United States - 59--HOUSTON NABISCO TELECOM - ACTIVATION (VA-19-00069155)

Description

Added: Jun 13, 2019 3:57 pm

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON

In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

36C25619Q1019

BACKGROUND:

MEDVAMC has a requirement for the following brand name supplies or equal:

QUANTITY

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

10 EA

SFP-10G-SR-LEG

10GBASE-SR SFP+ TRANSCEIVER (MMF, 850NM, 300M, LC, DOM)

10 EA

N286-01GTX

Cisco GLC-T Compatible 1000Base-T Copper RJ45 SFP Mini Transceiver, Gigabit Ethernet, Cat5e, Cat6

2 Packs

Phone Connector | Modular (pack of 100)

2 RL

07193

1000FT 28AWG 4CONDUCTOR SILVERSATIN MODULAR CABLE REEL

10 EA

GLC2-04

LC-LC 4M MULTIMODE DUPLEX 62.5/125MICRON,

10 EA

GLC2-06

LC-LC 6M MULTIMODE DUPLEX 62.5/125MICRON

100 Each

UMJA5E05D

JACK UMJ CAT5E BEZEL DATA BLUE

10 spools

0200413

1PR X 24AWG CROSS CONNECT WIRE INDOOR/OUTDOOR RED/GREEN 1KF305MSP Unit of Issue: 1000FT

10 EA

37952

3M LC/SC MM 62.5/125 DUPLEX PATCH CABLE PLENUM, ORANGE, MALE/MALE

100 EA

DTZ-8LD-3 

Phone, Desktop, NEC DT400 - 8 Button DESI less Display Digital Black | Must have same features and be compatible with NEC Universe 8600

REQUESTED RESPONSES:

The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following:

Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status.

If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response.

DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items.

Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description.

If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response.

DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items.

Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI.

Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside).

Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE:

Please email all responses to Oney.kelly@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than June 20, 2019.

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Opportunity closing date

20 June 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed