*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO SURVEY THE MARKET. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION*
TITLE: Request for Interested Sources for Cisco and Aruba Network Equipment Contract.
LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813.
SUBJECT:
Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet requirements to provide Cisco and Aruba network equipment.
Vendors must offer on-site support upon request for 120 days post-delivery for each delivery order, at no additional charge to the Government.
REQUIREMENTS:
Cisco Gold: Interested vendors MUST be at least Cisco Gold Certified partners prior to submitting proposals, and must maintain this certification throughout the life of the contract.
Vendors shall source all Cisco products directly from Cisco and the Vendor confirms to have sourced all new Cisco products submitted in this offer directly from manufacturer. No refurbished/re-certified products will be accepted. No substitutions of any Cisco products will be considered.
The Government reserves the right to verify the license validity of the Cisco products with Cisco Systems, Inc. prior to acceptance.
Orders against the contract would have DPAS rated contract with a DO-A7 rated order of 90 days or less certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation. No partial shipments or partial payments authorized
TAA: The vendor shall indicate TAA compliance as part of their proposals. The Trade Agreements Act (TAA), states that products must be manufactured or "substantially transformed" in the United States or a TAA "designated country".
UNISON: Vendors must be registered in UNISON Marketplace (https://www.unisonglobal.com/) throughout the entire period of performance.
IMPEDIMENT TO COMPETITION:
This requirement will include recurring needs to purchase brand-name products (Cisco and Aruba).
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Provided vendors meet the special standards of responsibility discussed above, technically acceptable proposals will be evaluated on price alone.
INTERESTED PARTIES:
We request that interest parties respond to this request by the date posted above by emailing the contacts listed in the section below in this posting (email Primary POC & CC secondary POC) . Please utilize the attached Contractor Capability Survey to format your responses for the sake of uniformity.
Also, see below Attachment 1 for a sampling of items that vendors may be required to provide throughout the period of performance.
DISCLAIMER:
This sources sought RFI is for market research purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers, and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this announcement is strictly voluntary.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.
