apricorn 4TB USB 3.0 Apricorn Aegis Padlock Fortress portable external hard drive
7. CLIN 7 - Tripp Lite Rack Cooling / In Row Air conditioner 33K BTU

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 45 days after receipt of Award

Vendor Requirements: SEE ATTACHED SPECIFICATIONS

Submit Quotes no later than: 05/30/2024 04:00p.m. CDT to the Following Point of Contact:Forrest Ward, Contract Specialist, via Email: Forrest.Ward@ihs.gov.

Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows): (a) The Government will award a firm fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, with price and other factors considered equally. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
To be considered technically acceptable, items must meet the following:

•  All quotes MUST list part numbers or SKU numbers.
• Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high.
•  Quotes shall be evaluated for technical acceptability, beginning with the lowest priced quote, according to the statement of work.
•  This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified.

This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price Purchase Order pursuant to the terms and conditions below. Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted. The above pricing is all inclusive.

PROVISIONS: The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their quote).

CLAUSES: The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2023) (to include the following clauses sited): FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023); FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020); FAR 52.204-27. Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023); FAR 52.209- 6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021); FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Sep 2023); FAR 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Nov 2023); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016); FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020); FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021); FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020); FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act—Supplies; FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Oct 2018); FAR 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug); HHSAR 352.222- 70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015); HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/

Miscellaneous:
NO FAX QUOTATIONS
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (Forrest.Ward@ihs.gov)

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award.  Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, UEI, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, past performance, and technical documentation in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability.  Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.