IBM Rationdoors and Clearcase Renewal

The purpose of this amendment is to answer vendors' questions and answers.

Questions 1. Please provide us the IBM Passport Advantage details associated with the below requirement

Government response: SITE ID # 0007674913

Question 2 What are the payment terms?

Government response; Invoicing through the WAWF Payment system net 30 Days.

BRAND NAME

U.S. Government ~ Tax Exempt

All quotes/responses shall be submitted via email to Johnny.e.Smith1@navy.mil and Roberta.Nethercutt@navy.mil no later than 12 Aug 2024 by 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.  Due to the limited ability to respond to mail-in bids or voicemail requests, we request that any questions concerning solicitation N00421-24-Q-0370 be emailed to Johnny.E.Smith.civ@us.navy.mil and Roberta.Nethercutt@navy.mil

Solicitation N00421-24-Q- 0370 is issued as a brand name procurement.  The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and award the proposed purchase order on a brand name competitive basis IBM Rationsdoors and ClearCase Renewal, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR Part 12 and FAR 13.    Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management Registration (SAM) database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DOD contract.  This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

See Attached Solicitation Standard Form SF18.

 Offers must complete the certification in Section K of this solicitation, 52.209-11, Representation by Corporation Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony conviction under any Federal Law.  All offers must complete FAR 52.204-26 within SAM.  If 52.204-26 Section K is completed as “does not” for provision and use of the prohibited equipment and services, FAR 52.204-24 Section K would not be completed and submitted separately as part of the offer per direction within FAR 52.204-24 itself.  If FAR 52.204-26 includes “does” for either provision or use, FAR 52.204-24 Section K is required to be completed and submitted as part of the proposal. Offers must complete 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items in Section K of the solicitation.

This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should represent the vendor’s best quote in terms of lowest price and technical acceptability.  Your quote must contain enough technical information to evaluate your quote. Your quote will only be evaluated on the information you provide.

***Basis for Award**

See the table in Section C of SF-18. See Section C for the exact parts needed for this requirement.  No substitutions are allowed. All interested parties MUST submit a quote no later than 12 Aug 2024 at 1:00 PM EST award will be made to the vendor that submits the lowest, firm-fixed-price quotation that meets all salient characteristics.  The government will not pay for any information received.

***Instructions to Offeror’s***

Please include the following information with your response:

(1)           FOB: N/A

(2)           Shipping Cost: N/A

(3)           Tax ID#

(4)           Dun & Bradstreet #

(5)           Cage Code:

(6)           Small Business – Yes ___  No ___

(7)           Estimated Delivery Date:

Government Point of Contact: 

Johnny Smith (301) 757-2103

A2522013 NAWCAD Procurement Group AD 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441

Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

Email: johnny.e.smith.civ@us.navy.mil

Roberta Nethercutt

A2522003, NAWCAD Procurement Group, 21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441

Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

Email: roberta.nethercutt@navy.mil or Roberta.m.nethercutt.civ@us.navy.mil

*YOU MUST SUBMIT SIGNED DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING YOU ARE AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR