CANCELLATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number RQ-09-0037. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 101243.


GSA Schedule Bids Preferred, But Not Required: Sellers may either provide a GSA Schedule or an Open Market bid. If bidding with a GSA Schedule, the requested items must be on that Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov.

This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2009-01-08 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Washington, DC 20005

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following:
LI 001, Part#: SP-M660-P-1Y� Platinum Support for IronPort M650, 1 Year12/1/08 - 11/30/09, 2, EA;
LI 002, Part#: IPAS-EN-1Y IronPort Anti-Spam 1 Year License Key, 2500 Mailboxes 12/1/08 - 11/30/09, 2500, EA;
LI 003, Part#: SO-EN-1Y Sophos 1 Year License Key, 2500 Mailboxes12/1/08 - 11/30/09, 2500, EA;
LI 004, Part#: IPVOF-EN-1Y VOF 1 Year License Key, 2500 Mailboxes12/1/08 - 11/30/09, 2500, EA;
LI 005, Part#: SP-C360-P-1Y Platinum Support for IronPort C360, 1 Year12/1/08 - 11/30/09, 2, EA;
LI 006, The vendor will provide the software license agreement, registration information, associated terms and conditions, support contact information, and Section 508 accessibility certification in electronic format to the following email address: AC@pbgc.gov. Include PBGC purchase order number as the electronic file title. Invoice will not be paid until these documents are provided. Additionally, vendor will include the PBGC purchase order number on all invoices and delivery documents.Vendors responding to this solicitation must provide a name, email address and telephone number for a vendor representative. This information will be used to coordinate purchase, delivery and invoicing matters. Vendors failing to provide this information with their submission will be considered non-responsive and the quote will be rejected., 1, EA;

For this solicitation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.

Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.

New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products

Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission

FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.)

No partial shipments unless otherwise specified

Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) or to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov