Request for Information (RFI) Cisco Business Critical Enterprise ServiceAgreement
(CBCESA) This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an
Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation, or a Request
for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on thepart of the Government to
acquire any products or services described in this RFI.Your response to this RFI will be
treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to
payment for direct or indirect costs thatyou incur in responding to this RFI. This
request does not constitute asolicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into
negotiations to award acontract. Please find the attached Performance Work
Statement Please provideyour technical response and limit your response to 10 pages.
In addition to yourtechnical response please provide a Rough Order of Magnitude
(ROM) the ROMshould be broken up to separate maintenance services, engineering
services (broken out by technical field, and quantity of technicians), hardware/soft
waresupport, training credits, reports, licenses to include MSRP and VA
cost. Description of the items being off ered in suff icient detail to evaluateconformance
with the requirements. VA intends to only contract with Cisco GoldPartners, please
confirm if your firm is a Cisco Gold Partner. Please contact Ciscoand utilize the most
current True-Up inventory for the purpose of the ROM.Please confirm that your team
can or cannot comply with the below FAR clauseif this were issued as a Set-Aside type
solicitation. Please indicate which contractvehicles you are on if any. PLEASE
RESPOND BY February 9, 2024 at 4:00PM EST to Dominic.Tanglao@va.gov and
matthew.newell@va.gov. Please provide any RFIsby February 05, 2024. 852.219-77Â VA
Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and
Construction. As prescribed in 819.7011(b), insert the following clause: VA Notice of
Limitations onSubcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and
Construction (NOV2022) (a) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(2), the off eror certifies that -
(1) If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the
limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the
resultant contract, as follows: [Contracting Off icer check the appropriate box below
basedon the predominant NAICS code assigned to the instant acquisition as set forthin
FAR 19.102.] (i)  Services. In the case of a contract for services (exceptconstruction),
the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid bythe government to it
to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in852.219-73 or VOSBs as set forth
in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further
subcontracts will count towards the 50%subcontract amount that cannot be
exceeded. Other direct costs may beexcluded to the extent they are not the principal
purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service as
set forth in 13 CFR 125.6.(ii). Â General construction. In the case of a contract for
general construction,the contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by
thegovernment to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-
73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed
subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount
that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excludedand not considered to be
subcontracted. (iii)  Special trade constructioncontractors. In the case of a contract
for special trade contractors, the contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount
paid by the government toit to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in
852.219-73 or VOSBs asset forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated
subcontractor furthersubcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount
that cannot beexceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be
subcontracted. (2) The off eror acknowledges that this certification concerns amatter
within the jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States. The offeror further
acknowledges that this certification is subject to Title 18, United StatesCode, Section
1001, and, as such, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the off eror
subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties,including prosecution. (3) If VA
determines that an SDVOSB/VOSB awarded acontract pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 did
not act in good faith, such SDVOSB/VOSB shall be subject to any or all of the following:
(i) Referral to the VA Suspensionand Debarment Committee; (ii) A fine under section
16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)); and (iii) Prosecution for
violating section 1001of title 18. (b) The off eror represents and understands that by
submission of its offer and award of a contract it may be required to provide copies of
documents or records to VA that VA may review to determine whether the offeror
complied with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the
contract.Contracting off icers may, at their discretion, require the contractor
todemonstrate its compliance with the limitations on subcontracting at any
timeduring performance and upon completion of a contract if the
information regarding such compliance is not already available to the contracting off
icer.Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to, invoices, copies
ofsubcontracts, or a list of the value of tasks performed. (c) The off eror further agrees
to cooperate fully and make available any documents or records as maybe required to
enable VA to determine compliance with the limitations on subcontracting
requirement. The off eror understands that failure to provide documents as requested
by VA may result in remedial action as the Government deems appropriate. (d) Offeror
completed certification/fill-in required. The formal certification must be completed,
signed and returned with the off erorsbid, quotation, or proposal. The Government
will not consider off ers for awardfrom off erors that do not provide the certification,
and all such responses will bedeemed ineligible for evaluation and award.
Certification I hereby certify that ifawarded the contract, [insert name of offeror] will
comply with the limitationson subcontracting specified in this clause and in the
resultant contract. I furthercertify that I am authorized to execute this certification on
behalf of [insert nameof off eror]. Printed Name of Signee: Printed Title of Signee:
Signature: Date:Company Name and Address: (End of clause)

The Contractor shall provide dedicated resident engineers to work directly with VA OIT teams to provide advanced engineering expertise, inclusive of both test and real-world environments. Vendor shall provide the following labor categories (LCAT): Enterprise Datacenter Engineer, Enterprise Datacenter Server Engineer, Enterprise Video Engineer, Voice Engineer, Network Engineer, and Wireless Engineer.

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